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Promoting environmentally sustainable practices within the field of medicine is an essential yet understudied area of research. Here, we present a simple, cost-effective method to substantially…
Climate change poses a major threat to our health as well as our planet. The environment is changing, that change is accelerating, and this has direct and immediate consequences for our patients, the…
Skin surgery and the patient pathway for those with skin cancer significantly contribute to the climate crisis. Dermatological surgeons recognize the role of global climate change as a significant…
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Fatima Ali, Yasmin Nikookam, William Hunt, Sophie Holloran, Eshen Ang, Catriona Chaolin, Maria Charlambides, Ashima Lowe, Luke Brindley, Rachel Abbott, Aaron Wernham
AbstractThe extent of packaging materials used in topical dermatological products and the sustainability of these are not well known. It is a known fact, however, that individual dermatology…
In this sustainability quality improvement project, we proposed a new lean pathway for performing curette and cautery minor skin surgery and evaluated our project’s social, patient, economic,…
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Simon Tso, Tracey Williamson, Mi Joo Choi, Becky Seeley, Enenche Edache, Rosie Hillson, Rachel McLean
AbstractImportance: There is growing awareness of the US health sector's substantial contribution to the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, exacerbating the health threats from climate change.…
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Genevieve S Silva, Alex Waegel, Joshua Kepner, Greg Evans, William Braham, Misha Rosenbach
In 2017, health and social care organizations contributed 6.3% of carbon emissions in England. Efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of the National Health Service (NHS) have been broadly…
DEAR EDITOR, Carbon emissions ascribed to medical instruments account for one of the largest proportions of the National Health Service (NHS) carbon footprint. Our aim was to evaluate the sustainable…
There are significant opportunities for services to improve their sustainability and carbon footprint. We report a sustainability review of our dermatology department with a focus on human behaviours,…
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S. Mann, N. Sebastian, E. Okonji, V. B. Y. Tso, C. Thind, S. Unter, B. C. Gee, A. J. Bedlow, J. J. Carter, H. Eykyn, T. Williamson, S. Barrass, S. Tso
The International Organization for Standardization ISO 14000 family of standards and the European Commission Eco-Management and Auditing Scheme are examples of voluntary environmental management…
