10.00am - 1:00pm WORKSHOP A: Setting up a Waste Management Committee: How to Maximise the Success of Each Initiative

Often overlooked as a ‘less important’ component of the day-to-day operation of a hospital, effective waste management is paramount to every hospital’s bottom-line. While not being able to ‘make money’ from your waste management strategies, proficient and proactive waste management can greatly impact the hospital’s bottom-line. A whole of hospital approach is needed to maximise each attribute of the waste management strategies and solid stakeholder management is essential. The Royal Perth Hospital has successfully engaged all levels of staff to create HEAT (Health Environmental Awareness Team). Find out how to roll out a similar program or strengthen your current initiative in this intense and insightful workshop:

In this workshop you will:

• Identify the start-up mechanisms required for a successful waste management committee
• Learn how to triumph when engaging seniorstaff
• Further your knowledge of the different waste management and recycling strategies available to you
• Ensure you maximise your whole of hospital participation with each initiative
• Evaluate your current waste management processes and discuss ways to increase their effect
• Explore other potential waste management procedures that will impact the volume,cost and environmental impact of your hospital

About your Facilitator:

Dayna Montgomery
Senior Occupational Therapist
ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL

Dayna Montgomery is a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Rehabilitation in the Home team at Royal Perth Hospital. When RPH Executive asked for interested staff to assist with the formulation of a taskforce to focus on environmental issues concerning the health service - Dayna volunteered and became a senior active member and secretary of the Health Environmental Awareness Team (HEAT). In just one year this team’s successes include conducting Living Smart Courses and information evenings for staff, convening a State conference, formulation of the HEAT website, nominated HEAT representatives for wards/ departments and the transporting of superseded hospital equipment to Samoa and Sudan.

2.00pm - 5:00pm SITE VISIT: Royal Brisbane Hospital & Royal Women’s Hospital

PRESENTED BY:

Gregg Butler
Manager
Environment and Waste

Identified as the centre of excellence the waste management strategies and processes at the RBH are considered best practice. Managing a team Gregg Butler has explored every option available to further the waste management practices available to the RBH and the staff. For more information, please visit www.hospitalwastemanagement.com.au. Book today, places are limited!

5.30pm - 8:30pm WORKSHOP B: Waste Management Plans in Healthcare

Effective waste management in every health facility is imperative when looking at the three most prominent challenges faced by those charged with waste management responsibilities:

• Reducing volumes of waste
• Minimising the total cost of your waste management strategies and processes
• Decreasing the environmental impact

Although the basics are self explanatory, indepth health waste knowledge, specific waste management strategies and orders of different processes can take years to perfect. In this workshop you will receive a rapid big picture overview and be able to identify key areas where you can start or improve your waste management procedures, formalise a succinct waste management plan and identify the core components needed for the waste management plan.

By attending this workshop you will:

• Understand the core components of a solid waste management plan: what should be addressed in a waste management plan and how to go about collating the necessary information to produce the document
• Step through different attributes of a waste management plan: data, feasibility analysis, education, monitoring and review
• Learn the basics of waste management strategy implementation: how to implement; when to implement specific strategies and why the change is necessary
• Distinguish the benefits of an improved waste management strategy
• Establish processes to overcome barriers that may come from staff and/or management
• Identify successful Implementation strategies for your waste management plan
• Outline different tips and pitfalls learnt from established waste management plans

About your Facilitator:

Dr Trevor Thornton
Senior Lecturer, Waste Expert
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

Trevor’s major research interests involve Clinical Waste & Healthcare Waste Management and also Environmental Education. Combining these two core attributes coupled with Trevor’s teaching areas of hazardous materials and waste management of those materials, risk management and environmental and sustainability management has enabled Trevor to be recognised as one of Australia’s leading waste minds.