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British Thoracic Societry Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health

Created on
16 Jun 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) recently published a "Position Statement on Sustainability and the Environment: Climate Change and Lung Health". The BTS explains that this statement "...sets out…
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NNT - tooth brushing and preventing dental problems

Created on
7 May 2024
by
Matthew Sawyer
How effective is tooth brushing to prevent dental problems? (I'd appreciate help finding the answer rather than I know the answer already!) Tooth brushing is good for oral health - the WHO says so…
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1 week until our next Sustainable Respiratory Care 'sharing hour' - How can a visual guide support high quality and low carbon asthma reviews?

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23 Apr 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
This time next week, we'll be discussing what we can focus on during asthma reviews with our patients. What will help them understand their condition better, take their preventer inhaler, and use the…
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Call for papers on Sustainable Medicine Use

Created on
22 Apr 2024
by
Nuala Hampson
Call for papers for a special themed issue of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice on the climate, nature and pollution crises and how more sustainable medicines use can make a…
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Incorporating sustainability outcomes in Higher education

Created on
26 Mar 2024
by
Kshamta Purohit
I would like to connect with fellow colleagues who are working on incorporating sustainability outcomes into dentistry courses in the UK.
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CASCADES Publishes Sustainable Occupational Therapy Playbook

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25 Mar 2024
by
Ben Whittaker
CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis) have published the Sustainable Occupational Therapy playbook, which is available here. This playbook provides background…
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Recycling schemes for CPAP packaging.

Created on
22 Mar 2024
by
Madeleine Fairweather
As a physiologist I play a significant role in delivering the CPAP service at my Trust. Quite frankly it is terribly wasteful and so for my first post I would like to pose a question: “does anyone…
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Support Package for Dental Clinics Going Green

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14 Feb 2024
by
Fariha Anwar
Hi everyone, I used to be a dentist who's now working as a Business Support Manager at a non-profit (weird, I know lolz). We are currently running a Green Business Programmefunded by the UK…
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Disposable vapes ban - an environmental good news story!

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7 Feb 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
There aren't many environmental good news stories at the moment, so I wanted to highlight a recent one, which will also have huge health benefits, especially for respiratory health. Following the…
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Call for new co-leads for the Respiratory Care Sustainability Network

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16 Jan 2024
by
Jennifer Nixon
We are seeking 1-2 new co-leads for the Respiratory Care Sustainability Network. We are keen to have co-leads representing the whole multi-disciplinary respiratory team, so are particularly keen to…