IAQM webinar: The impact of poor air quality on hospital attendance of multimorbid patients
This webinar will explore how exposure to common air pollutants affects hospital attendance among patients with multimorbidity (having two or more chronic conditions).
A systematic review, published this year, analysed 19 international studies, finding that short- and long-term exposure, particularly to PM2.5 and NO₂, is associated with increased emergency visits and hospital admissions. Older adults and women with cardiovascular or respiratory multimorbidity are especially vulnerable, highlighting important implications for public health policy and healthcare planning.
The webinar will discuss these findings, along with other insightful findings about multimorbidity and environmental threats to health.
This webinar is open to all.
Our speaker
Dr Nehal Hassan is a pharmacist and a Clinical Pharmacy Lecturer at Newcastle School of Pharmacy. She works at the intersection of clinical practice, AI, and digital health. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London. Her research focuses on developing predictive models and digital tools that improve healthcare for people living with long-term conditions, especially those from deprived communities.
Nehal is currently working on large projects to predict the risk of health deterioration among people living with multiple long-term conditions due to exposure to environmental threats such as air pollution and climate change.
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