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On Monday May 4th, we will arrange an online training in sustainable healthcare. 

 

This half-day training provides you with knowledge on how to work with sustainability, the environment and corporate social responsibility in healthcare. It gives you an understanding of what creates sustainable healthcare, from organization, envirionmental legislation to engaging employees. You will get basic knowlegde about waste, transport, chemicals and other crucial environmental issues for increased sustainability work in healthcare. If you participate as a consultant or supplier to the healthcare sector, you will get a good insight in the opportunities and obstacles that exist. 

 

Sustainable healthcare includes everything from reducing emissions from pharmaceuticals into the enrivonment to energy efficiency in hospital buildings. During this training, theoretical parts are interpersed with exercises, where you as a participant can address issues related to your area of work and responsibility. After the training, you will have gained a deeper knowledge of the sustainability challenges in healthcare and how to work with these issues. 

 

Date: May 4th

Time: 13.00-17.00 PM

Cost: 50 EUR, VAT excluded (Free for members in NCSH and CSR Skåne)

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For who: Healthcare employees, consultants, auditors and healthcare providers.

 

For more information, please contact: 

Daniel Eriksson, +46(0)707-94 42 13

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Daniel is CO-Director at the TEM Foundation in Malmö and has worked with sustainability issues within healthcare for over 10 years. He is the founder of Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare and has served on several international boards with focus on sustainable healthcare. Daniel has trained thousands of managers, environmental representatives and employees in sustainable healthcare and has worked with a large number of hospitals and regions, both national and international. He has also worked with swedish export of environmental technology and has done audits in healthcare with focus on legislative compliance and ISO 14001. 

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This spring, we are presenting a new series of reports in which each report will focus on a specific solution and best practices within sustainable healthcare. This first chapter will focus on:

Nitrous Oxide Destruction

 

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

 

The theme of this first report in the Nordic Know-How series is nitrous oxide destruction. Nitrous oxide substantially contributes to the climate footprint of the healthcare sector. This report provides good examples on how to reduce emissions of nitrous oxide in hospitals, and examples are presented from Swedish municipal regions and hospitals. The examples illustrate what can be done to reduce the emissions of nitrous oxide and thus the climate impact from healthcare facilities.

Each report has a certain theme relating to a sustainability challenge in the healthcare sector, and the purpose of this series is to bring Nordic practices and knowledge to international actors, spreading Nordic expertise in this field to the world.

 

 

This Tuesday, on March 24, we arranged our first webinar focusing on Financing export of sustainable healthcare. 

 

We started this afternoon with an introduction by NCSH, to get an understanding of the global demand for sustainable solutions in healthcare. Therafter NEFCO (The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation) talked about financing international sustainability projects and pilot studies. After that, EKN (the Swedish Export Credit Agency) talked about promoting Swedish export and internationalization of swedish companies. Last but not least, the Swedish Energy Agency talked about financing and internationalization of Energy and Climate smart Healthcare.

At the end of the webinar, we held a short panel discussion focusing on how we can increase export and Internationalization of Sustainable Healthcare by existing and new financing models and how to move forward to boost Sustainable Healthcare as an area for export.

 

We are planning on having similar webinars later this spring and summer, and in April we will arrange a webinar on nitrous oxide destruction solutions. Keep an eye on the calendar for updated and more detailed information about this webinar. 

 

We say a big thank you to the speakers for interesting presentations and answers to our questions! We also thank all participants for joining this webinar, and hope to see you at our next one as well! 

 

 

Like many others, we at NCSH have been forced to have a look at our planned activities in the next couple of weeks and in some cases rethink. 

Although, we feel positive as technology enables many activities to be conducted online instead, and we think this will be a great alternative in this situation. Therefore, NCSH has no intention on cancelling the planned activities this spring/summer. Instead of meeting in large groups, we will meet online! We see this alternative as an opportunity since it means you don't have to travel to get there, and it also allows us the possibility to invite more participants. 

Of course, we will update with more information as soon as each event approaches.

 

Regarding our next event on March 24: Financing export of sustainable healthcare:

We intend on doing this event online as a webinar, and all registered participants have been given information about this. But, since we have the opportunity to have more participants now, you are more than welcome to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in participating! 

We hope to see you next week (online)!

Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare 2020

Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, September 8

 

We can now announce that we are accepting proposals for presentations at the upcoming conference at DTU in September!

 

Does your organization have experience within the field of sustainable healthcare? If you have any best practices, results from sustainable healthcare projects or research, or similar that you would like to share, do not hesitate to contact us for more information about speaker slots. We welcome all proposals for presentations on sustainable healthcare and how we can reduce the climate impact from the sector.  

 

Since there are a limited number of speaker slots, we recommend you to register as soon as possible!

Last day to register as a speaker is June 1st. Speakers do not pay any participation fee at the conference. 

Read more by clicking on the picture below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visit the Official Conference Website here

This conference is arranged as part of the Nordic Innovation funded project: The Future of Healthcare - Sustaianable and Smart Today.

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We are happy to welcome Elekta Instrument AB to Nordic Center for Sustainble Healthcare!

 

We let them introduce themselves: 

For almost five decades, Elekta has been a leader in precision radiation medicine. Our nearly 4,000 employees worldwide are committed to ensuring everyone with cancer in the world has access to a more precise, personalized radiotherapy treatments. Our solutions for cancer care and brain disorders are tailored to target the tumor and protect the patient.

Elekta's Precision Radiation Medicine is revolutionizing cancer care. Bringing together science, technology and clinical intelligence, we're working with clinicians towards a future where everyone can benefit from precise and individually tailored radiotherapy treatments. We are pushing the boundaries of radiation therapy to improve access for advanced, high quality cancer care that offers high-end precision, is cost-effective, and efficient with precise, personalized treatments.

 

Elekta strives to be an environmentally sustainable organization that continuously reduces the environmental impact of its activities and products. Elekta’s environmental policy includes minimizing resource consumption during production, reducing emissions to air and water and avoiding the use of environmentally hazardous materials. Elekta’s products also support customers in their efforts to meet environmental targets. The greatest environmental impact arises from electricity use in production processes and from the heating of premises, as well as transportation and business travel.

Strategically working with sustainability is crucial to Elekta's ability to improve, prolong and save lives. To maximize the efficiency and value creation of our sustainability efforts, our initiatives and resources are concentrated to the areas where they make the most difference. In recent years, Elekta has been dedicated to further strengthening the Company’s internal control and compliance processes, and working actively to combat corruption.

 

Welcome to the network!

We start the week by presenting another new member to Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare - Business Finland!

 

We let them introduce themselves:

Business Finland is the Finnish government organization for innovation funding and trade, travel and investment promotion. Business Finland's 600 experts work in 40 offices globally and in 16 regional offices around Finalnd. Business Finland is part of the Team Finland network. The Scandinavian offices are situated at the Finnish Embassies in Stockholm, Olso and Copenhagen. 

· Business Finland offer Finnish companies a unified journey from innovation to internationalization. For companies registered in Finland we provide innovation funding, market intelligence,  networking and internationalization services such as export advisory service and expert search. 

· Business Finland help foreign companies to find business opportunities in Finland. It includes finding co-creation partners, acquisition targets and to provide all the relevant information and guidance required to establish a business in Finland. Our Growth Capital part includes deal-flow search meaning helping Scandinavian Investors to find interesting growth companies in Finland. 

· Business Finland finances not only companies (large and small) but also various development projects and public research projects at universities, research institutes and universities of    applied sciences. We build world class ecosystems and competitive business environments. 

· Our services are confidential and complimentary

 

Welcome to the network, Business Finland!

We are happy to announce that the swedish Carlanderska hospital has joined Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare!

 

We let them introduce themselves:

Carlanderska hospital opened in the spring of 1927. Much has changed since then, but the main idea is the same: to offer first-class healthcare with extra care in an environment that is cozier and more home-like than the rest of the healthcare system.

 

At Carlanderska, we are constantly working on improving patient safety, quality development and environmental issues. This includes, among other things, routines, continuous improvement work and an approach where no category of staff is more important than anyone else. We have many specialist doctors attached to us with solid experience and with a width that allows us to maintain our ambition for the complete hospital with well-functioning healthcare under one roof.

 

Our work within Carlanderska's activities shall contribute to sustainable development, where management of resources and circular adaptation is indicative. We undertake to comply with laws and other applicable requirements and the life cycle perspective is always applied as far as possible. Carlanderska is quality and environmentally certified according to ISO standards 9001 and 14001. This is the basis of our management system and ensures that we actively work with the constant development of patient safety and meet the applicable legal requirements.

Through continuous improvements, we prevent and mitigate the negative environmental impact that our business contributes to. We shall be pioneers of the environmental work.

 

Welcome to the network!

As part of the project The Future of Healthcare: Sustainable and Smart Today, financed by the Swedish Energy Agency and Nordic Innovation, we are arranging a conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands in April 2020. 

 

The Nordics and the Netherlands are both leading when it comes to sustainability and smart solutions in the healthcare sector. Through the project The Future of Healthcare: Sustainable and Smart today, we want to create a space for discussion, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices between these two regions. We aim to foster international collaboration for a more sustainable and smart healthcare. We invite Nordic companies, regions, hospitals, and other healthcare organisations to join us for this two-day conference in Utrecht, Netherlands! 

 

Open the pdf to the right to see the full programme.

April 20 - Study visit

The day before the main conference, we will arrange a study visit to Amsterdam Medical Center (AMC) to see sustainable solutions in place. 

April 21 - Main conference

The conference is arranged in collaboration with the Dutch NGO Milieu Platform Zorgsector (MPZ) and will include up to 100 environmental coordinators and managers from Dutch hospitals and other healthcare organisations. There will be two parallel sessions; Sustainable Healthcare and Smart Healthcare. At the end of the day, we will focus the discussion on possibilities for collaboration between the Netherlands and the Nordics to reduce the climate impact of the healthcare sector.

 

Interested in participating? Are you from a Nordic hospital, other healthcare organisation or company and would like to speak during the conference? Speaker slots are available, for more information please contact:

Felicia Matz Wennerhed

+46 (0) 822 73 97

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For updates about the conference, keep an eye on the calendar >>

Last week, on February 11th, NCSH in collaboration with Nya Karolinska university hospital invited members of Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare to a study visit with focus on energy and climate smart solutions at Nya Karolinska in Solna, Stockholm. 

 

The day started with lunch and a short introduction of NCSH and our work within sustainable healthcare. After that Gustav Eriksson, head of environment and safety at Karolinska, gave us an introduction to the hospital and their work. He gave us an overview of all the aspects you need to consider when developing the sustainablility work in a hospital and constant challenges you face. How can you increase circularity? How to make healthcare more accessible to everyone? Can the need for pharmaceuticals be reduced?

 

After that, we listen to some presentations from Coor, the facility management provider that is responsible for coordinating, developing and supplying workplace- real estate and logistics services at the hospital. We got to learn more about the technology and logistics systems, which in many cases are automated. The majority of all transports within the hospital are made with automatic trucks (AGV), but manual handling also occurs. 

 

We also heard more about the hospital's energy consumption, ventilation and medical gases. We briefly went through the process of creating an energy model that helps calculate how much energy the hospital needs to function. The energy at Nya Karolinska largely comes from a borehole warehouse located in the hospital area. In the borehole layer, heat energy can be stored from summer to winter and cooling energy from winter to summer. Electric heat pumps allow energy to be used to heat and cool the hospital. Complement and redundancy are also available in district heating and district cooling. 

 

After this interesting review of the hospital, we had a guided tour where we got the chance to have a look at the heat pump systems, see the energy control room, meet the automated trucks that drive around in the hospital culverts to pick up and leave laundry, food carts and much more. 

 

 

We say thank you to Karolinska and Coor for taking the time to tell us about their work and show us around, and also thank you to all the members who participated in the study visit!

Are you intreseted in participating in our next study visit or maybe some of our other events? Keep an eye on our calendar >>