Program

9:00 – 9:30h Opening, Introduction, and Objectives of the Symposium

Javier Padilla, Secretary of State. Ministry of Health. Government of Spain
Silvia Paneque, Minister for Territory. Housing and Ecological Transition. Government of Catalonia.
Joan Guàrdia, Rector University of Barcelona
Antoni Abad, MútuaTerrassa President

9:30 – 11:00h Climate Change and Health: Priority Policies

Moderator:
Josep Figueras, Director Emeritus, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Presenters

Dimitra Pantelli, Program Manager, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. "A Framework for Policy Implementation".
Javier Padilla, Secretary of State, Ministry of Health. "Spain’s Policy Vision"
Sonsoles Letang. Director. Directorate-General for Climate Change and Environmental Quality. Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition. Government of Catalonia. "Catalonia’s Policy Vision"
David Dalmau, Director, Chair of Health and Climate Change, University of Barcelona / MútuaTerrassa. "Science and Policy: Towards an integrated approach".

Debate with Presenters and Participants

11:30 – 13:00h The International Health Response to the Climate and Health Crisis: Policies and Priorities

Moderator:
Ewout Van Ginneken Director, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

WHO Europe and Geneva

Robb Butler, Director, Division of Communicable Diseases, Environment, and Health (WHO EURO)
Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO.

European Commission

Representative from DG Research and Innovation (TBC)
Roser Domènech, Director One Health, Director general for Health and Food Safety DG SANTE

Médecins Sans Frontières: Health Impacts of Climate Emergencies in Humanitarian Settings

Paula Gil Leyva, President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Spain / OCBA.
"MSF’s Response and Strategies for Vulnerable Populations2.

Debate with Presenters and Participants

13:00 – 14:30h LUNCH

Gardens and Cloister, Historic UB Building.

14:30 – 16:00h Mitigation: Energy Efficiency, Waste Management, and Transport Policies

Keynote:
Erik Ruiz. Health Policy Lead and Head of the Safer Pharma programme. Health Care without Harm Europe.

Presenters:

Susana Reverter, Head of Sustainability and Agenda 2030, La Paz University Hospital.
Laia Zarza & Ignasi Canal. Compromís Verd MútuaTerrassa. "Decarbonization of a Health Institution"
Leonardo Bejarano, Director, Catalan Office for Climate Change. "Integrated Energy and Climate Plan: Catalonia’s Mitigation Framework"

Debate with Presenters and Participants

16:00 – 16:30h COFFEE BREAK

16:30 – 18:00h Mitigation: Research and Innovation, Green Technologies and partnerships with the Industry

Keynote:
Fiona Adshead – Chair, Sustainable Healthcare Coalition.

Presenters

David Elvira, Global Head of Public Policy, Sanofi. "Sustainable Markets Initiative: Decarbonizing Patient Care Pathways".
Héctor Tejero, Health and Climate Change Advisor, Ministry of Health.
Jacobo Mendioroz, Deputy Director for Public Health Emergencies, Department of Health. "From Research to Decision-Making: The Project of the Epidemiological Intelligence Network of Catalonia".

Debate with Presenters and Participants

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9:00 – 10:30h Adaptation: Public Health – Risk Assessment and Prevention

Keynote:
Pierre Masselot. Department of Public Health Environment & Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. London, UK.

Moderator:
Tomàs Pérez-Porcuna. Public Health Secretariat. Department of Health, Catalonia

Presenters

Montse Bosch, Associate Professor of Architecture, UPC & Rosa Abellana, Associate Professor, Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona. "Climate Comfort and Housing: Impact on the Health of Vulnerable Populations".
Rachel Lowe, ICREA Research Professor, Global Health Resilience Group Leader, BSC Earth Sciences Department. "Digital Technology to Build Resilience to Emerging Climate and Health Threats"
Carolina Sánchez, President, Spanish Society for Environmental Health (SESA)
Joan Ballester. IS Global. Barcelona. "Heat-related mortality in Europe"

Debate with Presenters and Participants

10:30 – 11:00h COFFEE BREAK

11:00 – 12:30h Adaptation: Health System Organization

Keynote:
Antoni Plasencia, director general for Research and Innovation, Department of Health

Presenters

Antoni Trilla & Anna González, Dean & Student, Faculty of Medicine, UB. "ENCHE: European Network for Climate Health Education".
Alexandre Perera, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) - Institute of Health Research and Innovation (IRIS). "Health, AI, and Climate Change: A Translational Synergy"
Marc Prohom, Meteorological Service of Catalonia (Meteocat). "From Climate Emergency to Health Emergency: Extreme Heat and Public Response".
Elena Codina. Paediatrician and Head of Environmental Health, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Barcelona.

Debate with Presenters and Participants

Moderator:
Josep Figueras, Director Emeritus, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

Presenters

Pedro Gullón, Director General of Public Health, Ministry of Health.
Esteve Fernández, Secretary of Public Health, Department of Health, Catalonia.
David Dalmau, Director of the Chair of Health and Climate Change, University of Barcelona / Fundació Docència i Recerca MútuaTerrassa.

Debate with Presenters and Participants

13:15 – 14:00h A Call for Action

This closing session led by the Institutions organizing the Symposium will highlight how to turn the symposium’s conclusions into concrete effective actions including legislation, regulation and programmatic initiatives. It will serve as a platform to renew commitment to action, foster cross sectoral alliances and mobilize political will.

Presenters

Esteve Fernández. Secretary of Public Health, Department of Health, Catalonia.
Pedro Gullón, Director General of Public Health, Ministry of Health. Spain.
Maria Teresa Sauras, Vice-Rector for Sustainability and Climate Action, University of Barcelona.
Josep Rull, President of the Parliament of Catalonia.

14:00 – 15:00h LIGHT BUFFET LUNCH

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