EPISODE · Sep 4, 2022 · 30 MIN
iDEA Conference: 'We have to get into the fray ' - Professor Brett Sutton on climate change
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Professor Brett Sutton (pictured) was the keynote speaker at the Doctors for the Environment, Australia, conference staged over three days at the Unversity of Melbourne. The iDEA conference attracted people from throughout Australia, both in person and virtually, and had the overt theme of "Time to Act". Professor Sutton is Victoria’s Chief Health Officer and undertakes a variety of statutory functions under health and food-related legislation. He also provides expert clinical and scientific advice and leadership on issues impacting public health. Professor Sutton has extensive experience and clinical expertise in public health and communicable diseases gained through emergency medicine and field-based international work, including in Afghanistan and Timor-Leste. He represents Victoria on a number of key national bodies including the AHPPC (Australian Health Protection Principal Committee). He is also Chief Human Biosecurity Officer for Victoria. Professor Sutton has a keen interest in tropical medicine and the incorporation of palliative care practice into humanitarian responses. Professor Sutton is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine and a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM). He is also a member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". (It's argued you should never apologise, but I do, I apologise for my audio as I had an equipment failure and it may take weeks to repair).
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Professor Brett Sutton (pictured) was the keynote speaker at the Doctors for the Environment, Australia, conference staged over three days at the Unversity of Melbourne. The iDEA conference attracted people from throughout Australia, both in person and virtually, and had the overt theme of "Time to Act". Professor Sutton is Victoria’s Chief Health Officer and undertakes a variety of statutory functions under health and food-related legislation. He also provides expert clinical and scientific advice and leadership on issues impacting public health. Professor Sutton has extensive experience and clinical expertise in public health and communicable diseases gained through emergency medicine and field-based international work, including in Afghanistan and Timor-Leste. He represents Victoria on a number of key national bodies including the AHPPC (Australian Health Protection Principal Committee). He is also Chief Human Biosecurity Officer for Victoria. Professor Sutton has a keen interest in tropical medicine and the incorporation of palliative care practice into humanitarian responses. Professor Sutton is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine and a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM). He is also a member of the Faculty of Travel Medicine. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". (It's argued you should never apologise, but I do, I apologise for my audio as I had an equipment failure and it may take weeks to repair).
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iDEA Conference: 'We have to get into the fray ' - Professor Brett Sutton on climate change
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