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US Occupational Therapists for Environmental Action

Created on
3 Mar 2022
by
Madelyn Yoo
Inspired by the work of the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, a group of occupational therapists in the United States started Occupational Therapists for Environmental Action (OTEA) in mid-2021.…
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CFMS HEART: NATIONAL REPORT ON PLANETARY HEALTH EDUCATION 2021

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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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Sustainability sessions at RCOT Annual Conference tomorrow

Created on
30 Jun 2021
by
Ben Whittaker
The RCOT Annual Conference is taking place online today and tomorrow. Along with the usual excellent sessions and other delights that can be found over the two days, the two below sessions focusing on…
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Sustainable Healthcare Reading List

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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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GREEN-ICU study seeking volunteers for survey and online interviews

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22 Jun 2021
by
Heather Baid
The GREEN-ICU research study is seeking views on environmental sustainability from people working in intensive care. This includes anyone connected to intensive care through clinical practice,…
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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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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

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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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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…