Clinical transformation: the key to green nephrology.

Andrew Connor, Frances Mortimer, Charles Tomson

Journal: Nephron. Clinical practice 2011;116(3):c200-5; discussion c206

PMID: 20606480

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Abstract

Climate change represents a major global public health threat. The very provision of healthcare itself has a significant untoward effect on the environment, to which kidney care is likely to contribute disproportionately. In this article we describe the four principles we believe will underpin a successful transformation to lower carbon kidney care: disease prevention, patient empowerment, lean service delivery and the preferential use of low-carbon technologies. We illustrate their application and their co-benefits, such as improvements in patient care and reductions in cost, with examples.

Address: Department of Renal Medicine, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, UK. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1159/000317200

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MeSH Terms: Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Conservation of Energy Resources, Environment, Environmental Policy, Environmental Pollution, Green Chemistry Technology, Hemodialysis Solutions, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Medical Waste Disposal, Nephrology, Patient Participation, Recycling, Renal Dialysis, Water