Search Tag: carbon footprint
2025 10 Jan
The continuous advancement of healthcare technology has driven the industry to explore innovative methods for improving patient care and operational efficiency. One significant area of focus is the evolution of electronic health record (EHR) systems, which have become integral to modern medical practice. Among the promising innovations contributing...Read more
2025 10 Jan
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionised the field of histopathology, particularly through deep learning (DL) models that assist in medical diagnostics. However, while most research focuses on improving the diagnostic accuracy of these models, the environmental impact of their development and usage has been largely overlooked. The high...Read more
2023 26 May
Reducing the carbon footprint in healthcare is a requirement for guaranteeing the best future for humanity. Here we suggest that the carbon footprint be assessed as a potential endpoint for future trials in critical care. Environmental Impact in Critical Care The climate crisis is a threat to global health. The temperature of the atmosphere...Read more
2022 04 Jun
Dr Nicolaas Hendrik Sperna Weiland, anaesthesiologist, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands, and founder of the centre's Sustainable Healthcare Team discussed the environmental impact of inhaled anaesthetic agents and the need to massively reduce their use at this year's Euroanaesthesia Congress. Volatile anaesthetics are potent...Read more
2021 20 Nov
Plans for universal health coverage must first address the substantial carbon emissions produced by the healthcare systems of low- and middle-income countries, urged researchers from Switzerland, India, Belgium and Brazil in a recent analysis published in The BMJ . The estimated total amount of greenhouse gases released into the environment...Read more
2020 21 Feb
Health Care Without Harm Europe is seeking a public hospital in the Mediterranean region to join their latest climate-smart healthcare project, Low-carbon healthcare in the Mediterranean region . The project will help to develop the Mediterranean as a best-practice region for low-carbon healthcare in Europe supported by...Read more