This playbook provides information and resources that are relevant to many roles in the health system, including laboratory technicians, clinicians, facilities, health leaders, sustainability and energy managers, etc. The recommendations in this report are geared towards medical laboratories (including anatomical pathology) but the principles of sustainability interlaced throughout can apply to many departments in a health-care setting, or other laboratories such as research or educational. This playbook was adapted from a Greening the Lab Opportunity Investigation conducted by the Environmental Sustainability team at British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority.
This playbook is intended for all medical imaging professionals and teams including radiologists, technologists, healthcare executives, facility operations teams, allied healthcare providers, patients, and industry partners.
This Playbook comprises a summary of information relevant to AP, with added actions specific for AP labs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful environmental effects. The target audience for this Playbook are anatomical pathologists, and anatomical pathology laboratory technical managers and supervisors.
This playbook is intended for all kidney health professionals and advocates. Patients, technicians, nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, administrators, nephrologists and industry partners all have important roles to play in providing quality kidney care while mitigating the impact of climate change and fostering responsible resource use. The playbook intends to: 1.Inform of the reciprocal relationship between climate change and kidney health. 2.Provide knowledge and tools to guide implementation and practice of environmentally sustainable kidney care (ESKC). 3.Inspire action using examples from Canadian settings and practitioners of ESKC.
This Playbook was developed as an initiative by leaders in the field working to advance sustainability in regional anesthesia, with support from CASCADES.
These tools are designed for both patients and healthcare professionals, to help guide discussions surrounding treatment options and to improve the management of asthma and COPD.
Inhaler devices can vary greatly in their carbon footprint. Some inhaler devices, called metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) use a propellant that is a potent greenhouse gas which harms the environment. However, even among MDIs there is variability in carbon footprint. We created inhaler conversation aids to promote climate-conscious prescribing at the point-of-care and help to select the right inhaler for the right patient.
La Société canadienne des anesthésiologistes (CAS) est fermement convaincue que tous les efforts doivent être déployés pour réduire l’impact du secteur de la santé sur l’environnement tout en améliorant la qualité des soins. La CAS a identifié des domaines clés dans lesquels des changements pourraient apporter des améliorations directes en matière de réduction des émissions nocives et des déchets.
