Planetary Health Academy - no healthy people on a sick planet

Kick-off of the virtual lecture series on climate and health: On Wednesday, 3rd November, the Planetary Health Academy lecture series for trainees, students and employees of all health professions started again. The lecture series is organised by the German Alliance for Climate Change and Health (KLUG) together with Health for Future. The lectures discuss different facets of climate change and its impact on our health and health care. Experts from different clinical disciplines, including paediatrics, intensive care medicine and public health, will guide the lectures and show the connection between planetary health and our own health. The aim of the lecture series is to raise awareness and educate all health workers on the health impacts of climate change.

The lecture series is free. It takes place on Wednesdays, from 5-6.30 pm CET. The next lecture will take place on 1st December on the topic of "Perinatology and Paediatrics in the context of Planetary Health". The programme and further information can be found at: Planetary Health Academy – From knowledge to transformative action

Further topics are:

8.12.21 - Nephrology and Dermatology in the Context of Planetary Health /partly in English)

15.12.21 - Mental Health and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of Floods, Fire and Heat

12.1.22 - General Surgery, Traumatology and Urology in the Context of Planetary Health

19.1.22 - Anaesthesia and intensive care in the context of Planetary Health

26.1.22 - Public Health and Public Health Services in the context of Planetary Health

2.2.22 - Medical Ethos in the 21st Century: Values and value systems for planetary health