In association with the BSMS Green Healthcare Hub, join us for a practical, evidence-led session on how reusable theatre hats and other circular-economy approaches can support greener, safer surgical practice. This webinar is free to attend.
The Green Surgery report outlines proven ways to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare without compromising patient safety. One key opportunity lies in reducing unnecessary single-use items in theatres. Despite longstanding concerns around infection risks, emerging evidence shows that reusable items – when implemented correctly – are both safe and environmentally beneficial.
With a focus on reusable theatre hats, this webinar brings together expert speakers to explore the evidence, address common concerns and provide practical tools for embedding sustainable practice within surgical settings.
Who Should Attend
Infection prevention and control clinicians
Theatre staff and theatre managers
Surgical clinicians
Sustainability leads and green champions.
What You’ll Learn
Evidence-based IPC considerations for reusable items
How IPC teams can champion sustainability in theatres
Practical tools from the Green Surgery Toolkit to support carbon reduction in your healthcare setting
Agenda
15:00 Webinar start and introduction to sustainability in IPC/infection – Graham Pike, IPS Sustainability SIG Co-ordinator
15:10 Current practice for theatre hats: the good, the bad and the ugly – Professor Mahmood Bhutta, Professor of Sustainable Healthcare and Chair in ENT Surgery, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
15:20 Evidence for the safety of reuse – Professor Jennie Wilson, Professor of Healthcare Epidemiology, University of West London
15:30 How to implement the change – a case study including practical advice – Holly Slyne, Northamptonshire University Hospitals
15:40 Q&A
16:00 Webinar close
Why Attend?
- Make an informed and evidence based decision about which type of PPE is appropriate for your own practice in the OT
- Discuss the evidence base for PPE to inform practice in your healthcare facility
- Be able to contribute to susQI in OT through ensuring appropriate policies, supplies and communications
- Reflect on the role of IPC teams in supporting sustainability within theatres.