Programme
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Tuesday 2 February 2010
Plenary Programme, Language English
| 09:00 – 09:15 |
Welcome Mrs. Mardoeka van Brussel, European Institute for Medical Waste (The Netherlands) |
| 09:15 – 09:45 |
Opening Lecture Dr. Philip Rushbrook, International Sustainable Waste Management, Visiting Professor University of Northampton (United Kingdom) |
| 09:45 – 10:20 |
Reusable (sharps) bins vs. Disposable (sharps) bins Mr. Ed Krisiunas, Waste Not Want Not International (USA) |
| 10:20 – 10:55 |
Waste Minimization & Recycling Mr. John Leigh, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (USA) |
| 10:55 – 11:30 |
Coffee / tea break |
| 11:30 – 12:05 |
Efficacy testing on Alternative Treatment Technologies Dr. Malcom Holliday, National Health Service (England) |
| 12:05 – 13:15 |
Infection Prevention & Infection Control Mrs. Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, International Consultant Infection Prevention (The Netherlands) |
| 13.15 – 14.15 |
Lunch |
| 14.15 – 14.40 |
ADR Regulations on the transportation of medical waste (background)
Mrs. Julie Pompe, Société Nationale de Contrôle Technique (Luxembourg) (Luxembourg) |
| 14.40 – 15.05 |
Incineration vs. Decontamination Mr. Pawel Gluzynski, Healthcare Without Harm (England) |
| 15.05 – 15.30 |
Background SIGN (Safe Injection Global Network) and sharps waste management Dr Selma Khamassi, Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN), World Health Organization (Switzerland) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Update on H1N1 and the role of hand hygiene Mrs. Gertie van Knippenberg-Gordebeke, International Consultant Infection Prevention (The Netherlands) |
| 16:00 -16:30 |
Coffee / tea break |
| 16:30 – 17:30 |
Round Table Discussion: Introduction of new regulations: experiences and approaches Mr. Ed Krisiunas, Waste Not Want Not International (USA) |
| 17:30 – 20:00 |
Network Reception |
Wednesday 3 February 2010
| 08:45 – 09:00 |
Opening The importance of international cooperation Mr. Farzad Henareh, European Institute for Medical Waste (The Netherlands) |
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The Netherlands, Language Dutch
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| 09:00 – 09:25 |
Transportation of medical waste on national roads Mr. Rene Lamphen, LAZAC (The Netherlands) |
| 09:25 – 09:50 |
Introduction on the new medical waste policy (LAP 2) Mr. Joost Lommelaars, Senter Novem (Implementing policies for Healthcare Waste Management (The Netherlands) |
| 09:50 – 10:15 |
Dutch international assistance in improving medical waste management, Georgia as a pilot. Drs. Rik Kleinjans, AMECO Environmental Services & Mr. Harry Wernert, University Medical Centre Utrecht |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Coffee / Tea break |
| 10:45 – 11:25 |
Care institutes and Environmental monitoring with the Envirometer Mr. Adriaan van Engelen, Environmental Platform Healthcare |
| 11.25 – 12.00 |
Guideline decontamination equipment Mr. Arjan van Drongelen, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (The Netherlands) |
| 12.00 – 12:30 |
Disposal of medical waste in 2010 Mr. Rene Lamphen, LAZAC (The Netherlands) |
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Belgium, Language French & Dutch
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| 09:00 – 09:45 |
Cooperation between the three regions Mr. Aart Vandebroek, Abesco (Belgium) |
| 09:45 – 10:15 |
Experiences from Hopital Erasme concerning Medical Waste Mr. Christian Woiche, Hopital Erasme (Bruxelles, Belgium) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Coffee / Tea break |
| 10.45 – 11.30 |
Draft law decontamination of Medical Waste (Flemish Region) Mr. Nico Vanaken, Ministry Environment (Flemish Region, Belgium) |
| 11:30 – 12.15 |
Management of solid and liquid medical/biological waste by Institute Pasteur Mrs. Nathalie Denoyés, Institute Pasteur (France) |
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France, Language French
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| 09:00 – 09:35 |
Regulations concerning medical waste management Mr. Jean-Luc Richon, Ministry of Health (France) |
| 09.35 – 10.15 |
Efficiency Control and approval of waste management systems Mr. Fabien Squinazi, Hygiene Laboratory of the City of Paris (France) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Coffee / Tea break |
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Management of solid and liquid medical/biological waste by Institute Pasteur Mrs. Nathalie Denoyés, Institute Pasteur (France) |
| 11:15 – 11:50 |
Advanced Technologies medical waste treatment Mr. Jeff Squalli, Ecodas (France) |
| 11.50 – 12.25 |
Experience from the Leon Berard Hospital on Medical Waste Management Mr. Francis Lopez, Leon Berard Hospital Lyon (France) |
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Germany, Language German
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| 09:00 – 09:35 |
How to handle sharps Mrs. Tide Voigt, Charité Hospital Berlin (Germany) |
| 09.35 – 10.15 |
Regulation on medical waste treatments Dr. Ute Piper, Etlog-Health (Germany) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Coffee / Tea break |
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Regulations on decontamination of infectious medical waste Dr. Martin Mielke, Robert Koch Institute (Germany) |
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United Kingdom
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| 09:00 – 09:45 |
Updates on important legislation or better practise for medical wastes Mrs. Lorraine Holme, Department of Health (United Kingdom) |
| 09.45 – 10.15 |
Handling issues and solutions for personnel in the clinical waste chain i.e. porters / waste carriers Dr. Anne Woolridge, University of Northampton (United Kingdom) |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Coffee / Tea break |
| 10:45 – 11:30 |
Seggregation practises at a large London based acute Trust Mrs. Tania Palk, Environmental Manager for King’s College London (United Kingdom) |
| 11:30- 12:15 |
Medical waste: A regulatory perspective for auditing healthcare organisations. Mr. Mark Heggie, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (United Kingdom) |
CONTINUATION INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME
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| 12:15 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Up and coming approaches to minimize pollution Mr. Ed Krisiunas, Waste Not Want Not International |
| 15:00 -15:30 |
Coffee / tea break |
| 15:30 – 16:20 |
Round Table Discussion: HCWM in Southern-European Countries Mr. Fermin Retamero, Ambimed (Portugal) |
| 16:20 – 17:20 |
Importance of International cooperation Mr. Ed Krisiunas & Mrs. Mardoeka van Brussel Waste Not Want Not International & European Institute for Medical Waste |
Coffee/tea break
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