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Another online webinar for the diary! An Introduction to Sustainable Dentistry 26th April 2023

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20 Mar 2023
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Jenny Girdler
Webinar Title: An Introduction to Sustainable Dentistry Date and Time:26 April 2023, Wednesday, 12:30- 13:30 PM (BST) Click to…
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Earth Hour 25 March 8.30-9.30 PM. What will you be doing?

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16 Mar 2023
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Wendy Briggs
wwf.org.uk/earth-hour "Earth Hour is your time to switch off from distractions and focus on our world" Anyone got interesting ideas on what they will be doing if they "switch off for an…
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Net Zero Clinical Care conference: 14/7/23 London Free All healthcare professionals welcom

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16 Mar 2023
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Wendy Briggs
BMJ and the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change present a new one-day conference that will empower healthcare professionals to respond to the health emergency that climate change brings. Net Zero…
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LCA of bio-based polymer tubes

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16 Mar 2023
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Martin Farley
Hi all, I saw that Eppendorf have released some microtubes which are made partly of a biobased polymer - https://www.eppendorf.com/be-en/lab-academy/lab-solutions/eppendorf-tubes-biobased/ At…
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Typical carbon intensity of low-intensity NHS ward setting?

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16 Mar 2023
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Gerry Lowe
With apologies if this is already in the content and I've missed it... I am looking for a typical figure for low-intensity NHS ward carbon intensity (kg-CO2e/inpatient-day). The background is…
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Orthotics options

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16 Mar 2023
by
Frances Balmer
Posting on behalf of a colleague from our hand therapy team looking at more sustainable options for plastic moulded orthotics for patients. The 3 alternatives they have identified as potentially…
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Great TEDTalks on Occupational Therapy's Role in Climate Crisis.

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16 Mar 2023
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Sara Lemaitre
Great TEDxAlmansorParkSalononbyKelly DeMarco on Occupational Therapy's Role in Climate Crisis. "Everyone has a role to play in being part of the solution for the climate crisis, including…
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Food for Thought...

Created on
15 Mar 2023
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Annymn Adams
Apparently, around 70 percent of adults may experience impostorism (imposter syndrome) at some point in their life. When it comes to environmental and sustainable issues, I actually feel like a…
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Curtains - disposable vs reusable

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14 Mar 2023
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Rhea Conn
Hi all, anyone looked into single use vs reusable curtains?
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Greener Inhaler Prescribing QI in Hospital setting - advice

Created on
14 Mar 2023
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Katia Florman
Dear all, I'm a respiratory registrar who's started a QIP in my Hospital aiming to reduce the carbon-equivalent footprint of our inpatient prescribing. Has anyone done this successfully in secondary…