Will Cornell Medicine- Qatar, one of the partner universities of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, represented in the Department of Medical Education, announced the organization of “Explining joint links between health, climate and environment 2025” with local and international participation, on October 25 and 26.
Will Cornell Medicine- Qatar, in a statement, stated that the conference participants will receive accreditation hours from the Department of Health Specializations at the Ministry of Public Health, and from the continuing medical education council in the United States of America.
The organization of the conference comes in light of the growing interest in the influential role of climate change and the deterioration of the environment on public health, and the challenge of salt that requires common global response and measures.
The conference is witnessing a wide participation of specialists, researchers, policy -makers and health care experts from all over the world, with the aim of exploring evidence -based strategies to reduce the effects of climate change on public health.
The conference program includes general sessions, panels at the level of experts, and interactive workshops, where the participants will formulate recommendations for practical solutions in areas such as sustainable health care, innovative patient care, and urban design.
Participants will also exchange in -depth visions with practical applications on ways to enhance flexibility and consolidate climate integration and health in studies, policies and practices.
Participants represent several international and Qatari institutions, the most prominent of which are Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas, Way Cornell Medicine, Kis Western Reserve University, Harvard University College, Massachusetts General Hospital, Texas A and M. and TH Chan General Health at Harvard University, in addition to the University Medical Center at Johannes Gothenburg University Mainz, Germany, the University of California San Diego, the Grossman College of Medicine at New York University, Colorado University, Qatar Foundation, Qatar Research and Development Council, the Qatar Institute for Environmental Research and Energy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and others.