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Preparing Medical Students to lead a Sustainable Healthcare System

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Tuesday, 11 June 2013 - 2:59pm

Education about the links between climate change, sustainability, health and healthcare in medical training is rare. This project of collaborative curriculum development enlisted medical students, academics and practitioners to explore and articulate priority learning outcomes and develop educational materials for sustainability in healthcare to use in medical schools across the UK and abroad.

Green Nephrology Summit 2013 - registrations open!

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Frances

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Wed, 05/06/2013 - 18:32

You can now register for this year's annual get together of the Green Nephrology Network.

Green Nephrology Awards 2013 - open to entries

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Frances

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Thu, 16/05/2013 - 11:59

Kidney units are invited to share their local successes via this year's Green Nephrology Awards. Shortlisted entries will be presented in poster format at the CleanMed Europe conference 17-19th September (in Oxford), and at the Green Nephrology Summit on 25th September (at Guy’s Hospital in London). Awards for outstanding entries will be presented at the Summit.

Sustainability in Ophthalmology - new position paper from RCOphth

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Frances

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Wed, 08/05/2013 - 09:59

In a new position paper, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists calls for leadership from the profession and the healthcare industry to develop best practice in sustainability and integrate this into ophthalmic service redesign.

Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations!

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aya.suganuma

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Wed, 17/04/2013 - 14:04

We are looking for inspiring examples of sustainable healthcare to showcase and discuss at CleanMed Europe 2013 conference 'Pathways to Sustainable Healthcare'.

Whether you are a researcher, practising healthcare professional or work in healthcare infrastructure please do submit your ideas to us in the form of a short written paragraph by April 30th 2013.

BMJ editorial - Inhaled drugs and global warming: time to shift to dry powder inhalers

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Frances

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Wed, 29/05/2013 - 12:28

As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels top 400 parts per million, an editorial in this week's BMJ draws attention to the impact of respiratory inhalers on global warming.

Frithwood Surgery launches their NHS Forest and Health Walk on 15th May

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Tue, 14/05/2013 - 10:46

Healthcare professionals planted fruit trees and designed a route to be used by staff, patients and local community.

Healthcare practitioners from Frithwood Surgery have created greenspace and designed a health walk from the GP surgery through the village demonstrating the practice’s commitment to the health and wellbeing of their staff, patients and the local community.

Sustainable System-wide Commissioning - how a whole system approach leads to more sustainable healthcare

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Tue, 07/05/2013 - 10:23

A new guide to sustainable commissioning has been published by Forum for the Future, CSH, and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. The guide and associated tools are aimed at Clinical Commissioning Groups that want to deliver system-wide commissioning which will, as a consequence, lead to healthcare services that operate in a more sustainable way.

Last chance to contribute to a medical curriculum for sustainable healthcare!

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Frances

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Wed, 03/04/2013 - 12:01

The deadline for responses to the online consultation on sustainability in medical education has been extended to 10th April 2013. Responses have so far been received from medical students and trainee doctors as well as from individuals and organisations involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

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