Publications

We found the 2019 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting was estimated to emit more carbon than what is used to power over 5000 homes in a year. Our research looks at various strategies and finds simply holding the meeting in a different location could reduce it by as much as 19%, other formats may cut it by 38%.

Global warming is a public health emergency that poses significant threats to mental health. The need for graduate medical education about the effects of climate change on health has increasing support from organizations like the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, but it is unclear what is currently taught in psychiatry residencies training about the mental health impacts of global warming. We therefore designed an online module to assess what U.S. psychiatry trainees currently learn about the impacts of climate change on mental health to determine the perceived importance of learning about this topic.

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic the APA canceled their 2020 Annual Meeting. We sought to estimate the avoided carbon emissions from holding the conference virtually and explore the impact of strategic planning for future meetings.