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Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable Practices in the Eye Health Sector

Created on
22 Apr 2021
by
Ingeborg Steinbach
In celebration of #EarthDay2021, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has declared a #ClimateEmergency and released a Call to Action for Environmentally Sustainable…
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New Physio Network Launched

Created on
28 Feb 2021
by
Jessica King
The new Physio Susnet network has launched! The platform aims to connect clinicians, researchers, educators and students to share and explore ideas promoting sustainability in physiotherapy. If you…
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My role as W.I.S.E. Sustainability Fellow in Ophthalmology

Created on
27 Jan 2021
by
Aijing Wang
Environment and climate change have been areas I’ve been passionate about for a while, and I have made changes in my personal life to decrease my own carbon footprint. However, I have been at a loss…
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Nitrous Oxide and Entonox Manifold Waste Reduction: Free Lunch and Learn online seminar

Created on
16 Dec 2020
by
Amarantha Fennell-Wells
Do you prescribe nitrous oxide? It's a vital medicine for many specialties within health care. Registration is via the Eventbrite page…
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Your Thoughts About A Greener Future

Created on
30 Nov 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
The cover story for this month's OTnews is about A Greener Future. The article explores sustainable healthcare as a concept, and shares examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice from…
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Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023

Created on
3 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023 (EPT Agenda 2023) is a global call to action built around a single aim relevant to physical therapy or physiotherapy education (1). This aim of the agenda…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Created on
29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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"Covid Crisis"....aka......Climate Change and General/Eye Healthcare!

Created on
9 May 2020
by
Andy Cassels-Brown
We all want to "restart" elective care as soon as is safely possible in this Covid Crisis, and in some areas post-Covid era...... and restarting cataract surgery to reverse and prevent blindness has…
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Sustainability Diary March

Created on
17 Mar 2020
by
Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! Before I start I just want to wish everyone good health; these are testing times for all our healths and health systems. #staysafe#letsbeatcoronavirus. The…
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Sustainability Diary January

Created on
11 Jan 2020
by
Alexander Chiu
Hi Sustainability Friends!!! My predecessor (Dr Claire Morgan) had handed over an enormous project around the Eyefficiency tool. It is a quality improvement tool for cataract surgery; to implement…