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MONDAY NOON WITH CHPR:  February 20, 2008

A Monthly Colloquium Series

 

TITLE:  Clinicians’ Unique Role in Reducing Climate Change: Why, Who, and What

DATE: February 20, 2008

TIME:  12 PM - 1 PM

LOCATION:  NUR 1.108, 1700 Red River Street

SPEAKER:

Dr. Erica Frank MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility, & Professor & Canada Research Chair in Preventive Medicine & Population Health University of British Columbia Email: erica.frank@ubc.ca

ABSTRACT: Three seemingly disparate topics of concern are clinician wellbeing, insufficient preventive care for our patients, and global warming, and as it turns out, there’s actually an important and consistent connection between these three concerns.