Eco-gastroenterology in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: A Call for Sustainable Healthcare
Lay Summary Gastroenterology significantly impacts the environment, contributing to medical waste. Adopting green practices like noninvasive diagnostics, telemedicine, and home monitoring can reduce the carbon footprint while maintaining effective inflammatory bowel disease patient care. Healthcare workers must integrate environmental considerations into their practices.
Authors
- Adi Lahat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1513-7280)
- Κassem Sharif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-3313)
- Shomron Ben‐Horin
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izae280
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.31