Improving Value and Reducing the Environmental Footprint of Healthcare - Clinical Sustainability Overview
Offered By: New York University (NYU) via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the emerging field of "clinical sustainability" in this 29-minute talk by Dr. Thiel from NYU Langone Health & NYU Tandon. Discover how healthcare contributes to nearly 10% of the US's greenhouse gas footprint and learn about innovative ways medical practitioners and administrators can reduce environmental impact while maintaining quality care. Delve into topics such as healthcare emissions, surgery waste, life cycle assessment, and specific sustainability efforts in eye care, interventional radiology, inpatient units, and pathology labs. Gain insights into composting practices, tradeoffs in sustainable healthcare, and data analysis techniques used to assess and improve the environmental footprint of medical practices.
Syllabus
Introduction
Healthcare Emissions
Surgery Waste
Life Cycle Assessment
Eye Care Assessment
interventional radiology
inpatient units
pathology labs
composting
tradeoffs
cataract care
data analysis
Taught by
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
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