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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.
BackgroundHemodialysis generates a warm effluent stream (25°C) that is discarded, representing a continuous loss of low-grade thermal energy while clinics expend significant energy for water heating,…
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…
Climate change should be of special concern for the nephrologist, as the kidney has a critical role in protecting the host from dehydration, but it is also a favorite target of heat stress and…
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September 2021
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Sasai, F., Roncal-Jimenez, C., Rogers, K., Sato, K., Brown, J., Glaser, J., Garcia, G., Sanchez-Lozada, LG., Rodriguez-Iturbe, B., Dawson, JB., Sorensen, C., Hernando, AA., Gonzalez-Quiroz, M., Lanaspa, M., Newman, LS., Johnson, RJ.
This resource from Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) is part of the‘greener’ pathwaysseries. It highlightsthesteps that can be taken by trusts to decarbonise the renal medicine pathway, improving…
Free online learning module is now live!This 1-hour module, aimed at those working in kidney care, explains the relationship between kidney health and the climate. It uses practical examples to show…
Hear from Cade Musgrove as he shares his lived experience of End-Stage Kidney Disease, long-term dialysis, transplantation, and how nutrition and lifestyle have shaped his journeyAbout the Speaker:…
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.
