Objective To characterise the extent of unnecessary care in general surgery inpatients using
a triple bottom line approach. Design Patients with uncomplicated acute surgical conditions …

Background As health care delivery increasingly requires providers to cross international
borders, medical students at McGill University, Canada, developed a multidirectional exchange …

Background: Health care systems are strategically situated to mitigate climate change
through the practice of planetary health care, and to leverage food as a determinant of health …

To the EditorWe were heartened to read the Viewpoint by Anand et al1 discussing the urgent
need for climate action in the health care sector. The authors describe several measures to …

Background: Unnecessary laboratory tests can cause iatrogenic anemia and prolong hospital
stays, while also stretching hospital resources, increasing health care costs, and ing to …

Background: Trauma is considered a key component of surgical training. However, recent
changes in practice patterns and training paradigms have resulted in a critical review of …

Background: Ventral hernias of the abdomen are defined as a noninguinal, nonhiatal defect
in the fascia of the abdominal wall. Unfortunately, there is not currently a universal …

Background: Self-inflicted trauma (SIT) is a public health issue ranking 4th as leading cause
of death and disability in young adults. Methods: Retrospective descriptive analysis of …

Background: Emergency general surgery conditions are often thought of as being too acute
and unpredictable for the development of standardized approaches to quality improvement (…

… Annie Lalande et al. (UBC) studied the impact of inpatient food at Vancouver General Hospital
on patient satisfaction, nutrition and food-related emissions and waste. Findings from both …