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'''Sustainable pathology''', also '''green pathology''', is the practice of [[pathology]] in a manner that has minimal adverse environmental impact. | '''Sustainable pathology''', also '''green pathology''', is the practice of [[pathology]] in a manner that has minimal adverse environmental impact. | ||
''Green labs'' redirects here. | |||
==The | ==Background== | ||
The magazine ''The Pathologist'' | ''The Lancet'' has described climate change as "the biggest global health threat of the 21st century".<ref name=pmid27856085>{{cite journal |authors=Watts N, Adger WN, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Bai Y, Byass P, Campbell-Lendrum D, Colbourn T, Cox P, Davies M, Depledge M, Depoux A, Dominguez-Salas P, Drummond P, Ekins P, Flahault A, Grace D, Graham H, Haines A, Hamilton I, Johnson A, Kelman I, Kovats S, Liang L, Lott M, Lowe R, Luo Y, Mace G, Maslin M, Morrissey K, Murray K, Neville T, Nilsson M, Oreszczyn T, Parthemore C, Pencheon D, Robinson E, Schütte S, Shumake-Guillemot J, Vineis P, Wilkinson P, Wheeler N, Xu B, Yang J, Yin Y, Yu C, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A |title=The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change |journal=Lancet |volume=389 |issue=10074 |pages=1151–1164 |date=March 2017 |pmid=27856085 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32124-9 |url=}}</ref> Healthcare is estimated to account for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Rodríguez-Jiménez L, Romero-Martín M, Spruell T, Steley Z, Gómez-Salgado J |title=The carbon footprint of healthcare settings: A systematic review |journal=J Adv Nurs |volume=79 |issue=8 |pages=2830–2844 |date=August 2023 |pmid=37198974 |doi=10.1111/jan.15671 |url=}}</ref> The magazine ''The Pathologist'' describes the need for "green" labs.<ref>Scott S, "Lab Sustainability: The Need for Green". ''The Pathologist''. URL: [https://thepathologist.com/issues/2023/articles/jun/lab-sustainability-the-need-for-green https://thepathologist.com/issues/2023/articles/jun/lab-sustainability-the-need-for-green]. Accessed on: 2025 Sep 17.</ref> | ||
==Canadian Association of Pathology== | ==Sustainable pathology efforts== | ||
===CASCADES=== | |||
Canadian [[pathologist]]s developed a green plan.<ref>Geldenhuys L, Schollenberg E, Bethune G, Adams-Small M, Leblanc S, Chornenko K, Bonert M. Sustainable Anatomical Pathology. Version 1.0 (2025). CASCADES (Creating a Sustainable Canadian Health System in a Climate Crisis). [DATE]. Available at: [https://cascadescanada.ca/resources/sustainable-anatomical-pathology/ https://cascadescanada.ca/resources/sustainable-anatomical-pathology/]. Accessed on: 2025 Sep 17.</ref> | |||
===Canadian Association of Pathology=== | |||
The Canadian Association of Pathologists has an ''Environment'' Special Interest Group.<ref>Environment SIG. Canadian Association of Pathologists. Available at: [https://cap-acp.org/page/ENSN https://cap-acp.org/page/ENSN]. Accessed on: 2025 Sep 17.</ref> | The Canadian Association of Pathologists has an ''Environment'' Special Interest Group.<ref>Environment SIG. Canadian Association of Pathologists. Available at: [https://cap-acp.org/page/ENSN https://cap-acp.org/page/ENSN]. Accessed on: 2025 Sep 17.</ref> | ||
==Royal College of Pathologists UK== | ===Royal College of Pathologists UK=== | ||
The Royal College put out a statement on ''green pathology''.<ref>"Clinical laboratory sustainability – looking forward to greener practices". Available at: [https://www.rcpath.org/resource-report/clinical-laboratory-sustainability-looking-forward-to-greener-practices.html https://www.rcpath.org/resource-report/clinical-laboratory-sustainability-looking-forward-to-greener-practices.html]. Accessed on: 2025 Sep 17.</ref> | The Royal College put out a statement on ''green pathology''.<ref>"Clinical laboratory sustainability – looking forward to greener practices". Available at: [https://www.rcpath.org/resource-report/clinical-laboratory-sustainability-looking-forward-to-greener-practices.html https://www.rcpath.org/resource-report/clinical-laboratory-sustainability-looking-forward-to-greener-practices.html]. Accessed on: 2025 Sep 17.</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Pathology]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Stuff]] | [[Category:Stuff]] | ||