Climate and Health Symposium 2022|
May 6, 2022 - 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Auditorium, RSMAS Campus, University of Miami 4600 Rickenbacker CSWY Miami FL 33149 CLICK HERE TO JOIN ONLINE | ||
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Breakfast and Registration SALT Waterfront Restaurant, RSMAS Campus, University of Miami | ||
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9:00 AM - 9:15 AM - Opening Session | ||
| 9:00 AM |
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Climate and Health: Opening Remarks Henri Ford, Dean University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 9:05 AM |
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Climate and Health: Opening Remarks
David Lee, Chair Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 9:10 AM |
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Sharanya Majumdar, PhD, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences & Director, UM Climate Resilience Academy Rudy El-Khoury, Dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture, & Director, UM Climate Resilience Academy |
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Session 1 - 9:20 AM-10:45 AM Panel Discussion - Transdisciplinary Approaches to Address the Health Effects of Climate | ||
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Moderator:
Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor Miami-Dade County |
| 9:20 AM |
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Heat Stress and Acute Cardiovascular Effects William W. Aitken, MD, Internal Medicine, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL |
| 9:30 AM |
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Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasts to Inform Climate and Health Decisions
Ben Kirtman, Professor, Atmospheric Sciences Director: Cooperative Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) Deputy Director: Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC), University of Miami |
| 9:40 AM |
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Engineering solutions to address the health effects of climate
Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, Professor of Engineering, University of Miami |
| 9:50 AM |
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Architectural and Urban Design to Address Climate and Health Crises
Joanna L. Lombard, M.Arch., Professor School of Architecture, University of Miami |
| 10:00 AM |
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Environmental Laws to Address Climate and Health Jessica Owley, Professor of Law and Faculty Director for the Environmental Law Program, University of Miami |
| 10:10 AM |
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Climate and Health Communication Joseph B. Treaster, Professor, School of Communication, University of Miami |
| 10:20 AM |
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Outside the Hospital Ward: A Medical Professionals Response to Communities in Crisis Armen Henderson, MD Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine |
| 10:30 AM | PANEL DISCUSSION | |
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10:45 AM to 11:10 AM Plenary Session | ||
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Overview of EPA's Research Agenda Considering Intersecting Priorities of Climate Change and Environmental Justice Timothy Buckley, PhD, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
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Coffee Break 11:10 AM - 11:15 AM Coffee Break | ||
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Session 2 - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Climate and Health – Frontiers of Research | ||
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Helena Solo-Gabriele, Ph.D, Professor and Associate Dean College of Engineering, University of Miami |
| 11:30 PM |
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Climate, Wildfire and Health Ana Rappold, PhD U.S. EPA Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment |
| 11:45 AM |
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Adaptation Infrastructure and Climate Gentrification David Kelly, PhD, Academic Director MS in Sustainable Business Professor Department of Economics, University of Miami |
| 12:00 AM |
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Global and regional impact of the radioactive dust based on changing atmospheric state, new concern on Ukraine war Mehdi Mirsaeidi, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, College of Medicine-Jacksonville, University of Florida |
| 12:15 PM |
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Pregnancy Outcomes and Heat Stress in Florida
Alejandro Max Mantero, Ph.D., Pfizer |
| 12:30 PM |
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Extreme Weather Events and Impaired Health – Ways Forward
Amir Sapkota, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Exposome Small Molecule Core Facility University of Maryland School of Public Health, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health |
| 12:45 PM |
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Nitrogen Pollution, Health, and the Blue Economy
Maya Trotz, PhD, ENV, SP, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering College of Engineering, Director, Collaborative National Research Traineeship: Strong Coasts University of South Florida |
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Lunch Break 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM SALT Waterfront Restaurant, RSMAS Campus, University of Miami | ||
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1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - From Trainees' lenses: Graduate Program in Climate and Health at the University of Miami | ||
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Session 3 - 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM Vulnerable Populations, Climate and Health | ||
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Ana Rappold, PhD U.S. EPA Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment |
| 2:15 PM |
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Medico-legal partnerships advocating for climate vulnerable populations Anderson Fredercik, MD, Associate Professor, Medical Director Humanities, Health, and Society; Division of Family and Community Medicine Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University |
| 2:30 PM |
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Weather Conditions and COVID-19 Incidence in Florida - Machine Learning and Classical Approaches
Jagger Alexander, M.Sc. Climate and Health, University of Miami |
| 3:00 PM |
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Is Healthcare access affected by Extreme Weather Events in Miami, Florida? An exploratory study of outpatient HIV clinics
Daniel Samano, MD, MPH, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 3:15 PM |
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Energy Insecurity and Health: Understanding Primary and Secondary Effects
Diana Hernandez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
| 3:30 PM |
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Health Impacts of Environmental Shocks and Shifts in Geographically Isolated Contexts:
Lessons from the Marshall Islands
Hugh Brandstater Roland, PhD, |
| 3:45 PM |
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Addressing the unique needs of persons with multiple sclerosis during natural disasters
Sharon Hsieh MD Candidate, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine |
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Coffee Break 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM SALT Waterfront Restaurant, RSMAS Campus, University of Miami | ||
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Session - 4: Climate and Health Disparities | ||
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Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Co-PI, Clinical and Translational Science Institute University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 4:00 PM |
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MDC's Response to address heat-stress related illnesses
Jane Gilbert, Chief Heat Officer Miami-Dade County, FL |
| 4:10 PM |
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Mobile Healthcare Delivery to Address the Health Effects of Climate on Vulnerable Population Lisa Gwynn, DO, MBA, MSPH, FAAP, Associate Professor Clinical Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences Program Director, Pediatric Mobile Clinic & School Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 4:20 PM |
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Climate and Cancer
Leticia Nogueira, PHD, MPH, Senior Principal Scientist, Health Services Research American Cancer Society, |
| 4:30 PM |
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Climate and Cancer Health Disparities
Tracy E. Crane, Ph.D., Associate Professor Medical Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine |
| 4:40 PM |
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Climate and Environmental Justice
Abigail L. Fleming, Practitioner-in-Residence Environmental Justice Clinic, University of Miami School of Law |
| 4:50 PM |
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The role of community partners in understanding and addressing impacts of extreme heat on affordable housing in Miami-Dade County
Megan Donovan, Office of Civic & Community Engagement, University of Miami |
| 5:00 PM |
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Florida Clinicians For Climate Action
Cheryl Holder, MD, Florida International University |
| 5:10 PM |
DISCUSSION
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| 5:30 PM |
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Symposium Conclusion |
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