The Climate Crisis and Radiology: Opportunities for Engagement
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Objectives:
1) Describe the relationship between climate change, health care and radiology
2) Discuss local and national low carbon, low waste strategies in radiology
Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. Providing healthcare in Canada accounts for 4.6% of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Radiology accounts for 1% of total global GHG emissions. The presentation will focus on opportunities in Radiology to reduce waste, reduce power use, and engage team members in low carbon, sustainable medical imaging.
Maura Brown MD, MHA, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Radiology
Co-Chair BC Cancer Planetary Health Unit
Head, Diagnostic Imaging, BC Cancer – Vancouver
Dr. Brown is a Radiologist and Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Department of Radiology. A lifelong enjoyment of the outdoors and love for all living things led to her interest in biodiversity loss, climate change, and the associated risks to human health. She is dedicated to work on reducing emissions and waste in healthcare with a focus on radiology. Dr Brown co-chairs the Canadian Association of Radiology (CAR) Environmentally Sustainable Medical Imaging working group and the BC Cancer Planetary Health Unit. She is an active member of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Radiologists for a Sustainable Future (R4SF), and the Association of Academic Radiology (AAR) Sustainable medical imaging working group.