Speakers
- Pallavi Pant
- Dr Emily Parker
Date of Recording
October 21, 2024
Available Until
October 20, 2025
NB: Pallavi mentioned Rosamund, she was referring to her daughter, Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah.
Air Pollution Companion
The Air Pollution Companion is a ‘one stop shop’ to learn about air pollution and child health, and integrate it into your practice. This resource was developed by the Clean Air Fund Partnership team, which includes three Clinical Fellows working alongside RCPCH policy experts.
Air pollution remains high globally impacting especially newborns and young children.
Household air pollution is declining but still poses significant health risks, particularly in Africa and South Asia.
Air pollution was the 2nd leading cause of death globally in 2021, with 8.1 million deaths and links to 34% of preterm births.
RCPCH Clean Air Network
The RCPCH has recently launched a Clean Air Network. Its primary aim is to mobilise and empower paediatricians as advocates for clean air, providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills to raise awareness about air pollution’s impact on child health.
If interested, find out more and sign up for the Clean Air Network.
If you have any queries please contact us at cleanair@rcpch.ac.uk
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RCPCH Webinar: Air Pollution and Child Health Advocacy
In this webinar, Dr Helena Clements, RCPCH Officer for Climate Change, in conversation with Dr Camilla Kingdon, former RCPCH President and chair of the Health Air Coalition as they delve into air pollution and child health advocacy, drawing from their expertise and personal journeys.
RCPCH Webinar: Upskilling child health professionals to talk about air pollution
In this webinar, we join the RCPCH’s Clean Air Fund Partnership team to explore the barriers to talking to children, young people and their families about air pollution, and to learn how clinicians can overcome them.
We do not issue CPD certificates for webinars or podcasts, as we are unable to verify participation.
However, you are still able to record as a CPD activity as you normally would, detailing what you have learned and how the learning will benefit your practice.
When recording the activity, delegates should focus on the reflection and detail the following:
- What did you learn?
- What effect has/will the learning had/have on your current practice?
- What further learning or action, if any, is needed as a result of the original learning activity?
If you have any questions, please contact the CPD team
If you use the RCPCH CPD Diary, you can click here to visit the diary and record your learning: Log your learning on the RCPCH CPD Diary
Speakers
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Pallavi Pant
Head of Global Health at the Health Effects Institute
With more than 15 years of experience, her work focuses on air pollution and health research and public engagement, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. She is committed towards fostering science-policy translation and effective science communication on air pollution and health. She serves on editorial boards for Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health and PLOS Global Public Health, and on the Governing Board of OpenAQ. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Health from the University of Birmingham, UK and master’s in environmental sciences from TERI School of Advanced Studies, India
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Dr Emily Parker
Clinical Fellow - Clean Air Fund Partnership
Emily is a paediatric junior doctor with a background in social anthropology. Before studying medicine, she worked in the charity and built environment sectors in Berlin and London. In 2022-23 Emily undertook a Paediatric Sustainability Fellowship in Newcastle, bringing together her interest in environmental sustainability with her work as a doctor. Her research addresses the carbon footprint of medicines, how to reduce medicines waste, and ‘green inhaler’ policy. She started working with the RCPCH as a Clean Air Fellow in January 2024. Her role is focused on developing RCPCH policy and supporting clinicians at all stages of their careers to become clean air advocates.
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