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This review articles explores the impact of Dermatology on the environment, briefly outlines strategies for increasing sustainability within Medicine and Dermatology and discusses the activities of…
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April 2025
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Dennis Niebel, Simon Tso, Eva Rawlings Parker, Misha Rosenbach, Eugene Tan, Hok Bing Thio, Sarah J Coates, Louise Kronborg Andersen, Christina Hecker, Susanne Saha, David de Berker
An interesting paper evaluating the potential of sustainably sourced, plant-based homopolymers as sustainable alternatives for traditional emollients. It explores the efficacy of these plant-based…
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February 2025
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Talita Ganem Meneguello, Nathalia Kopke Palma, Yasmin Rosa Santos, Ariane Dalan da Silva Ladeira, Fabiana Perrechil Bonsanto, Ariel Figueira Carvalho, Newton Andreo-Filho, Heather Ann Elizabeth Benson and Vania Rodrigues Leite-Silva
Olly posted this is the community hub but thought would highlight on here too. Really great toolkit from RCP with large inventory of approaches to reduce carbon emissions in healthcare. Nicely…
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
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,…
Extremely valuable practical review demonstrating what we can do as dermatolgists to become more sustainable. Great use of figures and diagrams and very useful tables: dermatologic surgery table is a…
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The healthcare sector is a significant producer of greenhouse gas emissions. Gases that contribute to climate change include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons.…
Project completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Team members
• Dr Kay Stewart Consultant in Palliative Medicine
• Dr Hayley Evans SpR in…
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March 2024
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Dr Kay Stewart Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Dr Hayley Evans, speciality doctor, Palliative Medicine
This interactiveTangible actions for sustainable healthcaretool in the BMJ is great - it collates articles related to sustainable healthcare in various ways, including by specialty. Lots of examples…
