Sustainability
The Sustainability Toolkit addresses the selection of anesthetic agents, management of fresh gas flows, and is an overview of the sustainability measures.
Introduction
Climate change has become one of the most important public health issues of our time. Anesthesia providers can be part of the solution. As anesthetic agents can be significant environmental pollutants, MPOG has developed a Sustainability Toolkit that provides guidance to reduce our global warming footprint during care of patients undergoing general anesthesia
Toolkit
- Sustainability Overview Presentation: A presentation for site champions to utilize for department education regarding sustainability best practices.
- MPOG Sustainability Measures: A presentation for site champions to introduce the sustainability measures to their department. Includes details regarding how measures are calculated with example case information.
- MPOG Sustainability Infographic – Practice Recommendations with MPOG Measures
- MPOG Sustainability Infographic – Perioperative Reminders
MPOG Sustainability Infographic – Practice Recommendations with MPOG Measure Summaries Included
Educational Courses
Low Flow Anesthesia course offered by the American Society of Anesthesiology & Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation:
- Course Link (ASA website login required to access)
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Technology Education Initiative on Low-Flow Anesthesia: