This webinar features the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care, PEACH Health Ontario, and CASCADES welcoming Dr. Maura Brown, MD, FRCPC, who discusses sustainable radiology in health care. The session reviews planetary health, explores sustainable choices in radiology departments, and highlights the role of health care leaders in climate advocacy. Myles Sergeant, PEng., MD, introduces sustainability criteria in procurement RFPs.
This toolkit represents a call to action for Radiation Medicine health professionals, including physicians, nurses, radiation therapists, medical physicists, and trainees to educate ourselves and advocate for sustainable health care solutions within our areas of influence. It offers a framework to empower individuals within our community to engage in this vital discussion and implement locally relevant solutions in our clinics, departments, hospitals and personal spheres.
Tens of thousands of disposable thermometers, absorbent pads and shoe covers are used every year in the Saint Jérôme Hospital emergency department. CISSS des Laurentides reduced the waste generated in its emergency departments by eliminating the use of these single-use items and replacing them with multi-use alternatives.
This resource provides an overview of work on this topic, general principles and recommendations to consider and a table of specimens exempt for automatic submission to pathology laboratories in various jurisdictions.
This Rounds format was created so that healthcare teams can better understand how climate change is impacting the health of patients and begin to understand the greenhouse gas emissions associated with care. Team members from across health professions can be included in these presentations. This slide deck was developed by the Green MTU team, with the support of CASCADES.
This preparatory slide deck was created to introduce the Planetary Health Rounds format to learners. A Planetary Health Champion, with clinical expertise, will use this deck to explain the intention and format of the Rounds. This deck provides guidance on what to include in case presentations but does not capture the discussion during Rounds. It is important to have a Planetary Health Champion present during Rounds to provide additional context and to answer questions.
