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The environmental impact of dermatological services may seem negligible compared to that of global events. And the evidence-base may be limited compared to the evidence generated over centuries of…
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
This study highlights the reduction in CO2 emissions associated with same-day dermatological surgery. Limitations of this study include an assumption of travel to and from hospital appointments by…
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Claire Doyle, Orla McFeely, Paula Beatty, Lisa Murphy, Sarah O’Mahony, Marta Costa Blasco, Madonna Andrawis, Anne-Marie Tobin
On Tuesday it was International Biodiversity day. Biological diversity is often understood in terms of a wide variety of plants, animals and microorganisms, but it also includes genetic differences…
Background: Health-care services are necessary for sustaining and improving human wellbeing, yet they have an environmental footprint that contributes to environment-related threats to human health.…
Green walking is about moving through a natural space. This simple act brings multiple benefits to physical, social and mental health. It can improve patients’ progress during hospitalisation and…
From the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, this a short video (see link below) which accompanies the #HealthyRecovery letter (https://healthyrecovery.net), signed on behalf of tens of…
Rethinealth professions’ education leadership: Developing ‘eco-ethical’ leaders for a more sustainable world and future
Judy McKimm & Michelle McLean
In this commentary, we…
This toolkit gives you everything you need for a 1 minute, 5 minute and even more minute conversation, complete with step-by-step guides, behavioural change insights and all the evidence to back it…
This Canadian article differentiates between 'ecological' and ‘environmental’ determinants of health. It proposes more attention to ecosystems as foundational to human health and recognizes climate…
