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Follow the Waste with Ali Abbass
Dr. Ali Abbass’ presentation on Greening the Operating Room during the Nov 25, 2022 Fundamentals of Sustainable Operating Rooms course offered in partnership between CASCADES and ONSQIN.
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PVC 123 Recycling Program with Dr. Ali Abbass
Dr. Ali Abbass, Anesthesiologist, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Unity Health Toronto discusses PVC 123 recycling program in perioperative care.
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OR Recycling at UHN with Ed Rubenstein
Ed Rubinstein, Director of Environmental Compliance, Energy, and Sustainability, University Health Network discusses OR recycling
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Creating Environmentally Sustainable Operating Rooms (Cameron Irani)
Cameron Irani, RN, MN at the Hospital for Sick Children discusses creating environmentally sustainable operating rooms.
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Green Teams – Julie Strychowsky, ONSQIN
Julie Strychowsky discusses Green Teams at an ONSQIN event.
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Reusable LMAs with Dr. Melissa Ho
Dr. Melissa Ho, Staff Anesthesiologist, North York General Hospital discusses reusable LMAs in perioperative care.
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PVC Recycling Vinyl Council of Australia Recycling Streams in Theatre (Green Theatres Network)
An example of streams that are easy to recycle in a tertiary hospital is available on the below poster from Fiona Stanley Hospital in Western Australia.
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Custom Pack Optimization with Cameron Irani
Cameron Irani, RN, MN at the Hospital for Sick Children discusses optimizing custom packs in perioperative care.
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Sustainable Perioperative Care Scorecard Dashboard
This dashboard showcases the great work sites are doing across Canada to improve the sustainability and environmental impact of perioperative care.
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