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Orchestrating Change: A Concert for Climate Action
Dec
15
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Orchestrating Change: A Concert for Climate Action

  • Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University's East Campus (map)
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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

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

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Toxics 101: Communicating Effectively About the Science and Health Effects & Opportunities for Action

Tuesday, October 13, 1-4:30pm EST.

This free three-hour workshop will serve as a primer for nurses, healthcare professionals and clinicians to better understand the connection between climate change and toxic chemicals, explore the current science of selected toxic chemicals including PFAS, review the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals, and discuss how to effectively communicate about toxic chemicals to patients, colleagues, communities and policymakers. This webinar will also discuss where clinicians can access additional resources and how to continue their learning.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 17198, for 3 contact hours.

Keynote Speaker: Roxana Chicas, PhD, RN, FAAN, Farmworker Health at the Intersection of Heat and Pesticides: A Decade of Community-Engaged Research

Plenary Speaker: Pouné Saberi, MD, MPH, Introduction to Practical Toxicology For Clinicians

Workshop: Laurie Valeriano, Executive Director, Toxic-Free Future; Eduardo Valenzuela, Communications Manager, Safer States, Communicating on the science through Shared Narrative

Panel Presentation: Melanie Agnes S. Mariano, DNP, MPH, FNP-BC, RN; Mary Kosuth PhD; Gretchen Salter, Policy Director, Safer States, Actionable Steps Healthcare Providers Can Take

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