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A roadmap to a greener more sustainable renal serviceAnthony Perkins, CNS

Professor John W.M Agar, NephrologistBarwon Health Renal Unit,Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

An unintended consequence In 2001 the Barwon health renal unit

started its nocturnal home HD program.

An unintended consequence In 2001 the Barwon health renal unit

started its nocturnal home HD program.

In 2006 we discovered that though our patients were feeling better, we inadvertently increased financial burden through greater power and water consumption.

An unintended consequence In 2001 the Barwon health renal unit started its

nocturnal home HD program.

In 2006 we discovered that though our patients were feeling better, we inadvertently increased financial burden through greater power and water consumption.

While investigating ways in improve these financial burdens we found that we could also improve the environmental impacts of home HD.

Project Log Water Conservation – recycling and

reuse of Reject Water for home and in-centre facilities.

Project Log Water Conservation – recycling and

reuse of Reject Water for home and in-centre facilities.

Solar power project – augmenting our Home HD Training facility through solar power.

Project Log Water Conservation – recycling and reuse of Reject

Water for home and in-centre facilities.

Solar power project – augmenting our Home HD Training facility through solar power.

Investigate ways to improve waste disposal and recycling

This led us to thinking if we can why not other units?

Project Log Water Conservation – recycling and reuse of

Reject Water for home and in-centre facilities.

Solar power project – augmenting our Home HD Training facility through solar power.

Investigate ways to improve waste disposal and recycling

Consider new ways of being more efficient with purpose built dialysis facilities.

Project Log Water Conservation – recycling and reuse of Reject Water

for home and in-centre facilities.

Solar power project – augmenting our Home HD Training facility through solar power.

Investigate ways to improve waste disposal and recycling

Consider new ways of being more efficient with purpose built dialysis facilities.

This led us to thinking, if we can, why not other units?

The Survey.. Financial support by the Victorian Dept.

of Health.

The Survey.. Financial support by the Victorian Dept.

of Health. We then adapted the survey from the

UK Green Nephrology program reported by Connor et al (2009) and applied it to Victorian Renal Services.

The Survey.. Financial support by the Victorian Dept.

of Health. We then adapted the survey from the

UK Green Nephrology program reported by Connor et al (2009) and applied it to Victorian Renal Services.

The survey was sent to the 10 Major renal hubs and 3 of their satellite/rural units.

The Survey.. Financial support by the Victorian Dept. of

Health. We then adapted the survey from the UK

Green Nephrology program reported by Connor et al (2009) and applied it to Victorian Renal Services.

The survey was sent to the 10 Major renal hubs and 3 of their satellite/rural units.

We received a 48% response rate, which equated to 295/620 dialysis chairs.

The Report The results indicated while there were some

small projects already in place, there was a lot more work to be done, in terms of water conservation, alternative power sources, waste disposal and dialysis infrastructure.

We were encouraged to devise a plan.

We designed ………………….

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