Author: Esch-R

A vanguard of healthcare professionals have initiated a movement towards sustainable care. Their examples deserve to be followed. But what does it take to accelerate? Seven players with a heart for sustainable care pondered that question at the Zorgvisie/Philips roundtable in Utrecht.

FIGURE Distribution of scope 3.1 emissions across Erasmus MC. Ise Lau, A. Burdorf, Simone Hesseling, Louise Wijk, Martin Tauber, Nicole Hunfeld

Kick-off project “Product Now” with TU Delft students 6 September, 2024 On Friday the 6th of September, three groups of 5-6 TU Delft students each started their ESCH-R assignment in the course “Product Now” during an official project Kick-off at the Faculty of Industrial Design at the...

At the end of June, a working visit to Beijing on sustainable care was organised by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. The focus was on IC and OR. Esch-R coordinator dr. Nicole Hunfeld went along to explain her green IC project at Erasmus MC and the NVIC’s green IC committee. Niek...

On Friday the 6th of September, three groups of 5-6 TU Delft students each started their ESCH-R assignment in the course “Product Now” during an official project Kick-off at the Faculty of Industrial Design at the TU Delft. Over the course of 20 weeks, these students will compete to redesign the...

© Alexander Santos Lima Junior doctor Ise Lau wins prestigious award for her research on the subject. Hospitals have a significant impact on the climate. Where does this come from? Junior doctor Ise Lau investigated the emissions of Erasmus MC. She has now won the Student Societal Impact...

ESCH-R visit WP 2 & WP 5 DORC – TU Delft On Wednesday August 28th the second meeting in between WP5 and WP2 on the topic of environmental assessments took place at the ‘CERIOS: Center of Expertise, Research and Innovation in Ophthalmic Surgeries of DORC at the TU Delft Campus:...

“From Ambition to Action: The Road to Sustainable Healthcare!” Under this title, the NFU and NVZ are organizing a conference on sustainability in healthcare on Sustainable Tuesday, September 3, 2024. With the conference, they aim to inspire and challenge each other by sharing...

For an NWA-funded research project on circularity in hospitals we are looking for a motivated PhD candidate by October 1, 2024. The aim of the research project, within which your PhD research takes place, is to accelerate the adoption of circular interventions in hospitals, reducing the...

Details pressure cooker: 26 September 2024, 09:30 – 17:00 (register before 19 September)Deadline proposal: 18 October 2024, 17:00 The Institute for a Circular Society (i4CS) is excited to introduce the next round of Seed Funding. Are you a researcher at TU/e, WUR, UU or UMCU and...

© 2024 Medical Delta – De Beeldredacteur The inaugural address of prof. dr. ir. Jan-Carel Diehl, will delve into the intersection of design for healthcare accessibility and environmental sustainability. Through a systemic design lens, he will present examples of innovative medical device...