Announcing our keynote speaker for BECC 2025!
We are pleased to announce our BECC 2025 keynote speaker: Dr. Lisa Patel, Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH), will explain how to use health-based messaging to catalyze critical climate action. Join us for her talk, “Building Powerful Alliances for Climate Action through the Health Frame.” As a pediatrician and Science Mom, Dr. Patel leverages social media to communicate to parents and caretakers about the health harms of climate change. While the health impacts of climate change is currently poorly understood, health professionals are often trusted figures who can help engage discussions on climate action to mitigate the impact on health.
In addition to directing MSCCH, Lisa Patel is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford School of Medicine. She is also a member of the Executive Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change. Lisa received her medical degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and completed her training in pediatrics at UCSF. She is a former Presidential Management Fellow for the Environmental Protection Agency.