Providing Health Care Without Harming The Planet
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How can we reconcile quality of care with environmental responsibility? This conference, organised by Haute École de Santé Valais Wallis on 14 January 2026, will present initiatives and strategies for a more sustainable healthcare system.
The healthcare sector has a considerable environmental impact: energy consumption, waste management, massive use of single-use materials, travel. How can we reconcile quality of care with environmental responsibility? This conference will present concrete initiatives and innovative strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of the healthcare system, opening up avenues for more sustainable healthcare practices.
Sonia Roschnik has been Executive Director of the Geneva Sustainability Centre since April 2022. She is the former Director of Climate Policy at Healthcare Without Harm and led the Greener NHS programme in the United Kingdom. Initially trained as an occupational therapist, she also has extensive clinical and hospital management experience, which enables her to skilfully link sustainability and the healthcare sector.
Omar Portela has been a registered nurse since 2015, specialising in quality and safety of care and implementation science. He is currently a doctoral candidate in nursing science at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto (UCP). His teaching and research activities focus on the role of nursing in the face of climate change and sustainability in healthcare.
🗓 14 January 2026 | 🕙 6 AM – 7.30 AM | 📍 Haute Ecole de Santé Valais-Wallis | ➡️ Registration