Healthcare procurement in the race to net-zero: Practical steps for healthcare leadership
July 21, 2024
Managing greenhouse gas emissions in the terminal year of life in an overwhelmed health system
May 8, 2024
This article investigates emissions related to health care in a patient’s last year of life. End of life is a period when health care use and associated emissions production increases exponentially. Read Article Here
Sustainable practice: Sustainable prescribing of iron replacement therapy
April 25, 2024
Clinicians can implement updated recommendations on dose and frequency of iron supplementation that can have benefits for patients and help mitigate environmental harms from health care practices. Read Article Here
Carbon emissions associated with end-of-life care in the hospital setting
August 28, 2023
Healthcare contributes significantly to global warming and accounts for 4.4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the end-of-life (EOL) period is characterized by disproportionately high hospital use, which is both emissions-intensive and often contrary to patients’ wishes to receive EOL care at home. In Canada, end-of-life hospitalization accounts for almost 6 million hospital days and
The Environmental Side Effects of Medications: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Psychiatry
July 21, 2023
Physicians are encouraged to actively consider the environmental impact of medical interventions. Chief among these considerations is the environmental burden of medication development, production, and disposition. Addressing the environmental consequences of medication prescribing is a critical part of mitigating carbon emissions in healthcare. This matter is often neglected, when compared to the problem of disposition
What healthcare leadership can do in a climate crisis
March 23, 2023
Healthcare governing boards, executives, medical staff, health professionals, and allied staff members should all play a role in devising, promoting, and implementing solutions for climate change mitigation, which must extend beyond the boundaries of their own workplaces and healthcare institutions. Such actions can potentially influence not only healthcare professionals and their patients but also healthcare
Identifying Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Cost Savings in Hospitals
October 4, 2022
This review discusses the development of a knowledge translation tool that aims to compare a range of interventions that can be applied in hospital settings to reduce the local GHG emissions and associated financial costs. Read Article Here