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Green Endoscopy: Counting the Carbon Cost of Our Practice

Created on
18 Mar 2022
by
Robin Baddeley
We have just published a commentary on Green Endoscopy in Gastroenterology,a major gastroenterology journal. https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(22)00147-0/fulltext Here we…
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Green Endoscopy Edition of TIGE

Created on
13 Dec 2021
by
Robin Baddeley
Those of you wanting to learn more on the topic of sustainable endoscopy should read a recent edition of the journalTechniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopywhich isparticularly focussed on…
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Update on Green Endoscopy (Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

Created on
13 Dec 2021
by
Robin Baddeley
Do have a gander at a recent commentary piece we wrote for the Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology on the topic of sustainable endoscopy. It provides an update on the field of Green Endoscopy on…
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UK attitudes towards waste in cataract surgery

Created on
20 Oct 2021
by
Aijing Wang
Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery in the world and the UK. Therefore, there are a number of papers looking at carbon footprint of cataract surgery and ways to reduce it. In…
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CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

Created on
13 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Canadian Federation of Medical Students Health and Environment Adaptive Reponse Task Force recently released this report: CFMS HEART: National Report on Planetary Health Education…
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Climate Change Urgency and Action webinar series

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8 Sep 2021
by
Heather Baid
The Intensive Care Society has a fantastic lineup of speakers for a weekly lunchtime (one hour) webinar series called Climate Change Urgency and…
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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

Created on
25 Jun 2021
by
Jennifer Strong
Hi all, I work in the sustainability team for my Trust and I'm collaborating with our libraries to curate a sustainable healthcare reading list for them to promote in the coming months on the run up…
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Reusable Surgical Masks

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26 May 2021
by
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Now, more than ever, is the time we need to introduce reusable surgical masks. Over the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an exponential increase in the use of masks worldwide, which has been met…
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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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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…