Should environmental sustainability be a priority for the gastroenterology community?

IF 2.4 Q3 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Desmond Leddin
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Abstract

Sustainable practice means living within our means and not compromising the health of the planet for future generations. We are not meeting this goal at present as evidenced by the breaking of several indicators of planetary health and ever-increasing global mean temperatures. The arguments in favour of environmental sustainability include our ethical obligations as healthcare providers not to harm patients. We know that the emissions from healthcare are damaging health, so it follows that we have an obligation to minimise them. There is also the issue of intergenerational justice, that is not living beyond our means and leaving the problems for the next generation to deal with. We have professional obligations of leadership and advocacy on this issue, and it makes good economic and management sense to reduce environmental damage. Finally, there is the question of self-interest. If we do not change the trajectory of global warming, we face an existential threat in the not-too-distant future. We currently lack data on how to most effectively reduce the environmental impact of digestive health practice and we even lack a clear vision of what sustainable care might look like. However, that is being remedied and in the meantime it should not stop us beginning to take action, which is urgently needed as the climate crisis continues to gather momentum.
环境的可持续发展是否应成为肠胃病学界的优先事项?
可持续实践意味着量入为出,不损害地球健康,造福子孙后代。目前,我们并没有实现这一目标,地球健康的多项指标被打破以及全球平均气温不断上升就是证明。支持环境可持续发展的论据包括我们作为医疗服务提供者不伤害病人的道德义务。我们知道,医疗保健产生的废气会损害健康,因此我们有义务尽量减少废气排放。此外,还有代际公正的问题,即不要超出我们的能力范围生活,把问题留给下一代处理。在这个问题上,我们有领导和宣传的专业义务,减少对环境的破坏也是一种经济和管理上的明智之举。最后是自身利益问题。如果我们不改变全球变暖的轨迹,在不远的将来,我们将面临生存的威胁。目前,我们缺乏有关如何最有效地减少消化系统保健实践对环境影响的数据,我们甚至对可持续保健的模样缺乏清晰的认识。不过,这些问题正在得到解决,同时,这也不应阻止我们开始采取行动,因为气候危机的势头仍在继续,我们迫切需要采取行动。
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Frontline Gastroenterology
Frontline Gastroenterology GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY-
CiteScore
4.70
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11.50%
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93
期刊介绍: Frontline Gastroenterology publishes articles that accelerate adoption of innovative and best practice in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. Frontline Gastroenterology is especially interested in articles on multidisciplinary research and care, focusing on both retrospective assessments of novel models of care as well as putative future directions of best practice. Specifically Frontline Gastroenterology publishes articles in the domains of clinical quality, patient experience, service provision and medical education.
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