PROGRAMME 2011
Day 1 – 8 February 2011
| 08.30 – 08.45 | Welcome Mr. Jaime Essed, Chairman European Medical Waste Conference (The Netherlands) |
| 08.45 – 09.30 | Operating a Central Materials Processing Point Mr. John Leigh, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (USA) |
| 09.30 – 10.15 | Waste Minimization in healthcare organizations Dr. Terry Tudor, University of Northampton (United Kingdom) |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee break |
| 10.45 – 12.00 | Panel discussion: Decontamination vs. Incineration - Mr. Davide Sgarzin – HCWH (Italy) - Mr. Rene Lamphen – (The Netherlands) - Mr. Jan-Joost van Walsum – (The Netherlands) - Mr. Alain Konings – Indaver – (Belgium) |
| 12.00 – 12.30 | Presentation of the 21st Century Medical Waste Containers Sanypick Plastic |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch break |
| 13.30 – 14.15 | Management of the healthcare waste in Punjab, Pakistan Mr. Junaid Habib Ullah, Shalamar Hospital Lahore (Pakistan) |
| 14.15 – 15.15 | The EU PILLS-project: Strategies to minimize the environmental risk of pharmaceutical waste. - Mrs. Eva Boehling, PILLS Project (Germany) - Mr. Helmut Blöch, DG Environment European Commisson (EU) - Mr. Steger-Hartman, Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Germany) - Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer, Leuphana University Lüneburg – (Germany) |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | Medical Waste Management in Scandinavian Countries Mr. Jan-Olav Sundqvist, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Sweden) |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | Coffee break |
| 16.15 – 17.00 | ISWA – Healthcare Waste Working Group Mr. Jan Kühling, ISWA – Chair of the Healthcare Waste Working Group (Germany) |
| 17.00 – 17.45 | Measuring Sustainability at Your Hospital Mr. Farzad Henareh, Senior Coordinator European Medical Waste Conference (The Netherlands) & Mr. John Leigh, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (USA) |
| 17.45 – 19.00 | Networking reception |
Day 2 – 9 February 2011
During the conference we offer interpretation services. Professional interpreters will translate English and French contributions to the conference simultaneously.
| 08.25 – 08.30 | Welcome Day 2 Mr. Farzad Henareh, Senior Coordinator European Medical Waste Conference (The Netherlands) |
| 08.30 – 09.15 | Health Care Waste Management in Europe Mr. Gunther Wolff, DG Environment European Commission (EU) |
| 09.15 – 10.15 | Nation focused presentations; Comparing HCWM in different European Hospitals: Ministry of Environment, Germany: Mr. Markus Gleis UMC of Leuven, Belgium: Mr. Herman Devriese UMC of Groningen, The Netherlands: Mr. Jan-Joost van Walsum NHS Grampian, United Kingdom: Mr. Ken Walker |
| 10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee Break |
Subject specific sessions
Authorities:
| 10.45 – 11.10 | Guidance Update for Healthcare Waste Management in the UK Mrs. Lorraine Holme, Department of Health (TBC), (UK) |
| 11.10 – 11.35 | History on HCWM in Germany Mr. Markus Gleis, Ministry of Environment, (Germany) |
| 11.35 – 12.00 | New French regulations and standards for medical waste patient self-management Mrs. Adeline Pillet, ADEME, (France) |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 – 13.25 | MEDI-Tonne; A project from the BSR for the collection of pharmaceutical waste Mr. Michael Resch, Berliner Stadreinigung, (Germany) |
| 13.25 – 13.50 | Study National scheme medical waste collection Mrs. Laurence Bouret, Rudologia, (France) |
Education & Industry:
| 10.45 – 11.10 | Management of Pharmaceuticals in waste water Prof. Dr. Klaus Kümmerer, Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany) |
| 11.10 – 11.35 | Healthcare Waste Water Disposal in the UK Mr. David Wiltshire, Chair Waste Water Quality Group UK, (UK) |
| 11.35 – 12.00 | Good Practice Healthcare Waste Management in Northern Ireland Mrs. Allison Townley, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (UK) |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 – 13.25 | Collection of medical waste at regional hospitals Mr. Tom Pashuysen, Abesco (Belgium) |
| 13.50 – 14.30 | Medical Waste: No Risk, Little Risk, High Risk? Mr. Norbert Fraeyman, University Medical Center Gent (Belgium) |
| 14.30 – 15.15 | Reprocessing of single use items: Time for change in Europe? Mr. Ed Krisiunas, Waste Not Want Not International (USA) |
| 15.15 – 15.45 | Coffee Break |
| 15.45 – 16.30 | Strategic Waste Management Planning in SEE Mr. Goran Vujic, Head of the department of Environmental Engineering, University of Novi Sad Serbia (Serbia) |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Review on EMWC 2011 Mr. Ed Krisiunas, Waste Not Want Not International (USA) |
Hospital Staff from: Facility Department | Logistics | Environment | Purchasing | Infection Control & Hygiene