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Sustainable Emergency Care

Research & Publications

Peer-reviewed articles, reports, and whitepapers.

Curated by clinicians, built for impact.

This library brings together the best in sustainable healthcare toolkits, case studies, reports, webinars, and more. Everything here is handpicked to help emergency care teams reduce waste, improve outcomes, and lead change at every level of the system.

Behaviour & Culture Change

The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Fight Climate Change: Talk About It (Katharine Hayhoe TED Talk)

Behaviour & Culture Change

Community Action and Climate Change

Behaviour & Culture Change

Climate Compass – Climate Attitudes in Australia

Explore Insights

Behaviour & Culture Change

Atomic Habits – James Clear

Behaviour & Culture Change

Thinking in Systems – Donella Meadows

Behaviour & Culture Change

Let’s Talk Health & Climate – Guide for Health Professionals

Behaviour & Culture Change

15 Steps to Create Effective Climate Communications

Behaviour & Culture Change

Fear-Based Medicine vs. Patient-Based Medicine (Freakonomics podcast)

Behaviour & Culture Change

Carbon Literacy for Healthcare

Behaviour & Culture Change

Climate Mind

Behaviour & Culture Change

BehaviourWorks Australia

Explore Research

Sustainable Economics

Let’s Tax Carbon – Ross Garnaut

Sustainable Economics

The Carbon Footprint of Everything – Mike Berners-Lee

Sustainable Economics

Waste Generation and Carbon Emissions – Hospital Kitchen Study

Sustainable Economics

Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy (NSW EPA)

Sustainable Economics

Sustainable Futures Innovation Fund

Sustainable Economics

Healthcare Procurement – SHiPP Project (HCWH)

Explore Project

Sustainable Economics

AMA Position Statement – Environmental Sustainability in Health Care

Sustainable Economics

Health Economics with Guy David, PhD

Sustainable Economics

Joe Flower Explains Healthcare Economics in 5 Minutes

Sustainable Economics

Can Economics Help Us Build a Sustainable Health Care System?

Health Systems & Policy

Public Health Rapid Emergency Disease Surveillance (PHREDSS)

Health Systems & Policy

Planetary Health Alliance – Roadmap Brief

Health Systems & Policy

Global Road Map for Health Care Decarbonization (also fits Strategic Frameworks)

Health Systems & Policy

Sustainable Healthcare: What is it and How Can We Achieve It?

Health Systems & Policy

Rapid Risk and Impact Assessment Tool

Health Systems & Policy

Building a Sustainable System – AHHA

Health Systems & Policy

NSW ED Workforce Research Project

Health Systems & Policy

NSW Health Emergency Department Performance

Health Systems & Policy

Transforming Health Systems (YouTube)

Health & Climate

Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (2023)

Health & Climate

Impact of Extreme Weather on Healthcare Utilisation (Meta-Study)

Health & Climate

Air Pollution & Childhood Lung Disease

Health & Climate

Managing the Health Effects of Climate Change – NEJM

Health & Climate

The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change 2024

Health & Climate

The Growing Link Between Climate Change and Health

Health & Climate

BMJ – The Medical Response to Climate Change

Health & Climate

Health Impacts of Climate Change (ACEM)

Health & Climate

Walyan Respiratory Study on Child Health & Climate

Health & Climate

The Climate Changed Child – UNICEF PDF

Health & Climate

UNICEF – One Billion Children at Risk

Health & Climate

The 2024 State of the Climate Report: Perilous Times on Planet Earth

Value Based Care

Choosing Wisely Survey Report – Unnecessary Tests

Value Based Care

Choosing Wisely Communicating About Overuse

Value Based Care

AHHA – Tackling Hospital Avoidance

Value Based Care

High Value Health Care is Low Carbon Health Care

Value Based Care

Low-Value Care – BMC Medicine

Value Based Care

Presentation on VBHC – Collidu

Value Based Care

Archives of Physiotherapy – VBHC

Value Based Care

EU Fact Sheet on VBHC

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Value Based Care

DelveInsight VBHC Model

Value Based Care

NAM: A CEO Checklist for High-Value Health Care

Value Based Care

Halle Tecco on VBHC

Value Based Care

NSW Health Value-Based Care

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Agency for Clinical Innovation – Innovation Exchange (Case Studies)

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Inhaler Recycling – SUSQI Coventry Community

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

NSW Net Zero Lead Program (ED Sites)

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Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Rational Cannulation Program

Coming Soon

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Nitrous Oxide Reduction Initiative

Coming Soon

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Rational Medicines Program

Coming Soon

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Sustainable Pathology Program

Coming Soon

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

What Can Emergency Departments Do? (ACEM Guide)

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

SEMCAN – Sustainable Emergency Medicine & Climate Advocacy Network

Explore Network

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Gloves Off Campaign – Wyong ED

Clinical Programs & Initiatives

Environmentally Sustainable Emergency Medicine

Organisations & Networks

Multi-College Climate Advisory (RACP)

Organisations & Networks

Climate Action Nurses

Organisations & Networks

Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)

Organisations & Networks

Healthy Futures

Organisations & Networks

Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA)

Organisations & Networks

Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH)

Organisations & Networks

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Organisations & Networks

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)

Explore Network

Organisations & Networks

Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA)

Organisations & Networks

Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH)

Organisations & Networks

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (UK)

Strategic Frameworks

Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

Strategic Frameworks

Towards a Sustainable Healthcare – Prof Hugh Montgomery

Strategic Frameworks

Mission: Sustainable Health – Mission Zero

Strategic Frameworks

Global Road Map for Health Care Decarbonization

Strategic Frameworks

Planetary Health Alliance – Roadmap to Planetary Health (Final)

Strategic Frameworks

UNSW Climate Change Research Centre Strategic Plan 2022–26

Strategic Frameworks

NSW Health Climate Risk and Net Zero

Strategic Frameworks

Australian National Health and Climate Strategy

Videos & Webinars

Rational Investigations in ED

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off – Change Management & Behaviour

Videos & Webinars

Conference Panel: Emergency Medicine & Climate

Watch Discussion

Videos & Webinars

Planetary Health in Emergency Medicine

Videos & Webinars

SEMCAN Introduction

Videos & Webinars

ACEM – Rational Use of Investigations

Videos & Webinars

Irish Hospitals Consultants Association Symposium

Watch Symposium

Videos & Webinars

Centre for Sustainable Healthcare – Video Channel

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off – Fact Sheet Overview

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off – Patricia Knight (ACIPC Conf)

Watch Conference Talk

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off – Wyong ED Case Study

View Case Video

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off – Staff Engagement

Watch Presentation

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off: Clinical Implementation

Videos & Webinars

Gloves Off – Hospital Glove Reduction

Research & Publications

Sustainability Specialty Guide – West Yorkshire ICS

Download the Guide

Research & Publications

Environmental Sustainability & Climate Resilience Healthcare Module

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