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AbstractBackgroundHealthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first…
What role do nurses play in sustainable healthcare?Watch to hear about the PhD research of Ebenezer Akore Yeboah, delving into the pivotal role nurses play in mitigating the environmental impact of…
ABSTRACTBackgroundThe burden of chronic kidney disease is increasing, driven by population aging and the increase in risk factors. In-centre haemodialysis (HD), which accounts for most of the…
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December 2024
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Jiménez, MDA., Audije-Gil, J., Martínez, R., Martín Vaquero, N., Gómez, M., Portillo, J., Pereda, G., Gascueña, DH., Duane, B., Sanjuan, M., Fernández Martín, JL., Dapena, F., Ortiz, A.
A practical, collaborative, open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical schools in embedding education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) into their medical curricula. As a…
Free online learning module is now live!This 1-hour module, aimed at those working in kidney care, explains the relationship between kidney health and the climate. It uses practical examples to show…
Case study describing a water conservation programme in haemodialysis, focussing on reduced dialysate flow and high-recovery reverse osmosis, to achieve substantial water savings without compromising…
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March 2026
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Shah, M., Mohanty, M., Deppner, A., Vachharajani, T.
The current kidney care model-focused on late-stage disease and in-center hemodialysis-is unsustainable, because of costs, environmental burden, poor outcomes, and reduced quality of life.The 78th…
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March 2026
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Vanholder, R., Abdellatif, D., Dos Santos Jr, ACS., Correa-Rotter, R., Gopalakrishnan, N., Wang, B., Roumeliotis, S., Balducci, A., Haris, A., Yadla, M., Hsiao, L.
The Care Cycle is a short film that highlights the environmental impact of healthcare by following the "life cycle" of plastic hospital gowns, from oil extraction to disposal / afterlife. Through…
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December 2025
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A film by Eleni Vrettakou and Leidy Karina Gómez Montoya Produced by Lucy Sabin and Florine de Haes Written by Lucy Sabin, Florine de Haes, Eleni Vrettakou, and Karina Gómez Montoya
