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World Health Organization: World Hand Hygiene Day
WHO is calling on all civil society organizations and other partner organizations to engage with the campaign and accelerate progress at achieving effective hand hygiene at point of care!
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EcovaMed Life Cycle Assessment
Ecovamed publishes a first comparative study on the carbon footprint of nitrile gloves depending on the production country, and the correlation with its Environmental Label of Origin
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Quebec campaign – Les gants, pas tout le temps!
Launched in fall 2023 in collaboration with the Réseau d’Action pour la Santé Durable du Québec (RASDQ), the Association québécoise des médecins pour l’environnement (AQME), Synergie Santé Environnement (SSE) and CASCADES, and with the support of the Association des médecins d’urgence du Québec (AMUQ) and Choisir avec soin, the “Les Gants, pas tout le temps” campaign aims to raise awareness among healthcare personnel of the appropriate use of gloves, as proposed by the WHO in the information sheet on glove use.
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WHO Glove Use Information Leaflet
Outline of the evidence and considerations on medical glove use to prevent germ transmission
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Environmental impact of personal protective equipment distributed for use by health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic
The environmental impact of PPE is large and could be reduced through domestic manufacture, rationalising glove use, using reusables where possible and optimising waste management.
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Use of hand sanitiser as a potential substitution for nonsterile gloves in reducing carbon emissions.
Hence, in settings with frequent use of sharp equipment, open wounds, and mucus membrane exposure, examination gloves should be required. In cases where most pathogens cannot be transmitted through intact skin, the procedure is not seen as an exposure risk, and natural defences form an adequate barrier against transmittable disease, and sanitation of the hands might be an adequate and more ethical consideration for use. We have illustrated some examples to help readers decide when removing gloves for a procedure is appropriate and when it is not.
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The Environmental Impact of Hand Sanitizer Ethanol [Internet]. [cité 23 août 2023]. Disponible sur: https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/16495
My research’s purpose was to help fight the global COVID pandemic by helping ethanol producers produce USP grade ethanol as well as study the environmental impacts of producing USP grade ethanol.
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Turning lights into flights: estimating direct and indirect rebound effects for UK households
We estimate the direct and indirect rebound effects from energy efficiency improvements by UK households. We allow for the capital cost of the improvement, together with the emissions embodied in the relevant equipment. We find rebound effects to be relatively modest, in the range 5–15%. The anticipated shift towards a low carbon electricity system will lead to larger rebound effects.
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United Kingdom : The Gloves are Off
The Lead Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control and two Lead Practice Educators at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) addressed the over-use of non-sterile gloves through education and training. This has improved patient safety and experience and staff are now following evidence-based practice rather than wearing gloves out of habit.
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Gloves Off Campaign Presentation (Slide deck)
Since May 1, 2023, Island Health has launched the “Gloves Off!” campaign to create a noticeable and measurable decrease in inappropriate glove use through a paradigm shift in organizational culture.
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