Friday - May 4th 2001

Kaiser Permanente's Vision of Environmental Stewardship
Presented by : Joseph W. Hummel, MPH, Senior Vice President for Contracts and Purchasing, Kaiser Permanente

Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare: Our Vision and Challenge
Presented by : Sharon O'Keefe, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

CHW:Aligning our Mission with Purchasing Decisions
Presented by : Peggy Styer, MBA, Director, Supply Chain Management, Catholic Healthcare West

Sustainable Health Care in Sweden: Why, How and When?
Presented by : Ake Wennmalm, MD, PhD, Environmental Director, Stockholm County Council and Professor of Clinical Physiology

DEHP: What Do We Know about the Risks of Medical Exposures in Children
Presented by: Katherine Shea, MD, MPH, Adjunct Professor, Duke University Medical School

Basell and Its Services for the Medical Industry
Presented by : Edward M. Phillips, Marketing Program Manager, Advanced Polyolefins, Basell Polyolefins

Making Hospital Gloves Safe : The Duke Experience
Presented by : Karen Worthington, MS, RN, COHN-S, Senior Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, American Nurses Association

The Regulatory Landscape for Reuse
Presented by Jan Schultz, MSN, RN, President, Jan Schultz and Associates

Environmentally Friendly Contracting Choices : A Case Study for Selecting Third Party Reprocessors
Presented by Pam Johnson, MHA, RN, Contract Administrator, Catholic Healthcare West

Plenary Panel: Environmental Initiatives in Group Purchasing Organizations
Presented by Ed Swieringa, Vice President, Business Partner Development, Broadlane

Plenary Panel: Environmental Initiatives in Group Purchasing Organizations
Presented by Joan Roberts, Director of Clinical Operations, Novation

Plenary Panel: Environmental Initiatives in Group Purchasing Organizations
Presented by John Strong, MBA, President, Consorta, Inc.

Cleaning for Health
Presented by Lara Sutherland, Senior Research Associate, INFORM, Inc.

Sustrainability Imperatives for Health Care Facilities
Presented by Gail Vittori, Co-Director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems

Waste Reduction Initiatives and the Connection to Purchasing Decisions,
Part I
Presented by Laura Brannen, Programs Coordinator, Health Care Without Harm

Waste Reduction Intiatives and the Connection to Purchasing Decisions,
Part II
Presented by Janet Brown, Waste Manager, Beth Israel Medical Center

Plenary Panel: Implementing Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Presented by Tom Gruber, MBA, Vice President, Material Management, Catholic Health East