Kidney patient, Andy Williamson, speaks to the Green Nephrology Summit 2010 about the growing realisation of his dependence on finite resources that are being used up with little thought. Meanwhile, the biggest wasted resource is the patient.
Dr Andy Connor is the first ever Green Nephrology Fellow - working to improve the environmental sustainability of a clinical specialty. What drew him to apply for the post, and how has he found it working from an (almost) blank canvas?
The Green Nephrology team had a busy week at the joint Renal Association and British Renal Society meeting last week, culminating in what was (probably) the first session devoted entirely to sustainability at a national meeting of any medical specialty.
Have you ever thought about how much paper we dispose of on a daily basis whilst at work? No, well you should. The other day I was putting a patient on dialysis...