Best craic with CAI Sustainability Committee’s A team. Donall O'Croinin @Tim_Keady Ola Løkken Nordrum & the excellent Oscar Duffy. We were graced by Micheál Martin. Lots to do, & rapid idea sharing is KEY for heath systems to reach net zero ASAP

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Don’t know if there’s a prize for Letter of the Month, but if there is, here’s the hands-down winner, by Dave Mathieson in The Irish Times today

‘Unheard of’ marine heatwave off Irish coast poses serious threat to plant and fish life irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4116…

New podcast out! We digest the new HSE Ireland Climate Action Strategy with Dr Philip Crowley, the national director of strategy and research for the HSE. Dr Crowley was instrumental in bringing the strategy into existence. #SustainableHealthcare open.spotify.com/episode/3Axco1…

CALL FOR PAPERS! We are inviting submissions for a BJA Special Issue on #sustainability in #anaesthesia Topics include: waste, resources, emissions, resilience, pharmaceuticals, devices, decision-making, professional behaviours, systems & management. bjanaesthesia.org/news

A debate (through the IMJ) on the use of Entonox. By providing modern healthcare in the western world, we are inadvertently causing harm to planetary and human health - a fact that cannot be ignored. In the fight against climate change, every fraction of percentage matters.

With ice growth remaining slow, the record #Antarctic sea ice anomaly (negative departure from average) continues to somehow get larger in size... Seasonal cycle graphs at zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-…. More info at nsidc.org/arcticseaicene….

Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May and June, with the warmest week ever recorded in July. According to World Meteorological Organization, the weather pattern is expected to make one of the next five years the warmest on record.

Just in... Hottest day on record for Rome, Italy with a staggering 42.9°C Also hottest day on record for Catalonia with a searing 45.3°C. A short thread on some of the most extreme temperatures on the planet right now...

End fossil fuels now. This is what breakdown looks like.

It’s finally happening. 13:30-1430, 30 August 2023 Entonox mitigation in midwifery! bit.ly/Entonox_Mitiga… Yes it’s true system loss & waste of Entonox is close to 60%. Learn how to protect yourself & the 🌍 NHS staff only, places are limited.

If you’ve manage to #nixthenitrous in anaesthesia it’s time to look at your analgesic N2O. The latest from Scotland. sehd.scot.nhs.uk/publications/D…

Did you know that you can make the pre-filled syringes recyclable? Unscrew the rubber stopper (generally not recyclable) from the plunger, give the syringe a quick rinse and recycle. #SustainableHealthcare #SustainableAnaesthesia #NetZeroClinicalCare CAI Sustainability Committee College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland

Ola Løkken Nordrum CAI Sustainability Committee College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Black bin for general waste white for recycling paper and glass and syringe recycling below

Happy #WorldAnaesthesiaDay to all anaesthesiologists out there!

Join us and Yorkshire Green Anaesthesia Society for our virtual learning event on Tuesday 19th March! forms.gle/PAHgxQGBjGZbXV… Abstract deadline 19th February - Details below!