MDH2E December 2011 News Roundup

Welcome to the December 2011 edition of the MD H2E News Roundup. With our 4^th annual conference, Environmental Excellence in Health Care: Measuring Success, a few weeks behind us, here’s a chance to look back at the presentations, discussions, and revelations of November 10^th.

In this special edition, find:

• Presentation PowerPoints and videos
• The panel discussion, “Implementing and Measuring Sustainability Initiatives at a Community Hospital”
• Trailblazer Award Winners
• Award Winning Nurses
• Community Benefits and Sustainability
• And more!

Enjoy, and have a happy holidays!

Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment and the
University of Maryland School of Nursing present:

Environmental Excellence in Health Care:
Measuring Success

November 10, 2011
7:30 a.m.-4:15 p.m.

Visit the conference website to view the full schedule and to register:
http://nursing.umaryland.edu/events/environmental/2011/

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.

Keynote Address:
Christina Vernon, AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Senior Director, Sustainability and Environmental Strategy

Office for a Healthy Environment

Cleveland Clinic

Panel Discussion: Implementing and Measuring Sustainability Efforts at Community Hospitals

Robert White

Assistant Vice President, Purchasing and Support Services

Carroll Hospital Center

Jo Wilson, MBA, FACHE

Vice President, Ancillary Support Operations

Western Maryland Regional Medical Center

Michael Forthman

Vice President, Facilities and Support Services

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Moderator:

Joan D. Plisko, PhD

Technical Director

Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment

Still the same low price!

Visit the conference website to view full pricing information and to register:
http://nursing.umaryland.edu/events/environmental/2011/

Location:
University of Maryland School of Nursing

655 W. Lombard Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

For additional information: pe@son.umaryland.edu

APPLY NOW:

MD H2E 2011 Trailblazer Awards

The Trailblazer Awards, administered by Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E), are awarded to hospitals that are leading the way with a specific sustainable practice or philosophy that other hospitals can replicate.

Please do not submit a list of environmental best practices; rather, the awards will recognize a specific practice or philosophy implemented at a hospital that is truly blazing the trail.

Any hospital, system, or health care facility in Maryland is welcome to apply!

Each award winner will be presented with a Trailblazer Award at MD H2E’s November 10^th conference, Environmental Excellence in Health Care: Measuring Success. In addition, the award winners will be featured in an MD H2E press release.

For more information and to download the Trailblazer Award Guidelines and Application go to:

http://mdh2e.org/awards-recognition/2011-trailblazer-awards/

The deadline to apply for the Trailblazer Awards is September 2^nd.

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.

Keynote Address

Submit an abstract or apply as an exhibitor!

Call for abstracts – deadline July 29^th.

Call for exhibitors – deadline September 9^th.

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/

MD H2E’s Annual Conference

Environmental Excellence in Health Care:

Measuring Success

Call for Abstracts

Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (MD H2E) is accepting abstracts on environmental programs developed, implemented, and tracked at health care facilities across the region.  Abstracts showing measurable results and subsequent presentations that facilitate discussion are of particular interest.  Selected abstracts will be presented November 10, 2011 at the Environmental Excellence in Health Care Conference at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore, Md.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Measuring Success.” Therefore, appropriate abstracts will share methods of measuring and the results of environmental programs put in place at the facility or system level.

How is your facility tracking the results of sustainability initiatives? MD H2E welcomes product and service providers to partner with hospitals for case study presentations.

Measurements can be qualitative or quantitative.  Examples include, but are not limited to, programs that measure:

• Building Design and Construction
• Carbon Footprint Reductions
• Chemical Usage Reductions
• Community Benefits
• Cost Savings
• Employee Engagement and/or Satisfaction
• Energy Conservation
• Patient Exposure Reductions
• Patient Satisfaction
• Sustainable Food Purchases and/or Practices
• Waste Reductions
• Water Conservation

Guidelines

• Abstracts are limited to 250 words.
• Include the author(s) name(s), credentials, title, organization, work phone number, cell phone number, mailing address, and e-mail address.  Presentation at the conference is limited to two authors only. Both authors must provide the listed information.

Deadline for submission

Friday, July 29, 2011. Early submission is encouraged.

Notification

First authors only will be notified by August 19, 2011.

First authors of accepted abstracts will be granted free registration to the full conference.

Submit abstract as an e-mail attachment to:

mdh2e@son.umaryland.edu Attention: Joan Plisko