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Atlas of Health and Climate: joint publication by WHO and WMO

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7 Nov 2012
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Frances Mortimer
On 29 October 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published jointly an Atlas of health and climate that provides scientific information on the…
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New EDTNA/ERCA Green Innovation Award

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7 Nov 2012
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Frances Mortimer
The EDTNA/ERCA 42nd International Conference is inviting abstracts on Green Innovations - pioneering work to reduce the environmental burden of dialysis (closing date 15th February 2013). The…
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SHE Network update & invitation to telemeeting: 15 November 2012, 2pm

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31 Oct 2012
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Frances Mortimer
Members of this network are invited to join a telemeeting 2-3pm on Thursday 15th November 2012.The meeting will review recent activity including the following:GMC curriculum consultation working…
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Internship opportunity: educating for sustainable healthcare

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25 Oct 2012
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Frances Mortimer
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and the Sustainable Healthcare Education Network are looking for a volunteer / intern to provide administrative support for a national consultation exercise on…
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Great to see the BRS looking at exercise in CKD

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17 Oct 2012
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Frances Mortimer
Picking up on the workshop run by Charlie Tomson at the Green Nephrology Summit last month on opportunities for primary and secondary prevention in kidney care, I was really glad to…
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RCN report says NHS could save £5.5m on waste management

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17 Oct 2012
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Frances Mortimer
This Health Estates & Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) article "Wasting Away" gives a nice introduction an RCN report on waste management in the NHS. It identifies some pretty enormous…
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The Sustainable Literate Graduate - why we need one.

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12 Oct 2012
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Benny Goodman 2012. “In a world characterised by complexity and uncertainty, our long term survival lies less in our ability to ‘apply the grammar’ (of sustainability literacy) and more in our…
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Investigating the potential role of OT in sustainability -- research project

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11 Oct 2012
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Julie Dorsey
Hello everyone- I teach in the Dept of OT at Ithaca College, in Ithaca New York, USA. I recently completed my doctoral research looking at the role of occupational therapy in the emerging field of…
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Kidney care community calls on commissioners to support sustainable care

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11 Oct 2012
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Frances Mortimer
Delegates at the Green Nephrology Summit 2012, on 26th September, have issued acall to policy makersand healthcare commissioners to support them in bringing about the transformation to sustainable…
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Kidney care community calls on commissioners to support sustainable care

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11 Oct 2012
by
Frances Mortimer
Delegates at the Green Nephrology Summit 2012, on 26th September, have issued a call to policy makers and healthcare commissioners to support them in bringing about the transformation to sustainable…