Assessing the Readiness for Climate Change Education in Radiation Oncology in the US and Canada

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James Randall Leah D'Souza, MD, MSc Jennifer Croke (she/her) Jillian Gunther
Dr. Jeff Cao Dan Golden MD MHPE @lichterkatie

#RadOnc #EarthDay #Sustainability #ClinicalTrials

Listen to American Cancer Society Letícia Nogueira discuss #climatechange & #cancer on the Global Environmental Health Chat podcast. Dr. Nogueira studies health disparities affecting cancer outcomes & how climate change can exacerbate those disparities. ACS Research niehs.nih.gov/research/progr…

As one HHS, we are addressing critical climate-related health impacts 🌎.

We are proud of what agencies across the Department have accomplished and we will continue to work together to advance health forward climate solutions. #EarthDay

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It’s Earth Day 🌎! At HHS, we know climate change can directly affect health, so we’re committed to improving it.

Today, we’re announcing tools to address extreme heat and help the health sector reduce emissions: hhs.gov/about/news/202…

On this #WeWhoCurie Wednesday we feature the outstanding Kelsey Corrigan MD MPH, a #RadOnc PGY-5 MD Anderson Cancer Center, and vice-chair of ARRO. Today she shares with us her interest in the adolescent/young adult #Cancer population and her passion for mentorship! 🥇👏🤩

It's not every day we find Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH quoted in a White House press release! #EPA #PFAS
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For incoming residents, here are my fav #RadOnc resources that have made learning efficient/enjoyable in residency! #MedEd

❔ RadOncQuestions.com
🔥 Rad Onc Review
📕 Red Book
✍️ eContour
🎥 ASTRO Refreshers
🎙️ At The Beam Podcast (shameless plug)

Thank you, ASCO for naming me an Advocacy Champion at the #ASCOAdvocacySummit along with many amazing colleagues & advocates!

Proud to advocate for ⬆️ funding for #CancerResearch , policies to prevent & end chemotherapy shortages, and expanded access to #Telehealth services…

How does a changing climate impact care for patients undergoing cancer treatment?

👇check out our UCSF EaRTH Center post by Anna Paulsson, MD UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Dept. Chair Dr. Cathy Park and I with proposed solutions for health systems, professional societies, wnd clinicians ASTRO…

In oncology, clinical trials are of utmost importance to advance treatment options and management of cancer care. However, there is growing awareness concerning the environmental impact...

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Rachel Shenker, MD Julie Bloom Katie Lichter MD MPH
#RadOnc

Check out excellent blog by our clinician UCSF EaRTH Center
member Katie Lichter MD MPH on how climate crisis is will interrupt people's ability to access cancer care
prheucsf.blog/2024/04/15/how…

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Thankful for the opportunity to connect with CARROS ACR RFS American College of Radiology members 🙏

Hope to connect with ACR Sustainability Task Force members who are here!♻️ Radiologists for a Sustainable Future (R4SF)

So wonderful to connect with a fantastic group at the American College of Radiology meeting with CARROS this week. Thank you for the opportunity!

Peppe Sasso Drew Moghanaki 🐕 Sean Collins Prostate SBRT@Georgetown University Sandra Turner Lucinda Morris Percy Lee MD Puma Sundaresan We've made significant investments in sustainability Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (example below). Additionally I believe MSK is 1 of only 2 NCI cancer centers with an independent sustainability plans that included EPA scopes 1 to 3. See Dr Katie Lichter MD MPH's work here;
jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

📣 This is big news from the HHS OCCHE team!

CMSGov Innovation Center announces the Decarbonization & Resilience Initiative, launching Jan 1, 2026. This voluntary program, part of the TEAM model, aims to tackle climate change impacts by reducing hospital carbon emissions and…

👏👏 Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH and UCSF EaRTH Center for their research and advocacy driving this change

Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, our Administration is investing an additional $1 billion to help every state and territory fund PFAS detection and treatment systems to meet our new drinking water standard.

Great piece by Gita Suneja MD MS + all🌟 MS3 Seth Seifert from Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine on intersection of climate change x health equity 👇👇 ASTRO The Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health ARRO

'In #radonc #climatehealth is more than our lane; it is the foundation upon which we build our teams, technology,…

Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance DOES NOT provide meaningful benefits for those who actually need coverage.

❌In short, it's a scam.

CMS final ruling limits these plans to 3 months only. Proud of Dr Justin M. Barnes who is cited 4⃣ times in the ruling.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06551.pdf