Environmental initiatives in group purchasing organizations (GPOs)
Cathy Denning, RN, MSN
Senior Clinical Manager - Safety, Novation
"Novation environmental safety initiatives"Howard E. Sanders, MS
Senior VP, Group Purchasing Services - Premier, Inc.
"Environmentally preferable purchasing at Premier"Julie Plaga
General Manager, Broadland Inc.
"Implementing environmentally preferable purchasing at Broadlane"John Strong, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer - Consorta, Inc.
"Environmental initiatives in GPO's - Consorta"
Mercury-free hospitals
Pierre Gonyon, CHSP
Haz. Substance Specialist - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Trinity Health
Teresa Tice, MS
Safety Manager - Park Nicollet Health Services
"Mercury reduction: practical experiences from healthcare" A Resolution in Support of a Mercury Free initiative at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and its affiliated facilities (pdf) Steps Used to Replace B-5 Fixative with B-Plus Fixative (pdf) Mercury Thermometer Vapors (movie) Mercury Vapors (movie)Thomas J. Grant, MBA
Group Marketing Manager, Blood Pressure Solutions -
Welch Allyn, Inc.
"Safe, accurate blood pressure technologies"Concurrent Panel 2
Glove selection
Catherine Galligan, MS
Clearinghouse Manager - Sustainable Hospitals Project, UMass Lowell
"Considerations for selecting medical gloves"Concurrent Panel 3
Building green: tools and resources
Tom Lent
Health Care Project Coordinator - Healthy Building Network
"Evaluating emissions testing results"Robin Guenther, AIA
Principal - Guenther 5 Architects
"How green? Comparing green building standards"Concurrent Panel 4
Environmental management systems and green purchasing:
solutions or distractions?
Robert Springer
Director, Waste, Pesticides, and Toxics -
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region V
"The state of EMS in the U.S."Cheryl MacInnes, MBA
Program Manager Diagnostics and Support Services -
Cambridge Memorial Hospital
"Value of ISO certification and impact on purchasing processes"Manfred Mühlberger
Managing Director - ETA Environmental Management
"Gaining leverage in EMS through green purchasing in Europe"
Building green health care facilities -- case studies
Jane Wigle, OAA, MRAIC
Associate Principal - Dunlop Architects Inc.
"Canadian healthcare case study"Tom Lent
Health Care Project Coordinator - Healthy Building Network
"Healthcare construction case studies: American overview"Robin Guenther, AIA
Principal - Guenther 5 Architects;
Barbara Glickstein
Beth Israel
"Continuum Center for Health and Healing: a case study in green building"Thomas Belazzi, MDc. PhD, MAS
Environmental Coordinator - Mischek ZT
"Healthcare and green construction: overview and case studies from Europe"
