Talking with Patients About Fossil Fuels, Health, and Home Choices
November 19, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Healthy Energy, Healthy Homes, Healthy Maine
Connecting Climate Solutions to Better Health in Maine
Free webinar series – CME Credit available
This webinar series brings together healthcare leaders to explore how fossil fuels impact health and how electrification can improve air quality, reduce disease, and advance climate goals. Sessions offer practical strategies for patient conversations, clinical practice, and systemic change.
Session 1: Fossil Fuels and Health – The Medical Case for Electrification
Wednesday, October 29, 12-1 pm
Learning Objectives:
Identify key pollutants produce by fossil fuel combustion in homes and businesses
Explain how these pollutants contribute to diseases
Articulate the public health case for transitioning to all-electric buildings
Presenters:
Susan Racine, MD, Internal Medicine, Board of Directors, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
Andee Krasner, MPH, Public Health Consultant and Volunteer, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
Session 2: Talking with Patients About Fossil Fuels, Health, and Home Choices
Wednesday, November 19, 12-1 pm
Learning Objectives:
Develop language for discussing indoor air quality and fossil fuel health impacts with patients
Practice scenarios for providing health-based recommendations regarding electrification
Understand how to incorporate questions about home energy sources into patient screening education
Presenter:
Colin T Phillips, MD, Interventional Cardiology, MaineHealth and Board Member, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maine
Session 3: Health Professionals Leading the Way: How the Healthcare Sector Can Protect Staff and Patients
Wednesday, December 3, 12-1 pm
Learning objectives:
Understand the role of the healthcare sector in Maine’s climate goals
Learn from real-world examples of health systems implementing electrification and emissions reductions
Identify ways clinicians can promote climate action
Presenters:
Michael Arsnow, MBA, MHA, Sustainability Manager, MaineHealth
Katherine T Liu, MD, Internal Medicine, Maine Health and Steering Committee Member, Alliance of Maine Health Professionals for Climate Action
Sponsored by:
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maine and the Alliance of Maine Health Professionals for Climate Action Webinar Series in collaboration with the Hanley Center for Health Leadership & Education