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Your Thoughts About A Greener Future

Created on
30 Nov 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
The cover story for this month's OTnews is about A Greener Future. The article explores sustainable healthcare as a concept, and shares examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice from…
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Life-cycle analysis of HD in Newcastle Hospitals

Created on
9 Oct 2020
by
Suren Kanagasundaram
What is the true, lifecycle environmental impact of HD @NewcastleHosps. Can we develop metrics of good practice, recognised by clinicians and industry, alike? What are the key intervention points to…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

Created on
7 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Students from the University of Amsterdam would like to hear from you regarding COVID-19 induced e-health implementation and its contribution to sustainable healthcare. Background:The COVID-19…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Created on
29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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'Upcycling' dialysis filters?

Created on
7 Jul 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
I hadn't realised that discardedkidney dialysis filters are being repurposed to make pure water in some places in Africa, Asia and Latin America - described in this article, titled 'Ingenious…
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WFOT Bulletin: Sustainability Special Issue

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25 Jun 2020
by
Ben Whittaker
This week saw the publication of a special edition of the WFOT Bulletin, with articlesabout the incorporation ofsustainability into occupational therapy practice, scholarship and education. This…
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Coronavirus, Climate Change & OT

Created on
19 Mar 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
I’m sure that Coronavirus is on everyones minds at the moment. So for this post I wanted to pool some resources that I found interesting/useful about Coronavirus,Climate Change & OT. I've put them…
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Occupational therapy involvement post flooding

Created on
13 Mar 2020
by
Ben Whittaker
I'd like to speak with UK occupational therapists that have been involved in adaptations topeople's homes post flooding. I've foundarticles about flooding in…
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February Reflective Questions

Created on
30 Jan 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
On my last post I proposed a New Years sustainable OT goal - to read through the WFOT (2018) Sustainability matters: Guiding Principles for Sustainability in Occupational Therapy Practice, Education…
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Kidney patient leaflet re-published

Created on
8 Jan 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
Great to see that the NKF has re-issued their patient information leaflet on Green Nephrology, which we worked on with them a few years back. Seems to be new appetite for sustainable kidney…