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Environmental Fellow update

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14 Nov 2019
by
Cathy Lawson
It’s so great to see enthusiasm building and I’m doing my best to respond to queries and suggestions that you have all raised so far. Here’s a quick outline of the projects that are ongoing to meet…
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Sustainable Dentistry Interview for Modern Dentist Magazine

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6 Nov 2019
by
Sara Harford
Darshini Ramabasubbu and myself were interviewed by the 'Modern Dentist Magazine' in their issue titled 'Old ways won't open new doors' about environmentally sustainable dentistry, for our thoughts…
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Sustainable Ophthalmology Scholarship in Wales - first Diary Entry

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25 Oct 2019
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Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! I am Dr Alexander Chiu, ST6 trainee in Wales Deanery. I am proud and excited to be chosen to be the first Sustainable Ophthalmology Scholar in Wales. I started this…
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NEW Association of Anaesthetists Green Star Awards

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22 Oct 2019
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Cathy Lawson
What a whirlwind couple of months it has been! There seems to be a real appetite for sustainable anaesthesia now which is great to see. We’ve had a few exciting developments that have come to the fore…
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New Anaesthetists Environmental Champions Network

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22 Oct 2019
by
Frances Mortimer
Environmental champions are being sought for every anaesthetic department in the UK and Ireland. The volunteer roles will besupported by the Association of Anaesthetists, which will provide regular…
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Interview with Chantelle Rizan: a surgeon raising the profile of research in Sustainability in Surgery

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17 Oct 2019
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Charlotte Holbrook
Hi, in what I hope will be the first in an occasional series of interviews(!), I recently had the opportunity to ask Chantelle Rizan about her research work in sustainability in surgery. Chantelle is…
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Update from our first W.I.S.E. Sustainability Scholar in Ophthalmology

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16 Oct 2019
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Ingeborg Steinbach
Clare Morgan is CSH's first W.I.S.E. (Wales, Ireland, Scotland England) Sustainable Ophthalmology Scholar in Scotland supported by a grant from Bausch and Lomb during 2019. Bausch and Lomb’s funding…
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Support from the Royal College of Surgeons of England for Sustainable Surgery PhD

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27 Sep 2019
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Frances Mortimer
We are delightedthat our CSH Sustainable Surgery Fellow, Chantelle Rizan has been awarded a Surgical Research Fellowship at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng). This supports her PhD…
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We need to talk about Des...

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25 Sep 2019
by
Kenneth Barker
I thought members of the network may be interested in hearing about our work at Raigmore Hospital, where we managed to reduce our carbon emissions from volatile agents by 4.5% (from 5%) to…
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BBC news feature on single use plastic in dentistry

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2 Sep 2019
by
Layla Taleb
Great publicity for sustainable dentistry on the BBC... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49528007/sheffield-professor-urges-dentists-to-ditch-single-use-plastic A…