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This blog summarises the evidence, suggests actions to take in general practice that can help save lives, reduce service demand, and protect staff and infrastructure during periods of extreme heat
AbstractRationale & ObjectiveAs the health impacts of climate change intensify, the health care sector faces growing pressure to minimize its carbon footprint. Achieving this goal requires…
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Barraclough, K., Talbot, B., Knight, J., Blair, S., McGain, F., Masterson, R., Knight, R., Nelson, C., McDonald, S., McAlister, S.
Rapid advancements in digital healthcare technologies have created new opportunities in nephrology, but they have also increased the fragmentation of datasets, complexity of data sharing, data privacy…
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June 2026
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Evans, D., Özyilmaz, ÖT., Xue, H., Provenzano, M., Qu, N., Bakker, SJL., de Borst, MH., Tietge, UJF., Szili-Torok, T.
Worldwide, the number of people who need lifesaving kidney replacement therapy (KRT) steadily increases, but approximately two thirds of them lack access to KRT and therefore die. Access to KRT…
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February 2025
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Wieringa, FP., Suran, s., Søndergaard, H., Ash, S., Cummins, C., Chaudhuri, AR., Irmak, T., Gerritsen, K., Vollenbroek, J.
AbstractIntroductionThe healthcare sector contributes over 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As healthcare systems pursue carbon reduction targets, sustainable innovations in clinical operations…
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November 2025
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Tsai, CL., Fehintola, A., Crooijmans, G., Vollenbroek, J., Duane, B., Gerritsen, K.
Sustainability in kidney care is often perceived as requiring trade-offs in clinical quality, yet green nephrology can strengthen clinical excellence by identifying ‘sweet spots’ where improved…
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June 2026
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Murea, M., Mortimer, M., Demirtas, G., Seman, A., Picillo, R., de Barbieri, I., Woywodt, A., Piccoli., G.
AbstractObjectiveTo map and synthesise existing interventions aimed at improving environmental sustainability in kidney care and to identify challenges and opportunities for implementation across…
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November 2025
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Yasar, A., Larkin, J., Steinbach, I., Duane, B., Attwell-Rogers, H., Mortimer, F., Arias-Guillen, M.
AbstractRationale & ObjectiveHemodialysis is the most common form of kidney replacement therapy and has a significant environmental footprint, raising sustainability concerns as demand increases. This…
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July 2025
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Martínez-Cadenas, R., Audije-Gil, J., Dolores Arenas, M., Vaquero, N., Portillo, J., Larkin, J., Fehintola, A., Ortiz, A., Duane, B.
"The Green Imaging Department Certificate is an initiative developed by the ESR Sustainability Subcommittee to recognise and support the commitment of imaging departments worldwide in implementing…
This Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action card summarises the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider at each HHA level. This card is primarily intended for managers…
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May 2026
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UK Health Security Agency and Centre for Climate and Health Security
