seema gandhi, MD
University of California San Francisco
Srinivas Murthy, MD
The University of British Columbia
Anthropogenic climate change poses an existential threat to human health. U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems are resource intensive and polluting and notable outliers compared to other high-income countries without commensurate health outcome benefits. Transforming care delivery is necessary to mitigate the health sector’s environmental impact and improve resilience in a rapidly changing climate. Health damages stemming from U.S. healthcare pollution have resulted in disease burden similar in magnitude to years of life lost from preventable medical errors, making healthcare pollution prevention a matter of quality and safety. This session will focus on supply chain opportunities, greener delivery models, and reducing waste. Attendees will gain tools to engage the workforce and stakeholders and, most importantly, will leave with action items for daily practice.
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