The climate crisis is reaching an irreversible tipping point. If the planet continues on its current trajectory of rising global temperatures and increasing ecological instability, then humans will be faced with catastrophic environmental and health effects. In acknowledgement of the interface between environmental change and human health, there is an increasing international mandate to integrate themes of sustainability, climate change and ecological instability into the health professional curriculum. As a result, planetary health is a growing field in health and medicine, but despite this, those working in the field are facing a number of challenges to its implementation that need to be overcome.

The aim of this workshop is to explore examples of planetary health curricula development and to examine how best to implement such curricula for undergraduate health professionals across Europe.

The event is chaired by Dr Callum Swift, Irish Doctors for the Environment (IDE)

Speakers:

Oisin Brady Bates -  Irish Doctors for the Environment (IDE)

Debbi Stanistreet - Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

Heather Baid  - The University of Brighton,  

Peter Blankestijn  - The University Medical Centre Utrecht

Sofia Hammarstrand - Sweden

More information on the event can be found here.

The workshop is organised by ENBEL partner Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and is part of the 14th European Public Health Conference.