Clinic for rheumatology, outpatient clinic and research and research center Remedy organized Green Congress for Rheumatology on June 20. The event offered highlights from EULAR 2025 in a climate -friendly framework.
Clinic manager Kjetil Bergsmark, rheumatologist Lena Nordberg and biologist Dag O. Hessen received questions from the hall after the environmental lecture.
The idea behind the Green Congress is to contribute to a more environmentally friendly society . When we disseminate knowledge from international conferences locally, we can reduce travel business.
Professional update
The more than 536 registered gained insight into professional updates in rheumatic illness.
The program included children's and adult revatology, digital follow-up, health literacy, lifestyle and connective tissue diseases. The panel conversation at the end highlighted clinical relevance and need for change in practice.
The Green Responsibility of the hospital
With this interview on the hospital's green responsibilities , the chairman of the Diakonhjemmet Foundation, Ingunn Moser and Hospital Director at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Kari-Jussie Lønning worked with climate and environment at the hospital in the top management in advance of the event. - Green congress is inspiring for the entire hospital, says hospital director Lønning.
Maybe more environments in the hospital will take measures to cut environmental emissions?
This year's environmental lecture of Dag O. Hessen
Hesse gave an engaging post on climate change and rocker points for the world. He emphasized that the world needs each and every one of us in order for the earth to be a level for people in the future as well.
He said, among other things:
The biggest health challenges we have worldwide are due to climate change.
Taking care of nature is the most important thing we can do to counteract temperature changes.
There is a difference between morality and moralism. Having a climate protection is also something other than having climate anxiety. There are good reasons to be worried. The hope lies in the fact that we all increase environmental competence and take the consequence of it in our daily lives.
We can not travel by plane, eat little meat, transport us collectively, buy used, etc. Using climate calculators to reduce consumption smartest is also a good idea.
We clearly have many challenges through the ages, such as the Ozone Problem, the Smoking Act, women in education, etc., so the opportunity is present for us to gather for good environmental measures to reduce environmental emissions.
It is important to emphasize that what we say no to climate emissions is the same as saying yes to something that is good. What could be more meaningful than that, he asked.
It is difficult to disagree, summarizes several of us who were present.
Each one is important to the world
Most people are probably doing a lot for our world already. Here are ideas to make an even bigger difference . The rheumatological environment in the hospital has also initiated binding CO2 reduction. Maybe more units report such measurable measures in synergy?
The health sector can contribute to a better future
If you want more information about what we can do in the health sector, see BMJ's interactive solution for different theme areas. For example, did you know that it is much more sustainable to give one gram paracet as pain relief instead of two on 500 milligrams? And that it is much better to give medicine through the mouth than intravenously?
Highlights from the Eular Congress
In the preliminary feedback, most people agree that the Green Congress was able to present professional updates in rheumatology in an environmentally friendly framework.
You can see the full program here
The event was, as usual, environmentally approved through the Fee Norway Foundation .
Green Congress 2026
Next year, the Green Congress will be held June 19, so keep the date. If you were present at this year's event, it is still not too late to give feedback at the event via this link.
