Clinical Trials and Climate Change: Doing Our Part While Pursuing Progress

Syed Rahman; Stephen Ryan; Joseph Kim; Patrick Kenney; Fady Ghali

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.011

Clinical Trials and Climate Change: Doing Our Part While Pursuing Progress

Eur Urol Focus. 2023 Nov;9(6):861-862. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.011. Epub 2023 Dec 1.

Authors

Syed Rahman¹, Stephen Ryan², Joseph Kim³, Patrick Kenney¹, Fady Ghali⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
² Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
³ Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁴ Department of Urology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 38042649
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.11.011

Abstract

The escalating global climate crisis necessitates a critical examination of the environmental impact of various sectors, including health care. Ongoing efforts to establish standard methods for estimating emissions and tracking progress are needed to promote sustainable clinical research.

MeSH terms

Climate Change*
Clinical Trials as Topic*
Humans