Thursday 24 April 2025 (12:00-13:00 CET)
Health systems across Europe must urgently adapt to the challenges of climate change. Equipping the health and care workforce with green skills is essential for tackling climate risks, reducing healthcare emissions, and increasing the awareness of the health impacts of climate change.
How can we embed climate-smart practices into medical education and training? What lessons can we learn from innovative green skills initiatives across Europe? And what concrete actions can policymakers take to accelerate progress? Join us to explore how green skills education can transform health systems and ensure a more sustainable and resilient future for all!
Speakers:
Andrea Schmidt, Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG), Austria (Keynote)
Federica Margheri, European Health Management Association (EHMA)
Ronald Batenburg, NIVEL, the Netherlands
Petronille Bogaert, DG SANTE, European Commission
Moderators: Michelle Falkenbach & Erica Richardson (European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies)
BeWell Spotlight Series: Upskilling and Reskilling the European Health and Care Workforce
The BeWell project is dedicated to upskilling and reskilling Europe’s health workforce to meet the challenges of digitalization and sustainability. Equipping health professionals with digital and green skills ensures that healthcare systems remain resilient, efficient, and environmentally responsible. The BeWell project fosters a future-ready workforce, ensuring that European health systems can meet emerging challenges while supporting broader EU policy goals and sustainability targets.
This spotlight series consists of two webinars to discuss outcomes from the BeWell project to build a digital and climate smart health and care workforce:
- Greening skills
- Digital skills