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Operationalizing healthcare sustainability at program level
This webinar explores how programmatic change initiatives connect high-level provincial strategy with frontline organizational action to advance sustainability in healthcare. It features sustainability leaders David Smith and Caroline Stigant, who share insights on operationalizing sustainability within clinical sectors, including surgical quality improvement, planetary health initiatives, and environmentally sustainable kidney care. The session is part of the Leadership and Strategy for Sustainable Health Systems series.
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Maximizing impact through external partnerships and networks
This webinar in the Leadership and strategy for sustainable health systems series is the fifth of seven events highlighting seven organizational practices to advance strategic planning for sustainable healthcare. These practices are presented in the upcoming CASCADES playbook Strategic Planning for Sustainable Healthcare. The series is organized in partnership with the with the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business/Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Dalhousie University Faculty of Management, and other university partners
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Strengthening internal organizational capacity for change
This webinar in the Leadership and strategy for sustainable health systems series is the fourth of seven events highlighting seven organizational practices to advance strategic planning for sustainable healthcare. These practices are presented in the upcoming CASCADES playbook Strategic Planning for Sustainable Healthcare. The series is organized in partnership with the with the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business/Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Dalhousie University Faculty of Management, and other university partners
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Establishing multi-functional sustainability teams and task forces
This webinar in the Leadership and strategy for sustainable health systems series is the third of seven events highlighting seven organizational practices to advance strategic planning for sustainable healthcare. These practices are presented in the upcoming CASCADES playbook Strategic Planning for Sustainable Healthcare. The series is organized in partnership with the with the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business/Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Dalhousie University Faculty of Management, and other university partners
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Readiness Assessment Tool
Guided by CASCADES’ playbook “Strategic Planning for Planetary Health and Sustainable Care” this tool provides organization seven organizational practices to guide and advance strategic planning for sustainable healthcare.
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Organizational strategic planning and roadmap development for sustainable health systems in British Columbia, Canada
Between 2023-2024, three British Columbia Health Authorities—Fraser Health, Interior Health, and Vancouver Coastal Health—developed Planetary Health organizational strategies, with the aim to guide and inform each organization’s efforts and priorities in creating a climateresilient, sustainable and low-carbon health system.
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Organizational Readiness for Sustainability Infographic
The Organizational Readiness Playbook compiles resources to answer these questions, so that organizations can move forward strategically. It provides a framework for completing a high-level readiness assessment & identifies priority areas of focus & opportunities to increase the visibility & impact of sustainability efforts.
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Guide to drafting a Terms of Reference
This is an example of a Terms of Reference for a working group, task force, community of practice, or similar network. The categories suggested here can be merged or grouped in different ways and not all are relevant to all groups. It is best to use this guide as a heuristic rather than as a template.
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Engage board and senior leaders
This webinar in the Leadership and strategy for sustainable health systems series is the first of seven events highlighting seven organizational practices to advance strategic planning for sustainable healthcare. These practices are presented in the upcoming CASCADES playbook Strategic Planning for Sustainable Healthcare. The series is organized in partnership with the with the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business/Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Dalhousie University Faculty of Management, and other university partners.
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Align your efforts: Embedding sustainability into your organization’s strategic framework
This webinar in the Leadership and strategy for sustainable health systems series is the second of seven events highlighting seven organizational practices to advance strategic planning for sustainable healthcare. These practices are presented in the upcoming CASCADES playbook Strategic Planning for Sustainable Healthcare. The series is organized in partnership with the with the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business/Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, Dalhousie University Faculty of Management, and other university partners
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