2025
Mitigating 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health CareEndocrine DisruptorsEndocrinologistsEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutionHumansConceptsEndocrine-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 provision
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 Research
2018
Life cycle environmental emissions and health damages from the Canadian healthcare system: An economic-environmental-epidemiological analysis
Eckelman MJ, Sherman JD, MacNeill AJ. Life cycle environmental emissions and health damages from the Canadian healthcare system: An economic-environmental-epidemiological analysis. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002623. PMID: 30063712, PMCID: PMC6067712, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002623.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Environmental Impacts of the U.S. Health Care System and Effects on Public Health
Eckelman MJ, Sherman J. Environmental Impacts of the U.S. Health Care System and Effects on Public Health. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0157014. PMID: 27280706, PMCID: PMC4900601, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsDelivery of Health CareEnvironmentEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringHumansIndustrial WastePublic HealthRisk AssessmentUnited StatesConceptsLife cycle assessment modelingAir pollution emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsPollution burdenIndustrial activitiesAssessment modelingCriteria air pollutantsStratospheric ozone depletionAcid rainEnvironmental impactsPollution-related diseasesGas emissionsPollution emissionsAir toxicsEnvironmental performancePollutionAir pollutants
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