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On January 29th we are hosting a workshop on sustainable healthcare in Oslo, Norway. The workshop is part of a project Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare is running with funding from Nordic Innovation. The purpose of the project is to produce a Nordic White paper on Sustainable Healthcare which encompasses sustainable healthcare solutions in all Nordic countries. The project aim to increase knowledge and export of Nordic healthcare solutions. To gather information and cases to this white paper we are organising workshops in all Nordic countries. The last one was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

The event will consist of presentations from relevant stakeholders, such as hospitals, procurers, companies and similar, followed by a workshop focusing on Nordic sustainable healthcare. If you want to contribute to the white paper, or if you are interested in learning more about what sets Nordic sustainable healthcare apart from the rest of the world, please contact us to save your seat at this event. You can read the updated invitation here >>

Are you active at the Norweigan market and want to hold a short presentation showcasing your sustainable healthcare solutions? During the event a few selected suppliers will be able to hold a presentation on their products and services and how they are contributing to creating a more sustainable healthcare in Norway, or other Nordic countries. These presentations will be taken into consideration when creating the white paper. If you are interested in showcasing your company, please contact us.

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What: Workshop with focus on Nordic sustainable healthcare
Where: Nordic Innovation, Oslo
When: 10-15, January 29th
Fee: Free of charge. No-show will be invoiced 250 SEK + VAT

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Please contact us for more information or to sign up:

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Some of the participants in the delgation

Last week, the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, in partnership with Afeka Institute of Circular Engineering and Economy, organized a delegation to Tel Aviv with focus on sustainable healthcare relating to smart and circular cities. The delegation was part of a project funded by Nordic Innovation.

In collaboration with the Swedish Embassy, the Danish Embassy, the Finnish Embassy, the Norwegian Embassy and Upgraded the delegation invited Nordic companies and organizations to spend two days in Tel Aviv, Israel to discuss the subject of how sustainable healthcare can be used as a leverage for smart and circular cities.

During November 14th , a conference was held for around 80 exclusively invited Israleli and Nordic stakeholders to sustainable healthcare. This included among other suppliers, procurers, environmental managers, maintenance managers and other hospital staff. The conference was opened by the ambassador of Norway and during the day we had the opportunity to listen to a range of experts within the area. Presentations came from organisations such as Nordic Innovation, Clalit Healthcare Services, Oslo University Hospital, BBD Ozonator, Schneider Electric, Logiwaste, Green Furniture Concept, Floow2Healthcare, Upgraded, NCSH, Afeka Institute of Circular Economy and Engineering and Vinnova.

Avi Blau, Head of Afeka institute of circular economi and engineering welcomes us to the conference.

The next day, November 15th, we were welcomed to the Rabin Medical Center, part of Clalit Healthcare services, where we got the opportunity to tour the hospital and see the needs and solutions at an Israeli hospital. To start of the day, we got an introduction to their work with environmental issues. This was followed by a discussion and exchange of how Nordic solutions and products could increase the environmental performance at the facility. After that we were guided around the hospital, seeing everything from waste and water treatment solutions to the patient flow as well as a glance at the new facilities currently being built.                         

 Some of the participants at the study tour

After lunch at the hospital, the participating organisations were able to book one-on-one meetings with Nordic and Israeli stakeholders. During these meeting the participants were able to engage in discussions on collaboration and export possibilities while deepening the connections made during the delegation.

We would like to thank Nordic Innovation, our collaboration partners and all participants for an excellent delegation pushing for export of Nordic sustainable solutions.

 

Rasmus Malmborg, Senior Advisor at Nordic Innovation

 

Networking during the conference

Daniel Eriksson, Founder at NCSH

Rinat Hadashi, Chief Architect at Clalit Health Services

Irina Lindquist, Healthcare Segment Manager at Schneider Electric

         
Rabin Medical Center

Elena Prokofyeva, Community Coordinator at Upgraded

Lars-Erik Lindholm, Sales Manager, BBD Ozonator

 

 

Yesterday, on november 1st, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare organised a workshop in Copenhagen in collaboration with DTU – Technical University of Denmark.

NCSH is currently writing a Nordic White paper on sustainable healthcare with funding from Nordic Innovation, and as a part of that, the workshop was held to gather information and best practice from different stakeholders.

During the day we got to listen to speakers from DTU Business, NSCH, Nordic Innovation, Daintel, Capital Region of Denmark, Ecophon, Dansk Plejeteknik, Saint Gobain Nordic, Schneider Electric and Randers Region Hospital, who all gave us different and interesting perspectives on how actors within the healthcare sector can work with sustainability. The day ended with a workshop where the participants discussed the issues and opportunities for sustainability in healthcare. The workshop resulted in many interesting thoughts and ideas on how the work can be developed and improved.  

We would like to send a big thank you to DTU for having us, and also thank all the speakers and participants of the workshop!

Welcome to a Nordic Sustainable Healthcare workshop in Copenhagen!

On November 1st hospitals, suppliers and other stakeholders are invited to Copenhagen with Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare. 

NCSH is writing a Nordic White paper on sustainable healthcare with funding from Nordic Innovation.To gather information and best practice, this workshop will be held on November 1st in Copenhagen in collaboration with DTU - Technical University of Denmark.

Don´t forget to sign up for this workshop if you want to contribute to the White paper and are interested in learning more about what sets Nordic sustainable healthcare apart from the rest of the world. To book, please contact us. If you want to hold a presentation please let us know when you make your reservation. 

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Agenda

10.00 Welcome coffe

- DTU and sustainable healthcare - Sam Kondo Steffensen with colleagues, DTU Business 
- Nordic sustainable healthcare - Daniel Eriksson, NCSH
- Sustainable healthcare: one of four Nordic core qualities - Mona Truelsen, Nordic Innovation
- CIS in hospitals - Patrick Hulsen, Daintel 
- A green transition in the Capital Region - Ole Gerner, Region Hovedstaden

12.00 Lunch

- Sustainable healthcare innovations and solutions - Mai-Britt Beldam, Ecophon, Niels Mads Nielsen, Dansk Plejeteknik, Elisabeth Heimdal Wærsted, Saint-Gobain Nordic A/S, Irina Lindquist, Schneider Electric, Maria Gaden Bjerre, Randers Region Hospital

- Workshop - creating a Nordic white paper on sustainable healthcare

15.00 End

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More information

What: Workshop with focus on Nordic sustainable healthcare
Where: DTU Business, Executive School of Business, Kollegiebakken, Building 421 C, DK-2800 Lyngby
When: 10-15, November 1st
Fee: Free of charge. No-show will be invoiced 250 SEK + VAT
Registration: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (name, organisation, contact information and allergies). Registration is open until October 26th at 14.00.

Contact us if you want to participate, hold a presentation or want more information. 

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Benchmarking organisations working with sustainable healthcare

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Here at NCSH we currently have an intern, Sofia Dahling, from Malmö University. 

Right now she is working on a project where she will benchmark different organisations working with sustainable healthcare. So far she has found and compiled around 17 organisations, but if you know one please feel free to email Sofia so she can look it up and perhaps include it in her project. 

If you are interested and want to know more about the project, please contact us!

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Welcome to a Nordic sustainable healthcare workshop in Stockholm!

On October 3rd, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare invites members and other stakeholders to a network meeting in Stockholm. The meeting will be held in collaboration with Swecare.

During the meeting we'll get the opportunity to listen to presentations from healthcare providers, suppliers of sustainable solutions and other actors. The meeting will serve as a hearing to gather innovations, cases and strongholds to be included in the Nordic White Paper on Sustainable Healthcare. The white paper is part of NCSH project funded by Nordic Innovation.

This meeting is a chance to get new contacts, present new innovations, get more knowledge and take part in creating and influence the Nordic White Paper on Sustainable Healthcare.

Read the full invitation here >>

Agenda

13.00 Welcome coffee
- Creating a more sustainable healthcare – Daniel Eriksson, Founder of NCSH
-  Swecare and sustainability in healthcare - Nima Jokilaakso, Project Manager Digital Health at Swecare
- A Nordic perspective - Arvid Løken, Senior Innovation Advisor, Nordic Innovation

14.30 Coffe break

- Sustainable soulutions -  Companies from NCSH and Swecare
- Thoughts from procurers - Gustav Eriksson, Head of Environmental Departement at Karolinska University Hospital and Charlotta Brask, Head at Sustainability at Stockholm County Council
- Workshop: Future green Nordic hospitals – creating a Nordic White Paper!

16.30 End

More information

What: Workshop with focus on Nordic sustainable healthcare
Where: Swecare, Sveavägen 63, Stockholm
When: 13.00-17.30, October 3rd
Fee: Free of charge. No-show will be invoiced 250 sek + VAT

Contact us if you want to participate, hold a presentation or want more information.
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Healthcare as a leverage for smarter and more circular cities

Final program for our delegation to Tel Aviv in November. Join us to increase business, knowledge and collaborations within sustainable healthcare solutions and smart, circular cities. This is an opportunity to contribute to the Nordic Prime minister initiative on how Nordic solutions can target the global challenges. 

Agenda

November 14 

Location: Geha Mental Health center, Tel Aviv, Israel

09.00-11.00 

Greetings
o Ambassador of Norway 
o Mr. Gadi Cohen, VP infrastructure, procurement and logistics, Clalit health services
o Mr. Rasmus Malmborg - Nordic Innovation

Health system in Scandinavia
o Tore Havellen – Oslo university Hospital
o Linnea Turnstedt – Nordic White paper on sustainable healthcare
o Daniel Eriksson – Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare
o Environmental Challenges in the Israeli Health System – Ms. Rinat Hadashi, Chief Architect Clalit Health Services

11.00-11.20 Coffee break

11.20-12.40 Presentations continues

12.40-13.00 Coffee break

13.00-14.30 Nordic solution providers’ presentations - company presentations 

14.30-15.30 Lunch

November 15

10.00-13.00 Tour at the Rabin Medical Center, with an emphasis on environmental challenges + lunch at the medical center

14.00-16.00 One-on-one meetings with Israeli counterparts (by appointment). WeWork Hazerem, Tel Aviv https://www.wework.com/buildings/10-hazerem-st--tel-aviv

About the event

The event is organized by Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare and Afeka Institute of Circular Engineering and Economy in collaboration with the Swedish embassy, the Danish embassy, the Finnish embassy and Upgraded. The event is funded by Nordic Innovation – joint Nordic events.

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Participation: Free of charge to participate for Nordic organisations and invited Israeli partners, traveling companies pay and book their own travel and accomodation.

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Location: Geha Mental Health center, Tel Aviv, Israel (part of the Clalit hospital network: http://www.clalit-global.co.il/en/)

Background

The interest for Nordic solutions within sustainability in Israel is very high, not at least when it comes to sustainable healthcare and circular solutions. Healthcare and cities are interlinked and solutions in either affects the other. We believe that solutions which target sustainable healthcare can be valuable for circular and smart cities, and vice versa. Companies and other organizations that are interested in the Israeli market and who have solutions related to healthcare or circular and smart cities can join the delegation and get valuable contacts and business. Solutions of interest is, among others, circular waste solutions, energy solutions, new materials, e-health, logistics, water monitoring & saving and ICT-solutions.

Participating organizations pay for their own travel and accommodation, but the venue, matchmaking, study tour etc are funded by the project.

This is a unique opportunity to go in to a new market or strengthen your business. You will get:

• Contact with relevant decision makers at hospitals and ministries
• Business opportunities – finding R&D partners 
• Knowledge about the Israeli market 
• Unique insights to the Israeli health sector 
• Valuable contacts from the Nordic countries

The event is organized by Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare and Afeka Institute of circular engineering and economyin collaboration with the Swedish embassy, the Danish embassy, the Finnish embassy the Norwegian embassyand Upgraded. The event is funded by Nordic Innovation – joint Nordic events.

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Danish Technical University is represented in NCSH by their Executive School of Business. DTU Business Healthcare has for years been a frontrunner in setting the nation-wide healthcare innovation agenda primarily from a project-oriented executive educational perspective. DTU actively drives sustainability as a key element of its international profile, and commands world-class research within health technology, life-sciences, bioinformatics, health-data, operational excellence, AI & robotics, new materials, and medtech innovation. As of January 2019, an institute devoted entirely to health technology will be established.

Read more about DTU Business >>

We are happy to welcome Regional Hospital Randers to Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare. The danish hospital is continuously working to increase their sustainability performance and has, for example, won an award for their canteen which serves 90-100 % organic food! Below, you can read more facts on the hospital.

Randers Regional Hospital is situated in the Central Denmark Region, and serves a geographic area of 225.000 citizens. 35.000 of them receive emergency treatment per year and 165.000 comes in for planned treatment, operations etc. We have a little less than 2000 employees and a little more than 2000 births a year. Clinical research and teaching programs take place continuously, and 200 of our employees have taken an education in innovation, as we strive to develop our practice to become better in every way, also according to sustainability.