Guest Speaker: Aparna Bole, M.D.

Course Director: Jared Morphew, M.D.

Join us for a special hybrid Grand Rounds on September 9. If you are unable to attend in-person, a virtual option (Teams) will be available.

Schedule:

5:00 p.m. - Dinner
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Presentation

Please R.S.V.P. if you plan to attend in person: Registration Link

"What's good for the planet is good for our patients"

Objectives:

• Identify at least one example of how knowledge about climate impacts on health can inform a primary care visit.
• Describe at least one way that climate and health education can contribute to core competencies of undergraduate or graduate medical training.
• Explain how reducing greenhouse gas emissions in healthcare operations can improve efficiency, resilience, and quality of care.

About the speaker:

Aparna Bole, M.D. is a pediatrician and environmental health leader with direct expertise in coordinating environmental stewardship and sustainability efforts for a multi-hospital academic health system. Most recently, she served as a senior consultant in the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, and she is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Bole is a current member and past chair of the Healthcare Without Harm board of directors, and a member of the State of Ohio's Lead Advisory Council.