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SHE Masterclass 2018 Review

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12 Oct 2018
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Bringing Sustainable Healthcare into the Undergraduate Curriculum The 2018 Sustainable Healthcare Education masterclass took place in Islington on 11thSeptember 2018, organised by the Centre for…
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Sustainable anaesthesia - reducing desflurane usage

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5 Oct 2018
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Sam Freeman
I am looking to reduce the environmental impact of the anaesthetic department that I am currently working in. In particular, I'd like to reduce the amount of desflurane use, as this is known to be a…
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New examples from kidney units needed!

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18 Sep 2018
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Frances Mortimer
Dear kidney teams and patients, I have been invited to run a session at the Association for Renal Technicians' conference in October 2018. I will be presenting examples of green practice from…
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Calling all Q members (Health Foundation) with a passion for sustainability

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12 Sep 2018
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Chantelle Rizan
Calling all sustainability friends… are you a Q member (Health Foundation)? We are pleased to announce we have just started a new Sustainability Specialist Interest group- please do join us…
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Dental Sustainability Scholars 2017-18, a year on...

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9 Sep 2018
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Sara Harford
A fantastic year on since starting as ‘Sustainable Dentistry Scholars’, the time has come for Darshini and I to hang up our scholar hats! This past year we have been supported by CSH and Health…
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The Role of Occupational Therapists in the NHS Forest

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30 Aug 2018
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Sam Eperson
Welcome to my farewell post as an OT Sustainability Volunteer! One of mymain projects recently has been writing a report looking at the role of occupational therapists within the NHS…
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Two upcoming SHE workshops

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29 Aug 2018
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Frances Mortimer
SHE is running 2 practical workshops on sustainable healthcare education this Autumn... Please do sign up yourselfand circulate the details to friends and colleagues. Sustainable Healthcare…
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Exploring the role of education in sustainable occupational therapy

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20 Aug 2018
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Jenny Rickard
Occupational therapy, with its holistic approach to problem-solving and ability to understand complex contextual factors, is in a position to play a critical role in framing issues around…
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#BookClub

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20 Aug 2018
by
Sarah Walpole
Planetary Health Book Club Discussion The Planetary Health Alliance have a book club held online - you are welcome to join. The next book is Wayfinders, by Wade Davis, a discussion of…
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Greening vacant lots reduces depression in city dwellers

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15 Aug 2018
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Miguel de Seixas
Worth a read: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/greening-vacant-lots-reduces-depression-city-dwellers I like the simplicity with which hits the triple bottom line.