Stephen Walsh
@stephenj_walsh
Pharmacist | TCD Centre for Health Policy and Management MSc graduate | PhD researcher focused on sustainability in healthcare
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31-10-2012 13:10:55
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Ever wonder about the environmental impacts of #Polypharmacy? 🌎 4.6% of greenhouse gas emissions in 🇨🇦 are attributable to healthcare including: -Excessive packaging -Over-prescribing More reasons to #Deprescribe! Read: buff.ly/3MWOKTg Therapeutics Initiative PEACH HEALTH ONTARIO
Despite not being a manufacturer, power plant or an airline, the HSE Ireland should feature on this list. The HSE have yet to calculate their carbon footprint, but overall, healthcare accounts for 4-5% of total global emissions. independent.ie/irish-news/rev…
Well done Stephen - results of the scoping review on the carbon footprint of primary care and sustainable mitigation strategies. Great to see greener healthcare highlighted at #AIPC2024 RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences @irishdocsenv Stephen Walsh