Chair: Desmond Leddin (Canada)

Moderator: Kaichun Wu (China)

Moderator: Swapna Gayam (USA)

A message of support from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres

Introduction, Overview, and Objectives
Guilherme Macedo (Portugal)
Geoffrey Metz (Australia)
Desmond Leddin (Canada)

Climate Change for Gastroenterologists - The Basics
Desmond Leddin (Canada)

Impact of Global Warming on Health
Hugh Montgomery (United Kingdom)
Professor, University College London
Chair, Lancet Commission on Human Health and Climate Change

Chair: Carolina Olano (Uruguay)

Moderator: Ye Chen (China)

Moderator: Elias Makhoul (Lebanon)

Climate Change and Effects on Digestive Health and Disease
Nicholas Talley (Australia)
Distinguished Laureate Professor of Medicine, University of Newcastle




 

Implications of Climate Change for Liver Care
Mhairi Donnelly (United Kingdom)
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Chair: Mai Ling Perman (Fiji)

Moderator: Reda El Wakil (Egypt)

Moderator: KM Fock (Singapore)

Food, Water Security, Nutrition with a Focus on Children
Anthony Costello (UK)





 

Vulnerable Populations and Migration
Govind Makharia (India)




 

Chair: Vivek Kaul (USA)

Moderator: Justin Lee (Malaysia)

Moderator: Amna Subhan Butt (Pakistan)

 







Adaptation and Building Resilience
Cassandra Thiel (USA)

Industry Perspective on the Climate Crisis
Rainer Burkard, President, PENTAX Medical






Discussants:
Richard Birkett, MD, MBA
Microline Surgical, Pentax Medical, HOYA Technosurgical, and Wassenburg Medical
Dominik Büren
Digital Endoscopy GmbH, Hoya Corporation – Pentax Medical Division

Chair: Rabia de Latour (USA)

Moderator: Alejandro Piscoya (Peru)

Moderator: Raja Affendi Raja Ali (Malaysia)

The Carbon Footprint of Endoscopy Care
Bu Hayee (UK)





 

The Carbon Footprint of Non-endoscopy Digestive Care
Heiko Pohl (USA)




 

Chair: Andy Veitch (United Kingdom)

Moderator: Sandie Thomson (South Africa)

Moderator: Sedat Boyacioglu (Turkey)

Single Use versus Reusable Endoscopes and Endoscopy Accessories
Lars Aabakken (Norway)





 

Practical Steps to Reduce Endoscopy Related Waste and Emissions
João A. Cunha Neves (Portugal)



 

Chair: Bishr Omary (USA)

Moderator: Reza Malekzadeh (Iran)

Moderator: Roque Saenz (Chile)

A Nursing Perspective on the Climate Crisis
Leigh Donnelly (UK)





 

Health Professionals as Advocates for Climate Change Mitigation
Todd Sack (USA)



 

Chair: Guilherme Macedo (Portugal)

Moderator: Naima Amrani (Morocco)

Moderator: Jennifer Christie (USA)

Engaging and Empowering the Trainee and Early Career Digestive Health Providers
Aasma Shaukat (USA)





 

Climate Crisis – A Global Pediatric Health Perspective
Rebecca Philipsborn (USA)





 

Chair: Geoffrey Metz (Australia)

Moderator: Chris Mulder (Netherlands)

Moderator: Anahita Sadeghi (Iran)

UK National Health Service Plans and Policies
Nicholas Watts (UK)




 

GI Education and Research Opportunities to Address the Climate Crisis
Bishr Omary (USA)