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Skin surgery and the patient pathway for those with skin cancer significantly contribute to the climate crisis. Dermatological surgeons recognize the role of global climate change as a significant…
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Fatima Ali, Yasmin Nikookam, William Hunt, Sophie Holloran, Eshen Ang, Catriona Chaolin, Maria Charlambides, Ashima Lowe, Luke Brindley, Rachel Abbott, Aaron Wernham
This study highlights the reduction in CO2 emissions associated with same-day dermatological surgery. Limitations of this study include an assumption of travel to and from hospital appointments by…
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Claire Doyle, Orla McFeely, Paula Beatty, Lisa Murphy, Sarah O’Mahony, Marta Costa Blasco, Madonna Andrawis, Anne-Marie Tobin
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Abstract: GI endoscopy is highly resource-intensive with a significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation. Sustainable endoscopy in the context…
Publication in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate change threatens public health, and…
This report argues that health organisations in the UK and elsewhere should end investment in the 200 largest publicly-listed fossil fuel companies. Continued investment in these companies runs…
This is a panel discussion at RSNA sponsored by Philips which gives some valuable insights from radiologists in the USA, and from industry. You can just enter your details on the Philips website to…
New paper launched in conjunction with the new HealthcareLCA database. Paper discusses the new open-access database, methods and everything known about life cycle assessments (LCA's) in healthcare so…
Launch of a new Healthcare LCA Database, an up-to-date repository of published life cycle assessements within healthcare.
'HealthcareLCA brings together environmental assessments of health systems,…
This is a new editorial announcing a new series to come in the Intensive Care Medicinejournal and contains a useful infographic about improving environmental sustainability in…
