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REGISTRATION FORM - Single-Use Plastics in Canadian Health Care: Exploring the Impacts on Human Health and the Environment - July 9, 2025

Session Information

  • Date: July 9, 2025
  • Time: 6:00pm to 7:00pm
  • Session Title: Single-Use Plastics in Canadian Health Care: Exploring the Impacts on Human
    Health and the Environment
  • Learning Objectives:
    • Identify the various uses of single-use plastics in healthcare
    • Understand the impact of single-use plastics on human health and the
      environment
    • Evaluate the prevalence of plastic waste generated by Canadian healthcare
      systems
    • Spotlight replacing single-use plastics with reusable alternatives

This session is open to PTSBC members.  

Speaker Information

Sandra Alexander, MSc.

Sandra is the manager for the national Circular Clinical Care: Single-Use Plastics
Reduction project; a three-year initiative by the Canadian Coalition for Green
Health Care being undertaken with the financial support of Environment and
Climate Change Canada. She will discuss the prevalence of plastic use in
healthcare and share the work currently being done through the project to reduce
plastic waste. With a MSc. in Global Health from McMaster University and years
of experience leading interdisciplinary teams to implement sustainable changes,
she is building a network of teams across Canada to promote a healthier future for
people and the planet.

Sandra Alexander

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