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CASCADES Quality Improvement
CASCADES
Evidence-based ready-to-use planning documents with project goal, scope, problem/opportunity statement, current state, root causeanalysis, change ideas, potential metrics, and strategies for embedding and spreading.
Project Charter

Sustainable Perioperative Care
CASCADES
This Playbook provides background information and implementation resources designed to address environmental sustainability in perioperative care.
Playbook

Regional Anesthesia in Breast Surgery
This Playbook was developed as an initiative by leaders in the field working to advance sustainability in regional anesthesia, with support from CASCADES.
Playbook

Unseen Vectors & the Sterile Truth: Rethinking Infection Control for the Anesthesiologist
Ontario’s Anesthesiologists
Webinar


Resident Quality Improvement (QI): Perioperative Opportunities for Healthcare Residents Primer
CASCADES
Residents have the unique combination of clinical knowledge and leadership ability, as well as exposure to a variety of practice settings during their training, to bring about positive change in the perioperative space. If you want to make a change in your center, or are curious about what opportunities exist, check out these five simple steps to significantly reduce your professional carbon footprint.
Primer

Greening the OR: Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Position Statement on Reducing Harmful Emissions, Waste and Costs
La Société canadienne des anesthésiologistes (CAS) est fermement convaincue que tous les efforts doivent être déployés pour réduire l’impact du secteur de la santé sur l’environnement tout en améliorant la qualité des soins. La CAS a identifié des domaines clés dans lesquels des changements pourraient apporter des améliorations directes en matière de réduction des émissions nocives et des déchets.
Website

Ontario’s Anesthesiologists Position Statement on Reporting Anesthetic Gases in the Ontario Hospitals Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Une déclaration de position d’une page des anesthésiologistes de l’Ontario appelant à une action urgente pour éviter une catastrophe climatique.
Position Statement


Sustainable Perioperative Care Dashboard
This dashboard showcases the great work sites are doing across Canada to improve the sustainability and environmental impact of perioperative care.
Dashboard