About Agenda CME/CE Sponsors Program Guide
Seize the Moment for Climate Action:
Building the Climate and Health Movement
AGENDA: All times are ET
Sunday, March 19th | In-person and virtual
| 12:30 pm | In-Person Registration Opens & Virtual Networking | |||
| Virtual participants can join early to meet others in small breakout rooms and network | ||||
| 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Welcome and Introduction to the Meeting | |||
| Auditorium | Lisa Patel, Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health Ed Maibach, Director, Center for Climate Change Communication Garfield Clunie, President, National Medical Association |
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| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Strategies for Climate and Health Advocacy in the Current Landscape | |||
| Auditorium | Moderator: Marc Futernick, U.S. Acute Care Solutions Quentin Scott, Chesapeake Climate Action Network Matthew Davis, League of Conservation Voters Jill Tauber, Earthjustice |
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| 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm | Break | |||
| 3:20 pm – 4:00 pm | State of the Air by the American Lung Association | |||
| Auditorium | Laura Kate Bender, American Lung Association | |||
| 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm Auditorium |
Decarbonization of the Health Sector: Opportunities and Updates from the NAM Collaborative | |||
| Moderator: Emmie Mediate, Health Care Without Harm Brian Chesebro, Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence Health Katie Lichter, University of California, San Francisco Joe McCannon, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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| 5:10 pm – 6:00 pm | Climate Health and Equity Fellowship Capstone Project Presentations | |||
| Auditorium | Moderator: Mark Mitchell, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health Yvonne Collins, Cook County Health Hospitals System Frank Samonte, The National Institutes of Health René Settle-Robinson, Outreach Community Healthcare Center Shaneeta Johnson, Morehouse School of Medicine |
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| 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Networking & Opening Address: The Role of Advocates in Climate, Health, and Equity | |||
| Multipurpose Room | Jalonne White-Newsome, The White House Council on Environmental Quality | |||
| Hors d’oeuvres and beverages to be provided | ||||
| Monday, March 20th | In-person and virtual | ||||
| 8:00 am | In-Person Registration Opens | |||
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am | Coffee and Light Pastries & Virtual Networking | |||
| Virtual participants can join early to meet others in small breakout rooms and network |
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| 9:00 am – 9:10 am | Welcome | |||
| Auditorium | Video remarks by Senator Ed Markey | |||
| EDUCATION TRACK | ADVOCACY TRACK | |||
| 9:10 am – 10:00 am Education – Room 113 Advocacy – Auditorium |
Climate Clinicians on Call (CME/CE) Moderator: Cecilia Sorenson, Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education Caitlin Rublee, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Colorado School of Public Health |
Climate Coaching: Tools to Build the Movement Jonathan Shaffer, Leading Change Network Brian Archie, Leading Change Network |
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| Stefan Wheat, University of Washington | ||||
| 10:10 am – 11:00 am Education – Room 113 Advocacy – Auditorium |
Advances by Medical Societies in Climate Education (CME/CE) Moderator: Tina Duhaime, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
Empowering Health Professionals to Confront Disinformation Colin Nackerman, George Mason University Nick Seaver, Burness |
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| Shalini Shah, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital Barbara Erny, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Stanford Center for Innovation on Global Health Ashley McClure, Climate Health Now Jerry Abraham, President-Elect, Los Angeles County Medical Association |
Rob Gould, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health | |||
| 11:10 am – 12:00 pm | Opportunities for Advocacy With the EPA and Federal Agencies | |||
| Auditorium | Moderator: Jerry Abraham, President-Elect, Los Angeles County Medical Association Juanita Constible, Natural Resources Defense Council Sara McTarnaghan, Urban Institute Dani Hupper, Evergreen Action |
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| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Keynote: Transitioning Off Fossil Fuels Rapidly and Justly: The Path Ahead | |||
| Multipurpose Room | John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation |
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| Seated lunch from 12-12:30. Remarks begin at 12:30. | ||||
| 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Break and Networking Fair | |||
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | State-Level Implementation of IIJA and IRA: Centering on Justice40 | |||
| Auditorium | Moderator: Abby Novinska-Lois, Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action Matt Casale, U.S. PIRG Adrienne Hollis, National Wildlife Federation Jessica Hinshaw, National Association of Community Health Centers |
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| EDUCATION TRACK | ADVOCACY TRACK | |||
| 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm Education – Room 113 Advocacy – Auditorium |
Innovations in Climate and Health Medical Education (CME/CE) Moderator: Ruth McDermott-Levy, Villanova University, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing |
Legislative Visits Training Liz Scott, American Lung Association This is a required session for those doing legislative visits on March 21st. |
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| Natasha Sood, Climate Resources for Health Education Japhia Jayasingh-Ramkumar, Carle Illinois College of Medicine Mark McShane, Baylor School of Medicine |
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| 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm Education – Room 113 Advocacy – Auditorium |
Climate Change and Maternal-Child Health: Impacts and Counseling for the Reproductive Landscape (CME/CE) | Soapbox Hill Briefing This is a required session for those doing legislative visits on March 21st. |
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| Moderator: Rob Byron, Citizens Climate Lobby Health Team Blair Wiley, The Collaborative for Women’s Environmental Health at Columbia University and Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Katie Huffling, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Heather Brumberg, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center |
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| 1. Continuing education credits are available for doctors, nurses, and licensed social workers. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. | ||||
Tuesday, March 21st | In-person only
| 9:00 am – 5:00 pm | Visits to Congress |