May
26
2025
May 26, 2025
ISN Green-K Webinar: Ethical challenges for Green Nephrology: getting the priorities right
- 4 PM CEST
As nephrology embraces environmentally sustainable practices, clinicians must also navigate the ethical complexities of delivering high-quality care while reducing environmental impact. This ISN Green-K webinar explores the ethical dilemmas faced by kidney care professionals—particularly in balancing patient outcomes, health equity, and planetary health. Join experts as they examine the difficult trade-offs and guide the conversation on setting ethical and practical priorities in green nephrology.
Learning objectives:
- Identify the key ethical challenges in implementing sustainable kidney care practices.
- Explore how resource limitations and environmental goals intersect with clinical decisions.
- Understand the ethical tensions between individual patient care and broader sustainability goals.
- Discuss strategies to ensure equitable care while advancing green nephrology principles.
Further reading:
- GREEN-K – Global Environmental Evolution in Nephrology and Kidney Care
- Our shared responsibility: the urgent necessity of global environmentally sustainable kidney care
- Green nephrology – Katherine A. Barraclough & John W. M. Agar. Nature Reviews Nephrology volume 16, pages 257–268 (2020)
- ISN Green-K Webinar: What is Green Nephrology and Where Do I Even Begin?
- ISN Green-K Webinar: Importance of prevention and delaying kidney failure in Green Nephrology
- ISN Green-K Webinar: Green Initiatives & Challenges in Kidney Care from High-Income Countries
Moderators
Shaifali Sandal (Canada)
Letizia De Chiara (Italy)
Speakers
Giorgina Barbara Piccoli (Italy)