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Submitting SHE abstracts to AMEE 2019 (deadline 6 Feb)

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16 Jan 2019
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Frances Mortimer
We are planning to submit at least one abstract for a workshop on sustainable healthcare education at the AMEE 2019Association for Medical Education in Europeconference. If anyone would like to…
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New report shows link between climate change and human health

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29 Nov 2018
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New research published in The Lancet medical journal shows that rising temperatures as a result of climate change are already exposing us to an unacceptably high health risk and warns, for the first…
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Expert Working Group on reducing the climate change impact of inhalers

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22 Nov 2018
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Frances Mortimer
A national (English) working group has been formed toestablish the approach and a potential target for reducing the climate change impact of inhalers. The impetus for the expert working group is to…
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"Can a Whisper become a Roar" A call to action for the healthcare community

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15 Nov 2018
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James Szymankiewicz
"As clinicians we are taught to value evidence based interventions that benefit health and wellbeing. We look for the causes of disease and aim to change behaviour to improve outcomes. We have a…
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Assessment Workshop: How to write questions on sustainable healthcare

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12 Nov 2018
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Joey Brooke
Listening to feedback from our members and sustainable healthcare education representatives, we have identified that assessing sustainable healthcare is a troublesome area, and people feel out of…
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Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education

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5 Nov 2018
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Frances Mortimer
Members of the SHE network may already be aware of the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE), which is hosted by the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. The…
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Summer opportunities survey

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16 Oct 2018
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The Planetary Health Alliance is working to better assist students (both graduate and undergraduates) find summer internships, field experiences, or research projects in the field of planetary health.…
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Animation of carbon emissions and healthcare waste

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15 Oct 2018
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Janet Richardson
This is a 2 minute animation that brings to life the extent of carbon emissions due to healthcare waste and inappropriate clincal waste segregation. It is based on research by colleagues at Plymouth…
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Knowledge of and attitudes toward climate change and its effects on health among nursing students: A multi-Arab country study.

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13 Oct 2018
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Sarah Walpole
I've just come across this 2017 study of nurses' knowledge and opinions in Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Egypt and…
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SHE Masterclass 2018 Review

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12 Oct 2018
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Bringing Sustainable Healthcare into the Undergraduate Curriculum The 2018 Sustainable Healthcare Education masterclass took place in Islington on 11thSeptember 2018, organised by the Centre for…