December 5, 2022 - Despite the known health risks of cooking with gas, doctors are often unaware of the risks, according to an article that has been published in the Australian Journal of General Practice. ...
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Dr Ying Gu for Women’s Agenda: Climate change has women’s health consequences that must be addressed
November 29, 2022 - We know about the impact of climate change on our environment, but what about on fertility and pregnancy? Climate change, fertility and pregnancy are not typically discussed together, however, obstetrician ...
Surgeons first to sign up to new green guidelines
November 18, 2022 - The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has become the first medical college in Australia to sign up to the newly released Green College Guidelines. The guidelines, which have been ...
Media Release: Climate Change Performance Index ranks Australia 55
November 15, 2022 - Members of Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) are disappointed their country has been ranked 55 in the recent release of the Germanwatch Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). While Australia ...
Media Release: Victorian Government urged to end native forest logging
November 10, 2022 - As the federal government considers joining the global push to halt deforestation by 2030 at COP27 this week, the Victorian government is facing calls at home to end native forest ...
Media Release: Mapping climate change and health into the medical curriculum resource
November 7, 2022 - A new and internationally rare example of student-staff co-development of systematic planetary health and healthcare sustainability curriculum resources for teaching medicine connects the dots between foundational medical learning and the ...
Medicos pressing for greater climate action
November 4, 2022 - “This is a public health crisis….It is really important for the health sector to step up and speak out about it” says Dr Kim Loo. Dr Kim Loo DEA’s NSW ...
Dr David Shearman: Can China lead the way on climate reparations?
October 31, 2022 - Dr David Shearman is co-founder of DEA and Emeritus Professor of medicine at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He is co-author of “The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure ...
AMA / DEA Media Release: Impact of climate change on public health recognised in the federal budget
October 26, 2022 - The Australian Medical Association and Doctors for the Environment Australia say the federal government’s budget commitment to establish a National Health Sustainability and Climate Unit is a big win in ...
InSight+: As with tobacco, we must ban fossil fuel advertising
September 26, 2022 - Dr Richard Yin and Dr Carolyn Orr write a powerful call to action for the health sector to ban fossil fuel advertising and promotion in InSight+. As we did with ...
Ditch fracking to protect our health
September 25, 2022 - “It is time we stopped being at the mercy of big business” Dr. Brooke Ah Shay NT News 25 September 2022 THIS week’s news of Origin Energy’s divestment from the ...
Independent Education: responding to students’ climate change concerns
September 21, 2022 - The toll of climate change on school-aged children and young people’s mental health is huge, but often overlooked. And how should schools deal with them? To explore this important issue ...
DEA joins health leaders for a better, healthier future
September 9, 2022 - Climate change is first and foremost a health issue and is a major concern for the health sector. DEA joined leading health organisations at the Climate and Health Alliance Health Leaders ...
iDEA22: Time To Act. It’s a wrap!
September 9, 2022 - Thank you to our exceptional speakers, as well as our wonderful delegates, sponsors, our organising team, staff, and everyone who made iDEA22: Time To Act such a hugely exciting, inspiring ...
Welcome to iDEA22: Time To Act!
September 2, 2022 - It is with immense pleasure that we welcome our speakers, delegates from across Australia, our sponsors, and media to iDEA22: Time To Act, which is being held in Melbourne and ...
MJAInsight: Climate change and sustainability: leadership, action from doctors
August 15, 2022 - When we think of carbon emissions, we don’t often think of healthcare’s substantial contribution. Yet, in Australia alone, this sector is responsible for 7% of our national carbon emissions. Australia’s ...
AMA/DEA Media Release: Governments and the healthcare sector must lead on climate change
August 10, 2022 - Australian doctors are pushing for greater buy-in from the health care sector to reduce its carbon footprint and are urging further action from medical colleges who signed up to a ...
Joint DEA & AMA webinar: Climate change and sustainability: leadership and action from Australian doctors
August 9, 2022 - Co-hosted by Doctors for the Environment Australia and the Australian Medical Association, this webinar once again brought together medical professionals and Australia’s medical colleges to facilitate the sharing of information, ...
SBS: Heatwaves are a ‘silent killer’, and climate change is making them more common.
August 1, 2022 - Europe has experienced a record-breaking heatwave. Heatwaves pose a serious health threat but are often underestimated, DEA NSW Chair Dr Loo said. “People really underestimate, even some of my own ...
DEA congratulates AMA’s new leadership
August 1, 2022 - DEA congratulates the new AMA President Professor Steve Robson and Vice President Dr Danielle McMullen on their roles. We look forward to working with Professor Robson and Dr McMullen on ...