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Managing Non-Cytotoxic IV/Fluid Line & Bag Waste (Ali Abbass)

A pathway to reduce content in yellow and pharma sharps containers by disposing of eligible items in the regular garbage bin,

Poster

Nitrous Oxide Briefing Note (Sunnybrook Team)

A briefing note on the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Nitrous Oxide Waste Reduction Project.

Briefing note

Stryker infographic (Stryker)

An visual poster for devices that can be reprocessed by Stryker.

Infographic

Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society (CAS) Background Paper for the CAS Position Statement on reducing harmful emissions, waste and costs

This document accompanies the document Greening the OR: CAS Position Statement on reducing harmful emissions, waste and costs and provides the rationale and evidence for CAS’ recommendations

Website

Daniels Biomedical Waste Poster

What can be disposed of in a black biomedical waste tote? For starters, no loose or contained sharps! This education poster outlines clear simple instructions for biomedical waste management using 106 Litre tubs and what can and cannot be safely or compliantly disposed of in the biomedical waste stream.

Poster

Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering Schedule (MSBOS) (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador: Department of Health and Community Services Provincial Blood Coordinating Program)

The Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering Schedule (MSBOS) designates the appropriate pretransfusion testing secondary to the estimated quantity of blood product units required to facilitate the potential need of 90 per cent of patients undergoing specific surgical procedures. Adoption of the MSBOS allows for efficient allocation of blood on the day of scheduled surgery.

Document

Prospective database of Regional Anesthesia patients

This data collection tool, created by Timur Özelsel and Rakesh Sondekoppam, contains all of the recommended parameters providers should follow to monitor the safety, efficiency, and outcomes of their breast regional anesthesia program. This can be used for internal continuous quality improvement or for research purposes.

Database data file