Health and Environment Series: Making the Connection 2025

Health and Environment Series: Making the Connection Between Plastics and Health

Join us on Friday, March 7th, 2025 for WEHN's annual Making the Connection conference, where we will be exploring the crucial link between health and plastics. The conference will be held online and in-person at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) in Madison, Wisconsin. Whether you're a student, environmental advocate, medical professional, or just curious about the topic, this event is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about the connection between health and the environment.

This conference is eligible for 5 hours of CE or CME credits.

Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP

Pediatrician, Epidemiologist, and Director
Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, Boston College

Hilary Ong, MD, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Matthew Campen, PhD, MSPH

Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico

Linda Kahn, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Johnathan Berard

Policy Director
Beyond Plastics

Leah Holloway

Program Manager
Plastic Free MKE and Milwukee Riverkeeper

11:00-11:45 -- Check-in, networking with tabling organizations

11:45-12:00 -- Welcome

12:00-1:00 -- Philip Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP: Health Effects of Plastic

1:00-2:00 -- Linda Kahn, PhD, MPH: Plastics and Human Reproduction: A Life Course Perspective

2:00-2:30 -- Matthew Campen, PhD, MSPH: Neuroplastics: Out of Sight, Into Mind

2:30-2:45 -- Break

2:45-3:45 -- Hilary Ong, MD, FAAP: Plastic in Healthcare: A Call to Action

3:45-4:45 -- (Panel) Johnathan Berard and Leah Holloway: Plastics, Policy and Legislation

4:45-5:45 -- Social hour and networking

Host or Publisher Wisconsin Environmental Health Network, Physicians for Social Responsibility Wisconsin