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Email

forbes.mcgain@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Dean, Healthcare Sustainability
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences - Admin
Education
Bachelors Degree
Australian and New Zealand College of Anasthetics
ORCID

0000-0002-1977-9072

Prof Forbes McGain

Associate Dean, Healthcare Sustainability
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

203 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sustainable continuous renal replacement therapy: The influence of blood flow rates, effluent dose, autoeffluent, and citrate anticoagulation on carbon dioxide emissions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2026.100176
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Sustainable Healthcare Practices in Pediatric Anesthesia
    DOI: 10.1002/pan.70148
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Beds we make, futures we shape: A life cycle and cost analysis of reusable and disposable linen in the ICU
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104290
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Healthcare Environmental Sustainability: Creating the Evidence to Drive Adoption of High Value Initiatives in Australian Hospitals
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The Environmental Life Cycle Inventory of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care, and Perioperative Medicine
  • 2021

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Capturing Xenon: An Exploration of the Chemistry Required to Capture Xenon Gas
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Effect of Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone, and Thiamine vs Hydrocortisone Alone on Time Alive and Free of Vasopressor Support among Patients with Septic Shock: The VITAMINS Randomized Clinical Trial
    DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.22176
Forbes McGain

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Strategies to Meaningfully Reduce Healthcare Sector Emissions in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Practice.
    DOI: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag055
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Survey of Single-Use and Reusable Surgical and Anaesthetic Devices in Victorian Public Health Services
    DOI: 10.1111/ans.70500
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Victorian Public Hospitals Go 100% Renewable: Now Let's Replace Gas and Embrace Reusable Equipment
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70152
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Australian Research on Climate Change and Health Interventions: A Systematic Mapping Review
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70165
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Cultural Shift: Implementing Reusable Anesthesia Circuits in US Pediatric Anesthesia to Address Supply Chain and Environmental Challenges
    DOI: 10.1002/pan.70105
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from health-system solid waste: a systematic review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101418
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Lancet MedZero: carbon analytics for health care, by health care, at scale
    DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02280-9

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The LEANER Study: EnteraL rathEr thAn iNtravenous Electrolyte Replacement

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