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Green nephrology has often focussed on dialysis, with its intensive use of water and energy. In comparison, non-dialysis outpatient care of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has received less attention.…
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March 2026
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Berman-Parks, N., Rho, E., Stoneman, S., Woywodt, A., Torreggiani, M.
"TheGreen Surgeryreport is best viewed as an evidence base and tool for action but will need ongoing commitment to support implementation, and an exploration of the barriers and incentives to…
In this advocacy article from the European Kidney Health Alliance, the authors describe the mutual impact of climate change on kidney health and kidney care on ecology. They propose an array of…
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April 2022
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Raymond Vanholder, John Agar, Marion Braks, Daniel Gallego, Karin G F Gerritsen, Mark Harber, Edita Noruisiene, Jitka Pancirova, Giorgina B Piccoli, Dimitrios Stamatialis, Fokko Wieringa
AbstractBackgroundHealthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first…
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…
People are increasingly concerned about climate change, and COP26 is an important and imminent
meeting for human and planet health.
This commentary on Green Podiatry directs us all to lighten our…
Why you should read this article:To enhance your understanding of your role in mitigating the environmental costs of providing careTo reflect on how you could lead quality improvement projects aimed…
International and national nephrology learning societies are playing a major role in advocacy and education for environmentally sustainable kidney care. The Green Nephrology group of the Société…
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January 2016
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Lasseur, C., Ethier, I., Rey, J., Foucault, C., Vérité, T., Hourmant, M.
East London NHS Foundation Trust uses quality improvement as its approach to solving complex problems. This article uses a case study methodology to describe how the trust's programme of…
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August 2024
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Sarah McAllister, Juliette Brown, Auzewell Chitewe, Francisco Frasquilho, Sian Hodgkinson, Paul Lomax, Adam Toll, Marco Aurelio, Amar Shah
