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Join us for this education session, with a focus on climate change and the impacts on mental health. This event is supported by the NSW/ACT PHN Disaster Management Network.

Agenda

Climate change and mental health – Louise Shepherd, Clinical Psychologist

GP perspective – Dr Maryanne Docker

The session will discuss:

• the impacts of climate change on mental health
• how primary care can recognise and respond to climate-related anxieties and mental illness
• identify effective strategies to implement in practice to support patients and health professionals

Learning outcomes:

• Discuss the impacts of climate change on mental health
• Recognise and respond to climate-related mental illness presenting in patients
• Implement effective strategies in practice to support patients and health professionals

Target audience: all primary healthcare providers

The Central and Eastern Sydney PHN (CESPHN) is committed to raising awareness about the health impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. To view the CESPHN Climate change and population health: implementation plan, please click here.

Please ensure you register as an individual, not as a group, so that we can record all participants accurately and distribute certificates accordingly.