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The Yale Program on Healthcare Environmental Sustainability and the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

About this Event

NCSH will in collaboration with Yale launch a series of webinars and moderated discussions that cover a range of topics on healthcare sustainability, drawing on expertise from the US, the Nordic countries, and beyond. The first webinar will be held on November 10th.

 
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in the global healthcare supply chain. Supply chain shocks stem from both interruptions in manufacturing and transport, and surges in demand for drugs and materials greatly exceeding supply capacity. The urgent adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic presents opportunities for establishing a more robust and resilient supply chain, with lessons drawn from the sustainable healthcare movement to address both mitigation and adaptation to climate change. This first webinar in our series offers insights from healthcare leaders, for clinicians, healthcare administrators, business leaders and regulators, intent on building a sustainable healthcare system. 

Date: November 10th, 2020

Time: 11:00-13:00 EST / 17:00-19:00 CET

Place: Zoom

Cost: This webinar is free of charge

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Speakers & Topics

Rosemary Kumwenda, MD, MPH

United Nations Development Program; Sustainable Procurement in Healthcare Coordinator

Lessons from sustainable procurement in the health sector: challenges & opportunities

Patrick Kenney, MD

Associate Professor of Urology, Yale School of Medicine;

Medical Director of Corporate Supply Chain, Yale New Haven Health System;

Founder and Chair, Supply Chain Physician Collaboration, Large Integrated Delivery Network

Covid-19, physicians & supplies: Inability to supply PPE is not the true supply chain crisis

Benn Lawson, PhD, MCIPS

Associate Professor of Operations Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Design and management of a resilient supply chain

Ornella Benedettini, PhD, ING-IND

Visiting Research Fellow, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

The servitization business model: From products to use-oriented services

Andreas Hagnell

SKR (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions)

Carbon disclosure in Swedish healthcare: How to include the scope 3 emissions

Adam Robinson, BS

Former Chairperson, Association of Medical Devices Reprocessors

Regional Director, HoverTech International

The reprocessing industry and the impact of Covid-19 on the reverse supply chain

Moderators

Jodi Sherman, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Epidemiology in Environmental Health Sciences, Yale University

Director, Program in Healthcare Environmental Sustainability, Yale University

Daniel Eriksson, MSc

Founder / CEO, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

Joe Bialowitz, MSc

Director, Sustainability Solutions, ENGIE Impact

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Please observe that this event will be held in Scandinavian. 

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Att arbeta internationellt med hållbarhet

Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare arrangerar tillsammans med systernätverket CSR Skåne en nätverksträff med temat "Att arbeta internationellt med hållbarhet" den 14 oktober. 

Datum: 14 oktober

Tid: 9:00 - 11:00

Plats: Zoom eller Södra Promenaden 51, Malmö

Kostnad: Gratis för medlemmar i NCSH och CSR Skåne (icke-medlemmar 599 SEK Online / 2995 SEK Live)

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Om Träffen

Globala hållbarhetsfrågor måste lösa med globala lösningar. Det är inte enbart i tider av pandemi som vi gör mycket arbete på distans. Internationalisering på hemmaplan och digitalisering är viktiga hållbara alternativ till fysisk mobilitet. Under förmiddagen kommer vi att undersöka hur man kan arbeta internationellt med hållbarhet. Genom exportsamarbete kan vi lära oss tillsammans vilka fallgropar man kan undvika genom internationell samverkan. Träffen riktar sig till dig som arbetar med hållbarhet, exportlösningar och kommunikation i både stora och små verksamheter.

Panel

Eva Lindgren, Purac Eva är health, safety, environment and quality manager på Purac. De erbjuder tjänster inom vatten, avlopp och biogas. Puracs lösningar finns på plats i över 70 länder och har lång erfarenhet av att implementera viktiga samhällslösningar. Eva har mångårig erfarenhet av att jobba i internationella företag och strategiskt utveckla och styra hållbarhetsarbetet.

Daniel Eriksson, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare Daniel är grundare av Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare och arbetar bland annat med affärsutveckling/export, kommunikation och hållbar sjukvård. Han har arbetat med hållbarhetsfrågor i över 10 år och suttit i flera internationella styrelser. Daniel håller även utbildningar och föreläsningar, reviderar och projektleder ett flertal projekt. Han är en erfaren kommunikationsvetare och miljövetare.

Johan Berhin, Green Furniture Concept Johan är designer och VD för Green Furniture Concept. Green Furniture Concept skapar hållbar design för offentliga miljöer. Deras ledord är "seamless", "flexible" och "sustainable"-Deras flexibelt slingrande, sömlösa bänkar och akustiska lampor återfinns på platser så som Stockholm Central Station, Montreal Airport och Topanga Mall i Los Angeles.

Ellen Gustafsson, Barnfonden Hur definieras barnarbete? Vilka frågor ska man ställa sig när man etablerar sig internationellt för att säkra ett hållbart arbete? Anna Fallgren är Advocacy Officer på Barnfonden. Hon arbetar aktivt med barnsrätt i samhället och hur man i sitt hållbarhetsarbete kan tillgodose barns tillgång till en säker vardag och framtid.

 

This training will be arranged in Swedish. If you prefer to do the training in English, there will be an opportunity to do so on December 7. 

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Hållbar Sjukvård - 15 oktober

Denna kurs arrangeras av Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare (NCSH) i samverkan med Region Västerbotten, Innovation & Partnerskap och projektet SOLH. 

Datum: 15 oktober

Tid: 12:00 - 16:00

Plats: Online (zoom)

Kostnad: 729 SEK exkl. moms. (Ordinarie pris livekurs 2950 SEK exkl. moms). 

Kursen är gratis för medlemmar i TEM:s nätverk och för alla anställda inom Region Västerbotten. 

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Om kursen

Denna halvdagsutbildning ger dig kunskap om hur du arbetar med miljö, hållbarhet och företagens sociala ansvar inom hälso- och sjukvården. Den ger dig förståelse för vad som skapar en hållbar hälso- och sjukvård från organisation till miljölagstiftning. Du kommer att få grundläggande kunskaper om avfall, transporter, kemikalier och andra viktiga miljöfrågor för ökat hållbarhetsarbete. Om du deltar som konsult eller leverantör till hälso- och sjukvården får du en god inblick i de möjligheter och hinder som finns. 

En hållbar hälso- och sjukvård omfattar allt från att minska utsläppen av läkemedel i miljön, till energieffektivisering i sjukhusbyggnader. Under kursen har du som deltagare möjlighet att lyfta frågor som rör ditt arbets- och ansvarsområde och diskutera detta. Efter kursen har du fått en djupare kunskap om de hållbarhetsutmaningar som finns inom hälso- och sjukvården och hur du arbetar med dessa frågor. 

För vem?

Miljörepresentanter, miljösamordnare, miljöchefer, ledande befattningshavare och andra anställda inom privat och offentlig sektor. Vårdgivare som behöver större inblick i arbetsmetoderna inom hälso- och sjukvården, fokusområdena och utmaningarna. Konsulter, jurister, revisorer som arbetar med hållbarhet och har hälso- och sjukvården som kundgrupp. 

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Daniel är VD på Stiftelsen TEM i Malmö och har arbetat med hållbarhetsfrågor inom hälso- och sjukvården i över 10 år. Han är grundare av Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare och har suttit i flera internationella styrelser. Daniel har utbildat tusentalt chefer, miljörepresentanter och medarbetare inom hälso- och sjukvården och har arbetat med ett stort antal sjukhus och regioner, både nationella som internationella. Han har även arbetat med svensk export av miljöteknik och har gjort revisioner inom hälso- och sjukvården med fokus på lagefterlevnad och ISO 14001. 

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The third chapter of the Nordic Know-How series is here, this time on the topic of Lighting in a hospital environment.

The Nordic Know-How report series is created to spread knowledge and raise awareness of different sustainability solutions that can be implemented in a hospital and for example improve energy efficiency, lower the climate impact and make healthcare more sustainable. Previous chapters has focused on nitrous oxide destruction and geothermal energy. This third chapter will focus on Lighting in a hospital environment, what different technologies that are available today and what solutions have proven to be succesful in healthcare facilities. In each chapter, there are some examples of hospitals and a shorter presentation of the solution they are using. 

 

On September 29, we will arrange a webinar to discuss how lighting can save energy and contribute to a more environmentally sustainable healthcare sector. During the webinar we will hear presentations from Region Kalmar, Hifab, the supplier Glamox and the Swedish Energy Agency.

 

Read the report by clicking here or on the picture to the right. 

Register for the Webinar Here

Date: September 29 

Time: 14-16 CEST

Place: Zoom

Cost: Free of charge

The Nordic Know-How series is created within the project Platform for Internationalisation: Energy and Climate Smart Healthcare, financed by the Swedish Energy Agency. 

Speakers

Previous Chapters in the Nordic Know-How Series:

   

 

This Tuesday, on September 8, NCSH together with project partners Technical University of Denmark and Upgraded Finland arranged the Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare for the 4th year in a row,  in true 2020-spirit with social distancing and online networking. 

 

Speakers on the Conference: 

          

 

 

 

Among our members today we already have a number of Danish hospitals, but today we are pleased to announce that the Central Denmark Region is also joining Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare. 

 

We let them introduce themselves:

Central Denmark Region (CDR) is the 2nd largest region in Denmark with approximately 1,3 million. people, about 23% of Denmark's total population. The Regional tasks covers both health, psychiatry, social care and regional development, such as environmental issues and mobility.

In CDR there are five hospital units, and here the major part of CDR's 30.000 employees are working. The hospitals play a role in every CDR citizen’s life at some point, to some degree. Hence, we see ourselves as holding a large responsibility in leading the way towards more sustainable organizations and productions in a broad perspective - and as inspiration for the public in general.

A new regional strategy for sustainability is currently in hearing. It presents new and highly ambitious 2030 goals concerning CO2 reduction, waste reduction, recycling, social responsibility, sustainable energy consumption etc. We are already preparing for plans for implementation and action. In addition, the overall strategy for regional development is based on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

With an active membership of NCSH we aim to increase and intensify our Nordic collaborations, as we believe that the challenge of creating sustainable healthcare is a task best solved through partnerships, across borders.

 

We look forward to future collaborations. Welcome!

This week we are welcoming BuildingSMART Finland to Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare!

 

We let them introduce themselves:

BuildingSMART Finland is a collaboration forum founded by Finnish Property Owners, A/E Consultans, Software Vendors and Construction Companies. The Forum aims to disseminate information on BIM and support its member companies for implementing the BIM-based processes. The goal is to help the member companies to recognize the benefits of BIM, and help them to develop and implement BIM-based business. Another aim is to promote the dialogue between the software vendors and end users.

https://buildingsmart.fi/en/home/

Local Activities

Forum organizes BIM related seminars and member events. The Finnish buildingSMART Forum provides a link to the international BIM development and a way to influence into it. Building Information Modelling makes the operation of networks more efficient and improves the performance of the network. Our mission is to maintain the competitiveness and the development in BIM raleted business among Finnish companies. Forum offers a platform for these activies to our members. We provide you with additional information for example in:

• Building projects and organizations that make use of BIM
• How BIM processes, roles and tasks are developing
• Open BIM use cases and technology improvements development
• Developent and implementation of IFC and other buidlingSMART standards

International Activities

In addition to local operations buildingSMART and its members have the opportunity to influence international standards and process development. The local Forum offers also a channel to participate the activities in the international level. BuildingSMART International works in the global level in order to enhance the compability of different software and standards. As technology is developing all the time, the more important becomes also the development of common processes and practices.

 

Welcome!

We are happy to welcome a new member to the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare: Turku University Hospital

 

We let them introduce themselves:

The Hospital District of Southwest Finland is a public joint municipal authority that produces specialised health care services in its six hospital units. Of these the largest is Turku University Hospital in Turku. The hospital district provides specialised health care services to 477 000 residents of the region. Additionally, the district is offers university hospital level services for the hospital districts of Satakunta and Vaasa. The hospital district is the employer of more than 8500 professionals from various fields. Turku University Hospital is also the partner of the University of Turku in scientific research and medical education. One of our five values is sustainability, and we are ready to launch our new sustainability program this autumn.

 

Welcome, we look forward to a good collaboration!

Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2020 - September 8

For the 4th year in a row the Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare is arranged, this year as an online conference. The conference will be arranged completely online this year due to COVID-19. In support of the healthcare sector the event is also free for all professionals working in healthcare. Join us on September 8 and discuss how to make healthcare more climate friendly, non-toxic, resilient, smart and circular. 

The following topics will be the focus of this year's conference: 

Climate Friendly Healthcare

Non-toxic Healthcare

Circular Healthcare

Resilient Healthcare

Smart Healthcare

Nordic Excellence in Sustainable Healthcare 

See Full Program and Register Here

The Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2020 is arranged by Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, The Technical University of Denmark and Upgraded Finland, in collaboration with Region Hovedstaden, The Swedish Energy Agency and Nordic Innovation. 

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Contact Information

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 Confirmed speakers 

More speakers are yet to be announced. See NCSH2020 for updates.

 

 

 

 

 

We are very happy to welcome another member to Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare - Avidicare! 

 

 

 

We let them introduce themselves: 

Avidicare is committed to the vision “Towards Zero Infections” and strives to eradicate Surgical Site Infections together with healthcare professionals and partners.

Today, there are about 200 Opragon installations at leading academic hospitals and specialist clinics in Europe and the United States. This has allowed for extensive scientific validation of the benefits of the Opragon System including establishing ultra-clean ORs, low energy cost, increased installation flexibility and improved working conditions.

The system is customizable for any surgical workflow and clean hospital area including operating theaters, labs, CSSDs, ICUs, isolation rooms and pharmacies. A set of personal and digital services allow for lifelong reliability.

Avidicare holds six patents and is ISO-certified for quality and environment. The headquarter is based at Medicon Village in Lund, Sweden. 

 

Welcome!