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Calling all health professionals, students, and people interested in healthcare sustainability! The Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action is hosting its second in-person summit, and the event will be an inspiring and impactful day as we come together and work for climate resilient outcomes in healthcare. We are focusing on strategies to decarbonize the health sector and how health professionals can be advocates for sustainable healthcare systems, just communities, and climate action.​

We are excited to feature our keynote speaker, Dr. Aparna Bole, a pediatrician who is interested in the intersection between environmental stewardship, environmental justice, and pediatric public health. Her activities as a clinician, educator, advocate, and healthcare leader are focused on the environmental drivers of children’s health, including the health effects of climate change and the child health benefits of climate solutions. She will be joined by other Michigan-based experts who will share their insights on critical topics such as climate-smart healthcare, sustainability, and environmental justice. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in breakout workshops and view or bring posters for a student exhibition that highlights research or a project related to healthcare, climate, or environmental justice.
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All registered attendees will receive access to our MiCCA membership and newsletter, as well as lunch on the day of the event. Our goal is to equip attendees with the knowledge and tools needed to tackle climate's health challenges and foster a healthier, more equitable future. We hope you will join us in person for this one-day event.​ Reach out to michc4ca@gmail.com if you have any questions!

Could the key to better treatments for chronic conditions such as diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease be found in our own backyards? In this enlightening presentation, Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Nick Burton will share how studying microbes harvested from soil, leaf litter and riverbanks may help us develop new therapies for a host of diseases.

For fans of science fiction, the term “gene editing” might be a familiar term. Now, thanks to technological advances, gene editing has become a powerful real-world tool for studying — and potentially treating — disease. Join Van Andel Institute’s Dr. Hong Li, an expert in CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, for a crash course in what gene editing is (and isn’t) and how it is changing the game in health research.