An interactive evening to inform and inspire Providence medical staff involvement in environmental sustainability initiatives at PHC

Hosted by the Providence Health Care Physicians & Surgeons Society (PHC-PASS) & Providence partners

Featuring:

• Rapid-fire presentations from your colleagues about environmental sustainability initiatives they are leading or involved in at Providence Health Care (PHC)
  
• Themed break rooms for medical staff to learn more about how to get involved, and share discussion and ideas about:
  
  • Low carbon care
  • Stewardship:
    
    • Reducing OR waste and other hospital waste
    • Reducing medication use
    • Avoiding unnecessary testing 
      
    • Reducing food waste
      
      

Speakers

HOSTS

• Dr. Jennifer Telford, Gastroenterologist, Providence Health Care & Medical Director, BC Colon Screening Program
• Anthony Munster, Executive Director of Projects, Planning & Facilities Management, Providence Health Care
  

PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE PRESENTERS

• Fiona Dalton, President & CEO
  
• Dr. Trina Montemurro, Environmental Stewardship Team
  
• Dr. Chris Prabhakar, Director, Regional Anesthesia
  
• Dr. Andre Mattman, Environmental Stewardship Team
  Dr. Victor Leung, Environmental Stewardship Team
  
• Dr. Eileen Wong, Food Waste Working Group, Environmental Stewardship Team
  
• Dr. Tony Wan, Internal Medicine 
• Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti, Cardiology
  

Reference Primers

We encourage you to review the two reference resources below before the event.

1. Video (6 minutes) - The Great Simplification Animated Series
2. Medical Journal Article - Planetary health care: A framework for sustainable health systems   -- Co-authored by Dr. Andrea MacNeil, event keynote speaker.
   

See a full list of suggested resource references you may wish to review before the event.

Zoom Details

Zoom coordinates to be shared in the confirmation e-mail to registered users.

Registering will ensure that you receive reminders if information changes, and you can add the event to your calendar.

Registration is required so that we can organize breakrooms before the event.

This event is funded by the PHC Physicians & Surgeons Society and Facility Engagement, an initiative of the Specialist Services Committee