10 min Overview of Oceans and Human Health Prof Lora E Fleming
10 min The NHS Ocean and Healthcare Procurement Dr Richard Hixson
10 min Clinical Care and Sustainable Blue Spaces Dr Georgina Sowman
15 min questions/discussion as a panel
Professor Lora E Fleming is a physician and epidemiologist with expertise in the environment and human health; she is based at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health [www.ecehh.org] (University of Exeter Medical School). Professor Fleming is involved research, training and policy activities in the new transdisciplinary area within Planetary Health of Ocean and Human Health. She has recieved the Ocean and Human Awards from the Edouard Delcroix Foundation (2014) and the IOC Bruun Award (2015). Prof Fleming also led the H2020 funded Projects, BlueHealth (https://bluehealth2020.eu) to explore the connections between blue environments and human health; and Seas, Oceans and Public Health in Europe (SOPHIE) (https://sophie2020.eu) to establish a network and create a strategic research agenda for Ocean and Human Health in Europe and beyond.
Dr Richard Hixson: I have been a Consultant in Critical Care since 2001 and past Deputy Medical Director leading on major projects such as the Acute Intervention Team, Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures and Learning from Excellence. I am my Trust's Clinical Lead for Sustainability representing my organisation on the Northeast 'ICS' Group, am a Trustee of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, member of the HEENE Faculty of Sustainable Healthcare Education, member of NHS England's Sustainable Procurement Forum and a healthcare sustainability advisor to Durham County Council. I co-founded the NHS Ocean as my main interest was Global Goal 14, Life Below Water and how anthropogenic activities including healthcare procurement and container shipping adversely affected the marine environment. My goal is to ensure oceans, coasts and inland waterways are never forgotten in our NHS net zero planning and ensure we extend the ethos of first, do no harm from patient to planet.
Dr Georgina (Georgie) Sowman -I am a GP in the North East and PHE Physical Activity Clinical Champion for North east England . I am RCGP NE Faculty Sustainability lead, and a member of the RCGP Climate and Ecological advisory group. I am a member of HENEE Faculty of sustainability and represent General Practice on the NE Sustainability ICS. I have an interest in Planetary Health and integrating sustainable clinical care into every day practice. I am co-founder of NHS Ocean . We aim to ensure that Healthcare impact on Oceanic Health is not forgotten , whilst advocating the benefits of healthy blue spaces and waterways to human health - in particular to those with least equal access to health . My talk will look at sustainability in person centred care , in particular in relation to social prescribing and healthy blue spaces.