MTC 2015 Brochure

Program Highlights

Friday, February 27, 2015

Climate Change and Children's HealthJerome A. Paulson, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and

Environmental & Occupational Health, George WashingtonUniversity

Living our Mission at the Intersection ofHealthcare and Sustainability

Jeff Thompson, MD, Chief Executive Officer, GundersenHealth System

When It Hits the Fan: Water Quality and PublicHealth in Wisconsin

Mark Borchardt, Ph.D., Research Microbiologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service

Health and Environmental Justice in Wisconsin:Communities Respond to Local Health Threats

and Create Positive ChangeModerator and speaker: Patty Loew PhD, Professor,

Department of Life Science Communication, UW-MadisonSpeaker: Sharon Adams, Co-founder and Program Director,

Walnut Way Conservation CorporationSpeaker: Lynn Utesch, Founding member, Kewanee CARES

Jointly Sponsored by•Wisconsin Environmental Health Network• University ofWisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health,Department of Family Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

• St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment

• Physicians for Social ResponsibilityWisconsin

In CooperationWith• Children's Health Alliance• CleanWisconsin• Dean Medical Center• Group Health Cooperative of South CentralWisconsin•Healthy Lawn Team• Iowa Physicians for Social Responsibility• Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice andSustainability

•Madison Area Midwives•Meriter UnityPoint Health•Midwest Environmental Advocates•Mothers’Milk Alliance• Sierra Club• St. Mary's Hospital• UW Health & Unity Health Insurance• UW-Madison, Global Health Institute• UW-Madison, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies• UW-Milwaukee, Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health•Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program,DHS, Wisconsin DHS

•Wisconsin Guild of Midwives•Wisconsin League of ConservationVoters•Wisconsin Nurses AssociationA special thank you to Richard and Susan Davidson andKimWright for their additional support.

Making the ConnectionEnvironmental Healthin WisconsinFriday, February 27, 2015Health Sciences Learning CenterUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadison, WI

2015

Intended AudiencePhysicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, nurse practitioners,nurse-midwives and certified professional midwives, public healthprofessionals, environmental activists, staff of environmentalorganizations, scientists and students.

Elements of CompetenceThis CME activity has been designed to change learner competence andfocuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties areas of patient careand medical knowledge.

Purpose and ObjectivesThis activity will educate health care professionals about importantenvironmental factors affecting human health and how best to use

that information in primary care practice. The conference will also buildrelationships between environmental advocates and health practitionersto advocate cooperatively for public policies that promote a healthyenvironment.As a result of participation in this educational activity, participantswill be able to:

1) Share knowledge about the current scientific research on healtheffects of exposure to environmental hazards, identify barriers andopportunities for addressing key public health problems.

2) Identify and manage significant adverse environmental healtheffects and apply this information to patient care.

3) Advocate for a healthier environment and foster collaborationbetween individuals, organizations, and government.

ScheduleFriday, February 27, 2015 – Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1345

12:30 - 12:50 PM Conference Registration - Atrium

12:50 - 1:00 PM Welcome - Room 1345

1:00 - 2:00 PM Climate Change and Children's HealthDr. Paulson will discuss the impact that climate change is having, and will continue to have, on thehealth of children. He will further discuss why health professionals need to be actively engaged ineducating the public about the health risks of climage change and why they need to advocate forstronger negotiation and adaptation programs throughout history.Jerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAP, Director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health & theEnvironment, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Council on Environmental Health for the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatrics and Environmental & Occupational Health, GeorgeWashington University

2:00 - 3:00 PM Living our Mission at the Intersection of Healthcare and SustainabilityIn 2008, Dr. Jeff Thompson, Gundersen CEO, set a goal for the organization to control rising energycosts and improve the health of the communities it serves. They focused on two main initiatives--reducing consumption by improving efficiency and creating cleaner energy. "We did not set out to bethe greenest health system,...we set out to make the air better for our patients to breathe, control ourrising energy costs and help our local economy," Dr. Jeff Thompson.Jeff Thompson, MD, Chief Executive Officer, Gundersen Health System

3:00 - 3:15 PM Refreshment break

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Ingrid Anderson, MSN, CNM, CommunityMidwives

Ann Behrmann, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor ofPediatrics, University of Wisconsin School ofMedicine & Public Health, Pediatrician, GroupHealth Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Alex Bryant, WEHN Intern

Adria Cannon, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant

Susan Davidson, MD, MS Clinical AssociateProfessor, University of Wisconsin School ofMedicine & Public Health, Departments ofObstetrics/Gynecology and Family Practice,Perinatologist, Dean Medical Center and St. Mary'sHospital

Jenny Draeger, RN, Dane Country Public Health

Claire Gervais, MD, Clinical Associate Professor,University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & PublicHealth, Department of Family Medicine; FamilyPractice with OB, UW Health, Odana Atrium

Michele Brogunier, MD, Collaborator with ClimateQuest project, University of Wisconsin-MadisonOffice of Sustainability

Alison Jones Chaim, Executive Director,Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin

Gale K. Garvey, MA, MPA, Director, ContinuingProfessional Development, St. Mary's Hospital

Elizabeth Neary, MD, MS, Clinical AdjunctAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics,University of Wisconsin School of Medicine &Public Health

Danna Olsen, BS, MPHRachel Tybor, CPM, LM, Open Arms Midwifery

Monica Vohmann, MD, Clinical AssistantProfessor, University of Wisconsin School ofMedicine & Public Health, Department of FamilyMedicine; Family Practice with OB, Group HealthCooperative of South Central Wisconsin

Katy Walter, Energy and Climate Specialist,Clean Wisconsin

Kimberlee Wright, JD, Executive Director,Midwest Environmental Advocates

Planning Committee 2015

3:15 - 4:15 PM When It Hits the Fan: Water Quality and Public Health in WisconsinIn Wisconsin today, the importance of water quality to health is no less than during the time ofHippocrates when he stated, "...qualities of water differ from one another ...[which] one shouldconsider carefully...for water contributes so much to health."Mark Borchardt, Ph.D., Research Microbiologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service

4:15 - 5:45 PM Panel Discussion:Health and Environmental Justice in Wisconsin: Communities Respond toLocal Health Threats and Create Positive ChangeLearn how these diverse communities facing significant environmental health threats have organizedto advocate at the local and state government levels.Moderator and Speaker: Patty Loew, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Life Science Communication,University of Wisconsin-Madison; Member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior OjibweSpeaker: Sharon Adams, Co-founder and Program Director, Walnut Way Conservation Corporation,Milwaukee, Purpose Prize Fellow 2011Speaker: Lynn Utesch, Founding member, Kewaunee CARES (Citizens Advocating ResponsibleEnvironmental Stewardship), Clean Water Action Council Board Member, Grass-Fed Beef Farmer

6:00 - 7:15 PM Wisconsin Environmental Health Network DinnerJoin us for an informal dinner with experts and members of the community for a discussion ofWisconsin environmental health issues and how you and your organization can collaborate with WEHN.Room 1220-1222

General InformationDates: February 27, 2015Place: Health Sciences Learning Center, Room 1345

University of Wisconsin – Madison750 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI

Q Conference FeesThe conference fee is $125.00 for physicians, $80.00 for nurses, nurse practitioners,midwives and physician assistants, and $30.00 for students and the general public.Fees include the cost of tuition, materials, one refreshment break, and a non-refundable processing fee. Friday night dinner is $10.00 additional. Registration maybe cancelled up to 72 hours prior to the conference, refunding all but a $30.00 non-refundable registration fee. No refunds will be made after February 25, 2015.

Q ScholarshipsA limited number of conference scholarship registrations are available. Please emailAlex Bryant at [email protected] to request application information. The deadlinefor scholarship submissions is Monday, February 16, 2015.

Q Conference HousingRooms have been reserved at the Lowell Center, 610 Langdon Street, Madison,WI53706. Phone 608/256-2621, toll-free at 866/301-1753, or online athttp://bit.ly/connect27feb. The room rate is $89.00 single and $101.00 double; Stateemployee rate is $70.00 single and $92.00 double. Use the code CONNECT whenmaking your reservation. The block will no longer be available after January 30, 2015.

Q Parking & Bus ServiceParking is available for an hourly fee in the UW Hospital parking ramp next to theHealth Sciences Learning Center. After 4:30 PM, participants may park for free in Lot82, just off of Highland Drive byWaisman Center. Free Bus Service is available oncampus between Lowell Hall and the UW Hospital on Madison Metro Bus Route 80, seemore information at Madison Metro’s website, http://www.cityofmadison.com/metro/.

Q Conference AttireCasual attire is appropriate for this conference. Since meeting room temperatures andpersonal comfort levels vary, it is recommended to bring a sweater or jacket to theeducational activity.

Q Syllabus and Course MaterialsThe course syllabus will be provided on a USB drive at conference registration.Participants are welcome to bring laptop computers for use during the conference.

Q Four Easy Ways to Register

1) Online: wisconsinenvironmentalhealthnetwork.org2) By US Mail: Please mail your completed registration form and payment to: CME

Specialist, Dept. 101, The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison,WI 537063) By Phone: 608/262-1397. Please call with your billing information, or pay by

MasterCard,VISA, or American Express by phone.4) By Fax: Please fax your completed registration form to 1-800/741-7416 (in

Madison fax 265-3163)

Q ConfirmationsAll registrations are confirmed via email. If a confirmation is not received, please call608/262-1397.

Q For Further InformationAlex Bryant, WEHN Intern, and Alison Jones Chaim, Executive Director, PSRWisconsin,2712 Marshall Court, Suite 2, Madison,WI 53705-2282, phone: 608/232-9945,email:[email protected].

Q Accreditation StatementThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areasand policies of the Wisconsin Medical Society through the joint providership of St.Mary’s Hospital and the Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin and theWisconsin Environmental Health Network. St. Mary’s Hospital is accredited by theWisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Q Credit Designation StatementSt. Mary’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent oftheir participation in the activity.

Q Continuing Education UnitsThe University ofWisconsin-Madison, as a member of the University ContinuingEducation Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for .45 continuing educationunits (CEUs) or 4.5 hours.

Q Policy On Faculty And Sponsor DisclosureIt is the policy of St. Mary's Hospital that the faculty, authors, planners, and otherpersons who may influence content of this CME activity disclose all relevant financialrelationships with commercial interests in order to allow CME staff to identify andresolve any potential conflicts of interest. Faculty must also disclose any planneddiscussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during theirpresentation(s). Detailed disclosures will be made in the activity handout materials.

REGISTRATION FORM #4007; ame-expo

Making the Connection 2015: Environmental Health in Wisconsin

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

On-line registration and payment by credit card is available at wisconsinenvironmentalhealthnetwork.org.Please use BLOCK lettering for clarity.

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*Gluten and dairy-free options will be available. Please email [email protected] for any additional dietary concerns.

CME Specialist, Department 101, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI, 53706 or fax it to 1-800/741-7416 (in Madison, please use fax 265-3163).The University ofWisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements.

The University ofWisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulationsthereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please contact Alex Bryant at [email protected] or 608/232-9945.