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Sustainable Perioperative Care: Extended Breathing Circuits
Dr. Melissa Ho, Staff Anesthesiologist, North York General Hospital discusses extending breathing circuits in perioperative care.
Video

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.
Dashboard

Custom Pack Optimization with Cameron Irani
Cameron Irani, RN, MN at the Hospital for Sick Children discusses optimizing custom packs in perioperative care.
Video
Greening the OR guidelines
Increasing the Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Operating Rooms: An Evidence Informed Guideline for Policy
Guide

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.
Video
St. Michael’s Hospital Biohazardous Waste Poster (St. Mike’s)
A poster to support biohazard waste segregation
Poster
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: 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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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.
Survey
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.
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