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Webinar - Low Carbon Resilience Roadmapping
Date: March 25th, 2025
Time: 9am PST/12pm EST
Join the Coalition as we welcome Kori Jones and Janani Gunasegaran Surender from Vancouver Coastal Health, and Ryan Galloway from Island Health to share successful examples of a holistic and collaborative approach to Low Carbon Resilience Roadmapping.
Kori, Janani and Ryan will each take you briefly through the highlights of the approach they took, from which you can find insights transferable to your specific context.
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Webinar - Introduction to Clinical Circular Care: A National Campaign to Reduce Single-Use Plastics in Health Care
Date: March 28th, 2025
Time: 9am PST/12pm EST
Join the Coalition for an introduction to our new Canada-wide project, made possible with an investment from Environment and Climate Change Canada.
This webinar will dive into the work being done at the pilot site, Hamilton Health Sciences, and explore how individuals/organisations can participate in the national campaign to reduce single-use plastics.
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Webinar - Low-tech, High-impact Solutions to Heatwaves in Long-Term Care, Acute Care, Clinics, and Home Care Settings Across Canada
Date: March 31st, 2025
Time: 9am PST/12pm EST
Join the Coalition for a vital discussion on protecting vulnerable populations from extreme indoor heat in health care and community settings. This webinar will bring together experts to share insights on how health care workers, patients, and facilities are impacted by rising temperatures and the need for better preparedness in long-term care, acute care, clinics, and home care settings across Canada.
This session will explore:
- The impacts of extreme heat on our bodies
- The latest findings from the project
- Challenges and opportunities in preparing health care settings for extreme heat
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Webinar - Sustainable Investing Trends for Canadian Hospital Foundations: Addressing Barriers and Seizing Opportunities
Date: April 10th, 2025
Time: 9am PST/12pm EST
Join us for a review of key findings from the Canadian Hospital Foundation Survey on Sustainable Investing, conducted by the Coalition in partnership with the Trottier Family Foundation, PEACH Health Ontario, the Canada Climate Law Initiative, and Quinn+Partners.
This session will explore:
- Key sustainable investing trends across Canadian hospital foundations of all sizes
- Common barriers and challenges in integrating sustainable investing strategies
- Opportunities and best practices for advancing sustainable investing
- Actionable next steps for hospital foundation boards and investment teams
| | Leadership Feature: Ari Campbell | | |
Welcome to our new series, where each newsletter will feature a key member of our leadership team! For this feature, meet Ari Campbell.
Ari joined the Coalition team in Fall 2024 as Program Manager of the Healthy Capital: Sustainable Investment for Hospital Foundations project.
Ari brings over 10 years of combined experience in advocacy, research, external relations, and campaigning. With a background in sustainable community development, literature, and psychology from Simon Fraser and McGill, Ari is committed to empowering others to drive change in ways that work best for them.
"When I recently joined the Coalition, I was struck by its ability to unite people and organisations around shared visions for health and sustainability. I was drawn to how the Coalition makes systemic change accessible and immediately actionable, connecting the dots between complex challenges and the people, tools, and resources needed to address them.
The Coalition brings together decades, even centuries, of collective expertise and experiences, to transform individual knowledge into shared wisdom. By involving people across generations, disciplines, and geographies, it fosters a systems-oriented approach that integrates sustainability principles to reduce environmental impact and improve health outcomes.
Health is foundational, and the ripple effects of this work are so precious. I often think of a brighter, safer future for my growing family and friends, and our sacred lands and waters. This is my “why” and the “why” so many others have found their home at the Coalition. I’m excited to nurture the seeds planted by the Coalition over the past 25 years." - Ari
Keep an eye out for our next feature!
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The Planetary Health & Sustainable Care ECHO offers a collaborative space for people in the Canadian health are sector to discuss, troubleshoot, and celebrate efforts to provide climate resilient and responsible care across settings and specialties.
Through weekly Zoom meetings, participants will be able to:
- Explain the relationship between climate change, health, and health systems
- Identify opportunities to integrate resilience and sustainability into their work
- Leverage lessons from the field to enhance their sustainability and resilience initiatives
- Gain insight into how their sustainability efforts connect with similar initiatives, and with the larger landscape of climate-resilient and sustainable health care
- Locate resources and support for implementing sustainability and resilience initiatives
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Planetary health roadmap and action plan
Planetary Health Alliance
Introducing the Planetary Health Roadmap and Action Plan – a groundbreaking resource developed by over 100 members and representatives of the global Planetary Health community to empower individuals, communities, and organisations to drive meaningful societal shift. This document is a framework and primer for understanding the complex challenges we are actively facing and offers clear, concrete strategies for addressing them head-on, at all levels.
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Reducing the environmental burden of unnecessary investigations
Canadian Family Physician
Climate change threatens health, and health care contributes 4.6% of Canada’s emissions, mostly from supply chains. Physicians influence 80% of care decisions and can reduce unnecessary care, shift to prevention, and choose sustainable options. This article focuses on reducing unnecessary investigations as part of the Planetary Health for Primary Care resource series.
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New Standard - CSA Z8008 Assessments of Health Care Facilities, Services and Building Systems
CSA Group
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The draft New Standard CSA Z8008 Assessments of Health Care Facilities, Services and Building Systems (New Standard) has been released for Public Review.
CSA Z8008 Draft is going to be available for review and comments until April 15, 2025. Please note that this site requires registration and that standards can be searched by the standard number and/or by key words.
Public Review is an opportunity for all stakeholders, including members of the public, to review the Draft New Standard and provide comments.
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The CARE-AI study: Creating accountable and responsive ethics for Artificial Intelligence for health care
You are invited to participate in the consensus-building process focused on validating digital professionalism and AI usage guidelines for health care providers.
Researchers have chosen a two-phased, modified Delphi approach with focus groups and rounds of surveys completed by experts, which will help in defining a set of principles and guidelines that will create a framework for professionalism standards in artificial intelligence use in health care. They are in the fourth phase of this project. Phase four consists of modified Delphi rounds, a structured process for reaching expert consensus through iterative surveys, for further refinement to ensure this framework will guide health care professionals in applying AI in ways that prioritize fairness, equity, and person-centered care.
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Sustainability champions: RI-MUHC labs shine in 2024 International Freezer Challenge
McGill Health e-News
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) demonstrated exceptional commitment to sustainability in the 2024 International Laboratory Freezer Challenge. Notably, the Specimen Processing Laboratory at the Centre for Innovative Medicine (CIM) secured first place among individual McGill lab entries for the second consecutive year, achieving daily energy savings of 45.9 kWh.
Additionally, 66 RI-MUHC research labs participated in the group competition, a significant increase from just three labs the previous year. Collectively, these labs saved 203,129 kWh over two years, equivalent to the annual energy consumption of approximately 18 homes. This initiative underscores RI-MUHC's dedication to energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.
| | NEW! RETScreen® Expert Version 9.2 now offers direct connection to ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager | |
The RETScreen® Clean Energy Management Software Version 9.2 now features RETScreen Connect, enabling automated data import and integration with ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. Developed with Natural Resources Canada and the U.S. EPA, this tool streamlines clean energy project analysis by linking data sources and simplifying updates.
Version 9.2 of the RETScreen® Clean Energy Management Software platform is now available for download from the RETScreen website.
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CHNC Professional Development Webinar: Community Health Nurses: Leaders in Planetary Health
Community Health Nurses of Canada
Date: April 8th, 2025
Time: 9:00am PST/ 12:00pm EST
The CHNC Leadership Committee is pleased to announce another Professional Development Webinar.
Objectives
- Define planetary health and how human activities have affected the health of the planet
- Describe how to be leaders as community health nurses in planetary health at a system level in communities and in your organisation
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Low Carbon Planning – Heat Recovery Chillers, Enthalpy Wheels and Adiabatic Humidification
Greening Health Care
Date: April 23rd, 2025
Time: 9:30 am PST/ 12:30pm EST
Delve into the complexities of installing Heat Recovery Chillers (HRCs) in existing health care facilities, providing practical guidance on preparing infrastructure, space, and system compatibility for integration. Emphasis will be placed on optimizing thermal wheel efficiency, with strategies to enhance performance and energy recovery. The benefits of both HRCs and thermal wheels will be discussed, highlighting their role in reducing energy consumption, cutting emissions, and improving overall building performance.
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8th Annual Forum on Healthcare Infrastructure, Western Canada
Canadian Institute
Date: June 19th – 20th, 2025
The 8th Annual Forum on Healthcare Infrastructure, Western Canada, will be held in Vancouver, offering an opportunity to network with industry leaders and explore strategies for health care infrastructure design and construction.
Attendees will examine procurement models, learn about evolving standards, and meet with key decision-makers to stay at the forefront of cutting-edge health care facility delivery.
Register now to save 10% with promo code: D10-999-CCGHC25.
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PEACH Health Conference 2025
PEACH Health Ontario
Date: May 21st, 2025
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens Rock Garden, Hamilton, ON
Join PEACH Health Ontario for the first PEACH Health Conference 2025, an exciting in-person event where you can connect with and learn from experts in sustainability, planetary health, family medicine, and knowledge translation.
This year's theme is Environmental Sustainability in Primary Health Care. Don't miss this opportunity to network, learn, and grow with students and professionals in the field!
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Dates and Topics:
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April 23rd, 2025 - Structural Upgrade of Pre-Code Hospital Building to Meet Modern Safety and Operational Standards
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May 21st, 2025 - CSA Z462 2024 Edition Significant Impacts for Hospitals
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June 18th, 2025 - Flooring & CSA Z8000 Canadian Health Care Facilities Planning, Design and Construction
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October 15th, 2025 - Infection Prevention and Control
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November 19th, 2025 - Improving Energy Efficiency While Saving Precious Real Estate and Reducing Operational Costs: How Wastewater Heat Recovery Helped Toronto Western Hospital Achieve All Three
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