Medicine and surgery need to do better. We must support pregnant trainees and surgeons; while pregnant, and also postpartum and breastfeeding.

I Don’t Want to be a “Badass” Pregnant Surgeon opmed.doximity.com/articles/i-don… via Doximity

Could better asthma inhalers help patients, and the planet too?

A small but growing number of clinicians are promoting propellant-free inhalers over puff inhalers that emit greenhouse gases to reverse what they call 'an unhealthy cycle.'
npr.org/sections/healt…

Getting a mammogram today and wondering why every patient needs to use a single use plastic bag for her belongings? Lockers?

Plastics and EDCs lead to Breast Cancer 💗Healthcare should know better 💗Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD Lisa Patel, MD, MESc Amy Park, MD

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌎 Planet vs plastics - this holds true for the medical field just as anywhere else.

95% of environmental impacts come from production of single use items.

Let’s decrease the impacts by decreasing the items.

Can you imagine choosing a single use scope because of “unmatched efficiency”?!?

The lie of single use is that they’re efficient. The truth is that the supply chain can’t keep up. It makes us all less safe and efficient. Stop the madness.

HCWH - US & Canada Jane van Dis MD 🌎 Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN

This is what many of us are doing - finding the data and sharing evidence based sustainable solutions. It’s time for leadership to listen and prioritize those practices. HCWH - US & Canada Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD

‘Forever chemicals’ have been linked to many diseases. Are they connected to breast and gynecological cancers, too? | The Hill ⁦Jane van Dis MD 🌎⁩ ⁦Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN⁩ @ thehill.com/policy/energy-…

In Healthcare (MD, DO, RN, NP, PA, MPH, pharmacists, psychologists, etc) and care about the PLASTIC CRISIS? If yes, sign an OPEN LETTER here ↘️ tinyurl.com/fyrfppms

By April 10, 2024.

Thanks!

Reusable stainless steel uterine manipulators have a carbon footprint 2-4x ⬇️ than single use and hybrid options, and a cost savings of $15-40k at 300 uses. Thank you Society of Gynecologic Surgeons #SGS2024 for allowing us to present our work! Cleveland Clinic Urogyn UPMC Magee UroGynecology Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD Jane van Dis MD 🌎

Interesting study by Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN evaluating the carbon footprints of the Pelosi, V-care, RUMI, and Delineator uterine manipulators #SGS50 #CLEClinicUrogyn

It is so incredible to see other sustainability initiatives in #gynsugery be represented at #SGS24 🥰 We have a long way to go, but research is the first step! Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Charelle Carter-Brooks MD, MSc GW Obstetrics & Gynecology #SGS50

We need more physicians in these discussions making contract negotiations. And administrators wonder why medical costs are out of hand.

Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN Jane van Dis MD 🌎 give us the lowdown on #Sustainability in health care and the impact of climate change on health
Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD Blair J. Wylie

Please take a listen! Small changes in the OR can educate others and ultimately have profound and long lasting effects. Change takes place one OR at a time! Thank you BackTable OBGYN for interviewing Jane van Dis MD 🌎 and I!

Well said Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS . This work is deeply meaningful and everyone can, and should, take part.

In a new article, Dr. Stephanie Maximous, CHEST representative to the Consortium, shares her climate journey and calls on other clinicians to take up the moral imperative of addressing climate change and health care sustainability.

Read it here: bit.ly/3T4Ilb3

Cassandra L. Thiel, PhD dishes the truth at the National Academies workshop on reusable healthcare textiles: hospital processes are based on culture, not policy or regulation.

Barriers to becoming sustainable are ingrained. Education & data can hopefully reverse as we fight the #ClimateCrisis

Excited to attend this workshop!! More excited to bring it back to Cleveland Clinic and take action.

Evidence based medicine to reduce our surgical footprint: Removing frequently wasted items, reducing towels opened, and using smaller cystoscopy fluid bags are simple strategies that decrease waste. Thank you UROGYNECOLOGY for publishing our work! UPMC Magee UroGynecology Kelly “MIGS Lady” Wright MD

Go Ali Melnyk, MD || The Green GYN