On the14th November 2017 the UK’s first, mandatory Sustainability in the NHS Training Day was held in Sheffield for dental trainees. This exciting event was made possible by Health Education England…
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My name is Maja Milkowska and, within Health Care Without Harm Europe, I am working on a WHO project on environmental sustainability in medical curricula.
Being aware of the Centre's…
Sara and I attended, and each presented posters, at the BASCD conference last week, which had a fantastic line-up of insightful speakers and interesting presentations.
Promoting health and…
Interesting interview on climate and mental health from the US by Dr Lise Van Susteren of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance.
Do you think this [dealing with climate denial] is the role of the mental…
Have you ever thought about the ethical and environmental impacts of eye health procurement?
A questionnaire to find out about this very issue has been designed. Simon Berry, quoted in Optometry…
The design of hospital environments with an increased focus onnaturehas been reported to havehealth and well-being benefits. This paper from the BJPsych International journal published by the Royal…
http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v223/n8/abs/sj.bdj.2017.839.html
Insightfularticle on carbon footprinting and sustainability in dentistry published in this months British Dental Journal. Really…
This has been put together by the US Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments. It gives a very clear account of how climate change is affecting the day job. Useful for teaching and sharing on…
Last week, Sara and I attended the BDIA showcase for two days to display a poster we had made alongside Dr Brett Duane, the CSH and HEE on Sustainability in Dentistry.
We surveyed over 700 dental…
Interesting summary of a 3-hour "sustainability" class in a Health Policy course for UC-SF pharmacy students:http://pubs.lib.umn.edu/innovations/vol8/iss4/3/