November 2023 PMID 37782511

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics.

Matthew Smith, Hardeep Singh, Jodi D Sherman

Mentions

48
Peak: 26 in Oct 2023
across 5 sources since Oct 2023

Extended reach

1,090,942
potential audience

Total likes

64

Video views

1,346

Mentions per month

Oct 2023 – Nov 2025

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter33 posts
  • News8 articles
  • YouTube3 videos
  • Facebook2 posts
  • Blogs2 articles

AI synopsis

What people are saying

Overall, the discussions reveal a strong concern for environmental health, exemplified by phrases like 'sound the alarm' and 'eye-opening article,' which convey urgency and relevance. Several posts highlight practical strategies proposed in the publication, such as reforming infection prevention guidelines and reducing reliance on disposables, emphasizing the perceived importance and potential influence of the research. The tone reflects a mix of informative support and advocacy for sustainable healthcare practices.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions agree that the overuse of single-use plastics in healthcare is problematic and needs change, as seen in phrases like 'unacceptable' and 'harmful.'

InterestHigh interest

Posts show genuine curiosity and concern, with expressions like 'eye-opening' and calls for action, indicating high relevance and concern among audiences.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts reference specific strategies and reports, many are more supportive or informative rather than deeply analytical, implying moderate but not deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

There is recognition that reducing plastics could have environmental benefits and influence healthcare practices, but broader societal impacts are implied rather than explicitly discussed.

Abstract in brief

  • The text discusses the impact of single-use plastics on planetary health, emphasizing how plastic waste contributes to environmental pollution and health issues.
  • It highlights the importance of infection prevention practices that reduce reliance on disposable plastics to protect both human health and ecosystems.
  • The message encourages adopting sustainable alternatives and better waste management strategies to minimize the environmental footprint of single-use plastics.

Top posts

Most liked on X and Bluesky
JAMA
@JAMA_current · X

Viewpoint: actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of single-use plastics and help protect planetary and human health. https://t.co/OWfHuq8qaF https://t.co/H6iA4azCLN

Oct 2, 2023 · 18 likes · 9 shares · 488,579 followers View post →
University of Iowa Infectious Diseases Division
@UIowa_ID · X

Congratulations to Matt Smith, recent ID fellow and current Iowa City VA CADRE research fellow, on his JAMA Viewpoint article on the role of infection prevention programs in sustaining the environment!!! DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.20550

Oct 2, 2023 · 15 likes · 2 shares · 324 followers View post →
Helen Kim, MD
@whatherad · X

Wow, eye-opening article on how to reduce single-use plastics in healthcare – reforming infection prevention guidelines to evaluate single-use vs. reusable equipment, better reporting for device-related infections, and FDA involvement

Oct 12, 2023 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 398 followers View post →
Hardeep Singh MD
@HardeepSinghMD · X

Given threats to human health from environmental contamination, climate change, and biodiversity loss, time is ripe to reduce overreliance on single-use disposables in healthcare. Check out the 3 strategies we propose in JAMA #ClimateAction #policy https://t.co/Ok13DtY5A1 https://t.co/n5jBlP4uoU

Oct 2, 2023 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 3,619 followers View post →
Adam Raymakers
@AdamR_PhD · X

'While health care contributes nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions & consumes substantial quantities of plastics, efforts to reduce use of plastics in health care are largely absent.' by M Smith, H Singh, @GreeningDoc via @JAMA_current

Oct 2, 2023 · 4 likes · 3,261 followers View post →
Hardeep Singh MD
@HardeepSinghMD · X

Plastics pollution is a global crisis so what should we in healthcare do? In today’s @JAMA_current we propose 3 strategies to reduce broad-scale, unfettered, and irrational adoption of disposable plastics in healthcare. With Matt Smith and @GreeningDoc https://t.co/Ok13DtY5A1

Oct 2, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,619 followers View post →

All mentions

Yale Center on Climate Change & Health
@CCHYale · X

[4/4] Sounding the alarm about disposable plastic in the health care industry: https://t.co/mXY4gP4s7L Global Efforts to Address Plastic Pollution: An FDA Perspective: https://t.co/bSKHZghYfY Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics: https://t.co/p4ko9OM8Gk

Feb 15, 2024 · 1 like · 1,851 followers View post →
さえきそういちろう
@SaekiSoichiro · X

二酸化炭素排出量の5%は医療関連、というのはなんとも皮肉なものだな、人々の健康のためによかれと思ってやっていたことが、かえって将来の人々の健康に悪影響を及ぼす可能性があるわけなのだから…それも全く異なる規模で… https://t.co/3uTCe21UJ4

Dec 17, 2023 · 261 followers View post →
JAMA
@JAMA_current · X

Viewpoint: actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of single-use plastics and help protect planetary and human health. https://t.co/54VTJCnrYZ https://t.co/40mxuq8qj7

Nov 29, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 488,579 followers View post →
Un1v3rs0 Z3r0
@Un1v3rs0Z3r0 · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics https://t.co/V4EbtEKaPn

Nov 28, 2023 · 508 followers View post →
Radiologists for a Sustainable Future (R4SF)
@Rads4SF · X

RT @whatherad: Wow, eye-opening article on how to reduce single-use plastics in healthcare – reforming infection prevention guidelines to e…

Nov 16, 2023 · 2 shares · 727 followers View post →
Nolan Kagetsu (花 月), MD (he/him)
@nkagetsu · X

RT @whatherad: Wow, eye-opening article on how to reduce single-use plastics in healthcare – reforming infection prevention guidelines to e…

Nov 16, 2023 · 2 shares · 16,322 followers View post →
CANE ACIIE
@CANE_ACIIE · X

Learn more about the impact of healthcare use of plastics in this paper: Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics #Nurses4PlanetaryHealth https://t.co/gbAskhm3ov https://t.co/Qso7fSB0mG

Nov 8, 2023 · 908 followers View post →
Dr Alok Gupta, Jaipur
@DocAlokGupta · X

RT @docalok: Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics | Infection Control | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/YuLa513…

Oct 24, 2023 · 1 share · 346 followers View post →
Helen Kim, MD
@whatherad · X

Wow, eye-opening article on how to reduce single-use plastics in healthcare – reforming infection prevention guidelines to evaluate single-use vs. reusable equipment, better reporting for device-related infections, and FDA involvement

Oct 12, 2023 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 398 followers View post →
Ahmed Faisal
@Faisalnaifaru · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics https://t.co/uwO3bo5tZX

Oct 9, 2023 · 21,605 followers View post →
Life Science Journal Content
@lsn_jc · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics #science #publication #research #journal https://t.co/pNncQkNYle

Oct 6, 2023 · 261 followers View post →
Dr Alok Gupta MD, FIAP, Jaipur
@docalok · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics | Infection Control | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/YuLa513jja

Oct 5, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,588 followers View post →
Kelly A. Hogan Ph.D.
@Loose_Lab_Rat · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics https://t.co/NmriqZf318

Oct 5, 2023 · 2,241 followers View post →
Catherine Tran
@catherine_gtran · X

RT @HardeepSinghMD: Plastics pollution is a global crisis so what should we in healthcare do? In today’s @JAMA_current we propose 3 strate…

Oct 3, 2023 · 1 share · 182 followers View post →
Catherine Tran
@catherine_gtran · X

RT @HardeepSinghMD: Given threats to human health from environmental contamination, climate change, and biodiversity loss, time is ripe to…

Oct 3, 2023 · 2 shares · 182 followers View post →
Iowa Infection Prevention
@uiowaIPC · X

RT @UIowa_ID: Congratulations to Matt Smith, recent ID fellow and current Iowa City VA CADRE research fellow, on his JAMA Viewpoint article…

Oct 3, 2023 · 2 shares · 571 followers View post →
James Smoliga, DVM, PhD
@jsmoliga · X

Infectious disease spread = BAD Single use plastics = BAD Supply chain vulnerabilities = BAD What is the evidence-basis to justify our healthcare system's reliance on disposable devices? Thought provoking read! @HardeepSinghMD @GreeningDoc @JAMA_current https://t.co/8Ph6I9eUNF

Oct 3, 2023 · 1 like · 20,732 followers View post →
Meredith
@Opportunitweet · X

Sorry Covidians, you're going to have to give up your masks and tests. https://t.co/bmJ8E3axMh

Oct 3, 2023 · 5,520 followers View post →
Betty Roggenkamp
@BettyRoggenkamp · X

How did we get here? "... select medical devices, single-use disposability may be the best solution, but broad-scale, unfettered, & irrational adoption of disposable items in the name of infection prevention is harmful, unsustainable, & unacceptable." https://t.co/HkjtTpKRX5

Oct 3, 2023 · 325 followers View post →
Javier Lopez
@javierlopez2014 · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics https://t.co/sUxVGhIb1X

Oct 3, 2023 · 9,842 followers View post →
Abstream
@abstreamme · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics #science #publication #research #publications https://t.co/cTumuCrYqq

Oct 3, 2023 · 786 followers View post →
Gurbakhash Kaur
@GKaurMD · X

RT @HardeepSinghMD: Given threats to human health from environmental contamination, climate change, and biodiversity loss, time is ripe to…

Oct 3, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,288 followers View post →
maggie
@maggietarpley · X

Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics https://t.co/dwMnAg0ThV

Oct 3, 2023 · 371 followers View post →
Hardeep Singh MD
@HardeepSinghMD · X

RT @JAMA_current: Viewpoint: actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of s…

Oct 2, 2023 · 9 shares · 3,619 followers View post →
Mound City Medical Forum
@MoundCityMed · X

RT @JAMA_current: Viewpoint: actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of s…

Oct 2, 2023 · 9 shares · 195 followers View post →
ex-caregiver ✝️
@stevecripe57 · X

RT @JAMA_current: Viewpoint: actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of s…

Oct 2, 2023 · 9 shares · 3,653 followers View post →
Hardeep Singh MD
@HardeepSinghMD · X

Given threats to human health from environmental contamination, climate change, and biodiversity loss, time is ripe to reduce overreliance on single-use disposables in healthcare. Check out the 3 strategies we propose in JAMA #ClimateAction #policy https://t.co/Ok13DtY5A1 https://t.co/n5jBlP4uoU

Oct 2, 2023 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 3,619 followers View post →
JAMA
@JAMA_current · X

Viewpoint: actionable steps for regulatory, industry, and health care organization practices to accelerate reduction of single-use plastics and help protect planetary and human health. https://t.co/OWfHuq8qaF https://t.co/H6iA4azCLN

Oct 2, 2023 · 18 likes · 9 shares · 488,579 followers View post →
Adam Raymakers
@AdamR_PhD · X

'While health care contributes nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions & consumes substantial quantities of plastics, efforts to reduce use of plastics in health care are largely absent.' by M Smith, H Singh, @GreeningDoc via @JAMA_current

Oct 2, 2023 · 4 likes · 3,261 followers View post →
Bharat Kumar
@BharatKumarMD · X

RT @UIowa_ID: Congratulations to Matt Smith, recent ID fellow and current Iowa City VA CADRE research fellow, on his JAMA Viewpoint article…

Oct 2, 2023 · 2 shares · 3,223 followers View post →
Internal Medicine at Iowa
@IntMedatIowa · X

Here's the link: https://t.co/ZUtR5iNWMP

Oct 2, 2023 · 2,994 followers View post →
Hardeep Singh MD
@HardeepSinghMD · X

Plastics pollution is a global crisis so what should we in healthcare do? In today’s @JAMA_current we propose 3 strategies to reduce broad-scale, unfettered, and irrational adoption of disposable plastics in healthcare. With Matt Smith and @GreeningDoc https://t.co/Ok13DtY5A1

Oct 2, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,619 followers View post →
University of Iowa Infectious Diseases Division
@UIowa_ID · X

Congratulations to Matt Smith, recent ID fellow and current Iowa City VA CADRE research fellow, on his JAMA Viewpoint article on the role of infection prevention programs in sustaining the environment!!! DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.20550

Oct 2, 2023 · 15 likes · 2 shares · 324 followers View post →