The sustainability grand rounds is a platform for educating university staff and health care workers about how they may improve their delivery of sustainable healthcare. It aims to increase the amount and volume of conversation in relation to this topic. This meeting provides an opportunity to share learnings, understand what is being delivered and what can be done but also a space to help each other overcome obstacles.

  • Siska Hester - Manager Climate Change Program Delivery, Climate Health Victoria

    100% renewables in the Victorian health system

    Siska is an environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience working on sustainability issues. With experience in both the private and public sector, Siska has worked within a range of industries including transport, energy, water and government to deliver sustainability projects. Siska’s breadth of experience covers many facets of sustainability and environmental management including decarbonisation and climate adaptation, waste management, pollution prevention and water efficiency.

    Siska began working with the Department of Health in mid-2023 and was heavily involved in the creation of Climate Health Victoria unit and now leads the Program Delivery team. Siska prides herself on her ability to deliver practical projects with tangible outcomes.

    Urvi Thanekar - Research Assistant, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

    Exploring opportunities to reduce scope 3 emissions in renewably powered health services

    Urvi is a PhD candidate within the Institute of Health Transformation at Deakin University partnering with Barwon Health focusing on reducing their Scope 3 emissions using systems dynamics and economic analysis. Urvi also works with the Climate Catch Lab at the University of Melbourne on projects that intersect climate change, healthcare systems and systems transformation. Urvi is a clinically trained dentist with a master's in health and human services management and has been a part of the Victorian Covid -19 clinical surge workforce. Urvi has clinical and research experience in the field of health promotion and health literacy in the Indo-Pacific region.

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  • An overview of ACSQHC’s Healthcare Sustainability and Resilience (HSR) Module; Piloting the HSR Module

    An overview of ACSQHC’s Healthcare Sustainability and Resilience (HSR) Module; Piloting the HSR Module

    Guest Speakers:

    James Katte - from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, on the Healthcare Sustainability and Resilience Module (HSR Module). Launching in early 2026, this voluntary module provides a framework of actions for health services to integrate environmental sustainability and climate resilience strategies to deliver high-quality care.

    Michelle Williams - Group Manager for People and Planet at Mercy Health, who will share Mercy’s experience piloting the module, along with practical advice for health services preparing to undertake assessment.