Thursday, June 13, 2024, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. – Virtual Live Webinar
Activity Description
War causes injury, disease, and premature death. It adversely affects mental health. It violates human rights. It damages civilian infrastructure and forcibly displaces populations. It contaminates the environment. Join our webinar, where distinguished
faculty will make presentations and engage in discussions that explore the impacts of war on health, human rights, and the environment. Attendees will gain heightened awareness and specific knowledge to understand and help address these impacts of
war.
Moderator
Eric Goralnick, MD, MS
Director, Office of Military and Veterans Initiatives, Mass General Brigham
Chair, Committee on Public Health, Massachusetts Medical Society
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
To learn more about Dr. Eric Goralnick, click here.
Keynote Speaker
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Author, From Horror to Hope: Recognizing and Preventing the Health Impacts of War
To learn more about Dr. Barry Levy, click here.
Faculty
Ira Helfand, MD
Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
To learn more about Dr. Ira Helfand, click here.
Sean Kivlehan, MD, MPH
Director, Lavine Family Humanitarian Studies Initiative, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
To learn more about Dr. Sean Kivlehan, click here.
Julie Levison, MD, MPhil, MPH
Physician Investigator, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and the Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
To learn more about Dr. Julie Levison, click here.
Sofia E. Matta, MD, FAPA, FASAM
Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Senior Director of Medical Services, Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program
To learn more about Dr. Sofia E. Matta, click here.
Michelle Niescierenko, MD, MPH
Grousbeck-Fazzalari Chair in Global Health, Boston Children's Hospital
Director, Boston Children's Hospital Global Health Program
Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
To learn more about Dr. Michelle Niescierenko, click here.
John Roberts, MD, MPH, FACEP
Senior Health Advisor, Emergency Response Unit, International Medical Corps
To learn more about Dr. John Roberts, click here.
Tamara Worlton, MD, FACS, FASMBS
MIS/Bariatric Surgeon
Associate Professor of Surgery
Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador
To learn more about Dr. Tamara Worlton, click here.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
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Describe the impacts of war on health, human rights, and the environment
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Identify opportunities to help reduce these impacts of war
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Recognize and develop strategies to care for people who have been adversely affected by war
Program Fees:
MMS Member Physician – $90.00
MMS Member Student/Resident – Free
Non-Member Physician – $180.00
Non-Member Student/Resident – $45.00
Other – $70.00
*Click here for
member educational voucher information
Accreditation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
