Environmental Health Conference 2025: Building a Healthier Tomorrow

Environmental Health Conference 2025: Building a Healthier Tomorrow

Friday, October 17, 2025
8:00am-4:00pm (Registration opens at 7:30am)

Location: ChristianaCare John H. Ammon Medical Education Center, Main Auditorium, Newark, DE

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 14, 2025 (no late in-person registrations will be accepted)

Pre-registration is required!  
Please select the appropriate registration category and corresponding payment method for your desired attandance option.

$30.00 in-person registration fee
**Cost Center transfers are for ChristianaCare employees only**

Questions: Contact Amy Minsker, CME Manager at amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org 

Event Overview

This educational opportunity is designed to foster an understanding of how health is intrinsically linked to the way we interact with our environment and how caregivers can promote health through climate education, mitigation, and adaptation.
 

Target Audience

This activity is intended for specialty physicians, primary care physicians, residents, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, and students.

Statement of Need

There is a pressing need to equip healthcare providers with knowledge and tools to address environmental health risks, integrate sustainability into care, and strengthen collaborations with communities, especially as climate change increases these challenges.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

1. Identify key environmental impacts associated with healthcare and implement strategies to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of both direct and indirect environmental determinants of health and apply this understanding to enhance patient care.
3. Recognize the importance of developing strong healthcare-community partnerships to improve environmental resilience and public health outcomes.
4. Support innovation for health through mitigation and adaptation.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Christiana Care. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. 

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.


 

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible companies. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

Marci Drees, MD, MS, DTMH, FACP, FSHEA (Planner, Activity Director, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Deanna Benner, MSN, APRN, WHNP (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Amy Minsker (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Greg O'Neill (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Elizabeth Cerceo, MD, FACP, FHM (Speaker) - 
Shirley Kalwaney, MD, FACP, DipABLM (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sarah B. Bucic, MSN, RN, PMHCNS-BC (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Duane Duke (Speaker) - 
Alan S. Greenglass, MD (Moderator) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Dee Durham (Moderator) - 
Cydney Teal (Panelist) - 
Abby Nerlinger (Panelist) - 
Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem (Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kevin Brinson (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kate Dupont-Phillips (Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Babita Jaganan (Panelist) - 
Jennifer Adkins (Panelist) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational activity. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational activity does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

Technical Requirements

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