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Sustainable Skin Cancer Care

Useful overview of this important issue

March 2026

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Sustainable Eczema Care

Great article about sustainability in eczema care

March 2026

Author: Kaltun Omar : Jane Harvey, Olivia Plotts

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Exploring the environmental sustainability of dermatology conferences

A useful insight into the sustainability of exhibitors at three conferences.

P N Lim, T Griffiths, R Sheppeard, A Gan, A Wernham, S Tso

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Efficacy of 0.25% Lidocaine Versus 0.5% Lidocaine in Dermatologic Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

Useful RCT demonstrated dilute lignocaine 0.25% works just as well as 0.5% lignocaine as a local anaesthetic in dermatologic surgery. Reducing the amount of lignocaine used and still being safe and…

Yelena Dokic, Nabor Stephen Mireles, Aileen Y Hu, Tejas P Joshi, Ikue Shimizu, Jennifer Song Ranario

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Quantification of Erythema Associated With Varying Suture Materials in Facial Surgery Repair: A Randomized Prospective Study

Fast absorbable sutures either irradiated polyglactin-910 or fast-absorbing gut was comparable to nylon sutures regarding quantified erythema following wound closure after Mohs surgery on the face.

Ali Majd, Catherine Lim, David Zloty

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Case study: SusQI

Financial and environmental benefits from transitioning from MLB under GA to TNO biopsies under LA in ENT

Project completed as part of the University Hospitals of Northampton Green Team Competition 2025-26.Team membersRohan Bidaye – ENT surgeon, Hayley Steptoe - Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Macmillan…

March 2026

David Adegbite – ENT Resident Doctor, Austin Ventre – ENT Resident Doctor

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Same-day surgery promotes sustainability in dermatology

Same day surgery significantly reduces carbon emissions through reduction of patient transportation emissions.

Claire Doyle , Orla McFeely , Paula Beatty , Lisa Murphy , Sarah O’Mahony , Marta Costa Blasco , Madonna Andrawis , Anne-Marie Tobin

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Carbon footprint analysis of electricity, gas and water consumption before and after an educational intervention at a dermatology centre in the UK

A insightful case study on carbon reduction in a single centre after an educational intervention.

Grant and Simon Tso

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Sustainability and Procedural Dermatology

A useful review on the carbon impact of procedural dermatology.

Fatima Ali, Sue Ann Chan, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Aaron G Wernham, Rachel A Abbott, Simon Tso

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A Novel Approach for Quantifying the Carbon Footprint of Different Medical Education Teaching Modalities in an NHS Hospital Trust

A interesting article stratifying the carbon footprint of different medical teaching methods. "Bedside teaching had the highest carbon footprint per learner, driven by electronics and personal…

Jack S, Hughes R, Dhugga A, Oshodi K, Palta C, Jankowska M, Tso S, SWFT Medical Education Sustainability Group

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