Event: The Maltese environment and health
Date: 11 February 2020
Time: 08:30 - 13:30
Venue: Verdala Palace, Buskett Gardens, Rabat
The Faculty of Health Sciences within the University of Malta is holding a four-part series of workshops on the 11 February 2020 at Verdala Palace in Buskett Gardens, named "The Maltese environment and health".
The programme of events is as follows:
08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 Welcome Address
Dr Roberta Sammut, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
09:05 Address by H.E. President George Vella
09:30 The Maltese environment and health
Professor Maria Attard
Director of the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, University of Malta
10:00 The Maltese economic climate and health
Dr Gordon Cordina
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Workshops
Workshop 1: Addressing the Maltese obesogenic environment
Dr Claire Copperstone, Head, Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
Workshop 2: Climate change and the impact of health care
Dr Maria Cassar, Head, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
Workshop 3: The work environment and mental health
Dr Josianne Scerri, Head, Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
Workshop 4: Creating age-friendly urban environments
Dr Stephen Lungaro Mifsud, Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
12:00 Discussion of Workshop Findings by Rapporteurs
13:20 Closing Remarks
Dr Roberta Sammut, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta
13:30 End of Event
If you are interested in attending, kindly sign up by following this link, by no later than 4 February 2020.