Join Prof. Rizan for an evidence-based look at reducing healthcare emissions, from life cycle assessment to the Lancet MedZero database.

Human health and planetary health are intrinsically linked, making the transition to environmentally sustainable models of high quality care essential. In this talk, A/ Prof Rizan presents an evidence-based approach to this transition, drawing on her research using life cycle assessment to understand greatest opportunities to mitigate healthcare emissions, underpinned by a circular economy healthcare supply chain. She will explore practical steps that healthcare professionals can take to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with clinical care.

A/Prof. Rizan will demonstrate how research can be translated into changes in clinical practice and inform national and international policy, sharing her experience working with organisations including the Greener NHS, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change and the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England. She will also introduce the Lancet MedZero, an open-access database providing customisable carbon footprints of thousands of healthcare products and pharmaceuticals. The talk will explore how better environmental data at scale can be used to accelerate our understanding of healthcare emissions and, more importantly, their mitigation.

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