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Environmental sustainability resources: Overview

This guide has been designed for anaesthetists and specialist pain medicine physicians interested in relevant resources on environmental sustainability, including those available through the ANZCA library.

Spotlight

ANZCA’s statement on desflurane

ANZCA’s statement on desflurane supports the continued education and actions to reduce desflurane usage. It is a consensus statement that seeks to balance the current evidence and perspectives on administration of the greenhouse gas desflurane as an anaesthetic agent and to reinforce our ability as clinicians to exert positive change and mitigate environmental impact.





Environment & sustainability research grant

The Environment and Sustainability Research Grant supports research activity towards: 1) evaluating the environmental impact of current anaesthesia, pain medicine and perioperative practice; 2) evaluating the impact of implementing environmentally sustainable solutions; and 3) establishing effective implementation models to promote sustainability.

Key documents


Environmental Sustainability Network (ESN)

The ANZCA ESN is a community of practice dedicated to reducing the impacts of climate change in healthcare. Find out more on the environmental sustainability page on the college website.

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