6/2/22

“Measurable impacts of climate change on workforce, workplaces and on workers health”

Ismail Nabeel, MD, MPH, MS, FACOEM is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Having expertise in Internal Medicine, Occupational/Environmental Medicine, and Clinical Informatics, his focus is to bring in cutting-edge innovative perspectives and solutions to enhance the health and wellbeing of people in the working environments. He is a fellow of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Dr. Nabeel serves as the Vice Chair of ACOEMs Council on Scientific Affairs. He has been one of the lead authors of 2 guidance papers on Climate change and the practice of occupational medicine. His initial work defined the impact of Climate Change on workers’ health and subsequent work looked at the potential “Mitigation” and ”Adaptation” strategies related to climate change within workplaces. He has also developed and launched the official ACOEM’s Occupational Medicine/Environmental Medicine Podcast ‘OccPod’ - Climate Conversations’ a climate Change series looking at the intersection of Climate Change and the practice of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Robert McLellan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, Community and Family Medicine, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, will introduce Dr Nabeel and moderate the Q & A.

This event is co-sponsored by the NH Public Health Association and NH Medical Society.

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