Addressing the climate impacts of healthcare

Silva, Genevieve S.; Schimek, Cassandra A.; Lighter, Jennifer; Thiel, Cassandra L.

doi:10.1002/jhm.12834

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“…Despite these considerations, hospital medicine is early in its trajectory of involvement regarding the hospitals' impact on the environment and the importance of environmental health for their patients. 24 Our qualitative study aims to describe hospital medicine physicians' viewpoints regarding what role, if any, environmental health does and should play in hospital medicine. Furthermore, we sought to identify hospitalists' perspectives regarding the relationship between hospital medicine and environmental health within patient care, medical education, and the larger healthcare system.…”

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“…As healthcare systems leaders, hospitalists are well‐positioned to influence improvements regarding the material waste and GHG emissions of hospitals. Despite these considerations, hospital medicine is early in its trajectory of involvement regarding the hospitals' impact on the environment and the importance of environmental health for their patients 24 …”

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Assessing hospitalists' opinions regarding the role of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine

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Liu

Hudak

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Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Background Environmental health represents the concept that a stable climate and clean environment are fundamental prerequisites for good human health. Despite growing awareness of the impact of climate change more broadly, knowledge of environmental health has not fully entered mainstream medicine in the United States. Objective To understand practicing hospitalists' perspectives regarding the current and future roles of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine, as well as existing barriers and potential motivators to its further inclusion. Methods We conducted virtual focus groups of practicing hospitalists in partnership with the Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network from across the United States. Structured interviews elicited hospitalists' thoughts pertaining to environmental health. Transcripts then underwent descriptive coding to identify and group comments into themes. Results We conducted three focus groups with a total of 14 physician participants. Four themes emerged: the negative environmental impact of the healthcare system, a lack of prioritization of environmental health within hospital medicine, the potential for expanding environmental health in nonclinical roles including medical education, and the importance of systems‐level support. Conclusion Environmental health is felt to be of importance, and while there exist avenues to do better, there is limited understanding of hospitalists' most effective role in making change.

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Assessing hospitalists' opinions regarding the role of environmental health within the practice of hospital medicine

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Liu

Hudak

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Journal of Hospital Medicine

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“…Moving forward, the US health care industry would be well-served to create such programs as a means of developing nationwide sustainability metrics so that we can improve our understanding of the US health care industry's environmental impact. 7 The sheer magnitude of the climate change problem often results in decision paralysis. With telemedicine as an example, the study by Patel et al reminds us that individuals and institutions can still make a substantial impact on our health care system's carbon footprint.…”

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“…Regularly updated and improved upon, the Sustainable Development Unit’s assessments represent the longest running national-level effort to quantify health care–related greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Moving forward, the US health care industry would be well-served to create such programs as a means of developing nationwide sustainability metrics so that we can improve our understanding of the US health care industry’s environmental impact …”

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Health Care and Climate Change—Telemedicine’s Role in Environmental Stewardship

2023

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to quantify health care-related greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Moving forward, the US health care industry would be well-served to create such programs as a means of developing nationwide sustainability metrics so that we can improve our understanding of the US health care industry's environmental impact. 7 The sheer magnitude of the climate change problem often results in decision paralysis. With telemedicine as an example, the study by Patel et al reminds us that individuals and institutions can still make a substantial impact on our health care system's carbon footprint.

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