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AbstractBackgroundWater scarcity is an escalating global challenge with growing relevance for healthcare systems. Nephrology is particularly affected, as dialysis is a life-sustaining yet highly…
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June 2026
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Knoeller, S., Weber, W., Ben Hmida, M., Lucena, R., Tarrass, F., Segerer, S.
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.
Green nephrology has often focussed on dialysis, with its intensive use of water and energy. In comparison, non-dialysis outpatient care of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has received less attention.…
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March 2026
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Berman-Parks, N., Rho, E., Stoneman, S., Woywodt, A., Torreggiani, M.
To date, the environmental impact of kidney transplantation has received much less attention than that of dialysis. Facilitating a pre-emptive transplant is probably one of the most environmentally…
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March 2026
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Welberry Smith, M., Wrigley, A., Kojro, A., Emmanouilidou, A., O’Callaghan, J., Woywodt, A.
This document and associated tools are designed for healthcare teams, managers and staff responsible for the delivery of Living Kidney Donor (LKD) Assessment services.This toolkit provides a…
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January 2026
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CSH, UKKA, Health Foundation, NHS Blood & Transplant
CSH Kidney Care Sustainability Network April EventHear from Jan Tsai on reducing energy and consumable use in dialysate production, with insights from his research on circular medical device…
A practical, collaborative, open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical schools in embedding education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) into their medical curricula. As a…
This Webinar, part of the KitNewCare World Kidney Day series explored the journey of planning and implementing sustainable change, with two of the KitNewCare pilot sites sharing their real-world…
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March 2026
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Harriet Attwell-Rogers, Giuseppe Di Chiaro, Zuzanna Jakubowska
Case study describing a water conservation programme in haemodialysis, focussing on reduced dialysate flow and high-recovery reverse osmosis, to achieve substantial water savings without compromising…
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March 2026
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Shah, M., Mohanty, M., Deppner, A., Vachharajani, T.
The current kidney care model-focused on late-stage disease and in-center hemodialysis-is unsustainable, because of costs, environmental burden, poor outcomes, and reduced quality of life.The 78th…
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March 2026
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Vanholder, R., Abdellatif, D., Dos Santos Jr, ACS., Correa-Rotter, R., Gopalakrishnan, N., Wang, B., Roumeliotis, S., Balducci, A., Haris, A., Yadla, M., Hsiao, L.
