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May 4, 2025 26 min

Improving sustainability and reducing operating room waste

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In this piece we discuss sustainability in healthcare with Eugenie Kayak, an anaesthetist from Melbourne, Australia, and Dan Lazzari, an anaesthetist from Cairns, Australia. The episode delves into Eugenie's journey with Doctors for the Environment Australia and her work as an educator in sustainability. We discuss national and international solutions, and local initiatives by Dan and his colleagues to improve sustainability and reduce operating room waste in Cairns. Presented by Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie on location at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine in Cairns, Australia, with their guests, Professor Eugenie Kayak, Enterprise Professor in Sustainable Healthcare, University of Melbourne, and Dr Daniele Lazzari, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cairns Hospital, Australia.

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