Kelly Thornber

Research fellow in sustainable development @UniofExeter working on real-world solutions to drug pollution and antimicrobial resistance

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Inspiring stories of the positive impacts and progress being made in the social prescribing field…thank you for inviting me to share the love for healthcare “beyond pills” today 😊.

[IPM Congress @ipmcongress]

Panel Debate taking place now in the Whole-Person Health Conference- leaders in the field will be discussing: The evolving role & range of social prescribing in healthcare 'beyond pills' Join us to hear the future of medicine and have your say #socialprescribing @CollegeofMed

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

Can sustainable finance help address the issue of pharmaceutical pollution?
To find out, watch our recent discussion on this topic with five experts from across sustainable finance, environmental economics and the pharmaceutical industry.
👉https://t.co/dLpbgyVxXi

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

⭐ PPH member spotlight: Dr Hannah Blitzer from @WCL_News
If she had a magic wand, what would she change to address #pharmapollution? 🪄
Nature Recovery Obligation - "establishing duties on large companies to reduce harm from toxic chemical pollution"
👉 https://t.co/e9WgYGrn1w

[Dolphin.Runner @Dolphin_Runner]

How your patients can reduce pharmaceutical pollution at home https://t.co/P7zubLLytF via @YouTube

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Looking forward to attending this and sharing our Pharma Pollution Hub work on finding solutions to reduce the impacts of #pharma #pollution from UK healthcare 😊 @pharmapollution

[SustHealthCoalition @SustHCoalition]

Join us, on Tuesday the 23rd of April, for our partner engagement meeting. We'll be discussing innovation in #SustainableHealthcare, the value of partnerships and the tools for future sustainability. Register now using the QR code:

[Dr Szabolcs Pap @S_Pap87]

Nature-based solutions to help address the recent sewage and nutrient release issues across UK (and international) rivers 🌍 See below and join. 📢

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Delighted to be part of this short joint article published this week by @OneEarth_CP on solutions to water pollution.

Great to have #pharma #pollution included, thanks for the opportunity to introduce our Pharma Pollution Hub work 💊🫧 @pharmapollution
https://t.co/8BEDmAYobg

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

⭐PPH member spotlight⭐ - Mel Pegg, Health Economist @YHEC1

🪄 What would Mel change about the UK healthcare pharmaceutical system, if she had a magic wand?

Find out about Mel’s thoughts on pharma pollution
👉 https://t.co/7QGwcnxSnK

[Andrew Singer @OxonAndrew]

Exciting stuff out of Europe!

Will the UK follow their lead…? https://t.co/x8fVJrbT1X

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

Following a £2.66 million funding boost, a new doctoral training centre will train the next generation of environmental science researchers to tackle some of the UK's key challenges - including #pharmapollution!

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

To reduce #pharmapollution we are using a systems thinking approach with three clear aims:

1⃣ Define the problem
2⃣ Mobilise the research community
3⃣ Collectively identify pragmatic solutions

So what is #systemsthinking? Dr @kelly_thornber explains: https://t.co/CmDHP9gfXJ

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

Did you know that up to 90% of the #medicines we consume end up in our wastewater?💊 Some of these pollutants are driving #AntimicrobialResistance. Here's how we're working to reduce the environmental impact of medicines: https://t.co/Otm3gx0RXX

Film by @marthaedixon | #WAAW2023

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Great work! With so much effort going into reducing antimicrobial usage, it’s crazy to think that inefficient use and inappropriate disposal is still commonplace…hopefully this report will help boost action here 🙏😁

[Dr Paul-Enguerrand Fady @FadyPEC]

A real pleasure to see @ICUdocX & Georgie Sowman from @oceansandus for the launch of the new report from @natalieben’s office. So much opportunity for collaborative work with these wonderful people—can’t wait to further explore the intersection between #AMR, #plastic, and oceans!

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

Integrating pharmaceutical pollution into healthcare decision-making is crucial for a sustainable future, but how can we do this? Read our latest report about one option: life cycle assessments.▶️ https://t.co/YwWARAhiBN

@kelly_thornber @SharonPfleger @iRhythmUK_MP @ExeterMed

[Pharma Pollution Hub @pharmapollution]

Did you know up to 90% of the medicines we consume end up in our wastewater, threatening #ecosystems, #humanhealth and our economy? We're bringing together leaders from across society, academia, industry and government to collectively drive change
👉https://t.co/l3OvWS2yZa

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Thanks Claas, we’re delighted to have your very wise and valuable guidance and support 😊

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Please visit our new Pharma Pollution Hub website!

Find out about our fabulous consortium and how we’re developing solutions to reduce the env impacts of human meds.

BIG thanks to @asidestudio for amazing branding, graphic design and animation skills 😊

https://t.co/T87d6bDIM4

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

#PharmaPollution is a marine issue as well as a freshwater one 😔.

On way home from #EurOcean2023...great talks Marica Mezzelani from #Pharmasea and @_bgzorn_ (who made #AMR fun?!). Honoured to share the panel with Niall McDonough, Tainá Garcia da Fonseca & Nenad Gligoric 😊

[European Marine Board @EMarineBoard]

#EurOcean2023 session 2: pharmaceutical pollution from inland to sea led by Niall McDonough @MarineInst & supported by @jpioceans. How can marine science and innovation help to overcome challenges linked to #PharmaPollution & antimicrobial resistance? #OceanDecade #MissionOcean

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

@OneHealthBP Well done @OneHealthBP!! I didn’t know what to expect from a Twitter/X conference…it was interesting, concise (always good), different (to social media dinosaurs like me) & fun! A great way to share info. Fabulous 😁👏🏻

[Kelly Thornber @kelly_thornber]

Interesting work! If we want to translate AMR national/global strategies into the real-world we need more funding for this type of context-specific, implementation research…

[Anishka Cameron @anishkacameron]

(10/10) Thank you all for engaging today! Main takeaway: there are areas of improvement to support collaboration for a OH approach to AMR in the environment. Key to this is better awareness, understanding, & support of OH + the environment as an important dimension #OHBP2023