Virtual City Wide Medical Grand Rounds: Climate Change and Other Ecosystem Stressors, Understanding the Impacts on Respiratory Health and Infectious Diseases
Climate Change and Other Ecosystem Stressors, Understanding the Impacts on Respiratory Health and Infectious Diseases
Chung-Wai Chow, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Transplant Respirologist, University Health Network
Director, Respirology, Department of Medicine
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine & Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Samira Mubareka, MD, FRCPC
Medical Microbiologist & Scientist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Associate Professor, Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
Learning objectives:
At the end of the presentation, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the impact of climate change on lung health,
- Recognize the impact of climate change and other anthropogenic drivers on zoonoses at the human-animal interface, and the importance of a One Health approach, and
- Describe potential solutions and how communities of practice can effect change.
Registration required:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing your personal link for joining the meeting.
Recording:
This event will be recorded and posted to YouTube for educational purposes. By participating, you agree to being included in this recording.
Q&A:
Questions will be accepted via the Zoom chat and by virtually raising your hand.
Accreditation:
City Wide Medical Grand Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Evaluation & Attendance:
Attendance for Maintenance of Certification credit will only be tracked if evaluation and attendance surveys are completed.