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Article outlining the work of the Sustainability in Pharmacy Education group (UK and Ireland) in education on planetary health and sustainable healthcare in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum.
Healthcare contributes nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with significant environmental impacts across the lifecycle of health technologies (from production to disposal). Yet, these…
This study focussed on quantifying the environmental burden of a standard dental treatment, specifically a tooth extraction, and on identifying the environmental impact of the process.The greatest…
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June 2025
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Paul Künzle, Ariadne Charis Frank, Sebastian Paris
This study conducted a full life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing single-use video laryngoscopes with a reusable model and found that single-use devices have a dramatically higher environmental…
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Luke J. Pasick, Jake Langlie, Pavan S. Krishnan, Eve R. Bowers, and David E. Rosow
We are happy to share our latest SusQI publication.In this paper we share the perspectives of 11 SusQI course leads from partner organisations on how SusQI can be successfully implemented in diverse…
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June 2025
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Victoria Stanford, Kathleen Leedham-Green, Alice Clack, Siobhan Parslow-Williams, Ayoma Ratnappuli and Frances Mortimer
All BMJ Leader Environmental sustainability articles are open access for 2 months to coincide with COP.This one looks at examples of how professional standards could include environmental…
AbstractIntroductionThe determinants of antimicrobial prescribing often involve social influence, which can be harnessed through behaviour change techniques (BCTs). While previous studies have used…
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January 2025
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Joseph Pickles, Laura Griffiths, Alice Patricia McCloskey, Nicola Vasey, Emma Lim, Adam Pattison Rathbone
Hospital services and care pathways have a large climate impact. Quantifying the carbon footprint and identifying hotspots enables targeted and prioritized mitigation efforts. Even for similar…
Plain language summary:Occupational therapists believe that it is important to support people to participate in occupations that matter to them. However, the activities that some people choose to…
We have described the approach we are taking to implement sustainable development objectives in the Faculty of Medicine at UNamur. We are now continuing with the creation of a new teaching unit…
