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Sustainable Anaesthetics Course
Sustainable Anaesthetics
This fou
human health and
This foundation course offers an overview of the relationship between human healthbetween
and the climate
and ecological crises, with a focus on anaesthetics and the operating department. It demonstrates how
the health system is vulnerable to, but also contributes to, climate change and ecological degradation,
examines the speci昀椀c contribution of anaesthetics to carbon emissions and other environmental
impacts and explores how to develop a more sustainable approach to the practice of anaesthetics and
the operating department, whilst maintaining or improving quality of care.
The course also highlights the leadership role healthcare staff can play in the transformation towards a
system that works for all, within planetary boundaries.
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the risks the global environmental crisis presents to human health and healthcare
systems.
2. Describe the contribution of the health sector, particularly anaesthetics, to the global environmental
crisis.
3. Understand the basic principles of carbon literacy.
4. Understand how sustainability can help to address existing challenges in the healthcare system.
5. Apply the principles of sustainability to anaesthetic services.
6. Plan a project to improve the sustainability of healthcare in your workplace.
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Workshop: 21 November (Tue) 13.00-17.00 GMT
Full details and to book your place:
https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/courses/sustainable-anaesthetics
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