Events

Sustainability in Practice education conference

Thu, 24/05/2012 (All day)

This conference brings together participants in the Higher Education Academy’s ‘Green Academy: Curricula for Tomorrow’ change programme together with colleagues from Nottingham engaged in aspects of education for sustainability. The focus of the day is on curriculum and the ways in which sustainability can be embedded into teaching, learning and the overall student experience. Includes a session on Learning for Sustainability in the Health Professions from Dr Linda East (Lecturer in Nursing, The University of Nottingham).

Sustainable Health Care - Swedish Solutions

Thu, 14/06/2012 - 12:30 - 18:00

Swedish Ambassador's Residence, 27Portland Place, London, W1B 1QA

Sweden has for many years been at the forefront of sustainable and green healthcare. This event at the Swedish Ambassor's Place will demonstrate why and how Sweden has implemented sustainable healthcare in practice.

ASME workshop - teaching sustainable healthcare

Thu, 19/07/2012 (All day)

The Brighton Centre

Good news - the SHE workshop proposal we submitted to the ASME has been accepted as a 90 minute 'Intra conference workshop' on Thursday 19th July at the Brighton Annual Scientific Meeting.

Presenters: David Pearson, Stefi Barna, Sarah Walpole, Jason Horsley. To attend: register before Friday 15th June. Registration will open in March 2012.

Green Nephrology Summit 2012

Wed, 26/09/2012 (All day)

Birmingham (venue tbc)

The Green Nephrology Network invites you to Birmingham on 26th September 2012 to

Meet the Green Nephrology Local Representatives
Share experience
Help create the vision for Green Nephrology in 2013 and beyond.

The programme will feature: Keynote speech from Dr Donal O’Donoghue, National Clinical Director for Kidney Care | “Masterclass” workshops with Green Nephrology Local Representatives | Green Nephrology Awards

Bike Week!

Sat, 16/06/2012 (All day) - Sun, 24/06/2012 (All day)

UK-wide

Bike Week is the UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event, with almost half a million people participating at events across the country. The aim is to promote everyday cycling for everyone and to get more people cycling, more often. What could your kidney unit do to help staff and patients get cycling?

Improving population health in an unstable climate: The role of the educator

Tue, 04/09/2012 - 12:00 - 13:15

Cambridge

This international panel debate will take place at NET2012 (the annual conference for networking in healthcare education).

The panel will explore the ways in which health professional educators can respond to the need to prepare students for the clinical consequences of an increasingly unstable climate and to change clinical practice to support a more sustainable health care system. Issues examined will include changes in global health education, financial cuts together with dwindling resources and health challenges such as obesity.

CleadMed Europe 2012

Wed, 26/09/2012 (All day) - Fri, 28/09/2012 (All day)

Malmo, Sweden

CleanMed Europe is THE European conference on sustainability within the health care sector. The conference addresses the environmental impact of the health care sector on a local, regional, and global level. During 26-28 September 2012 the European version of the conference will be held for the third time in its history.