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…
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 narrative review works to analyse supply chains used for gastroenterology and for each component in these chains provide steps to improve resource management.
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Abstract
The current global ecological crisis threatens to irreversibly alter the conditions under which human civilization has evolved. Within…
Key learning point:
Switching to the 44 to 1 concentration cans is a relatively easy process at negligible cost and may be a simpler method of reducing concentrate solution storage without…
Published date
May 2011
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Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
In 2015 the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) (now known as Greener NHS) in partnership with Environmental Resources Management estimated carbon footprints for the following units of healthcare…
EMRAD quarterly magazine, with a theme on sustainability (not just in imaging). Contents includes:
Sustainablity plans for EMRAD
Radioactive waste handling
Sustainable travelling
Imaging…
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…
Published date
March 2021
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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
This article provides an overview of intensive care environmental sustainability with a nice summary figure of recommendations to focus on for reducing the carbon footprint of ICUs and 'getting our…