The UW Health Sustainability Celebration will be co-hosted by the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics, Healthy Climate Wisconsin, and UW Health Sustainability Program. This event will highlight the incredible climate and health initiatives, programs, and research that are being done at UW Health to positively impact the worldwide climate crisis. The goal is to inspire faculty, staff, residents and medical students to become involved in this important work.
This two-day celebration will start on Wednesday, October 30 at 3 p.m. in HSLC 1345 with a UW Health Sustainability Summit, where leaders in environmental sustainability will speak. Speakers include: Jeff Thompson, MD, former CEO of Gundersen Health System and recognized sustainability thought leader; Karin Zuegge, MD, UW Health medical director of sustainability; Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH, Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and the John P. Holton Endowed Chair of Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison; and Claire Gervais, MD, co-founder of Healthy Climate Wisconsin. A poster session and reception will held in the HSLC atrium at 3:45 p.m. and run until 5:30 p.m. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.
On Thursday, October 31 from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in HSLC 1335 and via zoom, Dr. Jeff Thompson will present Pediatrics Grand Rounds, “Rising up to Our Responsibility to Connect Health, Healthcare, and Our Environment.” A light breakfast will be served, and we encourage those who can to attend in person.
Submit your poster today! Find the form and more information regarding poster submissions below.
Poster Submissions
The UW Health Sustainability committee is looking for poster submissions! The poster session will take place on Wednesday, October 30 from 3:45-5:30 p.m. in the HSLC atrium. Poster submissions are open until September 20.
Posters should be around 3’ tall and 4’ wide, but the committee can accept posters up to 4’ tall and 5’ wide.
Submissions are now open!
Registration
Take a moment to register for the UW Health Sustainability Celebration and poster session on Wednesday, October 30 from 3-5:30 p.m. in HSLC 1345 and the atrium.
Wednesday, October 30th Speakers
| Time | Speaker | Session Title |
| 3:00 |  Paul Sondel, MD, PhD – professor, research director, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
Session Moderator |
| 3:05 |  Alan Kaplan, MD – chief executive officer, UW Health |
Welcome, and UW-Health’s commitment to sustainability |
| 3:10 | J eff Thompson MD – executive advisor, chief executive officer emeritus, Gundersen Health System |
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| 3:20 | Jon athan Patz, MD, MPH – Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and the John P. Holton Endowed Chair of Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with faculty appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health Sciences, and the former director of the UW–Madison Global Health Institute
Resources from Dr. Patz’s talk: |
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| 3:30 |  Claire Gervais, MD – clinical professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and co-founder of Healthy Climate Wisconsin |
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| 3:40 |  Karin Zuegge, MD – associate professor, UWH medical director of sustainability, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health |
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| 3:45 | Summit ends and poster session begins |
Thursday, October 31: Pediatrics Grand Rounds
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. CST
Location: Zoom and HSLC 1335
Title: Rising up to Our Responsibility to Connect Health, Healthcare, and Our Environment
Overview: We will discuss the great successes that have been accomplished by staff at Gundersen Health System and UW Health in starting to lower our carbon foot prints and improve the health of our communities. We will then also look at other system bright spots, work by HealthCare without Harm, the National Academy of Medicine, and other societies and business partners. Time will be reserved to discuss current state and most impactful paths forward.
Speaker: Jeff Thompson MD – executive advisor, chief executive officer emeritus, Gundersen Health System
UW Health Sustainability Committee Members
UW Health Sustainability Event Contacts
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