Friday, March 14, 2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
This CME conference focused on the critical theme of “Preparing For Patient Care During Environmental Extremes.” The event was dedicated to equipping healthcare professionals, trainees, and researchers with knowledge and tools to address the increasing impacts of environmental extremes on patient care.
AGENDA
8:45 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Terry Thompson, DHA, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS, Chief Executive Officer and the Professor and Kenneth L. Davis, MD, Distinguished Chair, Mount Sinai Health System
Robert O. Wright, MD, MPH, Ethel H. Wise Professor and System Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine and Co-Director, Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
9:00 AM
Pediatric Considerations in Hospital Preparedness
Matthew Harris, MD, FAAP, FAEMS, Medical Director, Clinical Preparedness and Business Continuity, Northwell Health, Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University
9:25 AM
Panel Discussion: Healthcare Readiness
Michael Redlener, MD, Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Readiness, Mount Sinai Health System and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matthew Harris, MD, FAAP, FAEMS, Medical Director, Clinical Preparedness and Business Continuity, Northwell Health, Associate Professor of Pediatrics &and Emergency Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra University
Moderator: Robert O. Wright, MD, MPH, Ethel H. Wise Professor and System Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine and Co-Director, Institute for Exposomic Research, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
10:00 AM
Break
10:20 AM
Panel Discussion: Protecting Frontline Workers and Vulnerable Populations
Ismail Nabeel, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Yun Hang, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
William “Brett” Perkison MD, MPH, FACOEM, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
Sara Zaat, JD, Medical Student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Harleen Marwah, MD, MS, Editorial Fellow, New England Journal of Medicine
11:00 AM
Addressing the Health Impacts of Wildfires
Michael Hadley, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Fuster Heart Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:20 AM
Infectious Disease Driven by Environmental Extremes
Viviana Simon, MD, PhD, Endowed Professor of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
11:40 AM
Institutional Sustainability Initiatives in Preparedness
Muoi Trinh, MD, Medical Director, Environmental Sustainability, Mount Sinai Health System, and Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, and Cardiovascular Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
12:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice
Michael Hadley, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Fuster Heart Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Viviana Simon, MD, PhD, Endowed Professor of Virology, Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Muoi Trinh, MD, Medical Director, Environmental Sustainability, Mount Sinai Health System, and Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, and Cardiovascular Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Ismail Nabeel, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
12:30 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Poster Session
2:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Community and Public Health Partnerships
Ann-Gel S. Palermo, DrPH, MPH, Project Director, East Harlem Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD)
Cameron Clarke, Environmental Health Fellow / Coordinator, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and MD Candidate, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Carol Johnson, Co-Founder and Disaster Liaison for the East Harlem Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD)
Moderator: Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3:00 PM
Institutional Preparedness for Research after Disasters and Environmental Extremes
Erin N. Haynes, DrPH, MS, Kurt W. Deuschle Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky (UK)
3:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Event Medicine, Sports, and Heat
Robert Hoke, MD, Associate Director, Division of EMS and Disaster Preparedness, Mount Sinai Health System and Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Melissa Leber, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor, Departments of Orthopedics and Emergency Medicine, and Director of Emergency Department Sports Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Moderator: Harleen Marwah, MD, MS, Editorial Fellow, New England Journal of Medicine
4:00 PM
Poster Awards and Closing Remarks
Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine and Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Poster Award Winners
First Place: Anika Nayak, Clinical Research Coordinator, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
“Monitoring of extreme temperatures during summer heat waves among a longitudinal cohort of pregnant people in Queens, New York”
Second Place: Melissa Blum, Medical Student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
“Early Pregnancy Warm Season Exposure and Neighborhood Heat Vulnerability are Associated with Adverse Perinatal Outcomes”
Third Place: Lydia Monk, Clinical Research Coordinator, The Mount Sinai Hospital
“From Housing to Health: Environmental and Social Determinants of Inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease”
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Requirements and Policies of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) through the joint providership of the Westchester Academy of Medicine and the Department of Environmental Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The Westchester Academy of Medicine is accredited by MSSNY to provide Continuing Medical Education for physicians. The Westchester Academy of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Organizers
Mount Sinai Institute for Exposomic Research
Department of Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Center for Healthcare Readiness