Purpose
Climate change is causing more frequent extreme weather events that adversely affect human health. Hence, the need to address climate change and its effects on human and planetary health with future providers is increasingly urgent and is the impetus for the collaboration between the medical college, interprofessional center, and planetary health alliance. This abstract describes one of the collaborative events focused on the negative effects of pharmaceutical waste on climate change and therefore on human and planetary health.

Methods
The event was piloted in February 2024 via Zoom and was live-streamed. Panelists presented the definition of pharmaceutical waste, its effects on the environment and human health, and proper handling and disposal of pharmaceutical waste by healthcare providers and patients. Discussion among attendees occurred via breakout rooms. The event also addressed the interprofessional (IP) competencies of Communication and Values & Ethics. A post-event survey was conducted right after the event.

Results
The post-event survey was completed by 205 out of 227 attendees, which included students from various health professions [dental hygiene (16), dental medicine (3), health, wellness and occupational studies (1), medical biology (2), osteopathic medicine (170), pharmacy (4), and public health (1)], and others (8). Most (168) identified Values & Ethics as the strongest IP competency. Qualitative data was collected for what was successful (122 responses) and what could be changed (95 responses) about the event. Preliminary analysis showed the following “success” related themes: important and informative topic, opportunity for discussion, and knowledgeable panelists; and “improvement” related themes: different timing of the event, need for better campus technology, and more time for discussion.

Conclusion
The large attendance demonstrated the interest of health professional students in learning about this topic. Attendees’ feedback emphasized the need for more topics about climate change in the health professions education curricula.