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The article has testimonials written by the patient, donor, and kidney care provider. I found the patient perspective itself really useful—it talks about waste, challenges with recycling, laundry use…
Missed the latest session on portable and implantable artificial kidneys? Catch up on this groundbreaking talk by Professor Karin Gerritsen, a leading expert in home and green dialysis. 🎥👇Professor…
*UPDATED FOR 2024*The calculator has now been updated with the latest GHG emission factors for 2024.This guide and carbon calculator have been developed by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in…
Hospital services and care pathways have a large climate impact. Quantifying the carbon footprint and identifying hotspots enables targeted and prioritized mitigation efforts. Even for similar…
We are proud to share the recording from our Susnet Kidney event where we welcomed the esteemed President of theSpanish Society of Nephrology, Doctor J. Emilio Sánchez Álvarez. Emilio who discussed…
Sustainable kidney careWelcome to the KitNewCare Sustainable Kidney Care CourseThis course explores what healthcare workers in nephrology can do to become leaders in sustainable transformation,…
We are delighted to welcome Dr Gaetano Alfano, Leading Nephrologist working with Professor Gabriele Donati in Modena, Italy.
Giuseppe will be sharing his research on 'Green Haemodialysis': The…
We are delighted to share the recording of our recent event with Dr Gaetano Alfano, Leading Nephrologist working with Professor Gabriele Donati in Modena, Italy.
Gaetano shared his teams research…
The article proposes some ways in which carbon footprints can be used to inform strategy for sustainable healthcare and highlights areas to apply caution.
Published date
September 2024
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Chantelle Rizan, Cassandra Thiel, and Mahmood F Bhutta
Producing the 120 litres of dialysate required for a typical four hour haemodialysis session requires approximately 400 litres of mains water. Reverse osmosis is an important step in the purification…