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Healthy Hospitals: Changing Climate in Healthcare Facilities and Institutions

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2010

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Other CCLS Events

October 19, 2010
Portland, OR

Managing Waste: A Workshop on Addressing Perception, Establishing Metrics and Developing Systems and Partnerships

November 8-9, 2010
Washington, DC

ACCO Climate Change Leadership Summit & Gala

Industry and government organizations in the healthcare sector are increasingly addressing the impacts of climate change and energy on operations.  The sector is amongst the more intensive users of energy and natural resources in support of its operations.  As energy costs rise and availability of natural resources declines, the healthcare community will face significant challenges and opportunities related to procurement, facilities management and design.

Recent studies indicate a convergence of interests related to climate change, energy, and medical and global health. This workshop will examine the role of supply chain programs, green building design and retrofits, and facilities management in improving patient health and response to treatment, and reducing energy consumption, operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

On September 29, the Association of Climate Change Officers invites you to a full-day workshop examining opportunities to modernize healthcare institutions and facilities with respect to energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and improved patient response.

Program Highlights

  • Case studies on developing metrics related to the supply chain, establishing value chain management systems, achieving ROIs, engaging vendors and modernizing evaluation criteria
  • Examination of trends and identification of best practices related to food and beverage, facilities management, building design and the value chain
  • Exploration of opportunities for cross-sector working groups

Click here to browse draft agenda (note: this document will be updated on a regular basis as the summit's speakers and content are finalized)

Speakers

  • Howard Dean – Former Governor, State of Vermont
  • Jim Sullivan – Senior Sustainability Officer and Director of Asset Management, U.S. Veterans Administration
  • Russell Manning – Senior Health Systems Planner, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs
  • Valerie Patrick – Sustainability Coordinator, Bayer Corporation
  • Linda Lee – Director of Operations, Waste Management
  • Kathy Gerwig – Vice President, Workplace Safety, Kaiser Permanente
  • Robin Guenther – Principal, Perkins & Will and co-author "Sustainable Healthcare Architecture"
  • Gary Cohen – President, Health Care Without Harm
  • Katherine O'Dea – Senior Fellow, GreenBlue / Sustainable Packaging Coalition
  • Rich Tauberman – Executive Vice President, MWW Group
  • Roni Neff, Ph.D. – Research and Policy Director, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Cary Krosinsky – Vice President, Trucost
  • Clark Reed – Director, Healthcare Facilities Division, ENERGY STAR, U.S. EPA
  • Corey Enck – Director, LEED Rating System, U.S. Green Building Council
  • Mark Starik – Director, GW Insittute for Sustainability Research, Education & Policy
  • Pete LaPuma – Professor, GW School of Public Health and Health Services
  • Jamie Harvie – Food Coordinator, Institute for a Sustainable Future
  • Anna Gilmore Hall – Executive Director, Practice Greenhealth
  • Peter Arn – Vice President, Capital Improvements and Campus Services, LifeBridge Health
  • Leonard Taylor, Jr. – Vice President for Facilities, University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Seema Wadhwa – Sustainability Engineer, Inova Health System
  • Diane Imrie – Director of Nutrition Services, Fletcher Allen Health Care
  • Jessica Prata – Director, Sustainability Office, New York Presbyterian Hospital

Registration Fees

  • Corporate - $345  /  Academia/Non-Profit - $245  /  Government - $145
  • ACCO MEMBERS: Receive a 25% discount on registration (please refer to your e-mail invitation).
  • PRACTICE GREENHEALTH, SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING COALITION, and USGBC MEMBERS: Receive a 20% discount on registration -- please contact your membership organization for more information.
  • ENERGY STAR HEALTHCARE PARTNERS: Receive a 20% discount on registration -- please contact your EPA contact for more information.

Eligible registrants paying the full fee will be offered a 15% discount off individual
membership in ACCO for the first year of membership.

Venue Information

  • The program will be hosted by George Washington University. Specific building information will be announced shortly.

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