
Tess Wiskel MD
@tesswiskelmd
Emergency Medicine Physician
Climate and Human Health Fellow
@HarvardCCHANGE @FXBHarvard @BIDMCEM
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08-05-2018 13:48:51
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#climatechange is impacting the health of our patients now: our article summarizes the changes to a common vector borne disease, Lyme, that I treat in #emergencymedicine BIDMC Emergency Med Harvard C-CHANGE

At the #FHFSummit, March 14 - 16, you won't want to miss our first ๐กSolutions Spotlight with Harvard C-CHANGE's Dr Kimberly Humphrey ๐ฉ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฑ๐จ (She/her) on changing educational needs for a climate-resilient health workforce. Learn more: bit.ly/40TmeHK



โ๏ธโHalf of Californiaโs inpatient capacity is less than one mile from a high fire threat zone.โ Excited to share our teamโs (CrisisReady) research in AJPH that assesses #Wildfire threat to the CA #Health system. ๐งต ๐ฅ๐๐๐บ๏ธ๐ฅโ๏ธโ ๏ธ๐ ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJโฆ



To protect the health and wellbeing of all, we need to phase out fossil fuels while urgently adapting to the impacts of #climate change that are already here, particularly in the most vulnerable countries. #BonnClimateConference Harvard C-CHANGE FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard


A call from Nadia Murad, human rights activist and Nobel peace prize recipient at the #NorthAmericanRefugeeHealthConference to address climate change to limit displacement of communities FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard




Our team of #ClimateMDs is taking #COP28 by storm! Keep an eye out for @GaurabBasuMDMPH Caleb Dresser MD MPH Tess Wiskel MD & Catharina Giudice as they raise awareness of the #health impacts of #climatechange. Check Harvard's Climate & Health Cohort for details: ow.ly/nsGi50Qe8GX

Incredibly important topic to start health day at #COP28: climate smart health systems at the Philippines Pavilion. Caleb Dresser MD MPH from Harvard C-CHANGE shares insights on how to build these resilient health systems.


Dr Paul Beggs highlighting that Australiaโs healthcare sector is not a small emitter on the global scale. Underlines why the launch of the Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing climate and health strategy later today at #COP28UAE is so important The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Dr Ying Zhang Climate and Health Alliance COP28 UAE


At #Cop28, John Kerry mentioned our study (science.org/doi/10.1126/scโฆ ) in Science Magazine with Lucas Henneman, here is me showing "a bit of enthusiasm" Harvard Data Science Initiative VbK Salata Institute end #coalpollution now!



Great to chat with Dr Kimberly Humphrey ๐ฉ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฑ๐จ (She/her) about novel ways to share information and such an important topic. #COP28UAE



Had a great time sharing my thoughts on climate impacts on health and healthcare and discussing what we can do with all the fantastic people I met MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
