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Home Events & Courses Webinars The pointy end: greening sharps and drug waste

The pointy end: greening sharps and drug waste

Please join us for 'The pointy end: greening sharps and drug waste' webinar on Tuesday 22 November 6.30-7.30pm AEDT.

Sharps and pharmaceutical waste disposal presents an ongoing challenge for environmental sustainability in healthcare. Navigating this space can be confusing for medical professionals due to varying regulations across regions and within hospital networks. 

In its next webinar, the ANZCA Environmental Sustainability Network will cover green disposal of sharps and drugs waste with two keynote speakers, Dr Martin Minehan and Dr Taryn Naggs who will share their research to shed light on these important issues.

We’ll then hear from an expert panel including Dr Daniel Brooks Reid who is the principal investigator for TRA2SH’s (Trainee-led Research and Audit in Anaesthesia for Sustainability in Healthcare) and have the opportunity to ask questions in a live Q&A.The webinar will be co-chaired by ESN Executive members Dr Archana Shrivathsa and Dr Rajesh Pachchigar.

We encourage and invite participation from all healthcare professionals to join us for this webinar.

We would like to thank Drug Waste International for supporting this webinar.

Invited speakers

We are pleased to welcome the following speakers:

Keynote speakers


We would like to thank the speakers who donate many hours of their time to organise, prepare and present.

Registration

Registration is now open to anyone and is free of charge.

Included in your registration:

  • Ability to send through questions prior to the live Q&A stream
  • Access to a live stream of the Q&A
  • Access to a recording of this live stream for up to 12 months post the webinar.

Continuing professional development (CPD)

Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance accredited to their CPD portfolio within 14 days of the conclusion of the meeting.

Please note, in order to receive your CPD points, you are required to register for this webinar.

If you are not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program, please check with your respective colleges regarding CPD.

Contact us

For further information, please contact us.

  • Date

    22 November

  • Time

    6.30pm-7.30pm

  • Location

    Webinar, Via Zoom

Last updated 15:16 6.02.2023