Eco-gastroenterology in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: A Call for Sustainable Healthcare

Kassem Sharif; Shomron Ben-Horin; Adi Lahat

doi:10.1093/ibd/izae280

Eco-gastroenterology in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: A Call for Sustainable Healthcare

Kassem Sharif
, Shomron Ben-Horin
, Adi Lahat^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Internal Medicine

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Abstract

Gastroenterology significantly impacts the environment, contributing to medical waste. Adopting green practices like noninvasive diagnostics, telemedicine, and home monitoring can reduce the carbon footprint while maintaining effective inflammatory bowel disease patient care. Healthcare workers must integrate environmental considerations into their practices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	603-606
Number of pages	4
Journal	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izae280
State	Published - 1 Feb 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action

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climate change
ecological footprint
inflammatory bowel disease

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