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On October 1, the Finnish society of Telemedicine is arranging #eHealth2020 – International Conference which this year is fully digital. Johannes Brundin, Project manager at Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare will give a presentation with the topic “Sustainable healthcare progress in the Nordics matters globally". Read more below.

 #eHealth2020 – International Conference is transforming to fully virtual conference on 1st October 2020

Due to concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 disease the Finnish Society of Telemedicine and eHealth has decided to transform physical face-to-face conference to virtual conference.

New date for the conference is 1st October 2020. There are limited free tickets available.

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Registration is now open and free-of-charge for 200 participants.

Register now to ensure your virtual seat
https://ehealthconference2020.dealroomevents.com/

Check out the conference program (pdf)

#eHealth2020 International Conference & The 25th Finnish National Conference on Telemedicine and Health, "From Dream to Reality" 1st October 2020, Virtual Conference.
The 2020 conference will cover themes from updating the knowledge about International and Nordic eHealth trends and solutions. The program is aimed at healthcare and other professionals and service providers. The conference offers unique meeting place and new information to physicians, nursing staff as well as to responsible persons for management, planning and education.

Conference topics:

·         Nordic digital experience

·         Data lakes or leaks

·         Personalized care - thank you!

·         Digital competence in health

·         Test beds and medical devices - pros and cons

·         Citizens as user of digital health

·         eHealth and eWelfare in practice

·         Co-creation orchestration

This article is written by or on behalf of a member of the network and any statements, claims and opinions are theirs and not necessarily NCSH's.

Our member & partner Upgraded Finland is on October 7th arranging Health100, a one-day online unconference for the Nordic health scene. 

Health100 2020

Health100 is an interactive event with the spirit of an unconference. The main focus of the event is the covid-19 outbreak and the changes it brought to the Global Health. All attendees will have a chance to bring something to the table for the covid-19 discussion! The interactive Online Tool used for the event allows us to imitate all elements of a regular in-person event. 

More Information & Registration

Attendees

We will have around 1000 people joining the virtual event. You definitely should attend, if you are one of the following:

- Professionals of the Healthcare Industry who realizes the need of innovation in the modern world,

- Clinicians who believes that the processes we have in the Healthcare right now should be improved,

- Politician or policy makers who wants to know firsthand what is happening in modern Health,

- Health startup founders with brilliant ideas or ready-products, having obstacles on the way to delivery,

- Investors who realises that Health is the most important area to invest in right now,

- Researchers / academics who wants to connect to the practitioners and tell about your recent findings,

- Corporate representatives who doesn´t want to stay aside,

- Representatives of Tech with ideas on how to improve modern healthcare

The program will include 3 high-end keynotes, 30 round-tables with the best experts in the field, direct matchmaking and more. As an attendee you will get an opportunity to connect to the relevant people of the Global Health, information about changes in the Health Industry firsthand, a chance to co-create the Global Health Resolution - document that will summarize all the discussions held during the event, and that will be delivered to relevant decision-making bodies.

This article is written by or on behalf of a member of the network and any statements, claims and opinions are theirs and not necessarily NCSH's.

On October 23, the University of Skövde is arranging a seminar in Sustainable Healthcare together with Skaraborg Hospital. Daniel Eriksson, Founder and CEO of Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, will start the day off with his presentation "Sustainable healthcare - a new industry, a new area of ​​innovation, a new area of ​​research". Read more below.

Please observe that this seminar will be held in Swedish. 

En hållbar sjukvård

Efter förra årets uppskattade seminarium ”Framtidens vårdbehov – tillsammans mot smarta digitala arbetssätt” bjuder Högskolan i Skövde och Skaraborgs Sjukhus in till ännu en förmiddag med föreläsningar under temat ”En hållbar sjukvård”.

Det finns möjlighet att delta på plats men också digitalt via länk. 

Program

08:30 Inledning, prorektor Lena Mårtensson, Högskolan i Skövde.

08:40 Daniel Eriksson, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare om "Hållbar sjukvård – en ny bransch, ett nytt innovationsområde, ett nytt forskningsfält".

09:25 Ninitha Maivorsdotter, forskningsledare DHEAR (Digital HEAlth Research) om "samverkan av digitala lösningar och mänskliga möten på sätt som stödjer välbefinnande och trygghet".

09:35 Caroline Bäckström, lektor i omvårdnad och projektledare "Digitalt Föräldrarstöd', om utveckling av ett digitalt verktyg för blivande föräldrar 'Förlossningsresan".

09:55 Paus.

10:10 Thomas Andersson, professor i företagsekonomi och Anna Kjellsdotter, forskningsledare Skaraborgs sjukhus om "Innovationssystemet för ett sjukhus – att förstå möjligheter och hinder för innovation i sjukvård".

10:30 Johan Svensson, överläkare SkaS och professor internmedicin Sahlgrenska Akademien och Ulla Andin, överläkare från Skaraborgs Sjukhus berättar om projektet DECI-"Digital vårdmodell vid kognitiv nedsättning": en 3-årig prospektiv, randomiserad multicenter-studie där olika digifysiska vårdmodeller för patienter med kognitiv nedsättning utvecklades, testades och utvärderades.

11:05 Homa Tajsharghi, professor i biomedicin och Oskar MacGregor, lektor i kognitiv neurovetenskap om ”Änglamakare: Autosomala recessiva sjukdomar, genetiska tester och etik”.

11:25 Jessica Lindblom, biträdande professor i informationsteknologi och Ari Kolbeinsson, lektor i integrerad produktutveckling om "virtuell ergonomi inom hälso- och sjukvård".

11:45 Afrouz Behboudi, professor i biomedicin om "kvalitetssäkring av biobankprover".

12:05 Avslutning, Jörgen Thorn, direktör Skaraborgs Sjukhus.

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Our member Region Midtjylland in Denmark is together with partners arranging this Living Lab event on September 24. Read more below. 

24 September 2020

Danish Online Living Lab - Sustainable Hospitals

An inspiring plenary session, followed by targeted online 1:1 meetings that promises knowledge gain and new business contacts.

The online match-making event brings together companies (buyers as well as suppliers) from a large number of European countries. This is your unique opportunity to generate new business contacts and contracts. 

The key focus of this matchmaking event is centered around the Living Labs concept. For this event the focus is on Sustainability in Hospitals - and more specific; ENERGY and RESOURCE Efficiency. The challenge owners are looking for innovative companies, ideas, technologies and methodologies in order to identify and form new partnerships within the specified challenge areas. Participate to get in direct contact with the project developers and pitch your innovative solutions during targeted one-on-one B2B meetings.

The model is time and cost efficient, and the end result is more business partnerships, as well as networking across borders, making Northern Connections! The meetings will take place online, in individual 1:1 digital meeting rooms, using the B2Match software, and your specific schedule will be automatically arranged in advance. By means of this website, create a profile in the easy-to-use softeware, state your interests, areas of expertise and start exploring the other registered participants profiles, in the search for new business partnerships and meetings.

Link to website & Registration

Why participate?

• As purchaser - find qualified European suppliers during effective 1:1 meetings
• As market/sales manager - find new European customers
• As product developer - find partners to discuss new technology and innovative solutions

How can you benefit from this online event?

• Showcase your products, projects, services or business needs to event participants
• Initiate and arrange promising pre-scheduled online 1:1 meetings at the event
• Generate fresh leads and meet new contacts in a time and cost-efficient way
• Stay one step ahead of your competitors by being seen and visibly present at the event

The Top 5 objectives to make your participation a success:

• Meet new partners and customers
• Discover new products & services
• Prepare purchases or projects
• Meet new suppliers
• Get information about latest's trends regarding energy and ressource consumption

This article is written by or on behalf of a member of the network and any statements, claims and opinions are theirs and not necessarily NCSH's.

In October, our member buildingSMART Finland will arrange a two-day virtual conference. As part of our collaboration, NCSH will attend the conference and give a presentation during one of the sessions. Members of NCSH will get a discount on conference tickets until September 14. Read more below!

28-29 October 2020, Virtual Conference

Conference Website

Early Bird price - NCSH Members

This Early bird price is available until September 14. Please note that after the deadline prices go up to 379 EUR.

Session programme is available on our website! The programme contains 30 excellent presentations from 10 different countries.

Conference Programme

HospitalBIM open offers a unique opportunity to:

• Set up a joint way forward using BIM for healthcare building projects. 

• Share the knowledge of openBIM usage in hospital and healthcare construction projects

• Learn how to collaborate with the best digital tools and work in collaborate contract model projects (alliance, IPD)

• Experience case examples of building information management and assetmanagement improved using a BIM and machine-readable data content

• Network with healthcare building professionals 

The conference gathers together construction professionals, designers, service providers and healthcare facility owners. Two conference days will contain not only the excellent presentations and keynotes but also networking with other professionals. All this for you - first time in the world.

HospitalBIM open is part of the OpenBIM conference series organized by buildingSMART Finland and RIL.

This article is written by or on behalf of a member of the network and any statements, claims and opinions are theirs and not necessarily NCSH's.

Our member Avidicare has written a new blogpost about their ventilation system Opragon!

Read the full blogpost here, or below.

Opragon has saved healthcare more than 10 million KWH since first installation!

We only have one planet, and it should last a long time for future generations. Everyone can do something to help reduce energy consumption and we can help you along the way towards a more sustainable hospital.

A well-documented HVAC energy saving comes from the fact that Opragon uses less energy than standard European laminar airflow (LAF) systems. It offers 30% lower cost of ownership* compared to these systems - while being superior also regarding comfort and the size of the working space!

Still, the biggest energy saving comes from those infections that never occur. While it is much harder to calculate that saving, we know it matters in so many ways. Besides the pain and discomfort for the patient, surgical site infections extend hospital stay with many days, which obviously means lots of energy use that could have been avoided.

As you can see, Opragon has saved healthcare more than 10 Million kWh since the first installation. This saving is equal to 212 tons of CO2!

See our live calculator here!

By creating ultra-clean air in the whole operating room, and using less energy than other ultra-clean ventilation alternatives, Avidicare helps healthcare work Towards Zero Infections.

*article in the Journal of Hospital Infection (Oct 2017).

This article is written by or on behalf of a member of the network and any statements, claims and opinions are theirs and not necessarily NCSH's.

This article written by Daniel Eriksson and Amina Pereno is available for free until September 16. Read the full article by clicking on the cover below.

Abstract

Over the past years, the interest in sustainable healthcare has been growing globally and the transition toward environmentally, economically and socially viable health systems is perceived as inevitable and necessary. All the approaches to this emerging field are mainly focusing on short-term specific issues and involving a limited number of stakeholders. This study aimed to address the topic of the possible futures of sustainable healthcare from a multi-stakeholder perspective, in order to define a long-term scenario and the key strategies to enhance this transition. A series of workshops have involved a representative selection of stakeholders based in Nordic countries and concerned with sustainable healthcare (health industries, health providers, managing authorities, universities and research centres, clusters, NGOs and healthcare networks, professional consortia) through a collaborative foresight process. A design-based approach has been adopted to investigate the current scenario and deepen foresight outcomes. The results highlighted three different horizons and the drivers to reshape the roles of individual stakeholders, enhancing the socio-technical transition towards a desirable scenario based on collaboration between distributed dynamic networks. The identified transition strategies move from the local to the international level, focusing on innovation, information and collaboration between stakeholders. This study provides the framework for future studies to deepen the transition process towards sustainable healthcare and its implications at Nordics, European and international levels.

Press Release from our network member Randers Regional Hospital: 

Cleaning Services at Randers Regional Hospital in Denmark has been certified with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel as the first Nordic hospital

Sustainability has been high on the agenda at Randers Regional Hospital in recent years and the dedicated focus on green transition is now starting to pay off. As the first Nordic hospital, cleaning services have received the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.

It is not usual that a Danish hospital can boast of a Nordic record. Nevertheless, cleaning services at Randers Regional Hospital has been certified with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel as the first among the Nordic countries. This environmental certificate documents that the cleaning services comply with strict environmental requirements.

The sustainable effort by the Service Department is in line with the overall focus on climate, environment and resources in Central Denmark Region.

- Our vision is that the way we deliver health today must never compromise the possibilities for achieving a healthy life of future generations. The Ecolabel certification of the cleaning services is a great accomplishment for the hospital, and an important step on the way for all of us, says Anders Kühnau, Chairman of Central Denmark Region.

The Service Department officially received the Nordic Swan Ecolabel certificate by Martin Fabiansen, Director of Ecolabelling Denmark at a reception at the hospital 1 July 2020.

Green and clean transition – doing more, using less

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel has been given because the hospital complies with a number of strict requirements for cleaning. All cleaning products used are ecolabelled and are used in the proper doses, minimising the use of chemicals resulting in a reduction of 14.5% annually. The high quality of cleaning is maintained according to a recent external quality control (Insta 800). Moreover, the Service

Department collaborates with ecolabelled laundry services and window cleaners, and the ecolabelled products are gentler and packaging is recyclable.

- It is very positive that Randers Regional Hospital as the first Nordic hospital has chosen to certify their cleaning services with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and in this way contributes to the green transition. The cleaning complies with strict environmental requirements and strict requirements for chemicals – for the benefit of both the environment and the staff. At the same time, the quality systems integrated in the Nordic Swan Ecolabel ensure that cleaning is also efficient, says Martin Fabiansen, Director of Ecolabelling Denmark.

While applying for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, the hospital has increased focus on reducing the number of plastic bags and switching to smaller, thinner types of bags when possible. Within less than a year, consumption of plastics has been reduced by 16.3% equivalent to 2.4 tons. This has also positively benefitted the working environment as fewer bins must be emptied and removed when cleaning the floor.

A green role model hospital

Since 2018, sustainability has been a key word in Central Denmark Region and Randers Regional Hospital has been a green model hospital from the beginning. In addition to projects in the Service Department, other hospital departments have worked intensively testing new and sustainable work routines by focusing on e.g. waste disposal, reduced consumption, and organic food.

-Staff has embraced the green transition with great enthusiasm and an enterprising approach. We are proud to receive the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in the Service Department and we have a strong wish also to obtain this label at other hospital departments. We are all enthusiastic about green transition, says Jonas Dahl, CEO at Randers Regional Hospital.

Sustainability projects are supported by Regional Development Department in Central Denmark Region, but driven by local capacities and initiatives often come from clinicians and other staff with knowledge of the hospital and how it is run.

For further information, please contact:

Anders Kühnau (S), Chairman of the Regional Council, Central Denmark Region. Tel.: +45 2360 2768

Maria Gaden, Chief Project Manager, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Tel +4524676105

Lisa Olufson Klæsøe, Ecolabelling Denmark. Tel.: +45 3996 6106

Jonas Dahl, CEO, Randers Regional Hospital. Tel.: +45 2974 4145

Facts: Presentation of the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, 1 July 2020

On 1 July 2020, the Service Department at Randers Regional Hospital received the Nordic Swan Ecolabel by Martin Fabiansen, CEO Ecolabelling Denmark.

What does the Nordic Swan Ecolabel mean to the Service Department?

• Ecolabelled products: Going from 50-60% to 100% of the cleaning products now used by the Service Department have a first class eco-labelling. This means that the products meet strict requirements for chemicals and strict environmental requirements. • More attention to correct dosing: There has been a focus on consumption, which has led to changes in routines and further automatic dosing. This has reduced the consumption of cleaning products with 14.5% or 379 litres annually.

•Reduced use of plastics: From May 2019 until January 2020, the Service Department has reduced the consumption of plastic bags with 16.3% equivalent to 2.4 tons of plastic.

Ecolabelling Denmark is responsible for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel and the EU-Ecolabel in Denmark. The Nordic Swan Ecolabel is the official ecolabel in the Nordics – an independent certification and one of the world's toughest and most recognised environmental certifications.

Read more at: https://www.ecolabel.dk/en

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Our member ClimaCheck has written an article about measuring and performance analysis. Read it below!

The importance of an optimised and reliable cooling-system.

An energy efficient system is almost always a reliable and HVACR-systems (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration) is no exception. This is something we have seen at many hospitals around the world as focus on the performance of their HVACR-systems becomes a part of their sustainability work.

By analysing the performance of a HVACR-system, it is possible to predict failures, control strategies are improved, and problems can be fixed long before they cause a failure. Refrigerant leaks will be noticed when they start not during scheduled visit (that can be months away) or when the system fails. With the right Information optimisation becomes cost effective and lead to a more energy efficient operation. Our experience is that an optimised HVACR-system consumes 10-30% less energy and have a reduced failure rate as well as a lower lifetime cost.

“Measure is to know”

The world of IoT is fast moving and there is no reason to overlook the HVACR-system. In many cases sensor data might already be collected to show temperature, pressure and in some cases even COP. However, this can bring a false security as there is a big difference between data and information.

ClimaCheck have developed a unique method for performance analysis of HVACR-systems. By analysing the HVACR-systems (refrigerant process) with ClimaCheck it is possible to get detailed performance information (System Efficiency Index, SEI) on the whole system and on individual key components.

How?

The first step is to start collecting data, which is done in many cases. The second is to analyse this data to get a good understanding of the system performance and how different components perform. The third is to act on the information and do corrective/predictive measures to improve the operation.

One of the unique parts of the ClimaCheck analysis is System efficiency index (SEI), it complements “old” information like COP (that changes with conditions) with details that indicates how efficient the system is at each operating condition, and where there is a potential to save energy. SEI high-light deviations in energy consumption and performance changes in the whole systems as well as in separate components.

By using the information from the ClimaCheck analysis to work with optimisation, many hospitals have a more reliable and cost efficient HVACR-system. With more complex systems with heat recovery and/or ground storage the importance of good information on operation and performance increase. We can clearly see that an optimised (energy efficient) and well-tuned HVACR-systems improve redundancy and lower the total lifetime cost.

What can be done?

A good example is Banner Health in Arizona and the ClimaCheck the partner ETC group that recently was rewarded for “2019 Efficiency Works Largest Energy Saver: Single Project Award”. The result in this project shows the possibilities when working companywide with energy efficiency.

By integrating the ClimaCheck analyse in the existing BMS system ETC and Banner get 100% control over the HVACR-systems performance. Making it possible to work with optimisation and predictive maintenance to prevent performance drift and avoid failures.

In the first phase (10 out of 25 buildings) they are saving 3.8m $ and have reduce the energy consumption with 14 million kWh.

More information about:

To get more information about ClimaCheck and what we can do for your organisation; email Niklas

More information about the Banner project.

Read more about ETC and the award.

This article is written by or on behalf of a member of the network and any statements, claims and opinions are theirs and not necessarily NCSH's.

Our member Green Furniture Concept makes sustainable design for public interior areas. They just launched their new Ascent series, read about it below:

Green Furniture Concept on the Ascent

Gently curved and a triumph of three-dimensional design, Ascent is unique, placemaking,configurable and truly seamless. Airport architects are sure to recognise and celebrate the possibilities. With Ascent, the limitations of straight-backed, straight-angled gateseaters are no more. Ascent can be configured to fit the structure ofthe building,and guide people flow to gates and retail zones. Not only does Ascent create 30-40% more space than conventional seating systems, it offers first-class comfort and a high-flying airport experience to all.

As always, sustainability is a prime concern. Along with wood from certified sources, Ascent is made of post-consumer low-carbon aluminium from Hydro (the highest recycled content on the market and first-time-everused in furniture!), recycled post-consumer steel and ocean-based recycled plastic from Plastix. Ascent was designed for the circular economy–as you would expect from Green Furniture Concept.

CEO Jonathan Nilsson: “Like all our furniture, Ascent is space-saving, durable, easy to maintain and designed for passenger satisfaction. We have been thinking about how to evolve gate areas beyond the beam-seater area for a long time. Ascent is the result, and we are delighted to be presenting it for the very first time digitally and at our showroom in Malmö. Rather than launching at a large expo, we felt a smaller eventwas the only responsible choice, in the light of concerns about the coronavirus.”

Sustainability

Certified wood

The wooden components come from certified sources to support and guarantee responsible forestry

75% recycled post-consumer aluminium

The beam itself will provide one of the highest recycled content on the market, it contains a guaranteed minimumof 75% post-consumer scrap. The higher the recycled content, the lower the carbon footprint. 

+90% recycled post-consumer steel

The legs are made out of scrap metal that will be melted and turned into beautifully made legs with a powder coat finish.

100% recycled post-consumer ocean plastic

High quality recycled raw materials based on post-consumer input streams collected from the maritime industry. 

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