YSPH Climate Change and Health Seminar with Dr. Joanna G. Katzman, "When Climate Change Shows Up In The Exam Room"

Joanna G Katzman, MD, MSPH, is a neurologist and Professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) with Secondary Appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, as well as the Colleges of Nursing and Population Health. She is the Director of Project ECHO’s Public Health programs and Director Emeritus of the UNM Pain Center. In 2008, Dr. Katzman created the ECHO Pain and Opioid Management program, which has been replicated by most US Federal agencies and over 145 medical centers in over 15 countries. Dr. Katzman’s Project ECHO public health programs include: Climate Change and Human Health, Violence Prevention and Gun Safety, First Responder Resilience, Adverse Childhood Experiences, COVID-19, and Clinical Communications. The Climate Change ECHO program has reached over 7,000 health professionals from all 50 states and over 45 countries. Dr. Katzman is a member of the New Mexico Governor’s Council for Pain and Opioid Misuse. Her research includes the benefits of take-home naloxone, health professional education and patient-centered communication.