Newly qualified midwives will now be required to know about sustainable healthcare. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has included sustainable healthcare in its new Standards of Pro
University of Dundee Medical School offers a 4 week SSC (Student Selected Component) entitled 'The Natural Health Service: biodiversity, ecosystems and human health'.
Last week Doctors for XR took part in non-violent direct action in London. This short film is useful for starting a discussion with students on Learning Objective 3:
For anyone involved in teaching medical ethics, I wonder if this letter to the GMC might make an interesting focus for discussion with your students about the role of the health professions in
Are you confident in teaching patients how to use their inhalers?
Asthma is very common. Almost 10% of people living in the European Union have a diagnosis of asthma. Among children, asthma is the most common chronic medical condition.
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare in partnership with Health Education England is hosting a webinar series to launch our how-to g
The University of Brighton School of Health Sciences hosts a sustainability conference every year. Videos and slides from previous events are available here:
Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE)
Keele University Medical School educators have developed their own cases based around four prominent types of waste within the NHS: food, pharmaceutical, clinical and fuel, which they have given pe
We describe a clinical-skills based approach to teaching medical and public health students the health effects of climate change. This resource presents eleven simulation exercises used with
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Duane et al. “Carbon mitigation, patient choice and cost reduction – triple bottom line optimisation for health care planning” Public Health 2014 Oct;128(10):920–4
“How can Dentistry be Sustainable? An Exploratory Study” (YouTube Video of presentation of the study)
Background: Global environmental change is associated with significant health threats.
These slides were used to facilitate an evening talk and discussion with medical students at UNESP University in Brazil.
This example driver diagram shows how principles of sustainable clinical practice can be applied to improve respiratory inhaler prescribing.
A useful resource about how to teach on social (including environmental) determinants of health.
See case study 6 in particular!
Global resources are finite; as this becomes more apparent the concept of sustainability in healthcare is becoming more important.
Determining the carbon footprint of specific health care activities such as cataract surgery allows the assessment of associated emissions and identifies opportunities for reduction.
