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Check out the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's 12 quick steps to improve your environmental impact in operating theatres!

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members / location:Sophie-Mai Wilde / Yorkshire, England Issue:Walking aids have been identified as being in the top…

Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies. Team members Elena Grossman, MPH, Sheetal Khedkar Rao, MD, Marie Heffernan, PhD, Erika Ninos, Monica Nakielski, Michelle…

An article by Andrew Connor, Robert Lillywhite and Matthew Cooke (2010) using component analysisto analysethe carbon footprint of a renal service. Results suggested a number of carbon-reduction…

This article by Andrew Connor, Robert Lillywhite and Matthew Cooke (2011), discusses the differentcarbon footprints associated to differingtreatment modalities and regimes used to deliver maintenance…

Professor Nicolas Martin, Mr Steve Mulligan and co-authorshave recently published two articles on sustainable oral healthcarein the Dental Update Journal. Both parts can be found below. Part…

*2022 UPDATE - IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS TOOL FOR 2022 YOU CAN FIND IT HERE:Remote Consultations: Do they reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Your Guide to Calculating the Answer…

In 2021 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) declared a #ClimateEmergency and released aCall to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sectoranda…

The SHARE conference is an international conference that took place 7 May 2021, hosted in partnership between Bighton & Sussex Medical School and the University of Brighton School of Health…

Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Team Competition. Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatres Issue to be addressed: Approximately 23% of carbon emissions from surgery are due…