A Green Prescription: Integrating Environmental Sustainability in Urology Guidelines

Alina Herrmann; Felice E E van Veen; Bertil F M Blok; Kara L Watts

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.004

A Green Prescription: Integrating Environmental Sustainability in Urology Guidelines

Eur Urol Focus. 2023 Nov;9(6):897-899. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.004. Epub 2023 Nov 29.

Authors

Alina Herrmann¹, Felice E E van Veen², Bertil F M Blok², Kara L Watts³

Affiliations

¹ Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
² Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: kwatts@montefiore.org.

PMID: 38036340
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.004

Abstract

Against the background of the climate crisis, there is an urgent need to include environmental sustainability recommendations in clinical practice guidelines. We highlight five domains for which suitable recommendations could help in mitigating the environmental impact of urology practice. PATIENT SUMMARY: Climate change is an urgent issue that requires global action. Guidelines published by urological societies should include recommendations for minimizing the impact of urology practice on the environment.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Humans
Prescriptions
Societies, Medical
Urology*