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An insightful study surveying dermatological societies' environmental sustainability governance and member activity in regard to environmental sustainability and climate change. This study is…
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Dennis Niebel, Simon Tso, Eva Rawlings Parker, Misha Rosenbach, Eugene Tan, Hok Bing Thio, Sarah Coates, Louise Kronborg Andersen, Paige W. Wolstencroft, Christina Hecker, Susanne Saha, David de Berker
This is a interesting alternative to the CSH principles of sustainable healthcare and the GNHS workstreams.
'We propose five policy principles:
1. Reduce healthcare demand through increased…
In our latest sharing event, we had a presentation on plastics and the food system from 2 researchers at LSHTM. This is an article they wrote which covers a lot of information on plastic pollution and…
Excellent resource on the impact of waste associated with medical education and how part of the waste can be re-used in other sessions, therefore greatly reducing the impact on the environment
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October 2022
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Wesam Alyeddin a, Sarah Peters b, Adrianna Aleksandra Zembrzycka c, Laura Hudson b, SanYuMay Tun
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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…
It has become apparent that the climate crisis is reaching critical levels and Governments and key organisations are recognising the need for change. A review of current literature reveals very little…
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…
This article aims for readers to be able to:
Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts.
Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…