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ABSTRACTBackground. Environmental optimizations in kidney care have been analysed as part of the European Union co-funded KitNewCare project.Methods. Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using Ecoinvent…
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August 2025
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Duane, B., Larkin, J., Caiazzo, M., Arenas, M., Griffin, A., Audije-Gil, J., Mortimer, F., Attwell, H., Yasar, A., Martínez-Cadenas, R., Arias-Guillén, M., Gomez, M., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Ortiz, A.
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) delivers the UK government's commitment under the National Adaptation Programme to develop a single plan, bringing together and improving guidance on weather…
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March 2026
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Adverse Weather and Health Plan Implementation Team
I wanted to share this short UCLPartners case study on reducing nitrous oxide waste in dentistry, which may be relevant to local sustainability and clinical teams.It covers a pilot at the Royal…
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May 2026
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Lyne, A., Muirhead, L., Angus, K. and Ale-Gurung, L.
This infographic has been developed to support the dissemination and understanding of the ISN GREEN-K toolkit. It translates key topics from the toolkit and can be used for awareness-raising within…
This toolkit is designed for all healthcare professionals interested in implementing sustainable change within their units. It provides practical knowledge, guidance, and a clear framework to help…
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May 2026
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ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Second Cohort, Caroline E. Stigant, Winston Fung
This spanish language editorial discusses findings from a multicentre study across 15 Spanish haemodialysis centres comparing the environmental footprint of different dialysate acid containers,…
AbstractThe European Kidney Health Alliance’s 2023 annual Policy Forum brought together relevant stakeholder groups and examined the impact of the environment on kidney health and of kidney…
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June 2025
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van Vredendaal, OP., Bé, A., de Barbieri, I., Gallego, D., Loud, F., Piccoli, GB., Wieringa, F., Vanholder, R.
Background: Incremental hemodialysis (HD) is the process whereby the frequency of HD is adapted to the patient’s residual kidney function, initially starting at twice a week with an increase based on…
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Taha, A., Messina, A., Tom, A., Altar, RI., Filteau, N., Blum, D., Trinh, E., Weber, CL.
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,…
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.
