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Faculty development and partnership with students to integrate sustainable healthcare into health professions education

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13 Aug 2020
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Felicity Connolly
Great paper published this week in Medical Teacher Journal by SanYuMay Tun. Thanks for including Lancaster Medical School as a case study SanYuMay! Proud to be alongside other universities in the US…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

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7 Aug 2020
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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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Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023

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3 Aug 2020
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Vivien De Greef
The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023 (EPT Agenda 2023) is a global call to action built around a single aim relevant to physical therapy or physiotherapy education (1). This aim of the agenda…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

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29 Jul 2020
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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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Planetary Health Report Card - UK recruitment

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15 Jul 2020
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Hannah Chase
The Planetary Health Report Card is a medical-student driven initiative designed to inspiremedical schools internationally to introduce climate change and planetary health into the medical school…
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'Upcycling' dialysis filters?

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7 Jul 2020
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Frances Mortimer
I hadn't realised that discardedkidney dialysis filters are being repurposed to make pure water in some places in Africa, Asia and Latin America - described in this article, titled 'Ingenious…
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Royal College of Surgeons Bulletin Sustainability Issue

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3 Jul 2020
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Charlotte Holbrook
The Royal College of Surgeons of England have dedicated their July issue of Bulletin tosustainability. It is very exciting to see this fantastic collection of articles reach such a wide audience of…
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BTS Position Statement on The Environment and Lung Health 2020

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27 Jun 2020
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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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WFOT Bulletin: Sustainability Special Issue

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25 Jun 2020
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Ben Whittaker
This week saw the publication of a special edition of the WFOT Bulletin, with articlesabout the incorporation ofsustainability into occupational therapy practice, scholarship and education. This…
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Webinar: How the rise of virtual care is contributing to sustainable health care

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9 Jun 2020
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Heather Baid
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Eastern Time (17:00-18:00 in UK) Experts have long touted the cost and time savings associated with virtual health care, but its potential…