TRASH-CAN: An Approach to Promote Planetary Health Education and Research for Health Care Trainees.

ABSTRACT: Background As future health care leaders who work and train in diverse clinical settings, resident physicians are uniquely positioned to advance sustainable health care systems. However, residents are insufficiently educated about health care sustainability and given limited opportunities to engage in planetary health. Objective This article introduces and reports on the early outcomes of the Trainee-Led Research and Audit for Sustainability in Healthcare Canada (TRASH-CAN), a resident-driven initiative launched in 2023 with the aim of reducing Canadian health care's environmental impact. Methods In 2023-2024, we developed a web-based platform that facilitates trainee-led action to support the promotion of sustainability literature, collaboration with national and inte

SUBMITTER: Best GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11644583 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature