Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients
Objective: Dermatologists can benefit from adopting environmental sustainability in the management of their practices. We can also use opportunities to share best practices in environmental stewardship concepts with our colleagues, patients, and communities. Herein, we review easy steps for any heal...
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2021-01-01
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| author | Stacy Blum, DO Molly Buckland, DO Todd L. Sack, MD, FACP David Fivenson, MD, FAAD |
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| description | Objective: Dermatologists can benefit from adopting environmental sustainability in the management of their practices. We can also use opportunities to share best practices in environmental stewardship concepts with our colleagues, patients, and communities. Herein, we review easy steps for any health care professional, and dermatologists in particular, to adopt environmental sustainability and become more active in the fight against climate change. Methods: This study included a select literature review, an identification of resources, and an overview of MyGreenDoctor.org. Results: Many simple, cost effective, energy saving resources were identified. A reference list of climate change resources for health are organizations to help with lower their carbon footprints, educating their staff and patients, and advocacy for better environmental stewardship is presented. Conclusion: Going green is an easy process that can save money, boost morale, and help educate patients while reducing the carbon footprint of any size medical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae8fa5b87fa348c996c8fe3b4e7be4c82022-12-21T23:50:57ZengWolters KluwerInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology2352-64752021-01-0171112116Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patientsStacy Blum, DO0Molly Buckland, DO1Todd L. Sack, MD, FACP2David Fivenson, MD, FAAD3St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Dermatology Program, Ypsilanti, MI, United StatesSt. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Dermatology Program, Ypsilanti, MI, United States“We Care at Borland Groover”, Jacksonville, FL, United StatesSt. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Dermatology Program, Ypsilanti, MI, United States; Fivenson Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Corresponding author.Objective: Dermatologists can benefit from adopting environmental sustainability in the management of their practices. We can also use opportunities to share best practices in environmental stewardship concepts with our colleagues, patients, and communities. Herein, we review easy steps for any health care professional, and dermatologists in particular, to adopt environmental sustainability and become more active in the fight against climate change. Methods: This study included a select literature review, an identification of resources, and an overview of MyGreenDoctor.org. Results: Many simple, cost effective, energy saving resources were identified. A reference list of climate change resources for health are organizations to help with lower their carbon footprints, educating their staff and patients, and advocacy for better environmental stewardship is presented. Conclusion: Going green is an easy process that can save money, boost morale, and help educate patients while reducing the carbon footprint of any size medical practice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647520301118Climate changeSustainabilityGreen officeCarbon footprintEducationCost savings |
| spellingShingle | Stacy Blum, DO Molly Buckland, DO Todd L. Sack, MD, FACP David Fivenson, MD, FAAD Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients International Journal of Women's Dermatology Climate change Sustainability Green office Carbon footprint Education Cost savings |
| title | Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients |
| title_full | Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients |
| title_fullStr | Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients |
| title_short | Greening the office: Saving resources, saving money, and educating our patients |
| title_sort | greening the office saving resources saving money and educating our patients |
| topic | Climate change Sustainability Green office Carbon footprint Education Cost savings |
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