Collaborative Centre Programs
Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Student Training Program
We have launched a program for students and trainees to develop knowledge and research skills on the links between climate and ecological change, health, health systems & sustainability.
Faculty Training Program
We are developing a one-week intensive training program for faculty to support health professions education in planetary health & sustainable care.
Supports & Services
In addition to our programming, we aim to support learners – including faculty, students, trainees, and practitioners – by providing capacity strengthening and networking opportunities, and enabling access to a variety of relevant resources.
Through this work, we seek ways to strengthen capacity across disciplines and professions and to support innovative pedagogical methods that include experiential and applied learning.
Reach out if you’re interested in helping out or learning more: climate.health@utoronto.ca
Opportunities for Faculty Engagement
For students and trainees to develop the requisite expertise, faculty must be empowered to teach relevant knowledge and skills. We are working to build and sustain a community of educators who can support health professional competency in planetary health and sustainable care across our founding faculties.
Reach out if you’re interested to help out or learn more: climate.health@utoronto.ca
Partnered Programs
Climate, Health & Sustainable Care ECHO
In partnership with CASCADES, an initiative funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada that is hosted by the Collaborative Centre, we are launching a program for front line providers and managers seeking to implement climate-adapted and sustainable care in their settings. The program uses the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model, which is an established approach to continuing professional development – sharing support, guidance, and feedback to disseminate and implement good practice.
Length: 10 sessions
Dates: October 8 – December 10, 12pm-1pm
Location: Zoom
Target Audience: Members of the healthcare community with experience and/or interest in implementing climate adaptation and/or mitigation projects at the practice, site, or system level
Introduction to Sustainable Health Systems
CASCADES is an initiative funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada that is hosted by the Collaborative Centre. CASCADES offers a variety of free continuing professional development courses on climate action and sustainability in healthcare. These courses delve into the rationale for transitioning to truly sustainable and climate resilient health systems and introduce participants to opportunities to enhance climate action and sustainability in diverse areas of practice. The online learning module, “Introduction to sustainable health systems,” is a great way to get started. See all other courses here.
Interprofessional Education on Climate & Sustainability
We are collaborating with the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE)to develop their “Health Impacts of Climate Change: An Interprofessional Response” program for pre-licensure/certification health professional learners. The program will foster interprofessional collaborative leadership capacity in climate change and sustainable care and will including Student-Led Environments, which offer workplace-based leadership learning opportunities that build their ability to lead transformational change while addressing identified gaps in the workplace.
Stay Tuned
