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NCSH Newsletter February 2023 View this email in your browser

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Coming Up:

Contribute to the First Steps Towards Limiting Pharmaceutical Residuals – A Third Workshop For Closing Gaps

9 February

You are invited back to share your valuable insights, solutions and opinions for reducing pharmaceutical residuals in the Baltic Sea region.

This third hybrid workshop in the SI funded project will focus on a comparative analysis and an assessment of possibilities according to the specific characteristics of the Baltic countries. As a participant, you will expand your own knowledge, collaborate, share and compare techniques to prevent and reduce the residuals as early in the process as possible.

You find the agenda HERE. Read about the project HERE.

Do you have or know of a solution which could help? We would love to share this. Reach out to Caroline Charlier (caroline.charlier@tem.se) today.

Date: 9 February 2023
Time: 11.00–15.05 EET
Location: (Hybrid) Zoom and in Kastytis room at Technopolis Nova building, V. Gerulaičio g. 10, Vilnius (Lithuania)

Participation is free of charge. To take part, please pre-register through the host LBTA by clicking below:

To registration form

This is part of the project Closing gaps: Techniques and solutions for reducing
pharmaceutical residuals in the Baltic Sea region
, funded by the Swedish Institute.

Get to Know the Greenest Solutions Already On the Market

28 February

Back-to-back on the same day, we are organising two hybrid webinars with the brand-new Grønnrökulta (the world's greenest care home) and Grønnköpingkið (the world’s greenest hospital). Join us in attending one or both, and learn more about how to construct sustainable care facilities.

Grønnrökulta
Introducing a brand-new segment to the NCSH network: Sustainable Elderly Care. Alongside the segment, we will construct the world's greenest care home together with you and your solutions.

We welcome you to this first webinar about Grønnrökulta – World's Greenest Care Home. Expert presentations from Vardaga (Ambea), LINK Arkitektur and more. The agenda will be available HERE.

Date: 28 February 2023
Time: 12.30–14.00 CET
Location: (Hybrid) Zoom or on-site at our Malmö office (Södra Promenaden 51). Do you wish to participate on-site? Send an email to Felicia Hedetoft (felicia.hedetoft@tem.se) with the subject "Kick-Off: Grønnrökulta".

Sign up to World's Greenest Care Home

Grønnköpingkið
The digital hospital Grønnköpingkið is the opposite to reinventing the wheel. By visiting
Grønnköpingkið (click
HERE), you find sustainable products and services that are ready to be installed and used in your hospital as early as tomorrow. Join this webinar to hear about these healthcare solutions from the Nordics, and how to access them.

Presentations of solutions already in the hospital by Avidicare, E.ON ectogrid™, Secapp, Medclair, Ecophon and FLOOW2. We are also joined by Region Skåne: Skåne University Hospital, who will talk about a Swedish hospital case and the opportunities, as well as the challenges, of accessing green solutions.

You find the agenda HERE.

Date: 28 February 2023
Time: 14.00–16.00 CET
Location: (Hybrid) Zoom or on-site at our Malmö office (Södra Promenaden 51). Do you wish to participate on-site? Send an email to Felicia Hedetoft (felicia.hedetoft@tem.se) with the subject "World's Greenest Hospital LIVE".

Sign up to World's Greenest Hospital

Images: LINK Arkitektur & Skanska

Enhance Your Understanding of Sustainable Healthcare

6 March

A half-day to provide you with overarching and introductory knowledge: How can you work with sustainability, the environment and corporate social responsibility in healthcare?

Gain insights into waste, transportation, chemicals and other crucial environmental issues for increased sustainability work in healthcare. As a participant you have the opportunity to address issues related to your own area of work and responsibility. Read more HERE.

If you are a member in NCSH, you attend completely free of charge (for others, the cost is 250 EUR excl. VAT).

Date: 6 March 2023
Time: 13.00–17.00 CET
Location: (Hybrid) Zoom or on-site at our Malmö office (Södra Promenaden 51). Do you wish to participate on-site? Send an email to Felicia Hedetoft (felicia.hedetoft@tem.se) with the title "Training Sustainable Healthcare".

Register here

Also, Do Not Miss:

7 March: Task Force Healthcare: Life Sciences & Health Mission

In March, the Dutch network Task Force Healthcare is organising the mission Life Sciences & Health to Denmark and Sweden. Part of this tour includes a study visit to us at NCSH in Malmö (Södra Promenaden 51) on March 7th.

Read more about the days on Task Force Healthcare's website HERE.

This is a unique opportunity for any NCSH members who would like to meet representatives from the Netherlands. If you are interested in making such new connections, please contact Diego Angelino (diego.angelino@tem.se).

9–10 May: II International Conference for Hospital Directors – Implementation of Innovative Solutions in Healthcare Institutions

We are taking part in the programme of the second international conference "II International Conference for Hospital Directors – Implementation of Innovative Solutions in Healthcare Institutions", this time in Kraków (Poland).

There are a limited number of speaking slots in the programme for NCSH’s members. Reach out to Felicia Hedetoft (felicia.hedetoft@tem.se) today to claim your spot – first come, first served! For those not claiming a speaking slot, there is still plenty of room to participate in the conference.

More details, agenda, exact times and venue will be available shortly HERE.

11 October: 5th Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare

We are currently planning the fifth Nordic Conference on Sustainable Healthcare. This will take place in Malmö, Sweden. More information to follow HERE.

Reserve your spot today – space is limited! If you are interested in knowing more about the conference, and receiving details about the 3 participation packages (1. Sponsor, 2. Exhibitor, 3. Participant), please contact:

Diego Angelino (diego.angelino@tem.se) or Hjalmar Bardh Olsson (hjalmar.bardh.olsson@tem.se).

Pending: The conference day will be followed by an event with the Nordic Research Network for Sustainable Healthcare (NRNSH) on 12 October 2023.

February Newsletter’s Grønnköpingkið Monday: New Solution From Silentia

Looking for a hygienic and resource efficient alternative to privacy curtains?

This month, we are introducing you to Grønnköpingkið's latest addition: Silentia Screen System, an interior solution from Silentia. With long-lasting and sustainable design in mind, their screens add to even better infection control, patient care and flexibility in the world's greenest hospital:

"5 Design Principles for future-proof patient privacy

Our design principles are set in place to keep us on track as we develop new products. The principles are based on learnings from experts and users within our field to warrant our direction. They will guide our team to solve the correct problems and ensure that sustainability, hygiene, and long-term perspectives are integrated into the product development process.

1- Hygiene: We design for optimal infection control and care.

2- Safety: Our products are stable, reliable, and easy to use.

3- Durability: Our products are built to last and have a proven lifetime of 10+ years.

4- Reusability: All products and installation options are compatible, detachable, or portable.

5- Modular design for fast and local repairs: Our design allows quick and easy maintenance, locally."

You find Silentia’s solution in the category Interior Solutions by visiting the world’s greenest hospital:

To Grønnköpingkið

Do you have a product or service fitting for this hospital, too? Send an email to Felicia Hedetoft (felicia.hedetoft@tem.se) for more details about getting on-board.

Image: LINK Arkitektur

Do You Speak Swedish and Wish To Strenghten Your Competitiveness?

14 February

Then you should register to listen in on four sustainability seminars – "for your company's survival!" The first one is coming up on February 14th, with Stig Mellström from Schneider Electric as a guest.

We at NCSH are co-organising the seminars and NCSH’s Hjalmar Bardh Olsson is moderating the programme. By attending, you will get concrete tools for strategic sustainability work and learn how to strengthen your competitiveness. Welcome!

Date: 14 February 2023
Time: 13.00–15.00 CET
Location: Backstage at Ideon Scheelevägen 15 in Lund, Sweden (next three seminars will be arranged digitally)
Language: Swedish

Register here

Image: Innovation Skåne

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