Care for the Earth
This is an invitation to join us in a discussion around how we Care for the Earth in organizations that have a substantial environmental footprint. Our speaker, Laurie Thomas, Senior Clinical Program Director, will share how Unity Health in Toronto has committed to identifying and acting on meaningful changes to respond to calls for action related to climate change.
This presentation will look at ways we can demonstrate commitment to our mission and values, in the belief that we demonstrate our priorities with how we allocate our resources. This is an invitation to join us in a discussion around how we Care for the Earth in organizations that have a substantial environmental footprint. Our speaker, Laurie Thomas, Senior Clinical Program Director, will share how Unity Health in Toronto has committed to identifying and acting on meaningful changes to respond to calls for action related to climate change.
The changes that have been made at Unity Health are not strictly applicable to a healthcare environment and can be valuable for many organizations and industries. This presentation will look at ways we can demonstrate commitment to our mission and values, a belief that we demonstrate our priorities with how we allocate our resources. Ms. Thomas is passionate about this work and will share specific examples of how to get started, impacts to consider and how to expand your reach once the work begins to take root. There will be time to ask questions during the session.
LAURIE THOMAS (RN, BN, CPN(C), IMHL Mmgmt) is the Senior Clinical Program Director of Surgery, Ambulatory Care Clinics, Orthopedic and Mobility Programs, Bariatric Centre of Excellence at Unity Health in Toronto, which includes St. Micheal’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Providence Health. Laurie has worked in large academic centres and community hospitals in Montreal, Toronto, Kingston, and St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. She holds a Master’s in Health Leadership and a Master’s of Management from McGill University.
Some notable accomplishments include implementing software to improve information flow in the OR, PACU and SDAC, Leadership award recipient for her work in developing a Live Donor Kidney Transplant Program (2017 KHSC) and providing leadership for the Annual Surgical Sustainability Conference in Toronto.
Her passion for finding ways to reduce the substantial environmental footprint of any surgical department has extended to many other areas in hospitals, and can easily inspire those in other industries to look for ways to create more sustainable practices.
Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
Time: 8:30am to 10L00am
Location: In person / 101-156 Marion Street (Réseau Compassion Network Gathering Space)
Free to attend.
[raw]
[/raw]