To support more sustainable practice, researchers and professionals have developed practical tools to measure and monitor environmental impacts within dentistry. Life cycle assessment methodologies and hybrid carbon accounting approaches now allow practices to estimate emissions linked to travel, procurement, waste, water and energy use
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 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.
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 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.
