BEAT the HEAT 2023 :  Western Sydney Heat and Health Forum

Hills Doctors Association

Heatwaves are a silent killer.  The physical and mental health impacts of heat waves can be devastating.  Heat waves deepen social inequity.

Innovation Quarter (iQ) Westmead

The venue is easy to get to by public transport . Directly opposite  Westmead Station. Please plan ahead . Please bring a mask with you to the meeting.  Tea , coffee and finger food will be provided.

Heatwaves are the silent killer. More people die from heat than all other natural disasters combined in Australia. Western Sydney is hotter during heatwaves than Central and Eastern Sydney. Our population bears the burden of physical harms. The mental health toll of Heat is just as devastating. We are not powerless to act. We can be the solutions. Hear from the experts in field of physiology, mental health, emergency medicine, urban research and organisations focused on the solutions.Dr Michael Bonning President NSW AMA . Dr Bonning experience of heat in the armed forces has left with indelible memory and he is now a passionate advocate in this area.Dr Kim Loo Chair Hills Doctors Association, NSW Chair Doctors for the Environment Australia, AMA NSW Council. Lead organiser for this event.Professor Ollie Jay Heat incubation Hub Sydney University. World renowned researcher in field of the physiology of heat on the human body. He explains how heat kills.Dr Cybele Dey Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. The Childrens Hospital network. New research that humidity compounds the mental health impacts of heat. NSW DEA Dr Lai Heng Foong Accident and Emergency physician - Disaster lead for the college of emergency medicine. Dr Foong is the organiser of the Western Sydney Heat Simulation planed for March 2023. NSW DEA Kelly Gee - Heat policy and research WSROC -Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) - Emma Bacon - founder and CEO of Sweltering Cities - Heat waves deepen social inequity and those least resourced with energy poverty will bear the brunt of the health impacts. What are the solutions?Photo is taken by Professor Sebastian Pfausch at Jordan Springs This meeting is supported by the AMA NSW , NSW Doctors for the Environement , Sydney Universtiy . The Hills Doctors Assosciation.

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