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Improving productivity, costs and environmental impact in international eye health services: using the 'eyefficiency' cataract surgical services auditing tool to assess the value of cataract surgical…
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18 Oct 2022 •
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Goel, H., Wemyss, T. A., Harris, T., Steinbach, I., Stancliffe, R., Cassels-Brown, A., Thomas, P. B. M., & Thiel, C. L.
Case study submitted as part of Lancet Commission call for case studies.
Team members / location:Oumaima Elouali / Barcelona, Spain.
Issue:
The field of ophthalmology, particularly cataract…
Great study from Rizan et al (2021) estimating 'the carbon footprint and financial cost of decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments. The study indicateshow the…
Increasing UV radiation exposure, rising air pollution and warmer drier conditions pose a greater risk to human eye health. Climate change, caused by rising Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, can…
In 2021 the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) declared a #ClimateEmergency and released aCall to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sectoranda…
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8 Aug 2022 •
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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
The cataract surgery audit tool ‘Eyefficiency’ was designed to identify opportunities for sites to minimize the footprint of cataract surgical services and to increase access to cataract surgery for…
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4 May 2020 •
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Thiel, C. L., Cassels-Brown, A., Goel, H., Stancliffe, R., Steinbach, I., Thomas, P., & Vendries, J.
Health Care’s Climate Footprint: How the Health Sector Contributes to the Global Climate Crisis and Opportunities for Action.
This report co-produced by Health Care Without Harm and Arup is useful…
Project completed as part of the Barts 2019 Green Team Competition
Setting/Patient Group:Eye Treatment Centre
Issue to be addressed:
Ophthalmology services can contribute significantly to the…
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13 Apr 2019 •
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Eye Treatment Centre MDT (details in impact report)
The study analyses the impact of service provision at different locations on health outcomes, cost of service, carbon emissions and patients and their families.
