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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…