Reducing healthcare waste by eliminating exam table paper in a primary care practice: a sustainable quality improvement initiative
This simple QI project demonstrates the feasibility of implementing a small change in a primary care clinic that can improve environmental sustainability with multiple co-benefits. If all family physicians in Canada eliminated exam table paper in their offices, it would result in savings of approximately 95 940 km of paper, 121 680 trees, $C8 400 600 and 3054 T CO<sub>2</sub> emissions, equivalent to driving around the world 360 times.
Authors
- Amanda McKenzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8725-8503)
- Ilona Hale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8542-1028)
Institutions
- Interior Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002838
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63
Funders
- Doctors of BC