AASHE Campus Sustainability Hub

This course is specifically designed to support healthcare professionals in staying up to date with the latest evidence-based practices and enhancing their skills and knowledge. By enrolling, participants will earn valuable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, ensuring they meet professional development requirements while improving their expertise. It's an excellent opportunity to expand knowledge, stay ahead in the field, and enhance the quality of care provided to patients. The course covers the interconnectedness of health, healthcare, and climate change, providing an understanding of carbon footprints and the importance of measuring them. Participants will learn to identify steps in estimating a carbon footprint of quality improvement projects or clinical pathways, utilize carbon conversion factors, and recognize good practices in carbon footprinting studies in healthcare. Additionally, the course offers practical experience in carbon footprinting on small or simple quality improvement projects. Designed for healthcare professionals, quality improvement leads, and students, this course provides the knowledge and tools necessary to contribute to sustainability efforts within the healthcare sector.

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