Climate Change and Sustainability in Health Professions Education: A Realist Review Protocol
This review will provide practical insights for stakeholders on how to effectively integrate CC&S education into HPE curricula. By unpacking mechanisms and contextual factors, it will go beyond traditional systematic reviews to explain why and how these interventions succeed or fail. The findings will inform curriculum development, faculty training, and policy recommendations, ensuring that future healthcare professionals are equipped to address climate-related health challenges and advance sustainable healthcare practices. Ultimately, this realist review will provide transferable context-sensitive insights to inform the adaptation of CC&S education across diverse health professions education settings.Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework (OSF).
Authors
- Niamh Coakley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7416-9162)
- Anél Wiese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3119-5755)
- Marah Elfghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1383-5683)
- Caoimhe O'Brien
- Deborah Heaphy
- Deirdre Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4469-9138)
- Emer Galvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8047-5599)
- Caitlyn Osborne
- Rory Mulcaire
Institutions
- University College Cork (IE)
- Cork County Council (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HRB Open Research
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.14282.2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00