All Resources – Cascades Canada

Climate Conscious Inhaler Practices in Inpatient Care

The Playbook provides background information and resources to guide more environmentally sustainable inhaler practices in inpatient settings. The content of this playbook, including its associated resources, has been developed by the Critical Air Project (CAP) at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, part of Island Health in Victoria, British Columbia. The Critical Air Project, which has been led by Dr. Valeria Stoynova and Dr. Celia Culley, is a climate-conscious inhaler initiative aimed at decreasing Island Health’s inhaler-related carbon footprint through changes in health policy, operational changes and a widespread educational campaign. The project, which is ongoing, was initiated in April 2022 with support from CASCADES.

Playbook

Climate Conscious Inhaler Prescribing in Outpatient Care

The Playbook provides background information and resources to guide more environmentally sustainable inhaler prescribing in primary care settings. This playbook was initially developed through an initiative of the Sustainable Health System Community of Practice (CoP), with support from CASCADES.

Playbook

The Lung Toolkit

eHealth Knowledge Translation Research Group

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.

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Eco-Friendly Inhaler Conversation Aids

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.

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Inpatient provider-specific information: Respiratory Therapists poster

Critical Air Project

A poster on how respiratory therapists can fight climate change and what they can do.

Poster

The Critical Air Project: Climate Conscious Inpatient Inhaler Practices

This video introduces the upcoming Climate Conscious Inpatient Inhaler Practices playbook and explores the Critical Air Project. It features speakers Celia Culley and Valeria Stoynova, who discuss efforts to improve inhaler practices in inpatient settings with a focus on climate-conscious and sustainable care.

Webinar

Inpatient provider-specific information: Trainee video

This trainee video provides an orientation for medical students and residents on inpatient climate conscious inhaler practices. Presented by Dr. Valeria Stoynova and Dr. Celia Culley.

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Environmental Impact Video

LEDEVOIR

In this environmental impact, physicians are calling on Ottawa to introduce regulations to replace the potent greenhouse gases contained in metered-dose inhalers.

Video

Inhaler Guide: A clinical guide to inhalers in Canada

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Prioritizing Inhaler Wardstock: Project briefing slide deck

A slide deck to educate healthcare professionals on the removal of maintenance inhalers from Omnicell.

Slide deck