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Device Remanufacturing with Laura Donahoe
Laura Donahoe presents on device remanufacturing in perioperative care during an ONSQIN event.
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Pharmaceutical Waste with Dr. 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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Clinical and Non-Clinical Waste Segregation 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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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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Project Charter templates (editable)
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 Scorecard Survey
This survey is designed to collect feedback, outcomes, and opportunities for networking and mentorship from sites utilizing the CASCADES Sustainable Perioperative Care Scorecard. Some of these responses will be used to populate the scorecard dashboard to showcase all the great work sites are doing across Canada to improve the sustainability and environmental impact of perioperative care.
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The Environmental Impacts of Unnecessary Blood Tests with Dr. Karina Spoyalo
Dr. Karina Spoyalo, General Surgery Resident, Vancouver General Hospital discusses appropriate tests and visits in the perioperative care.
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