Annette C. Reboli, M.D. Dean Professor of Medicine and Tenured Professor of Biomedical Science
The Twin Demics
COVID-19 Virus Stand against Racism
Current Challenges in Health Care
for
including
pandemic
• Workforce Issues
workforce diversity, preventing burnout • Quality and Patient Safety • Preparation
the next outbreak, epidemic,
• Leveraging technology • Access and affordability • Restoring compassion
ENVIRONMENTAL
2014– US health care industry produced an estimated 480 million metric tons of CO2 (~8% of country’s total emissions.)* Hospital care, physician/clinical services, structures/equipment, pharmaceuticals *Pichler et al International Comparison of Health Care Carbon Footprints. Environmental Research Letters
HEALTHCARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL Research by Cornell University states that health care facilities around the world are creating about 7.5 pounds per person of PPE waste daily through COVID19-associated services, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/01/engineers-propose-greener-recycling-medical-ppe-waste
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Is US Health Care Environmentally Sustainable?
• US Health Care Reform
• Initiatives of Individual Health Systems—mostly aimed at “green” buildings vs. the carbon of the practice of medicine itself
• Failure of the environmental movement to offer health care an effective paradigm for sustainability
Role of Preventative Medicine
Allocation, triage, and bioethics
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Opportunities for Green Health Care Initiatives
Patients
Education, Carbon Awareness, Ecotherapy
Physicians
green
CME,
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Activism,
health centers, green teams,
green prescriptions
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
SOCIAL
to the Community
Pay Parity
Patients, Employees, Community, Board, Business
and Safety
Information
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• Service
• Gender
• Engagement:
Partners • Access • Quality
• Protecting
Key Technology Trends Impacting ESG Across Healthcare
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• Artificial Intelligence • 3D Printing • Cybersecurity • Telehealth • Wearable Devices • Access to medications and vaccines in under-served areas and developing countries
GOVERNANCE
Compliance with laws and regulatory
Board Diversity
Shared governance
Mergers and acquisitions
profit hospitals, health care systems, medical schools
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