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Next cycle: Early 2027
Stay tuned for updates on our next cycle, which will begin in early 2027. The ECHO maintains a rolling cohort across cycles; registration remains open.
About the Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO
The Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO is a collaborative space for people in the Canadian healthcare sector to discuss, troubleshoot, and celebrate efforts to provide climate resilient and sustainable care across settings and specialties. Based on the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model, the PH&SC ECHO mobilizes an “all teach, all learn” training framework featuring mentoring and peer support.
Each 3-10 week ECHO cycle explores a theme related to climate, health, and health systems. Each session in a given cycle features a topic of interest grounded by experts in the field and brought to life by case studies shared by participants (to be arranged in advance); these can include:
- Case studies of the implementation of successful projects/efforts
- Experiences from the “messy middle” of implementing change
- Contemplated changes in a particularly challenging area/topic for which advice/guidance is sought An in-depth discussion of each case yields recommendations for presenters where they are sought, and insights on and inspiration for sustainability efforts for all participants, which they can in turn share with their own networks to spread good sustainability practice.
Previous Cycles
- Cycle 1: Climate, Health & Sustainable Care: Confronting acute and chronic climate risks, and implementing climate mitigation and adaptation in practice
- Cycle 2: Resource Stewardship for High-Quality Care
- Cycle 3: Integrated Care for Sustainable Health Systems: Highlighting Innovative Approaches
- Cycle 4: Climate Impacts on Health & Health Equity
- Cyce 5: Heat Preparedness for Health Care Providers and Organizations
Online ECHO Library
Slide decks, case summaries and recommendations, and resources shared during the cycle are made available to participants after every session.
We strongly encourage registrants to complete the Introduction to Sustainable Health Systems online course available on the Royal College for Physicians and Surgeons’ website (registration is open to all) in advance of the sessions.
The Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO is brought to you by the Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care in partnership with CASCADES.