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What’s the environmental cost of delivering dialysate—and how can we redesign the system?In this recorded session from the Sustainable Kidney Care Network, two brilliant early-career researchers…
In our monthly Kidney Care Sustainability Networkevent, we explore innovative approaches to building greener kidney care. This month, we dive into one of the most debated topics in nephrology:…
Sustainable kidney careWelcome to the KitNewCare Sustainable Kidney Care CourseThis course explores what healthcare workers in nephrology can do to become leaders in sustainable transformation,…
Midlands Kidney Network - Benefits of Central Delivery Systems (CDS) for In-Centre Haemodialysis
Waste benefits:
Most units will use a 6L canister per treatment which is not fully utilised,…
Abstract
Background
Haemodialysis treatments generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions mainly as a result of the equipment, consumables and pharmaceuticals required. An internal audit…
KitNewCare is a pioneering EU co-funded project to make kidney healthcare more environmentally sustainable. Recognising healthcare’s role in global carbon emissions (5-11%), the project focuses on…
We used attributional process-based life-cycle analysis to quantify CO2 equivalent emissions associated with the delivery of Baxter’s HomeChoice automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) and continuous…
Project completed as part of the Great Ormond Street Hospital Green Team Competition.
Team members
Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician
Meera Nagji - Optometrist
Setting / patent…
Published date
April 2024
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Jessica Gowing - Dispensing Optician and Meera Nagji - Optometrist
This project was completed as part of the 2023-4 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Green Team Competition.
Setting / patent group:
Phlebotomy testing for Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic…
