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Project Completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023
Glove Use Awareness Campaign Due to the growth in use of PPE items and many studies highlighting the misuse of…
These slides and video recording are from the Critical Care Susnet Sustainable PPE session focused on gloves, along with the Intensive Care Society Gloves Off posters and implementation guide.
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19 Dec 2023 •
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Graham Pike, Jennie Wilson, Sam Clark, Intensive Care Society
The British Society of Dermatological Surgery recognises the contribution of skin surgery and patient pathways to climate change. Dermatological surgery plays both a role in the unfolding ecological…
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13 Jan 2025 •
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Ali F, Nikookam N, Hunt W, Holloran S, Ang E, Chaolin C, Charalambides M, Lowe A, Brindley L, Abbott R, Wernham A.
Project completed as part of the Hampshire Hospitals Green Team Competition 2023.Team members:Laura Vale, Senior Operating Department PractitionerKrithea Baker, Recovery Nurse Practitioner,Gemma…
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5 Dec 2023 •
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Krithea Baker, Recovery Nurse Practitioner, and Laura Vale, Senior Operating Department Practitioner
The environmental impact of dermatological services may seem negligible compared to that of global events. And the evidence-base may be limited compared to the evidence generated over centuries of…
We commend Leonard and colleagues1 for their article that discusses sustainability in Mohs Surgery. Specifically, the authors highlight the use of a hyfrecator or electrodessication device in Mohs…
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12 Jan 2025 •
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Lauren Scott, Colby L Presley, Carrie Diamond, Christopher Stamey
We read with interest the article by Leonard and McLean-Mandell in Dermatologic Surgery1 and commend the authors for bringing environmental sustainability in Mohs surgery to the wider attention of…
Climate change poses a major threat to our health as well as our planet. The environment is changing, that change is accelerating, and this has direct and immediate consequences for our patients, the…
Skin surgery and the patient pathway for those with skin cancer significantly contribute to the climate crisis. Dermatological surgeons recognize the role of global climate change as a significant…
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12 Jan 2025 •
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Fatima Ali, Yasmin Nikookam, William Hunt, Sophie Holloran, Eshen Ang, Catriona Chaolin, Maria Charlambides, Ashima Lowe, Luke Brindley, Rachel Abbott, Aaron Wernham
AbstractThe extent of packaging materials used in topical dermatological products and the sustainability of these are not well known. It is a known fact, however, that individual dermatology…