Healthcare

Submissions Due: March 8th, 2013 at 6:00pm
More details on the timeline available on the submittal page

Through this topic area, CHESC aims to present case studies relevant to hospitals, medical centers, nursing programs, and student health facilities, especially but not limited to, those connected with college and university campuses. We are excited to invite speakers from both medical facilities connected to and separate from campuses, including private and non-profit hospitals. Architects, design and construction companies, and other service and product providers working with hospitals will still only be accepted to speak if co-presenting with a person working directly for a hospital or medical facility.

Possible Session Ideas

Developing environmental criteria for medical products (Possible Pairing: Procurement)
Alternatives to triclosan use and/or safer use practices in medical facilities; Other toxic reduction programs (Possible Pairings: Social Equity; Water)
Green cleaning practices for medical facilities (Possible Pairing: Green Building Operations and Maintenance)
Organizational structure of sustainability in the hospital setting; How to bring a campus sustainability program with the sustainability programs at campus medical centers (Possible Pairing: Institutionalizing Sustainability)
Reducing healthcare-associated infections; Creating healthier healing environments through green building design (Possible Pairing: Green Building)
Nano-particles, human health, and the environment (Possible Pairings: Social Equity; Green Building)
Donation of surplus medical supplies (Possible Pairing: Procurement and Business Services)
Reducing and managing pharmaceutical waste (Possible Pairing: Waste Reduction and Recycling)
Using beneficial bacteria to clean the air within hospitals (example from TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_green_are_we_filtering_the_wrong_microbes.html)