Reusables in Healthcare: Cutting Waste, Costs and Carbon Footprints Webinar

Speaker: Emily Chin, BSc
This session will showcase how healthcare organizations can transition from single-use items to reusables, reducing waste and improving cost-efficiency without compromising patient
safety. You’ll hear case studies from Vancouver Coastal health, success stories, best practices and practical steps for adopting reusables in everyday health care settings. Session objectives:
o Understand the environmental and financial benefits of switching to reusables in healthcare.
o Understanding high-impact procurement opportunities and key intervention points in the procurement cycle where reusables can be considered. o Discover successful case studies of
hospitals and clinics implementing reusables.

Emily has a diverse background in sustainability, with experience in both public and private sectors. At Reeve, she has led numerous projects developing sustainability and procurement programs, most recently working with the Asian Development Bank, Vancouver Coastal Health, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada, and BCNET.

Before joining Reeve, Emily worked in the non-profit sector at Food Stash Foundation, where she addressed surplus food in the supply chain and distributed it to food-insecure individuals. Emily has also worked with a waste management facility in Indonesia, where she minimized household waste contamination through education and training.

Emily holds a Bachelor of Science in Global Resource Systems from UBC, specializing in Global Health, Nutrition, and Sustainable Development. In her spare time, she enjoys scuba diving, hiking, and snowboarding in the mountains.

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