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van Daalen KR, Wyma N, Schauer-Berg J, Blom IM, Mattijsen J, Othman R, Eissa M, Parks RM, Wyns A, Aboushady AT, Hassan M, Ezzine T, Khan S, Zayed MAE, Neggazi S, Alqodmani L, Lowe R. The global health community at international climate change negotiations. BMJ Glob Health 2024; 9:e015292. [PMID: 38637120 PMCID: PMC11029429 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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- Kim Robin van Daalen
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
- British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Heart and Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- African Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
- Physicians Association for Nutrition South Africa, Pinelands, South Africa
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- Institute of General Practice, Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University (PMU), Salzburg, Austria
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- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Health, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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- The National Ribat University, Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Wye Valley NHS Trust, Hereford, Herefordshire, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Grant Government Medical College and Sir J J Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA), Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
- International Pharmaceutical Federation, The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Algiers 1, Alger, Algeria
- International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation, the Hague, Netherlands
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
- Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health and Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Omrani OE, Dafallah A, Paniello Castillo B, Amaro BQRC, Taneja S, Amzil M, Sajib MRUZ, Ezzine T. Envisioning planetary health in every medical curriculum: An international medical student organization's perspective. Med Teach 2020; 42:1107-1111. [PMID: 32757869 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2020.1796949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND With deteriorating ecosystems, the health of mankind is at risk. Future health care professionals must be trained to recognize the interdependence of health and ecosystems to address the needs of their patients and communities. Health issues related to, e.g. climate change and air pollution, are not, however, generally included in medical education. OBJECTIVES To assess the inclusion of climate change and air pollution in medical curricula and to guide the International Federation of Medical Students' Associations' (IFMSA) Vision of Climate Change in the Medical Curriculum. METHODS A study comprising three surveys (March 2019, August 2019, March 2020) explored medical students' perceptions of the current status of formal and non-formal elements of climate change and air pollution and health in their medical programs. RESULTS Respondents originated from 2817 medical schools in 112 countries. Only 15% of medical schools have incorporated climate change and health into the curriculum. Students led climate-related activities in an additional 12% of medical schools. With regard to air pollution and health, only 11% of medical schools have formal education on the topic. CONCLUSIONS It is crucial to acknowledge the current omissions from medical curricula and the importance of meaningful student involvement in curriculum transformation.
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- Omnia El Omrani
- International Federation of Medical Students' Association, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Lady Hardinge Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Casablanca, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Gralak S, Spajic L, Blom I, Omrani OE, Bredhauer J, Uakkas S, Mattijsen J, Ali AO, Iturregui RS, Ezzine T, Alqodmani L, Singh S. COVID-19 and the future of food systems at the UNFCCC. Lancet Planet Health 2020; 4:e309-e311. [PMID: 32800148 PMCID: PMC7423330 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30163-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Sylvia Gralak
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Mohamed V of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
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- Faculty of Medicine, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Zeinali Z, Bulc B, Lal A, van Daalen KR, Campbell-Lendrum D, Ezzine T, Fagan L, Germann S, Guinto R, Lakhani H, Neveux M, Ngendahayo C, Patil P, Singh S, Timilsina S, Udeh C, Whitmee S. A roadmap for intergenerational leadership in planetary health. Lancet Planet Health 2020; 4:e306-e308. [PMID: 32800147 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30171-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Zahra Zeinali
- The Rockefeller Foundation-Boston University 3-D Commission on Health Determinants, Data, and Decision-making (3-D Commission), Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Global Health 50/50, London, UK.
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- Global Development and SDG CoLab, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Women in Global Health, Washington, DC, USA
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- International Federation of Medical Students' Associations, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Commonwealth Youth Health Network, Global Youth Health Caucus, UN Major Group for Children and Youth, London, UK
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- YOUNGO Global Focal Point 2020, New York City, NY, USA
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- Commonwealth Youth Network, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Medical Students Association of India, New Delhi, India
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- EAT Foundation and Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Asian Medical Students' Association, Nepal Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Global Focal Point - SDG7 Youth Constituency, New York City, NY, USA
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- The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health Secretariat, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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