Archived 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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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... -
April 17 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeJoin the Healthier Hospitals Initiative’s Co-Directors, Seema Wadhwa and Janet Brown as they introduce the three-year Healthier Hospitals Initiative. Coordinated by Health Care Without Harm, Practice Greenhealth and the Center for Health Design, HHI is a sector-wide initiative to measure the environmental and financial benefits to six “...
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April 12 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeTHIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN POSTONED. New date tba. As the Greening the OR Initiative progresses, it makes sense to include those facilities where surgery takes place, as well as healthcare centers that are struggling with the similar sustainability issues as hospital facilities. The Greening the OR Initiative aims to determine best practices, reduce... -
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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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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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 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 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... -
February 09 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeDisposable blue sterile wrap, made of polypropylene plastic (#5) , is used to wrap kits for different procedures prior to sterilization and delivery to the surgery suite. After the kit is opened, the sterile blue wrap is thrown away, creating approximately 19% of the waste generated in surgical services . Hospitals have explored a variety of... -
January 19 2012 - 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm -- Eastern Standard TimeMany health care facilities have prioritized sustainable practices, but reducing diesel pollution has often been overlooked. Highly problematic but easily prevented, exposure to particulate diesel soot has been linked to diabetes, stroke, heart attack, cancer and over 21,000 premature death annually. Unregulated prior to 1995, pollution from...
