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Expressions of interest invited for UK Sustainable Kidney Care Committee

Created on
13 May 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
The renal multi-professional healthcare and patient community are invited to contribute to the UK Kidney Association’s new Sustainable Kidney Care Committee, in partnership with CSH. The Committee…
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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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Life-cycle analysis of HD in Newcastle Hospitals

Created on
9 Oct 2020
by
Suren Kanagasundaram
What is the true, lifecycle environmental impact of HD @NewcastleHosps. Can we develop metrics of good practice, recognised by clinicians and industry, alike? What are the key intervention points to…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

Created on
7 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Students from the University of Amsterdam would like to hear from you regarding COVID-19 induced e-health implementation and its contribution to sustainable healthcare. Background:The COVID-19…
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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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'Upcycling' dialysis filters?

Created on
7 Jul 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
I hadn't realised that discardedkidney dialysis filters are being repurposed to make pure water in some places in Africa, Asia and Latin America - described in this article, titled 'Ingenious…
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WFOT Bulletin: Sustainability Special Issue

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25 Jun 2020
by
Ben Whittaker
This week saw the publication of a special edition of the WFOT Bulletin, with articlesabout the incorporation ofsustainability into occupational therapy practice, scholarship and education. This…
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Coronavirus, Climate Change & OT

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19 Mar 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
I’m sure that Coronavirus is on everyones minds at the moment. So for this post I wanted to pool some resources that I found interesting/useful about Coronavirus,Climate Change & OT. I've put them…
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Occupational therapy involvement post flooding

Created on
13 Mar 2020
by
Ben Whittaker
I'd like to speak with UK occupational therapists that have been involved in adaptations topeople's homes post flooding. I've foundarticles about flooding in…
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February Reflective Questions

Created on
30 Jan 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
On my last post I proposed a New Years sustainable OT goal - to read through the WFOT (2018) Sustainability matters: Guiding Principles for Sustainability in Occupational Therapy Practice, Education…