World Gastroenterology Organisation

Global Guardian of Digestive Health. Serving the World.

 

WGO Climate Course for Global Gastroenterology

Register here for the series. Reminders will be sent regularly for each webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sk1ct0SVQ1Gry5no_Sjhdg

Course Directors

Desmond Leddin (Canada)
Course Director
Guilherme Macedo (Portugal) Geoffrey Metz (Australia)
Bishr Omary (USA) Mai Ling Perman (Fiji) Andy Veitch (UK)

Course Topics and Recordings

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8 March 2023.  Session 1: Overview of Course and Climate Change Fundamentals -- View the Session Now

Chair:
Desmond Leddin (Canada)
Moderator:
Kaichun Wu (China)
Moderator:
Swapna Gayam (USA)

 







 


A message of support from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres

Introduction, Overview, and Objectives
Guilherme Macedo (Portugal)
Geoffrey Metz (Australia)
Desmond Leddin (Canada)

Climate Change for Gastroenterologists - The Basics
Desmond Leddin (Canada)



Impact of Global Warming on Health
Hugh Montgomery (United Kingdom)
Professor, University College London
Chair, Lancet Commission on Human Health and Climate Change

22 March 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 2: Climate Change and GI Health

Chair:
Carolina Olano (Uruguay)
Moderator:
Ye Chen (China)
Moderator:
Elias Makhoul (Lebanon)









Climate Change and Effects on Digestive Health and Disease
Nicholas Talley (Australia)
Distinguished Laureate Professor of Medicine, University of Newcastle




 

Implications of Climate Change for Liver Care
Mhairi Donnelly (United Kingdom)
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh


 

 

5 April 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 3:  Food, Water Security and Vulnerable Populations

Chair:
Mai Ling Perman (Fiji)
Moderator:
Reda El Wakil (Egypt)
Moderator:
KM Fock (Singapore)









Food, Water Security, Nutrition with a Focus on Children
Anthony Costello (UK)





 

Vulnerable Populations and Migration
Govind Makharia (India)




 

19 April 2023 (07:00 CDT/ 12:00 GMT) Session 4: Adaptation, Resilience, and Industry Partnership

Chair:
Vivek Kaul (USA)
Moderator:
Justin Lee (Malaysia)
Moderator:
Amna Subhan Butt
(Pakistan)

 







Adaptation and Building Resilience
Cassandra Thiel (USA)





 

Industry Perspective on the Climate Crisis
Rainer Burkard, President, PENTAX Medical

Discussant:
Richard Birkett, MD, MBA
Microline Surgical, Pentax Medical, HOYA Technosurgical, and Wassenburg Medical

3 May 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 5: Understanding the Carbon Footprint of GI Care

Chair:
Rabia de Latour (USA)
Moderator:
Alejandro Piscoya (Peru)
Moderator:
Raja Affendi Raja Ali (Malaysia)

 







The Carbon Footprint of Endoscopy Care
Bu Hayee (UK)





 

The Carbon Footprint of Non-endoscopy Digestive Care
Heiko Pohl (USA)




 

17 May 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 6: Greening Endoscopy and Reducing Waste

Chair:
Andy Veitch (United Kingdom)
Moderator:
Sandie Thomson (South Africa)
Moderator:
Sedat Boyacioglu (Turkey)








 

Single Use versus Reusable Endoscopes and Endoscopy Accessories
Lars Aabakken (Norway)





 

Practical Steps to Reduce Endoscopy Related Waste and Emissions
Enrique Rodríguez de Santiago (Spain)




 

 

31 May 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 7: Personal, Systems Advocacy, and Nursing Efforts to Mitigate the Climate Crisis

Chair:
Bishr Omary (USA)
Moderator:
Reza Malekzadeh (Iran)
Moderator:
Roque Saenz (Chile)








 

A Nursing Perspective on the Climate Crisis
Leigh Donnelly (UK)





 

How to Successfully Change Systems, and Support GI Practices via Advocacy Efforts
Todd Sack (USA)




 

14 June 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 8: Perspectives

Chair:
Guilherme Macedo (Portugal)
Moderator:
Naima Amrani (Morocco)
Moderator:
Jennifer Christie (USA)








 

Engaging and Empowering the Trainee and Early Career Digestive Health Providers
Aasma Shaukat (USA)





 

Climate Crisis – A Global Pediatric Health Perspective
Rebecca Philipsborn (USA)





 

28 June 2023 (07:00 CDT/12:00 GMT) Session 9:  Building a Brighter, Sustainable, and Better Future

Chair:
Geoffrey Metz (Australia)
Moderator:
Chris Mulder (Netherlands)
Moderator:
Anahita Sadeghi (Iran)








 

UK National Health Service Plans and Policies
Nicholas Watts (UK)




 

 

GI Education and Research Opportunities to Address the Climate Crisis
Bishr Omary (USA)





 

 

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