Join the Durham Medical Orchestra, CACHE, and other sponsors for a moving and uplifting concert that explores climate change — and what we can do about it —through music.

PRE-CONCERT SPEAKERS, 2:15-2:45pm

• Steven Bryant, composer

• Nichola Clark, senior officer, ocean governance, Pew Charitable Trusts

• Tony Huang, M.D., M.H.S., professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine at Duke University Medical Center

PROGRAM, 3pm

• Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral Symphony”) in F major, Ludwig van Beethoven

• The Automatic Earth, Steven Bryant

  • Interested in co-commissioning the arrangement of The Automatic Earth for full symphony orchestra and electronics? More information here.

• City Trees (orchestral version originally commissioned by DMO in 2015), Michael Markowski

• As Glaciers Thaw, Peter Askim

• Earth, Penka Kouneva

Free admission (donations gratefully accepted). For additional information, please visit: https://www.dmomusic.org/orchestrating-change/

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Program Description

This virtual, inaugural symposium seeks to advance sustainable healthcare in North Carolina and to improve resilience, mitigate climate change, and promote equity.

Target Audience

Physicians, resident physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, allied health, public health, healthcare administrators and leadership, students, community health workers, and community members.

Fee

This program is free to attend and free educational credit is available.

Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Examine cost-saving sustainable healthcare practices and carbon footprint reduction in NC health systems

• Build a community of invested health care professionals in North Carolina

• Engage Health System Leaders, faculty and students, and community allies in dialogue to examine models that advance equity and sustainability

Agenda

12:30 p.m. Overview Celeste Gracia, North Carolina Public Radio -WUNC

12:40 p.m. Keynote Speaker Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, CHEEA, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

1:30 p.m. Green Team Panel Marla Kasper, BSN, RN, RYT, EMSL - Moderator

• John Lohnes PA-C - Duke University Health System

• Camil Craciunescu - UNC School of Medicine, CLEAN Med UNC

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Learner Engagement Panel Alistair Mukondiwa, MD – Moderator

• Hope M. Gehle - UNC School of Medicine, CLEAN Med UNC

• Julia Schoen, MD, MS – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

• Caitlin Hildebrand, MD, MPH - UNC Gillings School of Public Health

• Sheridan Finnie, MD, MPH – Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine

• Trisha Dalapati, MS – Duke University School of Medicine

3:15 p.m. Community Leadership Panel Jennifer Lawson, MD, MA, - Moderator

• Max Cawley - Museum of Life + Science

• Trinity Vetere - Sustainable Sandills

• Ren Martin - NC Council of Churches, NC Interfaith Power & Light Campaign

• Ayo Wilson, MPA - West End Revitalization Association

4:10 p.m. Health System Leadership David W. Callaway, MD, MPA, Atrium Health

4:40 p.m. Wrap up and Discussion Celeste Gracia

4:45 p.m. Adjourn

February 10, 2023: Communities Addressing Air Quality and Health

Speaker: Steve Justus, MD, Board certified diplomate in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, former diplomate in Emergency Medicine, Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene

Target Audience

Physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and all health care professionals.

Program Description

The North Carolina Clinicians for Climate Action (NCCCA) Climate Resilience in Medical Practice Grand Rounds examines the health implications of climate change for our patients and communities and offers strategies to address prevention and emerging needs in clinical practice. Monthly grand rounds talks will address concerns and practice considerations related to heat-related illness, maternal health, mental health, pediatric practice, dermatology, and more.

Objectives

Upon completion of this knowledge-based course, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss NC health and community vulnerabilities related to climate change.

• Examine the intersection between climate change, equity, and sustainability.

• Identify tools for cultivating resilience in response to climate change.

Brochures with the session information and Zoom link are updated monthly.

December 9, 2022: Impact of the Climate Crisis on Pregnancy and Neonatal Health

Speaker: Jennifer Runkle, PhD, NC State/North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies (NCICS) and the Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies (CISESS) within the academic arm of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Target Audience

Physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and all health care professionals.

Program Description

The North Carolina Clinicians for Climate Action (NCCCA) Climate Resilience in Medical Practice Grand Rounds examines the health implications of climate change for our patients and communities and offers strategies to address prevention and emerging needs in clinical practice. Monthly grand rounds talks will address concerns and practice considerations related to heat-related illness, maternal health, mental health, pediatric practice, dermatology, and more.

Objectives

Upon completion of this knowledge-based course, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss NC health and community vulnerabilities related to climate change.

• Examine the intersection between climate change, equity, and sustainability.

• Identify tools for cultivating resilience in response to climate change.

Brochures with the session information and Zoom link are updated monthly.

Join NC Clinicians for Climate Action, Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action, and Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action in a timely discussion of heat and sports safety.

Dr. Grundstein will speak about the impact of climate change and heat on sports safety, environmental monitoring, and assessment of heat vulnerability.

Dr. Andrew Grundstein of the University of Georgia is one of the nation's leaders on heat and sports safety. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals and his research on heat and health has been supported by grants from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Centers for Disease Control.

Register here (free): https://tinyurl.com/heat-sports-safety

Join NCCCA, VCCA, and GCCA in the discussion of heat illness with Dr. Chip Konrad.

Dr. Konrad is a Professor of Geography at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Director of the NOAA Southeast Regional Climate Center. He is a climatologist who studies extreme weather and its impacts on society.

In this talk, the nature of heat illness is described across the Southeast U.S. through both the research carried out across the urban-rural continuum of North Carolina and the engagement with public health professionals and high school athletic personnel. The geographical patterns of heat illness are unveiled along with the climatic and socioeconomic factors that drive this variation. Lastly, efforts to reduce heat illness in vulnerable populations are delineated.

FREE, registration required:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nJF72YO3Rs-xyK3GaqyKLA