The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) welcomes the publication of the NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy, and is delighted to be able to offer a new seminar on ‘The Anaesthetist and the Environment’ organised by Professor Sneyd which will address this increasingly important topic. The seminar brings together a number of world-class speakers and experts in the field.
PROGRAMME:
10:00 Registration and coffee 10:20 Introduction Prof Rob Sneyd, Plymouth 10:30 Reducing environmental health effects in the provision of healthcare Mr Jamie Page, Chief Executive, The Cancer Prevention & Education Society, London 11:15 Taking global warming seriously Prof Hugh Montgomery, London 12:00 Children are a product of their environment Dr Gavin Ten Tusscher, Chairman, Health Care Without Harm, Europe 12:45 Discussion 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Managing waste from a surgical environment: developing effective practices Dr Terry Tudor & Dr Anne Woolridge, University of Northampton 14:45 Plan A for the NHS – Engineering sound environmental principles into the health service: knowledge into action Dr David Pencheon, NHS Sustainable Development Unit Ms Rachel Stancliffe & Dr Frances Mortimer, The Campaign for Greener Healthcare, Oxford 15:45 Combining environmental awareness with the practice of anaesthesia Dr Alan McGlennan, Hampstead 16:30 Discussion 16:40 Depart