Panel Discussion
Penn Med Healthcare Sustainability Group Earth Week Panel
The Penn Healthcare Sustainability Group is excited to host an Earth Week Panel with 4 distinguished clinicians active in climate research and advocacy to discuss the intersection of climate change and human health.
Penn Med Healthcare Sustainability Group Earth Week Panel
The Penn Healthcare Sustainability Group is excited to host an Earth Week Panel with 4 distinguished clinicians active in climate research and advocacy to discuss the intersection of climate change and human health.
The Penn Healthcare Sustainability Group will host an Earth Week Panel with 4 distinguished clinicians active in climate research and advocacy to discuss how they incorporate climate and environmental justice into their careers and provide advice on how students interested in healthcare can one day do the same!
Panelists:
Dr. Farah Hussain - Associate Professor of Hospital Medicine, Director of Planetary Health
Dr. Hari Shankar - Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Dr. Pouné Saberi - Adjunct Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Board Member of Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania
Dr. Paul Bottone- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine
The panelists will discuss various aspects of climate change and health, including:
- Climate change in medical education
- Sustainability in the healthcare system
- The role of physicians in governmental advisory positions
- Engaging in environmental health equity through non-profits