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Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sector

Created on
22 Apr 2021
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
In celebration of #EarthDay2021, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has declared a #ClimateEmergency and released a Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable…
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Help: carbon footprint of medical oxygen?

Created on
10 Mar 2021
by
Laura-Jane Smith
Hi network, I'm supervising an inpatientoxygen presribing QIP. I'd really like to try to motivate people into good oxygen use using a sustainability framework. I am struggling to work out how to…
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My role as W.I.S.E. Sustainability Fellow in Ophthalmology

Created on
27 Jan 2021
by
Aijing Wang
Environment and climate change have been areas I’ve been passionate about for a while, and I have made changes in my personal life to decrease my own carbon footprint. However, I have been at a loss…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

Created on
7 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Students from the University of Amsterdam would like to hear from you regarding COVID-19 induced e-health implementation and its contribution to sustainable healthcare. Background:The COVID-19…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Created on
29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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BTS Position Statement on The Environment and Lung Health 2020

Created on
27 Jun 2020
by
Jennifer Nixon
This was released in March of this year, unfortunately I think I and many others were a bit distracted by COVID, but it is definitely worth a read (especially for those who prescribe, dispense, or use…
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"Covid Crisis"....aka......Climate Change and General/Eye Healthcare!

Created on
9 May 2020
by
Andy Cassels-Brown
We all want to "restart" elective care as soon as is safely possible in this Covid Crisis, and in some areas post-Covid era...... and restarting cataract surgery to reverse and prevent blindness has…
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Sustainability Diary March

Created on
17 Mar 2020
by
Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! Before I start I just want to wish everyone good health; these are testing times for all our healths and health systems. #staysafe#letsbeatcoronavirus. The…
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Sustainability Diary January

Created on
11 Jan 2020
by
Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! My predecessor (Dr Claire Morgan) had handed over an enormous project around the Eyefficiency tool. It is a quality improvement tool for cataract surgery; to implement…