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We are launching a green respiratory care and inhaler clinical champion scheme to improve awareness of the potential to reduce the NHS carbon footprint through low carbon inhaler use in both…
This study uses hybrid environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify average emissions associated with resource use in an acute inpatient unit with 49 beds and 14,427 hospitalization days and…
Study comparing an acute care unit with an intensive care unit in the US:
"An acute care unit generates 5.5kg of solid waste and 45kg CO2-e per hospitalization day. The ICU generates 7.1kg of solid…
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December 2021
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Prasad, P. A., Joshi, D., Lighter, J., Agins, J., Allen, R., Collins, M., Pena, F., Velletri, J., & Thiel, C.
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location: Marianne Dawson, Canada, British Columbia
Issue: To scale sustainable change and not add to the…
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location: Laura L. Bellaire, USA
Issue: Healthcare delivery generates significant waste and emissions.…
Morgan, T. and Ryan, B. (2021), How does the optometry profession move up a gear to tackle the problem of climate change?. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt.https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12920
In August 2021…
NHS Wales plan for reducing the environmental impact of the NHS and addressing climate change.The plan sets out 46 initiatives and targets for the decarbonisation of NHS Wales that will be assessed…
In 2021 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) declared a #ClimateEmergency and released aCall to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sectoranda…
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March 2021
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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Healthcare without harm: physician resource network is an established website with manyresources ranging from advocacy to grand rounds and webinars. This website also featuresmedical student specific…
Co-chairs of the EAT-Lancet Commission, Prof. Johan Röckstrøm and Prof. Walter Willett take you through the ground breaking report in this 'What is a healthy sustainable diet? The Eat-Lancet…