5⃣ Optimize, de-carbonize energy sources
✅ New purchases & upgrades should focus on energy efficient equipment
6⃣ Engage regulators & accreditors in the climate impacts of healthcare
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7⃣ Create roles for engaged individuals to advocate for & advance sustainability
8⃣ Encourage climate AND health education
Examples:
✅ Conferences on climate change often count towards general CME requirements
✅ Incorporate #ClimateChange education into training programs
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New article, "Specialty Silos in Medicine," is here: bit.ly/3p0l1fc
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Despite good intentions & a diverse team, we did not initially recognize how the term "tribalism" to refer factionalism might be problematic
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Further, in using the term “tribe” to describe members of medical communities, we ignored the complex & dynamic identities of Native American, African, & other Indigenous Peoples & the history of their oppression
It should not have been used to describe medical specialties