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Driving sustainable healthcare education through the development of assessment practices

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21 Jan 2019
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Kathleen (Kay) Leedham-Green
The GMC has recently announced that it requires all UK medical schools to ensure that graduating doctors are able to apply the principles of sustainable healthcare to their practice by 2020 [1]. There…
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Submitting SHE abstracts to AMEE 2019 (deadline 6 Feb)

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16 Jan 2019
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Frances Mortimer
We are planning to submit at least one abstract for a workshop on sustainable healthcare education at the AMEE 2019Association for Medical Education in Europeconference. If anyone would like to…
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Paper on the Environmental Impact of Cataract Surgery: Is There a Tradeoff Between Sustainable Practices and Good Safety?

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11 Jan 2019
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Andriele Madison
The article "Reducing the environmental impact of cataract surgery: Sustainability versus safety: A tradeoff?"published by Dr. Nick Mamalis (University of Utah, USA) discusses the evidence available…
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The Royal College of Ophthalmologists/Bausch and Lomb Sustainability Prize 8 January 2019

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4 Jan 2019
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Beth Barnes
Submit an abstract for the 2019 RCOphth Annual Congress. Prize awards include The Royal College of Ophthalmology/ Bausch and Lomb Sustainability Prize. A prize for sustainability of £200 will be…
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Mobile Health: Potential for Better Health and Good Environmental Outcomes

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3 Jan 2019
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Andriele Madison
This week’s highlight project is the Virtual Glaucoma Surveillance Clinic carried out by the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. This project offers a unique approach to curbing the high demand for…
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Happy New Year from the Sustainable Operating Theatres Network!

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1 Jan 2019
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Charlotte Holbrook
I would like to introduce myself as the new manager for the Network. I would love to make 2019 a year for connecting even more members of the surgical team who feel strongly about environmental…
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Referrals to Comprehensive Ophthalmology and Potential for Improvements in Efficiency

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18 Dec 2018
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Andriele Madison
Due to increases in the demand forophthalmology services,providers have been overburdened with referrals. Understanding how referral networks currentlywork can be an important tool toward reducing…
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Introductory blog from CSH's newest Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer

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17 Dec 2018
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Anna Michell
Hello everyone, my name Anna Michell and I have become the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s (CSH) newest Occupational Therapy Sustainability Volunteer. My role with CSH will be to write up case…
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ENOTHE Annual Meeting 2018

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16 Dec 2018
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Niamh Mitchell
ENOTHE Annual Meeting 2018 Hi all, I recently attended the European Network of Occupational Therapists in Higher Education (ENOTHE) Annual Meeting. I was there to present on the role of…
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Call for Submissions: Special Issue in RCR on Sustainable Healthcare

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12 Dec 2018
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Cassandra Thiel
The journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling is lookingfor original papers (research, case studies, review articles) on sustainable healthcare, to be submitted before June 1, 2019. For more…