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The decision byThe Lancetto commission a 40-page report into the health effects of global warming should be taken as an indication that the medical profession can no longer ignore the implications of…
The disposal of waste contributes to the environmental impact of healthcare. Kidney care, and dialysis in particular, produces large amounts of plastic and packaging waste. If explored further, the…
What challenges have you encountered while implementing sustainable initiatives in your healthcare organization? Let's discuss and find solutions together.
An interesting article describing the Climate ECHO, a weekly virtual mentoring programme for health-care and public health professionals addressing essential climate and health educational needs for…
The key to environmental footprint improvement in healthcare and critical care uses the framework: avoiding, reducing, reusing, and recycling without compromising safe, quality care, with simultaneous…
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19 Jun 2023 •
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Heather Baid, principal lecturer, Eleanor Damm, specialty trainee, Louise Trent, intensive care physician, Forbes McGain, associate dean sustainable healthcare
Alongside Liz Sturgiss and Peter Tait I am guest editor for this special edition on the topic of Climate Crisis in a Family Medicine journal:
https://academic.oup.com/fampra/issue/40/3
Thank you…
A survey conducted in July 2021 revealed public concern about climate change and the NHS's role in addressing environmental issues. Despite low awareness of the NHS's net zero ambition, the majority…
The Clinical guidelines for environmental sustainability in dentistry, which aim to give staff working in dentistry a better understanding of how to make services more environmentally sustainable,…
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10 Jan 2024 •
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Bakar, M.; Duane, B.; Fennell-Wells, A.; Klass, C.
