PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL EDUCATION WEBINAR

Air pollution is estimated by the WHO to be responsible for an estimated seven million excess deaths per year and is a major cause of ill-health in Australia.

Air pollution comes from transport and industry emissions, from the combustion of coal and gas and from bushfires. Last summers catastrophic fires demonstrated how serious a health threat air pollution from smoke is. This threat will increase in Australia as a result of global warming.

For this webinar, Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos will present scientific evidence which describes how exposure to air pollutants, even below accepted Government standards, can seriously harm human health and is a cause of a number of chronic health conditions that commonly present to medical practitioners and cause suffering in the community.

Air pollutants increase morbidity and mortality in multiple ways, with the elderly and children being at particular risk and susceptible to harm when exposed. Dr Vicki will discuss the health risks associated with common air pollutants and demonstrate how far reaching these effect are.

Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos AM is a respected medical practitioner with many years of clinical experience who emphasises the importance of lifestyle and preventative medicine with her patients in general practice. Dr Kotsirilos' goal and passion is driven by helping our society maintain a healthy community and population, and preserving and protecting our natural environment for future generations to thrive and enjoy. Dr Vicki is often quoted in the media and regularly lectures on the latest scientific evidence on air pollution. She believes everybody, no matter where they live deserve to breathe clean air, especially children.

Please join Dr Kotsiliros for this one hour webinar and learn how pollution effects you and your community and what we can do about it.

Date: 26th of November 2020

Time: 7:30 EST, 7:00 CST, 6:30 QLD, 4:30 WST

This is an accredited activity with the RACGP and ACCRM