Video2 Minute ReadSep | 9 | 2021
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2021
Time: 8:00 – 9:00 am
Secretary John Kerry
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate
68th United States Secretary of State
With Speakers:
Renee N. Salas, MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Affiliated Faculty, Harvard Global Health Institute
Yerby Fellow, Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Director, Institute for Lung Health
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Caren G. Solomon, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Deputy Editor, New England Journal of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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SMS Code for Attendance: Text code will be provided at the lecture.
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Course Director: Katrina Armstrong, MD, MS
Presenters/Faculty:
Secretary John Kerry
Renee Salas, MD, MPH, MS
Mary Rice, MD, MPH
Caren Solomon, MD, MPH
Mass General Brigham is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
As a major Boston academic medical center, Mass General recognizes its responsibility to prioritize sustainable practices.
In a recent Grand Rounds webinar event, a panel discussed the approaches and challenges to achieving the hospital's environmental sustainability and resiliency goals throughout the Cambridge Street Project.
In a recent Grand Rounds webinar event, a panel discussed the impacts of the changing global environment on human health with a particular focus on pollution and climate change.
In a recent Grand Rounds webinar event, a panel discussed the adverse impacts of climate change on population health, shared insights into the effectiveness of prevention strategies and discussed how social resilience is important to prepare for extreme weather caused by climate change.
In a recent event hosted by the Center for the Environment and Health, a panel of experts explored the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and risks to human health and offered strategies to address the climate crisis on an individual, community and organizational level.
The Center for the Environment and Health works with leadership at Mass General to integrate environmental sustainability into the clinical, research and educational activities of the hospital.
