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Open access article
Abstract: GI endoscopy is highly resource-intensive with a significant contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation. Sustainable endoscopy in the context…
Podiatrists have a shared responsibility to work and live as ‘green’ as possible, and to share this message
with patients. Reducing waste, physically and in the form of unnecessary treatment, and…
Sustainable Healthcare Education—a network of academics, doctors, and health-care students—has developed three simple learning objectives to communicate the links between medical practice and a more…
Published date
November 2014
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by
Thompson, T., Walpole, S., Braithwaite, I., Inman, A., Barna, S., and Mortimer, F.
Publication in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abstract
There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate change threatens public health, and…
It has become apparent that the climate crisis is reaching critical levels and Governments and key organisations are recognising the need for change. A review of current literature reveals very little…
This article aims for readers to be able to:
Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts.
Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…
This opinion piece proposes that the paradigm guiding occupational therapy be expanded to incorporate a global perspective, thereby integrating exploration of sustainability issues. Sustainable global…
