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AbstractBackgroundHaemodialysis treatments generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mainly as a result of the equipment, consumables and pharmaceuticals required. An internal audit demonstrated a 33%…
This study conducted a full life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing single-use video laryngoscopes with a reusable model and found that single-use devices have a dramatically higher environmental…
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Luke J. Pasick, Jake Langlie, Pavan S. Krishnan, Eve R. Bowers, and David E. Rosow
Peninah Murage and colleagues argue that biodiversity is the cornerstone of healthy natural habitats. Its preservation is vital to human health and should therefore be embedded into medical and…
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October 2021
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Peninah Murage, Helena Reis Batalha, Silvia Lino, Kamil Sterniczuk
Objective: To evaluate patient satisfaction on gynaecological examination with metal, plastic and biobased plastic vaginal specula, and to investigate whether patients are willing to compromise on…
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December 2023
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Amber A. A. Ten Buuren, Tessa B. Poolman, Marlies Y. Bongers, Lauren M. Bullens, Nehalennia Van Hanegem, Wenche M. Klerkx, Anne Timmermans, Nicolaas P. A. Zuithoff, Anneke Kwee
In our latest sharing event, we had a presentation on plastics and the food system from 2 researchers at LSHTM. This is an article they wrote which covers a lot of information on plastic pollution and…
When looking at implementing a curriculum for sustainable healthcare, it has been really difficult to find publications that focus on the HOW as opposed to the WHY. I was very pleased to find this…
AbstractIntroductionThe determinants of antimicrobial prescribing often involve social influence, which can be harnessed through behaviour change techniques (BCTs). While previous studies have used…
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January 2025
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Joseph Pickles, Laura Griffiths, Alice Patricia McCloskey, Nicola Vasey, Emma Lim, Adam Pattison Rathbone
New paper launched in conjunction with the new HealthcareLCA database. Paper discusses the new open-access database, methods and everything known about life cycle assessments (LCA's) in healthcare so…
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…
Sometime I feel Entonox is taking over my life! I have spent alot of time over the last year exploring the envirnoment harm it can cause and given pre-hospital care, particularly ambulance based…
