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

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.
Video

Eliminating Desflurane at NYGH with Dr. Melissa Ho
Dr. Melissa Ho, Staff Anesthesiologist, North York General Hospital discusses eliminating desflurane in the perioperative care.
Video

Sustainable Anesthetic Practices with Dr. Anita Rao & Dr. Peter Menikefs
At this session on environmentally sustainable anesthetic practices, Drs. Anita Rao and Peter Menikefs: 1. Describe the scope of the problem 2. Review best practice guidelines for “Greening the OR” 3. By using local data, demonstrate how the implementation of greening practices leads to monetary savings 4. Share how clinical staff can advocate for a more environmentally-friendly workplace
Video
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

Reducing N₂O Wastage with the Sunnybrook team
Dr. Danette Beechinor, Director of Pharmacy; Dr. Eric Cohen, Deputy Head, Division of Cardiology; Dr. Martin Van Der Vyver, Staff Anesthesiologist – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre discuss their project to reduce nitrous oxide wastage.
Video
Pharmaceutical Waste Project Charter Summary
A two-page summary of the pharmaceutical waste project charter, including potential metrics, root causes and change ideas.
Project Charter
Managing Plastic Waste Project Charter Summary
A two-page summary of the plastic waste project charter, including potential metrics, root causes and change ideas.
Project Charter