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Sustainability in kidney care is often perceived as requiring trade-offs in clinical quality, yet green nephrology can strengthen clinical excellence by identifying ‘sweet spots’ where improved…
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June 2026
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Murea, M., Mortimer, M., Demirtas, G., Seman, A., Picillo, R., de Barbieri, I., Woywodt, A., Piccoli., G.
BackgroundHemodialysis generates a warm effluent stream (25°C) that is discarded, representing a continuous loss of low-grade thermal energy while clinics expend significant energy for water heating,…
CSH Kidney Care Sustainability Network April EventHear from Jan Tsai on reducing energy and consumable use in dialysate production, with insights from his research on circular medical device…
This toolkit is designed for all healthcare professionals interested in implementing sustainable change within their units. It provides practical knowledge, guidance, and a clear framework to help…
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May 2026
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ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Second Cohort, Caroline E. Stigant, Winston Fung
The current kidney care model-focused on late-stage disease and in-center hemodialysis-is unsustainable, because of costs, environmental burden, poor outcomes, and reduced quality of life.The 78th…
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March 2026
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Vanholder, R., Abdellatif, D., Dos Santos Jr, ACS., Correa-Rotter, R., Gopalakrishnan, N., Wang, B., Roumeliotis, S., Balducci, A., Haris, A., Yadla, M., Hsiao, L.
This document and associated tools are designed for healthcare teams, managers and staff responsible for the delivery of Living Kidney Donor (LKD) Assessment services.This toolkit provides a…
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January 2026
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CSH, UKKA, Health Foundation, NHS Blood & Transplant
TheHealthy Outdoorsguideis a practical tool designed for a range of organisations including government, the voluntary and community sector, the NHS, academia, evaluators, funders, and the private…
A practical, collaborative, open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical schools in embedding education for sustainable healthcare (ESH) into their medical curricula. As a…
A really interesting paper from the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology in Nottingham. In this project they calculated the carbon footprint of the Eczema Bathing Study, a fully remote eczema trial,…
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February 2026
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Vaibhav Chaganti, Emma L Campbell, Jessica Griffiths, Amanda Roberts, Lisa Fox and Kim S Thomas on behalf of the Rapid Eczema Trials team
Education for Sustainable Healthcare: Stories, Strategies, and Solutions from the MSC ESH Alliance is a practical, collaborative open access e‑book designed to help support educators and medical…
