Access our full collection of sustainable healthcare resources, such as toolkits, case studies, publications and more. You can also add new resources to the library.
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.…
Published date
•
by
Genevieve S Silva, Alex Waegel, Joshua Kepner, Greg Evans, William Braham, Misha Rosenbach
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…
Published date
•
by
Claire Doyle, Orla McFeely, Paula Beatty, Lisa Murphy, Sarah O’Mahony, Marta Costa Blasco, Madonna Andrawis, Anne-Marie Tobin
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…
Publication in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abstract
There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate change threatens public health, and…
I considered combining two of my favourite subjects- HIV treatment & prevention with Sustainability.
Although not immediately apparent, the connections are evident because if the patients progress…
Published date
September 2022
•
by
Peter Godfrey-Faussett ,Luisa Frescura,Quarraisha Abdool Karim,Michaela Clayton,Peter D. Ghys
The aims of this report are to (1) inform Medical Royal Colleges about sustainability initiatives occurring within other colleges, to (2) share knowledge about college-led sustainability initiatives…
New paper launched in conjunction with the new HealthcareLCA database. Paper discusses the new open-access database, methods and everything known about life cycle assessments (LCA's) in healthcare so…
Launch of a new Healthcare LCA Database, an up-to-date repository of published life cycle assessements within healthcare.
'HealthcareLCA brings together environmental assessments of health systems,…