Eliminating Nitrous Oxide and Advancing Sustainable Care in the OR with Dr. Arash Motamed

About this episode

Dr. Arash Motamed discusses the elimination of nitrous oxide in the OR and its environmental implications.

In this episode, Dr. Arash Motamed, Anesthesiologist and Medical Director of Sustainability with Keck Medicine of USC, shares how his team successfully eliminated nitrous oxide use, highlighting its environmental impact, the path to clinician alignment, and broader opportunities to reduce healthcare waste and emissions.

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Guest: Dr. Arash Motamed

Topics covered

• sustainability
• anesthesiology
• healthcare waste
• environmental impact
• nitrous oxide
• clinician alignment

Keywords

• nitrous oxide
• sustainable care
• healthcare emissions
• anesthesiology
• environmental impact
• waste reduction

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Organizations: Keck Medicine of USC

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