ANMF (Vic Branch)
Health & Environmental Sustainability Conference 2022
Welcome
Welcome to the 9th ANMF (Vic Branch) Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference.
This conference will give you an overview of Victorian healthcare services’ obligations, how they are tackling waste and energy challenges, and some of the great sustainability work that continues to be done in healthcare despite the challenges of the global pandemic.
ANMF holds this conference, for the same reason you are here today, because we are facing a climate change crisis and we are already seeing the impacts on our health infrastructure, workforce and communities.
We hope you are inspired by the innovative work by nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers who recognise the link between climate change and health, and are doing something about it.
Madeleine Harradence, ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary
Madeleine Harradence, ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary
Thank you to our Principle Sponsor HESTA, Silver Sponsor Aware Super and Bronze Sponsor Nurses & Midwives Health Fund.
Thank you to our Principle Sponsor HESTA, Silver Sponsor Aware Super and Bronze Sponsor Nurses & Midwives Health Fund.
AGENDA
8am Registration
8.40am Conference welcome with ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Madeleine Harradence
8.45am Conference open with ANMF (Vic Branch) Environmental Health Officer Ros Morgan
8.55am State Address: Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes, Lily D’Ambrosio MP
9.05am Keynote: A conversation with Maggie Beer AO – an appetite for life, the Maggie Beer Foundation and their work improving food in aged care as the fastest path to wellbeing
9.50am Food waste. Can we do better? with dietitian Dr Jorja Collins, Monash University and Eastern Health
10.25am Gold Sponsor address – HESTA
10.30am Morning tea
AGENDA
8am Registration
8.40am Conference welcome with ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Madeleine Harradence
8.45am Conference open with ANMF (Vic Branch) Environmental Health Officer Ros Morgan
8.55am State Address: Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change and Minister for Solar Homes, Lily D’Ambrosio MP
9.05am Keynote: A conversation with Maggie Beer AO – an appetite for life, the Maggie Beer Foundation and their work improving food in aged care as the fastest path to wellbeing
9.50am Food waste. Can we do better? with dietitian Dr Jorja Collins, Monash University and Eastern Health
10.25am Gold Sponsor address – HESTA
10.30am Morning tea
Maggie Beer
Maggie Beer
11am Clinical panel
- Sustainable theatres – medication bottles and other projects with clinical nurse educator Mary Anne Laysico Magnaye and registered nurse Thao Ly, Western Health
- Applying the clinical waste tools in a clinical setting – Lifeblood with enrolled nurse Antoinette Pitt, Lifeblood – Ringwood
- Dermatology with a difference; creating a sustainable clinic with registered nurse Heidi Gilbert, East Malvern Dermatology, Foley Dermatology
- Sustainability in providing end-of-life care with registered nurse Sinead Hickmott, West Gippsland Healthcare Group
12.10pm Panel Q&A
12.25pm Uniform recycling with Ambulance Victoria Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic and team manager Jo Algie, a Community Champion award winner – Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2021
12.35pm Interactive session – pharmaceutical survey
12:45pm Silver sponsor address – Aware Super
12.50pm Lunch
11am Clinical panel
- Sustainable theatres – medication bottles and other projects with clinical nurse educator Mary Anne Laysico Magnaye and registered nurse Thao Ly, Western Health
- Applying the clinical waste tools in a clinical setting – Lifeblood with enrolled nurse Antoinette Pitt, Lifeblood – Ringwood
- Dermatology with a difference; creating a sustainable clinic with registered nurse Heidi Gilbert, East Malvern Dermatology, Foley Dermatology
- Sustainability in providing end-of-life care with registered nurse Sinead Hickmott, West Gippsland Healthcare Group
12.10pm Panel Q&A
12.25pm Uniform recycling with Ambulance Victoria Advanced Life Support (ALS) paramedic and team manager Jo Algie, a Community Champion award winner – Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2021
12.35pm Interactive session – pharmaceutical survey
12:45pm Silver sponsor address – Aware Super
12.50pm Lunch
Jo Algie
Jo Algie
1.30pm Driving a circular economy for packaging with Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation sustainability manager Jayne Paramour
2pm Strength in diversity – observations of an ecologist, now registered nurse with registered nurse graduate Lucinda Gibson, Echuca Regional Health
2.15pm Polling: replaceable single use plastics in your workplace
2.20pm The Single-use plastics ban is coming. What does this mean for Victorian healthcare?
- What does the Single-use plastics ban mean for Victorian healthcare? with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Waste and Recycling Division manager Amanda Elliott
- Resources – reducing single-use plastics in healthcare with Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) office manager Ben Mouat
- Practical examples – reducing single-use plastics in healthcare with registered nurse and clinical products advisor Stephanie Hughes, South West Healthcare Victoria
2.50pm Panel Q&A
2.55pm Make it happen: Behaviour change principles and working with your team with Sustainability Victoria acting manager of behavioural insights and social research | community action Dianna McDonald
3.20pm Surgical blue mask upcycling: precious plastics –MC address
3.25pm Nothing’s waste ‘til we waste it: Terracycle's head of business development and retail ANZ, Ben Elvy
3.45pm Closing remarks
3.50pm Event close
1.30pm Driving a circular economy for packaging with Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation sustainability manager Jayne Paramour
2pm Strength in diversity – observations of an ecologist, now registered nurse with registered nurse graduate Lucinda Gibson, Echuca Regional Health
2.15pm Polling: replaceable single use plastics in your workplace
2.20pm The Single-use plastics ban is coming. What does this mean for Victorian healthcare?
- What does the Single-use plastics ban mean for Victorian healthcare? with Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning Waste and Recycling Division manager Amanda Elliott
- Resources – reducing single-use plastics in healthcare with Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) office manager Ben Mouat
- Practical examples – reducing single-use plastics in healthcare with registered nurse and clinical products advisor Stephanie Hughes, South West Healthcare Victoria
2.50pm Panel Q&A
2.55pm Make it happen: Behaviour Change principles and working with your team with Sustainability Victoria acting manager of behavioural insights and social research | community action Dianna McDonald
3.20pm Surgical blue mask upcycling: precious plastics –MC address
3.25pm Nothing’s waste ‘til we waste it: Terracycle's head of business development and retail ANZ, Ben Elvy
3.45pm Closing remarks
3.50pm Event close
Maddy Harradence
Maddy Harradence
ROOMS 212/213 - LEVEL 2
MELBOURNE CONVENTION CENTRE.
housekeeping
Registration
Please make sure you check in at the ANMF registration desk in the morning of the conference.
Certificates of attendance will only be emailed to attendees who have registered their attendance with ANMF staff on the day of the conference.
Assistance
ANMF staff will be available at the registration desk for the duration of the conference to help you with any queries you may have.
COVID-19 safety
Attendees have been asked to please stay home should they feel unwell or have been exposed to COVID-19. If you should start to feel unwell, please remove yourself from the conference and let our staff know as soon as possible via an email to events@anmfvic.asn.au.
The venue
The conference will be held on level 2, in rooms 212/213 (see map above) of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). The catering and trade display will be held outside these rooms on level 2.
The MCEC website has useful information getting to venue, car parking, accessibility and onsite facilities.
Participate in today's event
We will be using a program called Mentimetre today for polls and Q&A. Mentimetre is an easy-to-use, web-based platform. To participate, you can either:
- use this link to be taken directly to the appropriate polling and Q&A pages
- visit: menti.com and type in the code: 9367 8986
- of, if you have more than one device with you today, scan the QR code below.
When you are invited to participate, have your phone ready to go via one of the above methods.
Photography and filming
This event may be photographed and filmed. If you have any concerns please speak with an ANMF staff member during the conference.
Dietary requirements
There is a counter for conference participants who nominated a dietary requirement on their registration form. Please note vegetarians will be catered for in the main catering area, unless otherwise signposted.
Trade display
To be COVID safe we have limited traders at this event to our sponsors only, who are generously supporting this event. Please take a moment to visit their stalls.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed in the building. Please use the outside smoking area (on the ground floor) if you wish to smoke.
Cloak room
Cloaking facilities for your luggage are located near the main reception (Hilton Pan Pacific entrance) of MCEC.
Evaluation
We value your feedback about the conference and ask that you take a minute to complete our evaluation form to help us improve our service and conference organisation.
The evaluation form will also be emailed to you in the week following the conference. Those who complete the evaluation will be entered into a draw to win one of several prizes generously donated by our sponsors.
Emergencies
MCEC staff will be on hand to guide you in case of emergency.
Certificates
Certificates will be emailed to you one week following the conference.
Conference presentations
Powerpoint presentations made available by conference speakers for distribution will be uploaded to the ANMF website and this digital booklet in June. You will be notified by email when they become available to view.
The ANMF Health and Sustainability Resource page
ANMF (Vic Branch) has put together a range of helpful resources for nurses and midwives working in sustainability. These are under the categories of:
- Clinical and related waste in healthcare
- Waste segregation in healthcare
- Pharmaceutical waste in healthcare
- PVC recycling in healthcare
- Organics diversion
- Single use metal instrument recycling in healthcare
- Climate change impact on health and wellbeing
- Governance in healthcare and other resources
- Sustainability networking and education
On this page you will find a number of posters and powerpoints that are ready to use in your clinical setting, or only requiring mild adaptation to local procedure. These resources have been created to align with relevant Victorian guidance and regulation in their original and unchanged format. Clinicians must consult and implement local protocol and prompt documents.
The ANMF Health and Sustainability Resource page
ANMF (Vic Branch) has put together a range of helpful resources for nurses and midwives working in sustainability. These are under the categories of:
- Clinical and related waste in healthcare
- Waste segregation in healthcare
- Pharmaceutical waste in healthcare
- PVC recycling in healthcare
- Organics diversion
- Single use metal instrument recycling in healthcare
- Climate change impact on health and wellbeing
- Governance in healthcare and other resources
- Sustainability networking and education
On this page you will find a number of posters and powerpoints that are ready to use in your clinical setting, or only requiring mild adaptation to local procedure. These resources have been created to align with relevant Victorian guidance and regulation in their original and unchanged format. Clinicians must consult and implement local protocol and prompt documents.
ANMF (Vic Branch) Green Nurses and Midwives Facebook Page
Join with a networking group dedicated to connecting health professionals who are passionate about making real improvements to sustainability in healthcare. Please share your resources, tips, tricks and encouragement in green health initiatives.
If you’d like to join you must answer all three membership questions or your request will be declined. If you invite people, please send them the link so they can answer them when/if they decide to join.
ANMF (Vic Branch) Green Nurses and Midwives Facebook Page
Join with a networking group dedicated to connecting health professionals who are passionate about making real improvements to sustainability in healthcare. Please share your resources, tips, tricks and encouragement in green health initiatives.
If you’d like to join you must answer all three membership questions or your request will be declined. If you invite people, please send them the link so they can answer them when/if they decide to join.
Nursing for the Environment – Intensive | Online CPD
Hate the waste? Recycle at home but not at work? Want to be a part of a quality project that cleans up the way your department practices healthcare?
Nursing for the environment – INTENSIVE is a practical and informational course designed to strengthen your advocacy and leadership around climate mitigation and environmentally sustainable workplace practice. Learn about governance requirements, speak with a range of experts, and develop an action plan.
This course is suitable for registered nurses, enrolled nurses, midwives and personal care workers.
Courses for the remainder of 2022 are on Thursday 16 June and Wednesday 14 September.
Photo by Jocelyn Morales on Unsplash
Nursing for the Environment – Intensive | Online CPD
Hate the waste? Recycle at home but not at work? Want to be a part of a quality project that cleans up the way your department practices healthcare?
Nursing for the environment – INTENSIVE is a practical and informational course designed to strengthen your advocacy and leadership around climate mitigation and environmentally sustainable workplace practice. Learn about governance requirements, speak with a range of experts, and develop an action plan.
This course is suitable for registered nurses, enrolled nurses, midwives and personal care workers.
Courses for the remainder of 2022 are on Thursday 16 June and Wednesday 14 September.
ANMF (Vic Branch) Pharmaceutical waste webinar
ANMF (Vic Branch) members are invited to attend an online webinar on the appropriate disposal of pharmaceutical waste, to be held from 11.30am–12.45pm on Thursday 9 June.
This webinar will cover:
- pharmaceutical waste and its impact
- the regulatory and guidance expectations presented by various governing bodies
- An overview of existing tools for supporting the transition to pharmaceutical waste bins - including what options exist for waste disposal, and what challenges have been faced and overcome in introducing them.
Among the speakers will be Grace Wong, founder of Pharmacists for the Environment Australia
* Please note this webinar will be offered as a live online experience, with playback access offered for registered attendees for a fixed period of time.
Photo by nilufar nattaq on Unsplash
ANMF (Vic Branch) Pharmaceutical waste webinar
ANMF (Vic Branch) members are invited to attend an online webinar on the appropriate disposal of pharmaceutical waste, to be held from 11.30am–12.45pm on Thursday 9 June.
This webinar will cover:
- pharmaceutical waste and its impact
- the regulatory and guidance expectations presented by various governing bodies
- An overview of existing tools for supporting the transition to pharmaceutical waste bins - including what options exist for waste disposal, and what challenges have been faced and overcome in introducing them.
Among the speakers will be Grace Wong, founder of Pharmacists for the Environment Australia
* Please note this webinar will be offered as a live online experience, with playback access offered for registered attendees for a fixed period of time.
Online CPD: How to start a green team
‘I’d love to be a part of sustainability in my workplace, but I don’t know where to start.’
This is one of the most common requests for assistance the ANMF (Vic Branch) Health and Environmental Officer receives. Introducing sustainability: How to start a green team is a teaching module developed in response.
On completion of this module, you will have learned how to:
- Start a green team in your workplace.
- Justify sustainable healthcare practice for colleagues and management.
- Recruit green team members.
- Develop an agenda for your first meeting.
- Identify potential workplace projects and opportunities.
Join us in a fun project for your ward / department.
ANMF (Vic Branch) have teamed up with a couple of art suppliers who are interested in receiving the coloured circular hard plastic caps off pharmaceutical vials. If you can get them to the ANMF (Vic Branch) office at 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, we can get them to appreciative recipient groups.
Please note – only the flat caps off the pharmaceutical vial; no vials and no other bottle tops.
Online CPD: How to start a green team
‘I’d love to be a part of sustainability in my workplace, but I don’t know where to start.’
This is one of the most common requests for assistance the ANMF (Vic Branch) Health and Environmental Officer receives. Introducing sustainability: How to start a green team is a teaching module developed in response.
On completion of this module, you will have learned how to:
- Start a green team in your workplace.
- Justify sustainable healthcare practice for colleagues and management.
- Recruit green team members.
- Develop an agenda for your first meeting.
- Identify potential workplace projects and opportunities.
Join us in a fun project for your ward / department.
ANMF (Vic Branch) have teamed up with a couple of art suppliers who are interested in receiving the coloured circular hard plastic caps off pharmaceutical vials. If you can get them to the ANMF (Vic Branch) office at 535 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, we can get them to appreciative recipient groups.
Please note – only the flat caps off the pharmaceutical vial; no vials and no other bottle tops.
other resources
Climate Risk Module
Find out more about the development of a draft Climate Risk Module for consultation with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare and have your say.
The Global Green and Healthy network
The Global Green and Healthy Hospital network is a free, vibrant international community of hospitals, health facilities, health systems and health organisations, dedicated to reducing their ecological footprint and promoting public and environmental health.
The network connects and supports people leading the environmental agenda in healthcare institutions so they can share best practices and find solutions to common challenges.
Health institutions who are committed to reducing their environmental impact are invited to become GGHH members. ANMF (Vic Branch) members are also eligible to join Global Green and Healthy Hospitals.
Cooperative Power Australia
ANMF (Vic Branch) is a member of CoPower Australia and through your membership in ANMF, you are eligible to join.
CoPower is a new way for union members to buy clean, affordable and sustainable energy and build a better future. Your electricity bills can contribute to climate justice. CoPower is Australia’s only non-profit and cooperative energy retailer. So far in 2022 CoPower customer members have voted for $100,000 to go to projects that “do good”.
- Energy usage at wholesale rates
- No exit fees or lock ins
- Rates will not be increased for profit
- We commit to invest in community renewable energy
- Support workers and communities to take the power back
- Profits are returned to workers and communities
- You get a say in how we spend the electricity revenue
Find out straight up whether you will save or not. Simply grab your latest electricity bill and call 03 9068 6036 for a no obligation quote.
Photo by VD Photography on Unsplash
other resources
Climate Risk Module
Find out more about the development of a draft Climate Risk Module for consultation with the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare and have your say.
The Global Green and Healthy network
The Global Green and Healthy Hospital network is a free, vibrant international community of hospitals, health facilities, health systems and health organisations, dedicated to reducing their ecological footprint and promoting public and environmental health.
The network connects and supports people leading the environmental agenda in healthcare institutions so they can share best practices and find solutions to common challenges.
Health institutions who are committed to reducing their environmental impact are invited to become GGHH members. ANMF (Vic Branch) members are also eligible to join Global Green and Healthy Hospitals.
Cooperative Power Australia
ANMF (Vic Branch) is a member of CoPower Australia and through your membership in ANMF, you are eligible to join.
CoPower is a new way for union members to buy clean, affordable and sustainable energy and build a better future. Your electricity bills can contribute to climate justice. CoPower is Australia’s only non-profit and cooperative energy retailer. So far in 2022 CoPower customer members have voted for $100,000 to go to projects that “do good”.
- Energy usage at wholesale rates
- No exit fees or lock ins
- Rates will not be increased for profit
- We commit to invest in community renewable energy
- Support workers and communities to take the power back
- Profits are returned to workers and communities
- You get a say in how we spend the electricity revenue
Find out straight up whether you will save or not. Simply grab your latest electricity bill and call 03 9068 6036 for a no obligation quote.
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