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A interesting article stratifying the carbon footprint of different medical teaching methods. "Bedside teaching had the highest carbon footprint per learner, driven by electronics and personal…
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Jack S, Hughes R, Dhugga A, Oshodi K, Palta C, Jankowska M, Tso S, SWFT Medical Education Sustainability Group
An analysis of the components of the carbon footprint of dermatologic surgery in NZ. By far most CO2 emissions are generated from transportation (patients and staff), so avoiding unnecessary…
The Royal College of Surgeons recently released a document on sustainability in dentistry. I attended a course in Taunton in October 2023, where a pie chart indicated that CO2 emissions accounted for…
This paper explores the challenges faced by general practice in implementing sustainable prescribing. It outlines the actions governments and other relevant bodies across the UK can take to…
This document aims to provide a robust set of best practice guidelines for Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) in kidney care facilities. The guidelines will help to improve the environmental…
Presented by Katy Whitehouse at February's Susnet event focused on Entonox, a real world case study of Catalytic Entonox cracking.Katy Whitehouse is a consultant obstetric anaesthetist at the Royal…
This recording from February's Women's Health Susnet Event on Entonox, discusses the monitoring of the carbon mitigation impacts of introducing an “Entonox Cracking” device into the maternity…
Recording and slides from the March 2025 SusQI Academy forum.A big thank you to Lorna Johnson for talking about your work so far integrating sustainability as a part of the pre-registration…
