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Community pharmacy opinion letter
A template of a letter to community pharmacy colleagues to consider climate conscious inhaler prescribing.
Template
The Critical Air Project: Developing Climate Conscious Inhaler Practices In Inpatient Care (Report)
A report by the Critical Air Project on developing climate conscious inhaler practices in inpatient care.
Report
Disposal FAQ
An educational resource on the impact of responsible inhaler disposal and answers to questions about inhaler disposal.
Document
How to see the inhalers prescriptions in Myle Analytic
A dashboard in Myle analytic to see inhalers prescribing practice through time. With this dashboard, select a period of time and see how many inhalers were newly prescribed during the appointment.
EMR search tools
Hospital Formulary: Step-by-step guide
This step-by-step guide was developed by the Critical Air Project, led by Dr. Valeria Stoynova and Dr. Celia Culley at Island Health in Victoria, British Columbia. The steps in this guide are contextualized by the worked examples and recommendations from the Critical Air Project team.
Guide
Reusing Ipratropium Inhalers Surrey Memorial Hospital
The pediatric pharmacy team at Surrey Memorial Hospital implemented a safe Ipratropium inhaler reuse program after recognizing that most inhalers were being discarded after only a few doses, despite containing substantial remaining medication. The pediatric emergency department alone uses about 1,200 ipratropium inhalers per year; staff collected over 1,000 partially used inhalers before the project began.
Case Study
EMR Strategies (EN/FR)
A guide for adding prescription favorites that will show low carbon alternative at time of new prescription.
EMR search tools
Patient information: Infographic
An educational resource that can be shared with a patients on how they can reduce the carbon footprint of inhalers, in and outside of the hospital.
Patient resource
Outpatient provider-specific information: Primary Care Provider discharge letter
An educational resource that can be included with a patients chart during transition of care to educate healthcare providers on climate conscious inhaler practices.
Template