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Investigation into Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions at different life cycle points within gastrointestinal biopsies in a surgical pathology context. Aim to identify hotspots of GHG emissions and…
This article takes a main focus on the current climate and the need for more knowledge while in training. Climate change has a detrimental impact on everyone’s health, significantly impacting the…
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29 Jun 2023 •
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Shannon Y. Vandenberg, Andrea Chircop, Monique Sedgwick, David Scott
This review looks at how a 20-year-old male grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa (fungal infection) from his peritoneal dialysis fluid on three separate occasions. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis…
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3 Jul 2023 •
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Victoria Jane Carnall, Stephanie Murdock, Cressida Auckland, Christopher J Mulgrew.
The biopsy process at a large academic pathology laboratory was grouped into steps. Each supply and reagent was catalogued and postuse treatment noted. Energy consumption was estimated for capital…
This study uses hybrid environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify average emissions associated with resource use in an acute inpatient unit with 49 beds and 14,427 hospitalization days and…
Webinar recording from 25 November 2021
Featuring talks on
IPCC and COP26: what happens now? - James Dixon, Newcastle Hospitals
Greener NHS – Transitioning to a sustainable NHS - Manraj…
'Health care itself contributes to climate change. Anesthesia is a “carbon hotspot,” yet few data exist to compare anesthetic choices. The authors examined the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions…
Abstract
The health effects of climate change are becoming increasingly important; there are direct effects from heatwaves and floods, and indirect effects from the altered distribution of…
Study comparing an acute care unit with an intensive care unit in the US:
"An acute care unit generates 5.5kg of solid waste and 45kg CO2-e per hospitalization day. The ICU generates 7.1kg of solid…
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7 Dec 2021 •
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Prasad, P. A., Joshi, D., Lighter, J., Agins, J., Allen, R., Collins, M., Pena, F., Velletri, J., & Thiel, C.