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An analysis of the components of the carbon footprint of dermatologic surgery in NZ. By far most CO2 emissions are generated from transportation (patients and staff), so avoiding unnecessary…
Improving sustainability in the Urgent Suspected Skin Cancer pathway. Project completed as part of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) Green Team Competition 2025.Team members:Lewis Veale (Physician…
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…
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…
SusQI project completed as part of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) and Centre for Sustainable HealthcareIntensive Sustainable Innovation Group Scholar Programme.
Team…
A French group have conducted a carbon footprint of a small, specialised ambulatory endoscopy unit in Strasbourg, France.
They estimate eachendoscopy procedure generates 28kg CO2e, with patient and…
Published date
May 2023
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Joel Lacroute, Juliette MARCANTONI, Stephane PETITOT, Julien WEBER, Patrick LEVY, Bastien DIRRENBERGER, Irina Tchoumak, Mat- hilde BARON, Stéphanie GIBERT, Sandrine MARGUERITE, Anne DERLON, Olivier Gronier, Jerome Huppertz.
Open access article
Abstract: GI endoscopy is highly resource-intensive with a significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation. Sustainable endoscopy in the context…
Investigation into Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions at different life cycle points within gastrointestinal biopsies in a surgical pathology context. Aim to identify hotspots of GHG emissions and…
