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Pressure to reduce waste

2024. This project investigated the presence of bacteria in air samples taken from positive airway pressure devices to develop an evidence base to support the re-purposing of equipment.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Respiratory

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/pressure-to-reduce-waste

Grow and play

2024. To facilitate the uptake of healthy behaviours in children and adolescents, the project team established a vegetable garden and outdoor play area at Ellimatta House.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Mental health

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/grow-and-play

The ‘Steel got it!’ Project

2025. Addressing waste through reducing the use of single-use plastic holloware in operating theatres.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Surgery

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/steel-got-it

The DISPENSE Study

2025. Addressing environmental concerns surrounding insulin delivery consumables for people living with diabetes.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Diabetes

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/dispense-study

Let’s go green

2024. Let’s Go Green aimed to reduce waste and emissions through implementing a sustainable garden, and a composting system to divert organic waste from landfill.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/lets-go-green

UberMeds

2024. The UBERMeds project aims to enhance the service delivery of inpatient medication to the East Block surgical service at Nepean Hospital by November 2024.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Medication, Efficiency

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/ubermeds

Intravenous to oral antimicrobial switch

2024. A clinical decision support tool to triage prescribed IV antimicrobial orders for a post-prescription review.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/intravenous-to-oral-antimicrobial-switch

Virtual Health Interpreter Service

2024. Supporting patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds through access to virtual interpreter services.

NSW Health Award

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Virtual care

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/virtual-health-interpreter-service

ICU not wasting

2024. The project looks at reducing waste generated by ICU beside trolleys for patients with a multidrug-resistant organism.

Tags: Environmental sustainability

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/icu-not-wasting

Virtually equipped therapy options (VETO)

2024. The aim of this project was to investigate the feasibility of loaning iPADS to ISLHD Speech Pathology consumers to improve access to therapy program and reduce carbon emissions.

Tags: Environmental sustainability, Virtual care, Rehabilitation

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ie/projects/virtually-equipped-therapy-options