We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies. Cookie Policy.

Features Partner Sites Information LinkXpress
Sign In
Advertise with Us

Download Mobile App




IHF to Launch Geneva Centre of Healthcare Leadership for Sustainability

By HospiMedica International staff writers
Posted on 06 Dec 2021
Print article
Illustration
Illustration

The International Hospital Federation (IHF; Geneva, Switzerland) is preparing to launch the Geneva Centre of Healthcare Leadership for Sustainability (the Centre) in 2022 in response to the need for hospitals and healthcare services to address climate change.

As the urgent messages of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) are reflected on across the globe, hospital leaders are increasingly aware of their responsibility to advance the sustainability agenda. Research shows that if the world’s healthcare sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest emitter of carbon emissions on the planet (The Lancet, Commission on Climate Change, 2009).

At the 44th World Hospital Congress held in Barcelona, Spain in November, sustainability was a key theme amongst delegates from around the world. Healthcare leaders and patients share the goal to make reducing climate impact a priority. However, this is a long-term challenge for the healthcare sector that will likely require multi-year commitments and the transformation of almost every aspect of how hospitals operate. There are currently few common standards within the industry, leading to different approaches and measurements which prevent comparisons and benchmarking. The Centre’s global reach and impact will build awareness and promote action among healthcare leaders, and provide capacity building to anchor leadership for sustainability into the healthcare sector for the long-term:

• Establishing the message and communicating the urgency for action, and the call to lead.

• Building the platform for initiatives, communication, programmes, and collective action.

• Constructing long-term support to keep the work ongoing for the decade ahead.

Recruitment is underway for the Centre’s core team, to be headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. As well as appointing an experienced Executive Director, initial hires will include skilled professionals for communication, education and training, and project management. The Centre will be established with the support of a private donor based in Geneva, channeled through the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), who are a member of the IHF.

“Hospital leaders are increasingly aware of this need for action on climate change,” explained Ronald Lavater, CEO of the IHF. “However, without adequate support for the development of new leadership competencies in sustainability, progress will come too slowly. With its global network of health authorities and hospital leaders, as well as strong links to institutions and NGOs within the international Geneva landscape, the International Hospital Federation is uniquely positioned to take a leadership role for this work.”

“We are at a pivotal moment to act against a global crisis,” said Bertrand Levrat, Director-General of the HUG and IHF Governing Council Member. “The Geneva Centre of Healthcare Leadership for Sustainability provides a timely opportunity to guide hospitals leaders on the agenda of climate change. Responding to the sustainability agenda is a long-term challenge for the healthcare sector, and hospital leaders cannot fully address this issue without adequate support.”

Related Links:
The International Hospital Federation 

Gold Member
SARS‑CoV‑2/Flu A/Flu B/RSV Sample-To-Answer Test
SARS‑CoV‑2/Flu A/Flu B/RSV Cartridge (CE-IVD)
Gold Member
Disposable Protective Suit For Medical Use
Disposable Protective Suit For Medical Use
Silver Member
Compact 14-Day Uninterrupted Holter ECG
NR-314P
New
Neonatal Transport Ventilator
Babylite

Print article

Channels

Critical Care

view channel
Image: The permeable wearable electronics developed for long-term biosignal monitoring (Photo courtesy of CityUHK)

Super Permeable Wearable Electronics Enable Long-Term Biosignal Monitoring

Wearable electronics have become integral to enhancing health and fitness by offering continuous tracking of physiological signals over extended periods. This monitoring is crucial for understanding an... Read more

Surgical Techniques

view channel
Image: NTT and Olympus have begun the world\'s first joint demonstration experiment of a cloud endoscopy system (Photo courtesy of Olympus)

Cloud Endoscopy System Enables Real-Time Image Processing on the Cloud

Endoscopes, which are flexible tubes inserted into the body's natural openings for internal examination and biopsy collection, are becoming increasingly vital in medical diagnostics. Their minimal invasiveness... Read more

Patient Care

view channel
Image: The newly-launched solution can transform operating room scheduling and boost utilization rates (Photo courtesy of Fujitsu)

Surgical Capacity Optimization Solution Helps Hospitals Boost OR Utilization

An innovative solution has the capability to transform surgical capacity utilization by targeting the root cause of surgical block time inefficiencies. Fujitsu Limited’s (Tokyo, Japan) Surgical Capacity... Read more

Health IT

view channel
Image: First ever institution-specific model provides significant performance advantage over current population-derived models (Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai)

Machine Learning Model Improves Mortality Risk Prediction for Cardiac Surgery Patients

Machine learning algorithms have been deployed to create predictive models in various medical fields, with some demonstrating improved outcomes compared to their standard-of-care counterparts.... Read more

Point of Care

view channel
Image: The PATHFAST hs-cTnI-II high-sensitivity troponin assay has been developed for the PATHFAST Biomarker Analyzer (Photo courtesy of Polymedco)

POC Myocardial Infarction Test Delivers Results in 17 Minutes

Chest pain is the second leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits by adults in the United States, generating over 7 million visits annually. In the event of a suspected heart attack, physicians... Read more
Copyright © 2000-2024 Globetech Media. All rights reserved.