Planting Trees: Integrating Planetary Health into Family Medicine Training (Part Two)
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In the second part of this interview, host Dr. Clayton Dyck continues his conversation with family physicians Dr. Samantha Green from Toronto, Canada and Dr. Mayara Floss from Brazil.  They discuss innovative ways of teaching planetary health, including the value of tree planting. They will also share available resources that lifelong learners can access to develop their planetary health expertise. Lastly, don't miss out on their food choices for the Planet Family Doc potluck dinner! If you’d like to learn more:  The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and Case Studies discussed by Dr. Floss: https://www.ufrgs.br/telessauders/saude-planetaria/  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00307-2/fulltext  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.663783/full Planetary health resources discussed by Dr. Green: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00110-8/fulltext https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf https://www.afmc.ca/initiatives/planetaryhealthdeclaration/ https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/75438/56619 A free course on air pollution for health workers developed by the World Health Organization:  https://openwho.org/courses/air-pollution-health-workers A "bonus feature" not mentioned in the podcast! Here is a guide on planetary health in FM education from the CFPC's Section of Residents: https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Education/GIFT-Planetary-Health-one-pager-ENG.pdf  
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