BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:207@researchweek.unc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T130000 DTSTAMP:20231106T154354Z URL:https://researchweek.unc.edu/events/climate-change-global-health/ SUMMARY:Lunch &\; Learn: Climate Change and Global Health DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research\, t he Lunch & Learn series brings together Carolina researchers to share thei r work addressing and mitigating the impact of climate change in North Car olina. Each session will feature a distinct theme and panel of experts pre senting their latest research in that area.\n\n\n Monday\, October 23: Flo oding and Our Future\n Tuesday\, October 24: Health and Heat\n Wednesday\, October 25: Economics and Environment\n Thursday\, October 26: Communitie s and Climate\n Friday\, October 27: Climate Change and Global Health\n\nC lick the session title above for more information\n\n\nCLE credit is avail able for this event.\n\nClick Here to Watch Event Recording\n\n\n\nClimate Change and Global Health\nFriday October 27th\nPresented by: UNC Institut e for Global Health and Infectious Diseases\n\n\nClimate change has been d escribed as the single biggest health threat facing humanity. Physician-re searchers through the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID)\, UNC’s engine for global health research\, are actively engaged in a variety of efforts to prepare and protect the health of the most vul nerable populations. Some may go where outbreaks occur\, to serve local co mmunities by sharing expertise that can help to contain and manage infecti ous diseases. Others are advising international health organizations and c hanging world health guidelines through evidence-based research.\n\nSign u p to hear from three IGHID physician-researchers who will introduce their work during University Research Week\, and describe what they are doing to mitigate the impacts of climate change on global health.\n\n\n\nPanelists \n\nDavid van Duin\, Professor of Medicine\, Director of Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases\, and researcher with the Institute for Global H ealth and Infectious Diseases\n\nAntimicrobial Resistance and Climate Chan ge: Two Global Challenges Intertwined\nAntibiotic resistance (AMR) has bee n found in all regions of the world\, and it threatens our progress in hea lthcare\, and ultimately life expectancy. Globally\, AMR is associated wit h longer state of illness\, higher mortality rates\, increased costs\, and ineffective antibiotic treatments. High consumption of antibiotics\, and factors associated with bacterial spread are contributing to increasing ra tes of AMR globally. But the climate crisis is worsening antimicrobial res istance. Research has shown that increased temperatures increase both the rate of bacterial growth and the rate of the spread of antibiotic-resistan t genes between microorganisms. Dr. van Duin will discuss the impact of cl imate change on AMR\, and highlight some UNC initiatives to fight AMR.\n\n David van Duin\, MD\, PhD\, is a professor of medicine\, founding director of the Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Service at UNC Medical Center and a member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Dr. van Duin was drawn to the field while working as an infectio us disease physician at the Cleveland Clinic\, seeing the first patients i nfected with carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae–infections that were essentially untreatable. He researches multi-drug resistant Gram-nega tive bacteria\, and infections in immunocompromised patients. He is also P I for the Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) Network within the NIAID An tibacterial Resistance Leadership Group.\n\nThe Program on Antimicrobial R esistance at UNC to Promote Scientific Excellence (PAUSE)\, an interdiscip linary proposal led by Dr. Gauri Rao\, Dr. Brian Conlon\, Dr. Sid Thakur\, and Dr. van Duin\, was a finalist for last year’s Creativity Hubs compe tition. Furthermore\, Dr. Thakur and Dr. van Duin recently submitted a T32 training grant proposal focused on AMR. The UNC Chancellor’s discretion ary fund is currently supporting one of the proposed PAUSE projects\, spea rheaded by Dr. Heather Henderson\, which focuses on the spread of resistan t bacteria in North Carolina.\n\n\n\nSylvia Becker-Dreps\, Professor of Fa mily Medicine and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology\, Director o f the Office of Global Health Education\, and the UNC Program in Nicaragua \n\nWeather Patterns Increasing Diarrhea Risk in LMIC Children\nDiarrheal diseases\, which can be associated with climatic factors\, remain among th e leading causes of child death globally\, disproportionately affecting po pulations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Climate conditions are becoming increasingly more suitable for the transmission of various wa ter- and vector-borne illnesses. At the same time\, the increased incidenc e of extreme weather events attributed to climate change is shown to enhan ce disease transmission channels\, such as lack of sufficient water for hy giene during droughts and contact with contaminated water following floods . Dr. Sylvia Becker-Dreps will describe this challenge and explain what UN C researchers are doing to mitigate the impact on children.\n\nDr. Becker- Dreps is a professor of family medicine and director of the Office of Glob al Health Education\, and recently helped to introduce two new global heal th experiences for medical students. Dr. Becker-Dreps focuses on childhood diarrhea\, which is often associated with climatic factors\, and vaccine effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). She evaluates t he impact of rotavirus immunization programs in Nicaragua and the U.S.\, a nd is currently conducting studies to understand why vaccines have lower e ffectiveness in low-income settings..\n\n\n\nWilliam “Billy” Fischer\, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine\, and Director of Emerging Pathogens\, UNC Institute for Gl obal Health and Infectious Diseases\n\nInfections on the Move: The Real Fr ontline\nOver the past few decades\, the number of emerging infectious dis eases that spread to people — especially coronaviruses and other respira tory illnesses believed to have come from bats and birds — has skyrocket ed. In fact\, a new emerging disease surfaces reportedly five times a year . Dr. Fischer will talk about the real front line where cross over events are occurring\, and how climate change has increased the range of vectors\ , and potentially the numbers of vector species. He’ll also share how UN C Medical Center is preparing for future emerging pathogens.\n\nDr. Fische r is a pulmonary critical care physician who directs emerging pathogens at the UNC School of Medicine and around the world. Dr. Fischer is also an i nternational expert on Ebola management\, who treats special pathogen pati ents in Africa\, around the world\, and at home. Dr. Fischer’s work is f ocused on understanding host factors that underly susceptibility to severe viral infections\, evaluating novel therapeutic interventions to improve mortality from severe viral infections\, and operationalizing these interv entions in resource constrained settings. Last year\, UNC was selected to become a Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center\, funded thro ugh the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This effort\, led by Dr. Fischer and Dr. David Wohl\, in collaboration with UNC Hospitals coll eagues\, will bolster the country’s preparedness and capacity to respond to emerging pathogens during medical and public health emergencies.\n\n\n \nPanel Emcee\nTessa Andermann\, Assistant Professor\n\nTessa Andermann is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases physician spec ializing in the care of patients with compromised immune systems. Her rese arch focuses on how intestinal microbiome-host interactions impact infecti ous complications and other outcomes in patients with hematologic malignan cies. Her goal is to develop microbiome-targeted therapies for the prevent ion and treatment of infectious diseases in these and other immunocompromi sed patient populations. 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