NorCal Symposium for Climate, Health, and Equity

Friday, September 24, 2021, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Webinar

We are excited to convene the virtual NorCal Sustainable Healthcare Symposium on September 24, 2021. Last year, the symposium focused on climate and pandemic resilience. This year, our focus will be climate change, health, and equity. Climate change will disproportionately burden Black, LatinX, and Indigenous communities and communities with higher rates of poverty. Healthcare institutions have a profound role to play in understanding the health effects of climate change in communities made vulnerable by poverty and racism and partnering with communities to provide services that best address the surrounding communities needs. The symposium this year places community engagement at its core with sessions on the themes of food systems, wildfire and air pollution, advocacy, and education co-developed by community partners. Healthcare professionals and students will learn about climate change as a social justice issue, the health and equity issues in communities made vulnerable by racism and poverty face, and concrete solutions and ways to change clinical practice that can address inequities and improve care. Our hope is that every participant will leave the symposium with a concrete plan and goal to make health more equitable and to improve resilience at their institutions and through their communities.

Topics

Sustainable Healthcare
The waste generated by healthcare (PPE, single-use instruments) is disposed of in landfills or incinerated releasing toxic fumes to surrounding communities. Race is the strongest predictor of proximity to a hazardous waste site making hospital waste reduction an important environmental justice issue for health professionals. Participants will learn why medical waste is an environmental justice issue, the role of medical professionals in reducing waste at large institutions, what opportunities exist to reduce waste at community clinics.

Education 
Climate change is a health threat multiplier exacerbating existing inequities. This session will present opportunities to understand the role of community clinics and community health workers in populations made vulnerable by racism and poverty on how climate change and equity education and counseling can be built into care provided.

Food
Our current food economy is both unsustainable and creates food insecurity for populations made vulnerable by racism and poverty. Unhealthy/processed foods are often more available in communities made vulnerable with a resultant higher rates of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. On a national and global scale, our food production systems are unsustainable and will lead to global food shortages without urgent action. This session will center on the work of community organizations working toward more sustainable and healthier food choices for communities.

Air Pollution/Wildfire 
Health professionals have an important role to play in supporting/amplifying community initiated efforts for protecting low-income and Black and LatinX communities from the disproportionate pollution burden from polluting industries that contribute to acute and chronic medical problems. Participants will learn from the communities in West Oakland, Fresno, and Stockton, for better air pollution monitoring, education, and advocacy with practices they can utilize in their own counseling and education.

For more information and to register, please visit:

https://norcalsymposiumorg.wordpress.com

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.25 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (4.25 hours)

1. Implement sustainable healthcare practices committed to climate, health, and equity through shared learning.
2. Build a community-centered practice to address climate change and health equity via research, education, and advocacy
3. Catalyze sustainable healthcare practices and carbon footprint reduction throughout Northern California through ongoing collaboration between health care systems
4. Describe the relationship between climate change, health, and equity

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Cancellation Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME Conference Coordinator.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Laura Corbett
     Title: CME Compliance Manager
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
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Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. 

Friday, September 24, 2021