National Roundtable on climate change and human health
National roundtable sets the research agenda for climate change and human health
The national ‘Roundtable on the impact of climate change on human health – bridging research and action for a sustainable future’ was held on 19 March 2024, hosted by Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, Founding Director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) at Macquarie University.
The Roundtable was attended by 51 people from around the country representing health, government, agency, academic and consumer groups, including a peak consumer body and an independent consumer.
Immediately following the Roundtable, the National Health and Medical Research Council released a Targeted Call for Research: Climate-related health impacts and effective interventions to improve health outcomes 2024. AIHI is responding to this call in light of contributions from the Roundtable.
The Roundtable galvanised thought leaders to design the next generation of research on the impact of climate change on human health and health system sustainability for Australia. Discussions were framed by a series of lightning talks by Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite, Professor Odette Best, Professor of Nursing (Indigenous Research and Community Engagement), and Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Southern Queensland (USQ, Dr Anthony Brown, Executive Director, Health Consumers NSW, Associate Professor Martin Hensher, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Ms Julie Farrington, Principal Policy Officer, NSW Health, Ms Bettina McMahon, Chief Executive Officer, Healthdirect Australia, Professor Enrico Coiera, Director, Centre for Health Informatics, AIHI, Professor Ian Hickie, Professor of Psychiatry and the Co-Director of Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, and Professor Yvonne Zurynski, Professor of Health System Sustainability, Macquarie University.
Working with local, national and international collaborators, AIHI has already made significant contributions to the body of evidence around climate change through research publications. AIHI has provided advice to health systems, agencies and governing bodies including the UN, WHO, the International Society for Quality in Health Care and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and through the five-year NHMRC Partnership Centre for Health System Sustainability.
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