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Sustainability Fellowship

Created on
18 Jan 2022
by
Kate Crossland
Great PallCareSusNet meeting this morning. Plenty to think about! First up, amazing opportunity to spend a year working on Sustainability as a Fellowship. Open for applications until 23rd…
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medication, readmission, and sustainabilty

Created on
16 Dec 2021
by
Kate Crossland
Reading this article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2784184 which shows no improvement in readmisison rates after reconciliation of medicines during hospital stay.…
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Survey: current environmental action in Palliative Care

Created on
29 Nov 2021
by
Kate Crossland
Trying to be greener at work in palliative care? Let us know! Survey here: https://forms.gle/VnKRH8mCHw66giae9 We can share practice and use this to help other palliative care teams. Tell us…
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some examples of sustainable initiatives

Created on
25 Nov 2021
by
Kate Crossland
Hi all! Starting us off with some examples of sustainability in action. Here's a recent news story from a…
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UK attitudes towards waste in cataract surgery

Created on
20 Oct 2021
by
Aijing Wang
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery in the world and the UK. Therefore, there are a number of papers looking at carbon footprint of cataract surgery and ways to reduce it. In…
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CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

Created on
13 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report: CFMS HEART: National Report on Planetary Health Education…
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Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

Created on
8 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and…
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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

Created on
25 Jun 2021
by
Jennifer Strong
Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for them to promote in the coming months on the run up…
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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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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…