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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.
Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) quality improvement (QI) initiatives promoting IV to oral switch (IVOST)1 or reduced IV dosing frequency provide benefits for patients, staff and the environment. To…
Promoting appropriate IV to oral switch (IVOST)1 is a fundamental antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiative providing benefits for patients, staff and the environment including: reduced risk of…
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July 2025
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R Rodger , A Robertson , S Thompson , E Thompson , K Downie , G Ray , L Chisholm , C Pender , K Philips , M Neto , R Hillson , R A Seaton , S Carty , K MacFarlane , N MacDonald , F Kinnaird , A Reuben , S Gillen , Y Gourlay , F Robb , L Stewart , R Pucket
An interesting paper evaluating the potential of sustainably sourced, plant-based homopolymers as sustainable alternatives for traditional emollients. It explores the efficacy of these plant-based…
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February 2025
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Talita Ganem Meneguello, Nathalia Kopke Palma, Yasmin Rosa Santos, Ariane Dalan da Silva Ladeira, Fabiana Perrechil Bonsanto, Ariel Figueira Carvalho, Newton Andreo-Filho, Heather Ann Elizabeth Benson and Vania Rodrigues Leite-Silva
This study focussed on quantifying the environmental burden of a standard dental treatment, specifically a tooth extraction, and on identifying the environmental impact of the process.The greatest…
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June 2025
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Paul Künzle, Ariadne Charis Frank, Sebastian Paris
BackgroundAs global temperatures continue to rise, the effects of ambient heat on acute kidney injury (AKI) are of growing concern. We used a novel nationwide electronic alert (e-alert) system to…
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March 2024
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Hajat, S., Casula, A., Murage, P., Omoyeni, D., Gray, T., Plummer, Z., Steenkamp, R., Nitsch, D.
This guide draws together ideas generated from Sustainability Training targeted to Pharmacy colleagues in Greater Manchester, Summer 2024, with additional resources listed as they become available.…
Prescriptions form 60% of the NHS primary care’s carbon footprint. Overprescribing and polypharmacy are common, and worsen quality of care. Appropriate deprescribing is not harmful, can reduce falls,…
