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"Sustainable healthcare education: integrating planetary
health into clinical education" (Walpole, Barna, Richardson, Rother) situates the work of the Sustainable Healthcare Education network within…
Published date
January 2019
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Walpole,S. C., Barna, S., Richardson, J., Rother, H.
*please note: this article is behind a paywall"
Abstract
Objectives:This study aimed to better understand the carbon emission impact of haemodialysis (HD) throughout Australia by determining its…
3rd year medical students at Sheffield University have a student self selected placement in social accountability, which focusses on the social determinants of health. I wrote a proposal for students…
The Royal College of Physicians published a new report 'Outpatients: the future – adding value through sustainability' which seeks to re-evaluate the purpose of outpatient care and align those…
Summary
Background and objectivesHemodialysis resource use—especially water and power, smarter processing and reuse of postdialysis waste, and improved ecosensitive building design, insulation, and…
Keele University Medical School educators have developed their own cases based around four prominent types of waste within the NHS: food, pharmaceutical, clinical and fuel, which they have given…
Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE)
We are excited to share with you the recently developed GCCHE online knowledge bankthat includes resources for educators on the health…
Short animation to raise awareness of the NHS contribution to environmental issues such as climate change and air pollution, and encourage health professionals to look for environmentally friendly…
We describe a clinical-skills based approach to teaching medical and public health students the health effects of climate change. This resource presents eleven simulation exercises used with over 100…
Key learning point:
Switching to the 44 to 1 concentration cans is a relatively easy process at negligible cost and may be a simpler method of reducing concentrate solution storage without…
Published date
May 2011
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Fraser Campbell, Renal Technician, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust