Finally huge Kudos to the crew at @cape-acme.bsky.social! Volunteer Drs. Mili Roy, @drmelissalem.bsky.social + @samanthagreen.bsky.social! And incredible staff with Dr. @latemper.bsky.social, @robb-barnes.bsky.social and Nola Poirier! An amazing team that accomplished so much to save our world! Fin

"The lungs of the world are in your hands!" That was our message for #COP30 negotiators this week. Standing in front of a giant pair of lungs, health professionals from around the world joined our call to phase out #fossilfuels to protect health and save lives. youtube.com/shorts/pIavx...

@drmelissalem.bsky.social, @courtghoward.bsky.social, @samanthagreen.bsky.social and Mili Roy shared frontline experiences caring for patients and communities whose wellbeing has been harmed by the fossil fuel industry in #canada, calling on #cdnpoli to stop expanding fossil fuels.

Great panel at @who’s #cop30embelém🌳 Health Pavilion today, featuring @cape-acme.bsky.social physicians @drmelissalem.bsky.social and @courtghoward.bsky.social and many others. We’re hearing about how nature-based solutions can heal people and the planet at this critical time.

What an experience to join @jvipondmd.bsky.social and the @cape-acme.bsky.social team on the streets of Belém for the #COP30 Great People's March with 50,000+ people this weekend to call for #climatejustice now. Proud to bring the voice of health to this powerful community-led action.

Our Organization @cape-acme.bsky.social invested some money in a new prop! Inflatable lungs! They looked great for about 45 min the the battery died and they looked a little less great. Sigh Live and learn. 2/

Action today! (I'm behind the first K with @drmelissalem.bsky.social) 5/

The best part of #COP is being surrounded by smart, dedicated climate advocates from Canada and around the world This year at #COP30, it’s great to see @cape-acme.bsky.social President @drmelissalem.bsky.social in action - here talking to CBC about Carney’s LNG announcement.

“During wildfires, floods and heatwaves, false information spreads faster than facts, leaving people unable to protect themselves. Like toxic air and water pollution, information pollution threatens our health and safety. “ @drmelissalem.bsky.social

As a Co-Investigator on the #PANDA Trial, I approve this message. Australian friends and colleagues, take note! 👇 www.powerlab.site/research/pan... #healthybynature

Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30? There are five of us! Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.

L’ACME / @cape-acme.bsky.social et l’AQME sont déçues du contenu du budget fédéral qui a été déposé aujourd’hui, avec des reculs et des imprécisions, et pas assez en faveur de la santé environnementale et donc humaine. Lisez notre analyse et les propos de la présidente, @drmelissalem.bsky.social.

Hallowe'en has passed—but for many parents, the scary part is far from over. Great to join @danburritt.bsky.social to talk sugar + kids' health, including: 🧠 immediate mental + physical effects 🏥 long-term health impacts 🍭 which sweets are worse for health + more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuCC...

Every time I meet with this crew I leave inspired. Loved spending the afternoon learning + dialoguing with colleagues at @vanartgallery.bsky.social, @bcparksfoundation.ca's #PaRx, @unitedwaybc.bsky.social + more to advance nature, art and social prescribing across our region. /1

Reflecting on memories with colleagues up in the trees + mountaintops after heading to South Korea this week to keynote the 2nd World Forum on Forest Therapy, on the Art + Science of Nature Prescribing. This field is at a global inflection point—and I'm so grateful to be part of it. wfoft.org/main

Happy Hallowe'en from our pumpkin family to yours! Though we're experiencing an atmospheric river here in @cityofvancouver.bsky.social, our spirits are far from damp. Stay safe out there everyone. #happyhalloween

Children are getting better air quality monitoring and education through the legacy of Carter Vigh, a 9-year-old BC boy who died of an asthma attack during the 2023 wildfire season. Learn more: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whatonearth/carter-project-bc-mother-teaching-kids-about-air-quality-9.6943130

"We need a better understanding that we need to be more careful at lower levels of air pollution," says Dr. Melissa Lem, CAPE President. “In Canada, because it's only recently that we've been exposed to more and more air pollution, we're not as aware of it."

Honoured to join these incredible leaders from across Canada on behalf of @cape-acme.bsky.social in a unified call for Budget 2025 to fund a Youth Climate Corps—because young people deserve meaningful work that builds a #healthyfuture. Learn more: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca

Is your protein powder contaminated with lead? Good to cover @consumerreports.org's recent report today with @danburritt.bsky.social, including: 🧪 when (or if) to worry ☠️ symptoms of lead poisoning 💪 avoiding protein mania—most adults only need 0.8 g/kg/day Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx3G...

Coming up on Thursday, Oct 23 - join us for Clean Air, Healthy Kids & Communities: The Case for Strong Methane Regulations. Explore the impacts of methane on kids and communities - and the policy solutions we need in order to end emissions. Registration is still open. RVSP now!

Loved spending the day with physician leaders from across Canada at @cmadocs.bsky.social's Canadian Conference on Physician Health today in Vancouver. The future of medicine, and physician health, looks brighter because of you all! More about the conference here: events.cma.ca/website/8372...

Do you know accounting, finance or business administration, and want to join the board of @cape-acme.bsky.social, one of the most effective environment and health charities in Canada? Apply to our treasurer posting: www.charityvillage.com/job/treasure... #healthyfuture @jvipondmd.bsky.social

Home after a heart- and mind-filling few days in Ontario celebrating this year's @clean50.bsky.social winners and visiting family, friends and colleagues who feel like family over Thanksgiving weekend. Learn more about the 2026 Clean50 honourees here: clean50.com/honourees/ #healthyfuture

Are you a health care worker who cares about the polycrisis of environmental degredation and climate? Check out this amazing conference (that I happen to be speaking at). with @drmelissalem.bsky.social @sethdklein.bsky.social @avilewis.ca and more! October 25th. virtual. ubccpd.ca/learn/learni...

🎉CAPE President Dr. Melissa Lem has been given Canada's Clean50 Award for 2026, which recognizes top contributors to the clean economy in Canada over the past 2 years. 🎉

On October 6, health professionals across the country mobilized for the 1st-ever National Day of Action for Planetary Health. Because our health depends on a healthy planet. 🌎 @cmadocs.bsky.social @royalcollege.bsky.social

Any chance to talk climate with the great @drmelissalem.bsky.social is a gift. Planetary health and personal health are bound together in the fabric of life on earth. Oh yeah, and my brother @sethdklein.bsky.social will be there too! Looking forward to this...

Cannot wait to moderate the opening keynote of UBC CPD + @cape-acme.bsky.social's Climate Emergency Conference with @sethdklein.bsky.social + @avilewis.ca on Oct 25. It's going to be a barn burner, everyone—don't miss it! Join us for the watch party in Vancouver, or online: ubccpd.ca/learn/learni...

Honoured to share—exactly 6 years after I took the stage in Toronto to speak at NCC's Nature Talks—that I'm joining the BC Regional Advisory Board of @ncccnc.bsky.social, Canada's largest nature conservation charity. Grateful for this full-circle moment. natureconservancy.ca/who-we-are/o...

Incredibly inspired after witnessing the beautiful, hopeful and resolute energy from health professionals across the country marking Canada's inaugural National Day of Action on Planetary Health yesterday. @cape-acme.bsky.social @royalcollege.bsky.social @cmadocs.bsky.social #planetaryhealthday /1

Thanks to everyone who joined in for the inaugural National Day of Action on Planetary Health! Keep sharing those plant-forward meals - making a significant impact on global emissions and our health starts with the food on our plates. 🍽️ nourishleadership.ca/programs/pla... #PlanetaryHealthDay

Today, October 6, is #PlanetaryHealthDay! Do you have a plant-forward planetary health-supporting meal, recipe, or food photo to share? Tag us #NourishLeadership and #PlanetaryHealthDay! 🌎 🍽️ Join tonight's webinar 👉 lnkd.in/gsvdkCuT Learn more 👉 planetaryhealthday.ca

Today is Canada’s first National Day of Action on Planetary Health. The climate crisis and pollution are harming our health and threatening our healthcare systems. We have the power and responsibility to act. #cdnpoli planetaryhealthday.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social @royalcollege.bsky.social

Re-upping my conversation with @drmelissalem.bsky.social in advance of 🇨🇦‘s National Day of Action on Planetary Health, 6 October: planetaryhealthday.ca #planetaryhealthday @cape-acme.bsky.social

What a joy to speak this week at the sold-out Climate Talks event at UBC Botanical Garden, led by the German Consulate General Vancouver. Exactly the kind of interdisciplinary work we need to catalyze real action on planetary health. botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/news-events/... @cape-acme.bsky.social

At @cape-acme.bsky.social we're sometimes asked, Why don't doctors stay in their lane? The answer: health is about more than health care. Planetary health is public health, which is why the first National Day of Action on Planetary Health is happening Oct. 6. healthydebate.ca/2025/10/topi...

THIS 👇. Friends, please take this action today and help us get a national Youth Climate Corps over the line...

📢 Calling all health professionals: Only one more day to sign on to the National Day of Action on Planetary Health's open letter to the federal government, here: planetaryhealthday.ca Join @cape-acme.bsky.social + major health organizations in supporting action on planetary health on October 6!

On Oct 6, join David Suzuki & planetary health leaders on practical steps + big solutions to the environment crisis: https://loom.ly/9paSmn8 #planetaryhealthday @royalcollege.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social

Les Drs Matthieu Touchette et Stephan Williams parleront de la durabilité en santé et de gestes à poser pour la planète et les patient·es lors du webinaire du 6 octobre animé par David Suzuki : ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social

October 6 is the the first ever National Day of Action on Planetary Health. Learn how to implement practical solutions to address climate change in health care in webinar hosted by David Suzuki: ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social

Le 6 octobre, Journée d’action nationale pour la santé planétaire, découvrez des solutions pratiques en santé pour faire face aux changements climatiques lors d’un webinaire animé par David Suzuki : ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social

Still reflecting on a million and one pinch-me moments from @resonatenbt.bsky.social's annual meeting in Padua, Italy. Honoured to be an International Expert Advisor for this ground-breaking project, and excited to generate new research + impact as we move into the next 2 years. resonate-horizon.eu

Learn how to implement practical solutions to address #climatechange in health care. Register for the Oct. 6 webinar hosted by David Suzuki and other health care leaders: ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social#climatechange#MedEd #Med#MedEd

Honoured to sign this open letter on behalf of @cape-acme.bsky.social. Join us on September 20! drawtheline.world/canada #healthyfuture

This Ksi Lisims LNG approval is terrible news. "It's hard to believe that we're moving ahead in B.C. with climate-destroying LNG projects in the midst of a climate crisis," said Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Gitanyow hereditary chiefs. Yup. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Returning to Terrace—where I cut my teeth running the Mills Memorial ER as a resident—to speak @pnwdivision.bsky.social's annual CPD + networking meeting this weekend felt like a homecoming. Also great to see @cape-acme.bsky.social's advocacy on the front page of the local newspaper. 'Til next time!

Join us at CAPE! 🌱 Our Health and Economic Policy Program is hiring a Campaign Manager with experience in communications and on-the-ground campaigning. Interested in climate disinformation, commercial determinants of health, and environmental justice? Apply by Sept. 14! https://loom.ly/bj7QrpE

Are artificial sweeteners less than sweet for your brain? Good to join @danburritt.bsky.social to discuss a new study showing 62% faster cognitive 🔻 in those eating the most, including: 🧠 how worried to be 🚧 why middle-agers may be most at risk 🍭 sugar vs. substitutes www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSUg...