Education for sustainable healthcare: A transdisciplinary approach to transversal environmental threats

Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle; Graeme Horton; Fiona Kent; Lorraine Walker; Michelle McLean

doi:10.1080/0142159X.2020.1795101

Education for sustainable healthcare: A transdisciplinary approach to transversal environmental threats

Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle, Graeme Horton, Fiona Kent, Lorraine Walker, Michelle McLean

Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine

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Abstract

Global Environmental Changes are dynamic and complex, crossing disciplines, sectors, regions, and populations and shaping the health of current and future generations. GECs present an unprecedented challenge demanding a response of equal scale and complexity involving unfettered collaboration beyond disciplines with implications for global health. At this critical point, health professions' education should have moved on from building consensus about the relevance of education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) to active implementation. In this commentary, we discuss why transdisciplinary problem-solving and interprofessional education should be considered in education for sustainable healthcare. We review types of collaborative educational practices, outline opportunities, challenges, and resources to enable implementation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1102-1106
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medical Teacher
Volume	42
Issue number	10
Early online date	3 Aug 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2020.1795101
Publication status	Published - 2 Oct 2020

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