Webinars
Webinars and Archives are Free to Practice Greenhealth Members
Practice Greenhealth hosts a set of webinar series designed to offer comprehensive and cutting edge case studies, tools and resources on different sustainability topics to the healthcare community. Topics range from basics such as recycling, green team development and building an integrated design team to intermediate topics such as the selection of green cleaning chemicals and energy modeling for new buildings to advanced topics like greenhouse gas management and displacement ventilation. Learn practical solutions from experts in the field without leaving your office! Pull together your committee or "green team" and join us.
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March 15 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimePractice Greenhealth launched the Greening the OR Initiative in response to member requests and compelling research indicating the operating room, while a huge revenue generator, is also a significant contributor to the hospital’s waste, supply, and energy streams, thus a high-impact area for greening efforts. The Initiative is designed to... -
March 21 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeHealth care professionals can play a vital role in preparing their medical staff, facilities and communities to be resilient and cope with the health and environmental effects of climate change. Please join us for a look at the casual relationship between health care and climate change.
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March 22 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeWhat material is so small that it can make products have unique properties? Learn about nanomaterials, what they are, how they are used and the issues surrounding this rapidly emerging technology. Nanomaterials have the potential for wide-ranging industrial, biomedical, and electronic applications. We will look at nanosilver used extensively... -
March 29 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeAt Gundersen Lutheran waste is tracked according to how much is being thrown away and why. In July of 2010 a food waste baseline was established. This baseline showed that approximately half a ton of food is wasted every week (24 tons per year). Now when food is destined for the trash a staff member places this on a scale. This data is transferred...
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April 11 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeIn healthcare sustainability, I hear a common complaint; not enough content is geared toward care givers specifically. This presentation is an overview of 4 important topics: waste reduction, energy reduction, toxic and biohazard materials, and responsible purchasing. Myths are debunked, participants will learn quick and easy strategies that focus...
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May 17 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeIn a 2007 study of products in stores by Terra Choice, all but one of the 1,018 products examined had environmental claims that were noticeably false or risked misleading intended audiences. How do you know when a claim is true, or false? How do you market products to avoid misleading claims? When you walk through grocery stores, you may see... -
May 31 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeAcoustics are an integral part of the overall goal of providing an optimum environment of care for healthcare professionals and patients. Indoor noise and acoustics affect patient comfort and healing, safety for communication in surgery and procedure rooms, speech privacy between patient and provider, and overall occupant satisfaction. Noise from...
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July 12 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeThis webinar will delineate the science linking climate change impacts to human health and provide climate mitigation strategies for the health care sector by examining current energy consumption and pinpointing energy saving measures. We will discuss addressing behavioral change initiatives, and adopting practices including buying green...
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July 26 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeHealthcare facilities have a waste problem. Moreover, the transport and removal of waste, linen and recyclables from a hospital is a critical component of its logistic and sustainable operations efficiency. And yet, the systems that transport and remove waste have remained virtually unchanged. That is, until now. Systems for automated removal of...
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August 10 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeJohnson & Johnson will share their best energy practices and explain how they’ve reduced their carbon footprint 23% from 1990-2010 while increasing business value. These and other energy accomplishments have been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which ranked J&J as the 7th largest user of green power and...
