Due to COVID-19, WEHN’s annual conference on environment and health will be hosted virtually throughout February and March 2022. Each speaker will discuss their topic on separate evenings and there will be time for question from the audience.

February 2, 2022 at 7:00pm CT - Costs of Climate Inaction: The Health and Financial Burdens of Extreme Heat - featuring Vijay Limaye, PhD. Dr. Limaye will be speaking on health impacts of extreme heat and how to look at the cost of extreme heat as well as the costs of intervention vs inaction.

February 16, 2022 at 7:00pm CT - Health and chemical policy: What every health professional needs to know to make TSCA work to protect vulnerable populations - featuring Trish Koman, PhD. Dr. Koman will discuss how clinicians can get more involved in policy implementation to provide data about health effects and exposure and how to accomplish primary prevention.

March 2, 2022 at 7:00pm CT, - Threats of Climate Change to Children's Health and Equity: Benefits of Intervention - featuring Frederica Perera, PhD, DrPH. Dr. Perera will be speaking on her recent research on the threats to children's health from air pollution, hydrocarbons and fossil fuels.

March 16, 2022 at 7:00pm CT - Nitrate in drinking water and health - featuring Mary H. Ward, PhD. Dr. Ward’s presentation will focus on environmental and occupational causes of cancer and other health impacts, with emphasis on nitrate in drinking water.

*The speakers have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies as described by SSM Health as part of the Continuing Medical Education accreditation process.

Thank you to our 2022 Sponsors

*WEHN is the environmental program of Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin*

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Wisconsin Environmental Health Network and SSM Health. SSM Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

SSM Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.