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Performing Hospital Waste Audits
A slide deck by Waste Management Healthcare Solutions on performing hospital waste audits.
Slide deck
Ontario’s Anesthesiologists Position Statement on Reporting Anesthetic Gases in the Ontario Hospitals Greenhouse Gas Inventory
A one-page position statement by Ontario’s Anesthesiologists calling for urgent action to avert a climate catastrophe.
Position Statement
Piped Nitrous Oxide Waste Reduction Strategy
NHS Lothian’s lean approach can be adopted to address piped nitrous wastage oxide at any acute site. The project lead for NHS Lothian advises that once a nitrous oxide mitigation project team is established at an acute site, they should first discuss their investigative approach and draw on the Lothian methodology as an exemplar and not an absolute standard.
Report
Implementation Module: OR Kit Reformulation
A 10 step guide by Practice Greenhealth on how an organization can go about developing a systematic program for OR kit reformulation, with a focus on eliminating certain unused supplies from the preference card and pick list.
Guide
Stewardship for Sharps and Reusable Sharps Containers
This report by Global Product Stewardship Council is intended to assess current business case considerations for reusable sharps stewardship models for the home healthcare industry.
Document
Greening the OR: Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society Position Statement on Reducing Harmful Emissions, Waste and Costs
The Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) firmly believes that all efforts should be made to reduce the impact of the healthcare sector on the environment while improving the quality of care. CAS has identified key areas in which changes could provide direct improvements on harmful emissions and waste reduction.
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Device Remanufacture “How To” Guide: Medical Devices (NHS)
A guide for making a business case for device remanufacturing by NHS, including case studies and additional gudiance.
Guide
Greening the OR guidelines
Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Operating Rooms: An Evidence Informed Guideline for Policy
Guide

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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Device Remanufacturing with Laurie Thomas
Laurie Thomas, Senior Clinical Director of Surgery, St. Joseph’ Health Centre, Unity Health Toronto discusses device remanufacturing in perioperative care.
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