Hospitals for Healthy Environment
A compliance and pollution prevention workshop and trade show
Workshop Agenda
University of Kansas Hospital, Student Center
December 5-6, 2007
December 5, 2007
3pm - 5pm Pre-workshop event - Appetizers hosted by Biosystems/Stericycle
Introductions; What is H2E? What is EnergyStar for healthcare? KU Hospital featured topic.
6pm - dinner as a group at "Thomas Restaurant"
December 6, 2007
7:30 am Registration
8:15 am Workshop welcome - Main Auditorium
Workshop hosts will will welcome you and highlight the day's topics program.
| Time (50 min) | Auditorium | Break out 1 | Break out 2 |
| 8:30 am |
Compliance pitfals for hospitals - Nancy Larson, KSU and Dedriel Newsome EPA R7 |
Implementing a pharmaceutical waste management program - John Brenna, RPh, PharmEcology | Getting started using the H2E 10-step guides - Janet Brown, H2E |
| 9:30 am | Overcoming the pitfalls panel - Kevin Anderson; Wichita VA Kent Miller; Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapis Rebecca Wenner, KDHE | Pharm waste management panel - Duane Daugherty, KU Hosp. Leslie Durrant, Missouri VA Ann Strellner, St Luke's, Cedar Rapids | The Green Guide for Healthcare - Janet Brown, H2E Clark Reed, EPA |
| 10:20 break with Vendors | |||
| 10:50 | Managing Universal wastes and CRTs; reducing healthcare toxics - Rebecca Wenner, KDHE and Nancy Larson, KSU | Lessons learned - going beyond compliance: Ruben McCullers, EPA EMS Kevin Anderson, Wichita VA | H2E intern success stories - Shelly Peterson, IDNR Ryan Hamel, KSU |
| 11:50 lunch with vendors | |||
| 1:00 pm | Improve performance with Energy Star best practices - lessons learned from top performing hostpital - Clark Reed, EPA | Compliance pitfalls for hosptials - Repeat Jeff Fiagle, IDNR and Dedriel Newsome, EPA R7 | |
| 2:00 PM | Implementing a Pharm Waste Management Program - Repeat | H2E/Joint Commission crosswalk - Janet Brown, H2E | Kansas boiler initiative - Ryan Hamel, KSU |
| 2:50 - 3:05 break | |||
| 3:05 | Pharm waste panel - Repeat | Red bag waste reduction and incinerator tour - Shannon Beck and Matt Rothen, Biosystems/Stericycle | |