Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi at COP28
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi highlighted its continual pursuit for sustainability at COP28, participating in key sessions on how to transform healthcare delivery while minimizing environmental impact. Petre discussed the role of innovation in driving sustainability within the healthcare sector, while Dr Jeffrey Chapman, Institute Chair of the Respiratory Institute and Chief of the Quality and Patient Safety Institute, explained how respiratory and overall health is impacted by increasing air pollution. Dr Wesam Ahmed, Department Chair for Hematology, Medical Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant in the Oncology Institute, shed light on how advances like precision medicine are key to reducing the burden of healthcare and minimizing resource use by finding the right therapy for each patient faster.
“Our hope – from engaging with global healthcare leaders, industry executives and civil society at a platform of this scale – was to learn and that our experiences might inspire others to realize the potential for environmental-friendly operations in a sector with massive resource utilization and carbon footprint. Many of the wins that we can score in the immediate future will stem from increases in energy efficiency. It has also become clear that advances in artificial intelligence and data analytics, and increased capabilities for precision medicine, will help health providers and health facilities to minimize their environmental impact without sacrificing clinical outcomes,” Petre said.
“As leaders in healthcare, our commitment to health goes beyond treating the patient. Participating in COP28 has inspired us and reinforced our duty to champion a net-zero future. Environmental sustainability is not a strategic differentiator, so it is an easy place for us to come together, learn together, and work together for a sustainable, net-zero future for the well-being of generations to come,” Petre concluded.
