Dr. Kacey Ernst, infectious disease epidemiologist and public health expert, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Arizona Arthritis Center’s 22 nd annual Living Healthy With Arthritis Symposium. Additional presentations include Wu Style T’ai Chi Chuan as well as a physician-led panel.

Kacey C. Ernst, PhD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, will deliver the keynote address, “Beyond the Forecast: The Interplay of Climate Change and Health” at the 2024 UArizona Arthritis Center Living Healthy With Arthritis Symposium on Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The symposium is open to the public via livestream. In-person attendance is limited and by invitation only. Interested parties may view the conference agenda and register here.

Following Dr. Ernst’s presentation, a panel discussion will feature medical experts from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson on the critical interactions between climate and human health. Associate Professor Fariba Donovan, MD, PhD, is an infectious disease physician who specializes in diagnosis, treatment and research on coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever); Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Brian Drummond, MD, is the co-founder and chair of the steering committee for the Arizona Health Professionals for Climate Action and teaches the senior elective on climate and health; Professor of Medicine Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD, studies the impact of climate change on inflammation, inflammatory diseases and allergy-related conditions; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Julia B. Jernberg, MD, leads the AZ Climate and Health initiative supported by the UArizona Office of Research, Innovation and Impact and teaches the college’s climate and health section.