How to be Greener in Surgery part 1
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In the UK, the National Health Service accounts for 5.4% of the carbon emissions for the whole country! Surgery accounts for 5-10% of this total. The target is an 80% reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2028. Find out what's going on and what you and your unit can do to save slow global warming in this podcast by @CleoKenington, Emergency Surgeon and ASGBI lead for sustainability. This is everyone's problem - be part of the solution! Links to helpful sites below: Resources for how to offer lifestyle advice to prevent disease: http://makingeverycontactcount.co.uk/training/healthy-lifestyle-information/ https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/making-every-contact-count/ To promote Shared decision making and improved perioperative see Centre for Perioperative care: https://cpoc.org.uk/about-cpoc Lean Healthcare pathways https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/what-we-do/green-surgery-challenge Companies that produce reusable kit: Hybrid Laparoscopic Ports, scissors & Clip applicators https://www.surginno.com/resposable-8-2/ Reprocessed Harmonic scalpels https://www.vanguard-medical.com/harmonic-scalpel/ The zero waste operating theatre: https://www.ecoquip.eu/procurement-projects/towards-zero-waste-operating-theatres.html
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In part 1 @CleoKenington, ASGBI lead for Sustainability, told us about the huge problem healthcare has with greenhouse emissions and what to do about improving pathways to minimise healthcare impact, In this eposode Cleo tell us what each of us can do once the patient gets to theatre. Practical...
Published 05/30/21
Published 05/30/21