NW PCI Network Annual Meeting 2022
Climate Change Impacts on Health
Northwest Participant and Clinical Interactions Network
When: Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 9:00am–2:15pm PDT
Where: Online event. Register to receive Zoom link.
Cost: Free
The Northwest Participant and Clinical Interactions (NW PCI) Network is a collaboration of regional translational research hubs located across the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region. This Network connects diverse populations to local, high-quality clinical research by building research partnerships between investigators, clinicians and clinical organizations. Through these partnerships, patients can participate in and benefit from research studies near their homes, and clinicians and health care administrators can collaborate on research studies with minimal interruptions to clinical operations and facilitate research conducted in real-world health care settings.
Event Description
The focus of our meeting this year is the impact of climate change on health. Plan to spend the day as both a learner and a teacher. We want to know how you, your organization, patients and communities have been impacted by climate change and learn about strategies to lessen health detriments. Populations that experience health disparities are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and our goal for this meeting is to find ways to work together to help the people in our communities.
We are dedicated to the safety and health of everyone involved with our meeting, so will meet virtually. Please encourage your colleagues and research participants in studies at your organization to join us. All are welcome. Please take a few moments to complete the registration form below. After you register, you will receive communications from our team about the agenda, virtual attendance and meeting materials.
Agenda
NW PCI Annual Meeting 2022 Agenda
All times Pacific
| 9:00am | Welcome and Updates |
| 9:30am | Keynote Presentation: Climate Change Impacts on Health |
| 10:40am | Panel: Exploring Impacts on Vulnerable Communities |
| 11:40am | Lunch Break |
| 12:30pm | Working Session for NW PCI Members (closed) |
| 2:15pm | Adjourn |
Keynote Speaker and Panelists
Keynote Speaker
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, is director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the Tony McMichael Professor and the John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment with appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health Sciences. For 15 years, Patz served as a lead author for the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or IPCC)—the organization that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. He also co-chaired the health expert panel of the U.S. National Assessment on Climate Change, a report mandated by the U.S. Congress. He is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Patz is committed to connecting colleagues from across campus and communities around the world to improve health for all and is continually striving to integrate his research into teaching for students and communication to policy makers and the general public.
In addition to directing the university-wide Global Health Institute, Patz has faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute, Center for Sustainability & the Global Environment (SAGE) and the Department of Population Health Sciences. He also directs the NSF sponsored Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment (CHANGE).
Patz is double board-certified, earning medical boards in both Occupational/Environmental Medicine and Family Medicine and received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University (1987) and his Master of Public Health degree (1992) from Johns Hopkins University.
Panelists
Alexandra Adams
Professor, Director and Principal Investigator, Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, Montana State University
Robert H. Coker
Research Professor, Deputy Director, Center for Work Physiology and Exercise Metabolism, University of Montana; Chair, NW PCI Network Steering Committee, Institute of Translational Health Sciences
Kristie Ebi
Professor, Global Health, Professor Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
Allison Lambert
Adult Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician; Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program Director, Providence Health Care; Co-Director, Northwest Participant & Clinical Interactions Network, Institute of Translational Health Sciences
Jonathan Patz
Director, Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lead Author, United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Julie Postma
Associate Dean for Research, Professor, College of Nursing, Washington State University
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