The health effects of changes in our environment include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food- and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases, and threats to mental health.
About the Speaker:
KEVIN ALFORD Cardiologist and Physician O. A. M.
M.B., B.S. (Hons) UNSW SYD. F.R.A.C.P. F.C.S.A.N.Z. D.D.U.
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEDICINE (UNSW SYD)
- DIRECTOR BASIC/ADVANCED PHYSICIAN TRAINING. (ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS)
- MEMBER/EXAMINER SENIOR NATIONAL EXAMINATION PANEL (R.A.C.P)
- 2022/23 RECIPIENT COLLEGE MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING CLINICAL SERVICE
- Medal ORDER OF AUSTRALIA for services to Medicine 2021