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Friday, April 2, 2010
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Event Title: Greenhealth News
Friday, April 2, 2010
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New Member Welcome to Practice Greenhealth (Free)
April 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM Eastern
Register Online http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/webinars/calendar/details/532
It's more than just about joining Practice Greenhealth. It's about having a meaningful sustainability program in your organization. We believe the sustainable, eco-friendly movement in healthcare is a trend that has become a practice. In two short years, more than 1,000 organizations have joined Practice Greenhealth, finding it to be the most effective, efficient and far-reaching way to initiate, expand and enhance their sustainable programs. This can be true for you as well. And remember, going green means saving green. Let us provide you with the information you need to determine if joining Practice Greenhealth can be an essential element of your environmental stewardship.
Greening Operations Series: Developing a Pharmaceutical Waste Management Program for Compliant, Safe and Sustainable Solutions
April 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM Eastern
Register Online http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/webinars/calendar/details/518
Learn the cradle-to-grave process of transitioning your hospital to an effective and efficient pharmaceutical waste stream management system from the pharmaceutical leadership team at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Changing pharmaceutical waste regulations and state and federal laws are driving hospitals to assess and revamp existing pharmaceutical waste practices. The TJUH team will describe the process of evaluating your hospital's pharmaceutical program and emerging needs in light of changing legislation. The team will present methods for developing a turn-key compliance solution complete with on-boarding, training and staff acceptance tactics. Emphasis will be placed on the four-step roll-out process designed to successfully integrate a sustainable pharmaceutical waste stream management system into a hospital setting and its environmental benefits. An interactive component allows participan! ts to identify ways to improve upon their current practices through learning scenarios designed to stimulate the process for their facility and generate sustainable solutions.
Introduction to Greenhealth Tracker
April 14, 2010 at 1:00pm Eastern
Register Online http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/webinars/calendar/details/543
Greenhealth Tracker™ is the newest tool in a line of products being developed by Practice Greenhealth to help its members manage environmentally sensitive systems in their facilities. This sophisticated, yet easy to use, web-based data management tool will help you quantify and manage your organization's waste and material streams. Track your total waste stream and identify opportunities to save money and manage more efficient operations. If you're not managing your waste, you're wasting your resources. Greenhealth Tracker™, Practice Greenhealth's environmental data tracking tool helps your facility understand how hundreds of thousands of waste disposal dollars are being spent and organizes information by each type of waste. In addition, many facilities do not audit or track their waste spending and do not realize how many surcharges or hidden charges are incorporated into waste management contracts. Greenhealth Tracker a! llows you to record and analyze your custom waste data volumes and costs, and analyze opportunities to reduce both! This information will allow you to see where to prioritize goals for waste minimization and justify addressing the specific contracts that contribute to particular waste streams.
Green Construction Series: Pioneering the Platinum
Path for Healthcare - A 2010 Update
April 16, 2010 at 1:00pm Eastern
Co-hosted by Green Guide for Health Care - Earn 1.5 CEUs from AIA
Register Online http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/tools/webinars/calendar/details/546
Sponsored by:
Completed in 2007, the new Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas in Austin is the only inpatient hospital to achieve LEED platinum level certification. The facility is part of a 700 acre new urbanist development on the brownfield site of a former municipal airport. The contextual low rise structure is pierced by six courtyards, each of which has a distinct landscape inspired by the native plants from the different eco-regions of the hospital's 46 county service area - thus connecting families to the familiar, while educating them about the broader region. The courtyards provide natural light - most areas are no further than 32 from an exterior wall - and also serve as the lungs of the building, providing cooler, cleaner fresh air to the many air handling units distributed throughout the building. An on-site natural gas fired energy plant that produces electricity 70% more efficiently than an ! off-site coal fired plant is a key green feature of the campus. It uses its byproduct - steam - to supply steam and chilled water to both the hospital campus as well as surrounding buildings in the neighborhood. The benefits of this strategy, combined with abundant natural light, views and access to nature and the use of environmentally friendly finishes all contribute to providing central Texas with a unique healing environment that is not only appealing to patients and families, but plays a key role in recruiting and retaining employees, critical in an industry experiencing a shortage of key staff.
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