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Sustainability in dermatology - where do we stand, where do we want to go?
The healthcare sector is particularly resource-intensive. Sustainable thinking and action should be urgent goals for the healthcare sector in order to take responsibility in the fight against global warming.
Co-operation between AGN and aQua-Institut
The cooperation offers medical facilities and practices concrete implementation tools on the path to sustainability
Planetary health and dermatology - How the state of the planet relates to individual health
The research field "Planetary Health" deals with the interdependence of health and planetary conditions and discusses, among other things, the effects of climate change on skin health - for example, how rising temperatures influence the pathogen spectrum in this country.
Congress Report 25th World Congress of Dermatology in Singapore - from the AGN's point of view
Dr Dennis Niebel reports on the 25th World Congress of Dermatology (WCD).
Klinikradar: Sustainability in the health sector - the example of dermatology
Interview with Dr Susanne Saha on the impact of health care on climate change and sustainable hospital management.
Ärzteblatt Baden-Württemberg 03|2023: Criticism of prescription and recommendation of products containing microplastics
What do public health and climate change have to do with each other? What concrete steps can be taken to reduce micro- and macroplastics? Interview with Dr Susanne Saha.
British Journal of Dermatology 01/2023: Planetary health in dermatology: towards a sustainable concept of health in clinical practice guidelines
Extract Despite improvements in the efficiency of energy, material and water use, the ecological burden of healthcare provision has increased globally.¹ Aside from greenhouse gas
Die Dermatologie: Topic Sustainability, January 2023
What does sustainability mean for practices and clinics? What is the impact of microplastics on health and the environment? What role does sustainability play in the guidelines?
CME article Sustainability in dermatological practice and clinic
Challenges and solutions, January 2023, open access
Publications of other initiatives
Winter is coming. Plastic has to go
A case for decreasing plastic production to reduce the European Union's dependence on fossil fuels and Russia.
Fact Sheet "The New Coal
In our articles you will now find a fact sheet on Beyond Plastics' publication "The new Coal" (October 2021). The full publication is available here.
"Climate protection in practices" by KLUG e.V.
In our information section you will now find information from the German Climate Change and Health Alliance (KLUG) on climate protection in practices. You will find the link to the original article
Divestment and reinvestment
Suggestions for withdrawing funds from fossil fuel investments can now be found in our latest QM template on divestment and reinvestment.
Petrochemicals and the plastics industry - contributors to global warming
Press briefing of the "Ways out of the plastic crisis" alliance
The New Coal: Plastics & Climate Change
Report from Beyond Plastics at Bennington College
Climate-friendly health facilities
The recently published KLUG (German Climate Change and Health Alliance) framework is now available as a link on our website. You can find the original work as a PDF
Climate protection as disease prevention
Current article in the German Medical Journal 26/2021 on the connection between health and climate protection: "Doctors want to maintain people's health. However, it is affected by
JuDerm position paper
In our information section you can now find the position paper of JuDerm (Young Dermatologists) on sustainability in health care and global health protection. You will find the link to the original paper
