Flash Talks

Come take a quick dive into some of our most important topics. Each presenter will share their message in 5 minutes or less. Following their talk, speakers will stay on for live Q&A from the audience.        

• Flash Talk 1: Critical access hospital shares sustainability success - A critical access hospital with no experience in sustainable practices cultivated passion among leaders at all levels. Learn how this health system has achieved small wins that accomplish big projects. (Todd Mourning & Lynne Metz)              
• Flash Talk 2: Less food to landfills, more food for communities - One health system in California expanded their food recovery work to 16 of their facilities, donating thousands of pounds of food to their surrounding communities. Learn about the initiative and hear from a recipient organization about the impact. (Bill Pride & Vickie Sargetis)              
• Flash Talk 3: Waste reduction in the age of poor recycling markets - Recycling markets are crashing and waste is on the rise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What are our options? Learn about how a circular economy approach can support waste reduction efforts. (Chris Bodkin)              
• Flash Talk 4: Evaluating Scope 3 emissions in health care - About 82% of health care sector's carbon footprint comes from Scope 3 emissions. Learn about the basics of Scope 3 emissions and opportunities for mitigation and taking action. (Keith Edgerton)              
• Flash Talk 5: New approaches to health care in an era of pandemics & climate change - There isn't an ethical prescident for rationing of health care, whether it be during the COVID-19 pandemic or beyond. Is this a framework we need to develop as we approach an increase in widespread climate disasters?  Or should we be reconsidering our approach to health care delivery to build resilience as a preventative measure? Hear more about ethical triaging and addressing health care inequalities. (James Black)

CE - Continuing Education

This session qualifies for the following continuing education credits: ACCME: .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ ANCC: .75 contact hours ACCO: 20 minutes CC-P® elective credits ACHE: NO CE AIA: NO CE AHRMM: NO CE CDR: TBD For information on how to claim your CE credit, please click the “CE Information” button on the Swapcard homepage.