2024
Evaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems
Blom I, Rasheed F, Singh H, Eckelman M, Dhimal M, Hensher M, Guinto R, McGushin A, Ning X, Prabhakaran P, Romanello M, van Alphen D, Watts N, Yu J, Zavaleta-Cortijo C, MacNeill A, Sherman J. Evaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e778-e789. PMID: 39393379, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00206-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-care systemInternational ambitionsPolicy makingUN Framework ConventionFramework ConventionTangible outcomesHealth programmesHealth careProcess indicatorsPublic monitoringClimate strategiesGlobal initiativesEvaluate progressScientific monitoringIndicator relevanceCOP26System contextAccountsPartiesClimate changeActual progressPolicyAmbitionsLow-carbonCountriesGuiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics
Eckelman M, Weisz U, Pichler P, Sherman J, Weisz H. Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e603-e609. PMID: 39122328, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00159-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth careHealth system performance indicatorsEffectiveness of health careHealth-care provisionPositive systemic changeHealth-care sectorHealth systemSustainability metricsPublic healthClimate crisisHealthGreenhouse gas emissionsTracking progressCareSystem changesSustainability goalsEnergy useSystem performance indicatorsCore missionMeasurement frameworkGas emissionsEntry pointSectorEnvironmental challengesPrivatisation
2023
Learning to treat the climate emergency together: social tipping interventions by the health community
Howard C, MacNeill A, Hughes F, Alqodmani L, Charlesworth K, de Almeida R, Harris R, Jochum B, Maibach E, Maki L, McGain F, Miller J, Nirmala M, Pencheon D, Robertson S, Sherman J, Vipond J, Yin H, Montgomery H. Learning to treat the climate emergency together: social tipping interventions by the health community. The Lancet Planetary Health 2023, 7: e251-e264. PMID: 36889866, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00022-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacro levels of societyHealth communityLevels of societyPolicy influencePublic narrativesPolicy landscapeHealth-care workersMeso-levelMacro levelMicro levelStrategic frameworkClimate emergencyHealth professionalsNational economyHealth systemShift practicesTIP interventionHealth OrganisationProtect healthInfluence investmentPolicyHealthPublic healthCommunityGroup of expertsEnvironmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
Leapman M, Thiel C, Gordon I, Nolte A, Perecman A, Loeb S, Overcash M, Sherman J. Environmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy. European Urology 2023, 83: 463-471. PMID: 36635108, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSystematic biopsyProstate biopsyProstate biopsy procedureResonance imagingBiopsy coresTransrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate BiopsyBiopsy procedureMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingUnnecessary prostate biopsiesBiparametric magnetic resonance imagingOutpatient urology clinicNumber of biopsiesGuided Prostate BiopsyAcademic medical centerHealth care facilitiesEvidence-based approachUrology clinicClinical managementMedical CenterTriage strategiesClinical careTransrectal ultrasoundBiopsySustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate
Sherman J, MacNeill A, Biddinger P, Ergun O, Salas R, Eckelman M. Sustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate. Annual Review Of Public Health 2023, 44: 255-277. PMID: 36626833, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-051937.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care
Singh H, Eckelman M, Berwick D, Sherman J. Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care. New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 387: 2469-2476. PMID: 36516087, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsb2210022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth careThe 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels
Romanello M, Di Napoli C, Drummond P, Green C, Kennard H, Lampard P, Scamman D, Arnell N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Ford LB, Belesova K, Bowen K, Cai W, Callaghan M, Campbell-Lendrum D, Chambers J, van Daalen KR, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Dominguez-Salas P, Dubrow R, Ebi KL, Eckelman M, Ekins P, Escobar LE, Georgeson L, Graham H, Gunther SH, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Hess JJ, Hsu SC, Jankin S, Jamart L, Jay O, Kelman I, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kjellstrom T, Kniveton D, Lee JKW, Lemke B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lott M, Batista ML, Lowe R, MacGuire F, Sewe MO, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McGushin A, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx JC, Mohajeri N, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrissey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Neville T, Nilsson M, Obradovich N, O'Hare MB, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Rabbaniha M, Robinson EJZ, Rocklöv J, Salas RN, Semenza JC, Sherman JD, Shi L, Shumake-Guillemot J, Silbert G, Sofiev M, Springmann M, Stowell J, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Triñanes J, Wagner F, Wilkinson P, Winning M, Yglesias-González M, Zhang S, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. The Lancet 2022, 400: 1619-1654. PMID: 36306815, PMCID: PMC7616806, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01540-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthAction guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics
Devlin‐Hegedus J, McGain F, Harris R, Sherman J. Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics. Anaesthesia 2022, 77: 1023-1029. PMID: 35729804, PMCID: PMC9543086, DOI: 10.1111/anae.15785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthcare communityAction-oriented recommendationsEvidence-based actionsPatient careMedical educationHealth communityHealthcare communityDrug formularyHealthImpact of pollutionUrgent actionNitrous oxide useGreenhouse gas emissionsSustained anesthesiaPollution mitigationPollutionRegional anesthesiaClimate impactsClimate changeMitigation actionsGas emissionsCareOxide useCommunityIntervention
2021
Principles of environmentally‐sustainable anaesthesia: a global consensus statement from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists
White SM, Shelton CL, Gelb AW, Lawson C, McGain F, Muret J, Sherman JD, McGain F, Muret J, Lawson C, Shelton C, White S, Gelb A, Sherman J, Mejeni N, Gathuya Z, Ngumi Z, Onajin‐Obembe B, Farina Z, Jendoubi M, Tumukunde J, Mansor M, Peng Z, Yang L, Irwin M, Kumar N, Malhotra N, Yamaura K, Neupane S, Kim J, Kayak E, Story D, Biribo K, Karu A, Burrell R, Pecher S, Malisiova A, Drenger B, Brazzi L, Fernandes T, Jovanovic G, Bentzer P, Allen C, Montgomery H, Pierce T, Shinde S, Ozelsel T, Chesebro B, McClain C, Sondekoppam R, Simoes C, Schultz C. Principles of environmentally‐sustainable anaesthesia: a global consensus statement from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists. Anaesthesia 2021, 77: 201-212. PMID: 34724710, PMCID: PMC9298028, DOI: 10.1111/anae.15598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future
Romanello M, McGushin A, Di Napoli C, Drummond P, Hughes N, Jamart L, Kennard H, Lampard P, Solano Rodriguez B, Arnell N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Belesova K, Cai W, Campbell-Lendrum D, Capstick S, Chambers J, Chu L, Ciampi L, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Dominguez-Salas P, Dubrow R, Ebi KL, Eckelman M, Ekins P, Escobar LE, Georgeson L, Grace D, Graham H, Gunther SH, Hartinger S, He K, Heaviside C, Hess J, Hsu SC, Jankin S, Jimenez MP, Kelman I, Kiesewetter G, Kinney PL, Kjellstrom T, Kniveton D, Lee JKW, Lemke B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lott M, Lowe R, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Mohajeri N, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrissey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Neville T, Nilsson M, Obradovich N, Sewe MO, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Pencheon D, Rabbaniha M, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Salas RN, Semenza JC, Sherman J, Shi L, Springmann M, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Trinanes J, Shumake-Guillemot J, Vu B, Wagner F, Wilkinson P, Winning M, Yglesias M, Zhang S, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A, Hamilton I. The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future. The Lancet 2021, 398: 1619-1662. PMID: 34687662, PMCID: PMC7616807, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)01787-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Patient Outcomes in the Dual Crises of Climate Change and COVID-19
Senay E, Bernstein A, Shephard P, Salas R, Rizzo A, Sherman J, Richardson L, Butts G, Marwah H, Solomon C, Galvez M, Thanik E, Pezeshki G, Zajac L, Lee A, Sheffield P, Wright R. Improving Patient Outcomes in the Dual Crises of Climate Change and COVID-19. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2021, 63: e813-e818. PMID: 34354022, PMCID: PMC8842883, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse health outcomesHealth outcomesCOVID-19Vulnerable patient populationCommunity health systemPatient populationPatient outcomesHealth professionalsHealthcare inequitiesHealth consequencesHealth systemGlobal tollVulnerable populationsHealthcare practitionersEvidence-based solutionsCOVID-19 pandemicCommunity advocacyOutcomesPopulationUrgent needHealthcare leadersCliniciansNet zero healthcare: a call for clinician action
Sherman JD, McGain F, Lem M, Mortimer F, Jonas WB, MacNeill AJ. Net zero healthcare: a call for clinician action. The BMJ 2021, 374: n1323. PMID: 34544732, PMCID: PMC8450779, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n1323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in a Surgical Pathology Laboratory
Gordon IO, Sherman JD, Leapman M, Overcash M, Thiel CL. Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in a Surgical Pathology Laboratory. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2021, 156: 540-549. PMID: 33822876, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreenhouse gas emissionsLife cycle greenhouse gas emissionsGas emissionsLife cycle assessmentPassenger carsCarbon dioxide equivalentsCycle assessmentEnergy consumptionEmission hotspotsGHG emissionsMitigation strategiesEmissionScenario 2Scenario 1Biopsy processCapital equipmentLargest contributorEquipmentCO2eGHGComing Together for Climate and Health
Senay E, Gore K, Sherman J, Patel S, Ziska L, Lucchini R, DeFelice N, Just A, Nabeel I, Thanik E, Sheffield P, Rizzo A, Wright R. Coming Together for Climate and Health. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2021, 63: e308-e313. PMID: 33710106, PMCID: PMC8842823, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClimate ChangeHumansHealth care's response to climate change: a carbon footprint assessment of the NHS in England
Tennison I, Roschnik S, Ashby B, Boyd R, Hamilton I, Oreszczyn T, Owen A, Romanello M, Ruyssevelt P, Sherman JD, Smith AZP, Steele K, Watts N, Eckelman MJ. Health care's response to climate change: a carbon footprint assessment of the NHS in England. The Lancet Planetary Health 2021, 5: e84-e92. PMID: 33581070, PMCID: PMC7887664, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(20)30271-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental sustainability in anaesthesia and critical care. Response to Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: e195–e197
Sherman JD, Sulbaek Andersen MP, Renwick J, McGain F. Environmental sustainability in anaesthesia and critical care. Response to Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: e195–e197. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2021, 126: e193-e195. PMID: 33487453, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.12.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical care
2020
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental sustainability in anaesthesia. Response to Br J Anaesth 2021;126:e118–e119
McGain F, Muret J, Lawson C, Sherman JD. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental sustainability in anaesthesia. Response to Br J Anaesth 2021;126:e118–e119. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2020, 126: e119-e122. PMID: 33388139, PMCID: PMC8885114, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 pandemicThe 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises
Watts N, Amann M, Arnell N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Beagley J, Belesova K, Boykoff M, Byass P, Cai W, Campbell-Lendrum D, Capstick S, Chambers J, Coleman S, Dalin C, Daly M, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Di Napoli C, Dominguez-Salas P, Drummond P, Dubrow R, Ebi KL, Eckelman M, Ekins P, Escobar LE, Georgeson L, Golder S, Grace D, Graham H, Haggar P, Hamilton I, Hartinger S, Hess J, Hsu SC, Hughes N, Mikhaylov S, Jimenez MP, Kelman I, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kinney PL, Kjellstrom T, Kniveton D, Lampard P, Lemke B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lott M, Lowe R, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McGushin A, McMichael C, Milner J, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrissey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Neville T, Nilsson M, Sewe MO, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Pencheon D, Quinn R, Rabbaniha M, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Romanello M, Semenza JC, Sherman J, Shi L, Springmann M, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Triñanes J, Shumake-Guillemot J, Vu B, Wilkinson P, Winning M, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: responding to converging crises. The Lancet 2020, 397: 129-170. PMID: 33278353, PMCID: PMC7616803, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32290-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update
Eckelman MJ, Huang K, Lagasse R, Senay E, Dubrow R, Sherman JD. Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update. Health Affairs 2020, 39: 2071-2079. PMID: 33284703, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy
MacNeill AJ, Hopf H, Khanuja A, Alizamir S, Bilec M, Eckelman MJ, Hernandez L, McGain F, Simonsen K, Thiel C, Young S, Lagasse R, Sherman JD. Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy. Health Affairs 2020, 39: 2088-2097. PMID: 33284689, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research