2025
Implementing Clinical Decarbonization Actions: Lessons Learned from the University of California Health System
Marty-Chastan C, Brindis C, Weiser S, Thottathil S, Sherman J, Teherani A. Implementing Clinical Decarbonization Actions: Lessons Learned from the University of California Health System. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2025.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUniversity of California health systemsCalifornia health systemHealth systemMethod Semi-structured interviewsFront-line healthcare workersCFIR domainsInner settingOuter settingInterview guideHealthcare workersConsolidation frameworkPeer professionalsCFIRImplementation challengesParticipantsFederal policymakersIndividual characteristicsHospitalWork responsibilitiesInterviewsOrganizational levelNumerous stakeholdersBarriersProfessionalsSupply chain partnersNarrative Proceedings of the Inaugural Health Systems Implementing Climate Action Conference 2024.
Locke S, Senay E, Berzon E, Bhattacharya-Craven A, Bialowitz J, Callaway D, Eckelman M, Eitelwein O, Goldman A, MacNeill A, Mickel G, El Omrani O, Ranney M, Romanello M, Salas R, Wyatt K, Kurth A, Sherman J. Narrative Proceedings of the Inaugural Health Systems Implementing Climate Action Conference 2024. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2025 PMID: 40815316, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitigating the environmental effects of healthcare: the role of the endocrinologist
Rizan C, Rotchell J, Eng P, Robaire B, Ciocan C, Kapoor N, Kalra S, Sherman J. Mitigating the environmental effects of healthcare: the role of the endocrinologist. Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2025, 21: 344-359. PMID: 40082727, DOI: 10.1038/s41574-025-01098-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocrine-disrupting chemicalsHuman healthEnvironmental effectsPlastic pollutionChemical contaminantsChemical pollutantsEndocrine disruptionPolyfluoroalkyl substancesAir pollutionPlanetary healthPollutionCircular economy principlesGreenhouse gasesFlame retardantsModels of care provisionEffectiveness of healthcare deliveryImprove sustainabilityAssociated with plasticityHigh-value careEffectiveness of healthcareReviews evidence-based strategiesEvidence-based strategiesNegative effectsEconomy principlesCare provisionTransparency in United States healthcare sustainability: a scoping review
Locke S, Hadley C, Sherman J, Hantel A, Senay E. Transparency in United States healthcare sustainability: a scoping review. Environmental Research Health 2025, 3: 022001. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/adb06d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare sustainabilitySustainability initiativesEnvironmental sustainability practicesNon-peer-reviewed literatureHealth care administratorsBusiness of healthcareCorporate reportingPublic health impactIntegrate sustainabilitySustainable practicesScoping ReviewCare administratorsHealthcare literatureSustainability dataU.S. healthcareThematic analysisIndependent reviewersOvid MEDLINEHealthcareInclusion criteriaGreenwashingTransparent reportingBody of researchHealth impactsGrowing body of researchUrology on a changing planet: links between climate change and urological disease
Cole A, Qian Z, Gupta N, Leapman M, Zurl H, Trinh Q, Sherman J, Loeb S, Iyer H. Urology on a changing planet: links between climate change and urological disease. Nature Reviews Urology 2025, 22: 208-222. PMID: 39875561, DOI: 10.1038/s41585-024-00979-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare deliveryHealth care delivery strategiesCancer care deliveryCare delivery strategiesHealth care deliveryLow-value careResource-intensive interventionsEnvironmental risk factorsCare providersIntensive longitudinal assessmentCancer diagnosisPlanetary healthRisk factorsDownstream outcomesLongitudinal assessmentHealthNext stepsUrological cancersImpacts of climate-related disastersClimate changeUrological diseasesDeliveryCareProvidersTelemedicine
2024
Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment
Ip V, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2024, 71: 1441-1446. PMID: 39384714, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02853-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating 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-carbonCountriesLessons from patient safety to accelerate healthcare decarbonization
Singh H, Senay E, Sherman J. Lessons from patient safety to accelerate healthcare decarbonization. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024, 19: 1071-1076. PMID: 39286850, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving sustainability and mitigating the environmental impact of anaesthesia and surgery along the perioperative journey: a narrative review
MacNeill A, Rizan C, Sherman J. Improving sustainability and mitigating the environmental impact of anaesthesia and surgery along the perioperative journey: a narrative review. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024, 133: 1397-1409. PMID: 39237397, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy public policyPatient-centred careClinical care pathwayCare pathwaysPatient-centredHealth systemHealthcare servicesPerioperative servicesHealthcare resourcesProcess of patient selectionContinuum of perioperative careSurgical illnessNarrative reviewClinical decisionsPublic health damagePerioperative careCareHealthcareDelivery of anesthesiaHealthGlobal greenhouse gas emissionsRecovery periodPostoperative recovery periodGreenhouse gas emissionsProportion of air pollutionGuiding 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 challengesPrivatisationVARIABILITY OF CASE DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS DUODENOSCOPE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
Hernandez L, Lee P, Smith M, Singh H, Martinello R, Kalala S, Guda N, Sherman J. VARIABILITY OF CASE DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS DUODENOSCOPE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2024, 99: ab229-ab230. DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.04.1083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVARIABILITY OF CASE DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS DUODENOSCOPE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
Hernandez L, Lee P, Smith M, Singh H, Martinello R, Kalala S, Guda N, Sherman J. VARIABILITY OF CASE DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS DUODENOSCOPE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2024, 99: ab441. DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.04.2915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVARIABILITY OF CASE DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS DUODENOSCOPE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
Hernandez L, Lee P, Smith M, Singh H, Martinello R, Kalala S, Guda N, Sherman J. VARIABILITY OF CASE DEFINITIONS OF SERIOUS DUODENOSCOPE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2024, 99: ab341-ab342. DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.04.2831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-Use vs Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done
Smith M, Hernandez L, Lee P, Martinello R, Singh H, Sherman J. Single-Use vs Reusable Duodenoscopes: How Infection Knowledge Gaps Are Driving Environmental Harm and What Can Be Done. Gastroenterology 2024, 167: 426-431. PMID: 38442783, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife cycle assessment of medical oxygen
Tariq M, Siddhantakar A, Sherman J, Cimprich A, Young S. Life cycle assessment of medical oxygen. Journal Of Cleaner Production 2024, 444: 141126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental impactCradle-to-gate scopeNon-carcinogenic toxicityImpact assessment methodsLife cycle assessmentGlobal warming potentialIncreased environmental impactsGaseous formReduce environmental impactsCycle assessmentCarcinogenic toxicityCO2 eq.Fossil fuel depletionWarming potentialAdsorption technologyEnvironmental burdenCTUhFuel depletionWater useNorth AmericaProduction of medical equipmentAssessment methodsEq.EcotoxicityRespiratory effectsEnvironmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation
Filley G, Kayastha D, Hayes W, Mehra S, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Environmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3206-3214. PMID: 38379176, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal warming potentialLife cycle assessmentEnvironmental impact categoriesImpact categoriesEnvironmental impactWater consumptionAlternative scenariosCycle assessmentPollution mitigationWarming potentialHuman healthDecontamination standardsNon-sterileYale-New Haven HospitalEnvironmental benefitsDecontaminationTertiary medical centerWaterSteam sterilizationCenters for Disease Control (CDCPollutionHigh-level disinfectionSurgical proceduresDirect LaryngoscopySurgical towelsEnvironmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle assessment
Davies J, McAlister S, Eckelman M, McGain F, Seglenieks R, Gutman E, Groome J, Palipane N, Latoff K, Nielsen D, Sherman J, collaborators the TRA2SH G, Patel P, Wong T, Harknett E, Wong S, Watson S, Gemmell-Smith M, Laing S, Cooper I, Bakogianis A, Nasteka A, Hay J, Taylor-Smith R, Reilly S, Wallace C, Mills L, Pinder A, Back M, Damm E, Goudie C, Wong J, Wilkinson A, Mohamed A, Silk E, Mitchard M, Qureshi N, Shatananda L, George D, Davenport T, Skingle A, Cooper M, Sharif S, Harding K, O’Docherty A, Hawkins T, Pooley S, Myo J, Hamid H, Davis G. Environmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle assessment. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024, 133: 1439-1448. PMID: 38296752, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.11.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral formulationGreenhouse gasesAssessment of GHG emissionsOral tabletsLife cycle assessmentLife cycle carbon emissionsPrescribing practicesLife cycle assessment of GHG emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsOral tablet formFormulations of paracetamolGHG emissionsIntravenous paracetamolMitigation opportunitiesUSA patientsOral doseParacetamol useSurgical patientsIntravenous administrationGas emissionsAnalgesic agentsAustralian patientsPerioperative periodUK patientsSurgical encounters
2023
Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics
Smith M, Singh H, Sherman J. Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics. JAMA 2023, 330: 1947-1948. PMID: 37782511, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.20550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMandatory 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. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2023, 43: 74-75. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000927820.46804.c3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning 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 experts
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