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Expressions of interest invited for UK Sustainable Kidney Care Committee

Created on
13 May 2021
by
Frances Mortimer
The renal multi-professional healthcare and patient community are invited to contribute to the UK Kidney Association’s new Sustainable Kidney Care Committee, in partnership with CSH. The Committee…
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Online survey and interview for GREEN-ICU research project

Created on
30 Apr 2021
by
Heather Baid
The GREEN-ICU research team is exploring ways to reduce the carbon footprint of intensive care as a speciality and improve environmental sustainability. They are seeking people to fill out a…
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New Physio Network Launched

Created on
28 Feb 2021
by
Jessica King
The new Physio Susnet network has launched! The platform aims to connect clinicians, researchers, educators and students to share and explore ideas promoting sustainability in physiotherapy. If you…
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Nitrous Oxide and Entonox Manifold Waste Reduction: Free Lunch and Learn online seminar

Created on
16 Dec 2020
by
Amarantha Fennell-Wells
Do you prescribe nitrous oxide? It's a vital medicine for many specialties within health care. Registration is via the Eventbrite page…
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Your Thoughts About A Greener Future

Created on
30 Nov 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
The cover story for this month's OTnews is about A Greener Future. The article explores sustainable healthcare as a concept, and shares examples of sustainable occupational therapy practice from…
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Life-cycle analysis of HD in Newcastle Hospitals

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9 Oct 2020
by
Suren Kanagasundaram
What is the true, lifecycle environmental impact of HD @NewcastleHosps. Can we develop metrics of good practice, recognised by clinicians and industry, alike? What are the key intervention points to…
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Invitation for Doctors working in Europe to complete Survey

Created on
7 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Students from the University of Amsterdam would like to hear from you regarding COVID-19 induced e-health implementation and its contribution to sustainable healthcare. Background:The COVID-19…
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Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023

Created on
3 Aug 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023 (EPT Agenda 2023) is a global call to action built around a single aim relevant to physical therapy or physiotherapy education (1). This aim of the agenda…
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Introduction to Sustainable Healthcare goes international!

Created on
29 Jul 2020
by
Vivien De Greef
Our first Introduction course was by attended remotely by health professionals from across the UK, Australia and Canada. After a four-hour self-study module, we met in a four-hour workshop to discuss…
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'Upcycling' dialysis filters?

Created on
7 Jul 2020
by
Frances Mortimer
I hadn't realised that discardedkidney dialysis filters are being repurposed to make pure water in some places in Africa, Asia and Latin America - described in this article, titled 'Ingenious…