Posted by
menglund on Tuesday, July 5th 2011

Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment and
University of Maryland School of Nursing present:
Environmental Excellence in Health Care:
Measuring Success
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Registration now open!
http://nursing.umaryland.edu/events/environmental/2011/
7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Join regional and national health care professionals, environmental industry experts, and educators for this learning and networking event designed to showcase the measurement practices of hospitals as they journey toward more sustainable environments for hospital staff, patients, and communities. The keynote speaker, plenary session, and smaller breakout sessions will explore how facilities are measuring sustainability success using quantitative and qualitative measures. Areas of measurement may include building design and construction, carbon footprint reductions, chemical usage reductions, community benefits, cost savings, employee engagement and/or satisfaction, patient exposure reductions, sustainable food practices, waste reduction, and water conservation.
| Christina Vernon, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Senior Director, Sustainability and Environmental Strategy
Office for a Healthy Environment
Cleveland Clinic |
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Keynote Address
Submit an abstract or apply as an exhibitor!
Call for abstracts – deadline July 29th.
Call for exhibitors – deadline September 9th.
Location
University of Maryland School of Nursing
655 W. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Still the same low price!
Fee: $55 per person
$30 Continuing Nursing Education: 5.25 Contact Hours available*
*The University of Maryland School of Nursing Office of Professional Education is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
To apply or register for the conference, go to:
http://nursing.umaryland.edu/events/environmental/2011/