Nursing for the environment. Photo Paul Jeffers
Want to understand how climate change and environmental degradation affects public health?
Or perhaps you’re interested in adopting a more robust waste reduction program at your hospital or facility.
The next ‘Nursing for the Environment – intensive’ course on 18 June, run by Ros Morgan, ANMF (Vic Branch)’s environmental health officer, will help you deliver patient care while still treading lightly on the planet, reducing emissions and waste and conserving resources and the environment.
This one-day intensive course is suitable for nurses, midwives and personal care workers.
‘We pack a lot of information into one day to provide an overview of a large topic,’ Ros says.
You’ll meet like-minded nurses, midwives and carers and have opportunity to share and learn from each other, as well as ask questions and develop projects suited to specific departments.
Areas covered:
- understanding climate change and environmental degradation in a public health framework
- how our practice contributes to the problem
- examining the regulatory and ethical frameworks governing healthcare organisations
- using those frameworks to validate projects and changes to practices
- consideration of case studies involving changed practices, waste reduction, emissions and costs
- exploring behavioural change principles and how they apply in the healthcare sector
- learning how to develop and present business cases and action plans.
You’ll also be introduced to a range of ready to use tools and resources.
