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Here are some of the upcoming events that focus on issues addressed by HCWH. For more information, visit each event's website, and be sure to visit our work group issue pages (detailed on the left navigation bar).

CleanMed Europe

Join us in Oxford from 17th to 19th September for CleanMed Europe, focusing this year on Sustainable Pathways to Healthcare. CleanMed Europe is the only European conference on sustainability within the health care sector, addressing the environmental impact of the health care sector on a local, regional, and global level. Hosted this year in the UK, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and Health Care Without Harm welcome you to Oxford for the fourth conference of its kind. We invite you to network with other professionals across the health and social care spectrum, discover new sustainable solutions for healthcare and develop your thinking about how your work can contribute to a sustainable future. Read more about the conference and register at www.CleanMedEurope.org.

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Webinar: How Sustainable Hospitals Are Achieving Major Savings

Health Care Without Harm and The Commonwealth Fund present a webinar based on the recent groundbreaking findings on how hospitals can achieve savings and reduce their carbon footprint through sustainability programs. This one-hour webinar draws on the findings of a recent Health Care Without Harm Research Collaborative/ Commonwealth Fund study, "Can Sustainable Hospitals Help Bend the Health Care Cost Curve?" which shows that savings from interventions to reduce energy use and waste, and achieve operating room supply efficiencies could exceed $5.4 billion over five years and $15 billion over 10 years for the health care sector. In addition to detailing the study findings, the webinar includes presentations from two health systems about why they chose to focus on sustainability and what challenges and rewards are in store.

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