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Bailey, Gavin. "Developing sustainable supply chains for healthcare." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2015. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/377894/.

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The focus of this thesis is to provide hospitals and local authorities in an urban setting with a set of recommendations for sustainable methods of supply for healthcare institutions, to minimise the negative externalities of freight associated with urban hospitals. The structure and nature of the healthcare supply chain engenders unsustainable freight patterns as a result of the poor communication and unpredictability of inventory demand from hospitals to suppliers, resulting in high freight volumes (403 freight movements recorded over a 5-day period during a November 2011 survey), and the mi

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King, Timothy Paul. "Sustainable packaging in the healthcare industry." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/6813.

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The recycling of plastics tends to lag behind other packaging materials. The research investigates opportunities to improve the capture of valuable packaging polymers and to preserve their specification during recycle operations, thus increasing second user opportunity. The legislative and policy drivers on the sustainable use of plastics are described and discussed with particular reference to achieving sustainability, reuse and recycle of healthcare packaging materials. Four strategic methods of achieving improvements in sustainability, reuse and recycle are developed to represent aspects of

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Gabassi, Gianfranco. "Innovation for a Sustainable Healthcare: : How can patients improve their own healthcare?" Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-129269.

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As the demographic pictures is changing across the Western world, healthcare costs are growing at unsustainable rates. In order to sustain the healthcare we’re used to in the Western world, new healthcare deliver strategies must be implemented. As the average person grows older, chronic diseases hit more people, requiring costly treatments for a growing part of the population. A successful approach could address the problem of medical adherence, together with increasing awareness among patients through increased involvement. During the last century, the healthcare industry has received vast am

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Townend, William King. "Assessment and delivery of sustainable healthcare wastes management." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429172.

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Lindskog, Pernilla. "Reaching at Sustainable Development : Lean in the Public Sector." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Ergonomi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-191550.

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The concept of sustainable development is commonly used worldwide. In the public sector, characterized by a rationalization focus, conclusions about the sustainability of lean production (lean), as a management concept for organizational change, are contradictory. This thesis aims to identify conditions promoting sustainable development in the public sector, in particular the healthcare sector, when implementing lean. Two qualitative and one quantitative case study were conducted using longitudinal data collection: focus group interviews, semi-structured interviews, analysis seminars, steering

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Matteo, Marco. "Development of a sustainable Lean Six Sigma framework in healthcare sector." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2012. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/18466/.

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The healthcare sector is promoting the use of process improvement approaches resulting in several successful improvement projects. However, evidence, based on literature, points out that in a significant number of cases, healthcare organisations have failed to sustain the deployment of process improvement tools for long-term continuous improvements. Lean Six Sigma, which incorporates the speed and impact of Lean, with the quality and variation control of Six Sigma, is considered to have a high impact. Nevertheless, to reap the full benefits of LSS, it is necessary to develop a systematic appro

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Yeung, Yee-hung Stella, and 潘怡紅. "Sustainable healthcare delivery in Hong Kong: organizational initiatives and strategic financing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3196669X.

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Yeung, Yee-hung Stella. "Sustainable healthcare delivery in Hong Kong : organizational initiatives and strategic financing /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk:8888/cgi-bin/hkuto%5Ftoc%5Fpdf?B23295776.

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Plummer, Kristin. "Sustainable Healing: Rethinking Cancer Center Design." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1522341437826741.

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Lindeberg, Anna, Claudia Dina, Håkan Augustsson, and Mariana Vasileva. "Importance of Leadership Competencies for the Transition to Sustainable Healthcare in Sweden." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för strategisk hållbar utveckling, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-20027.

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Our unsustainable way of living has created a precondition for the emergence of more and new illnesses, jeopardizing the overall health of society. The Swedish healthcare system faces complex challenges that threaten its ability to live up to its obligations as stated in the law. It is proven that leaders in public organisations can have a substantial function in leading towards sustainability. Leadership competencies have a big role to play in that journey.This thesis explores the complex challenges administration leaders in the healthcare sector of two Swedish public organisations – Region B

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PERENO, AMINA. "Systemic Design for Sustainable Healthcare. Designing for the treatment of chronic diseases." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2686437.

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Health systems are facing significant societal and organizational challenges that require enhancing their resilience and sustainability. Public expenditure on health care and long-term care is expected to increase: health systems are searching for new solutions to controlling spending, implementing the use of available technology and engaging patients in prevention and self-care. The transition toward more sustainable health systems is both delicate and complex, and it needs radical changes of perspective as regards the patients’ role and the holistic and multi-disciplinary approach to health

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CAVICCHI, Caterina. "Sustainable development operationalization in healthcare organizations and the role of intellectual capital." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Ferrara, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2488113.

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The thesis investigates the operationalization of the sustainable development principle (SD) in health care organizations (HCOs). Based on the examination of the literature, the thesis uses a multi-method approach to investigate: a) the emerging interpretation about SD in the health context, b) intellectual capital (IC) factors that may affect the implementation of SD projects, c) the organizational approach used for sustainability decision making, and d) the main sustainability practices in the health care context. To answer these research questions, a survey was initially carried out through

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Strömgren, Marcus. "Social capital in healthcare : A resource for sustainable engagement in organizational improvement work." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Ergonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-212301.

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Social capital, work engagement, working conditions, and leadership are concepts that have been studied previously, but there is lack of knowledge about what processes promote sustainable organizational improvement work in hospitals, and specifically, what leads healthcare professionals to engage in clinical developments. The overall aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge of how social capital and engagement contribute to sustainable organizational improvement work in hospitals and how social capital and engagement are created during organizational improvement work. Data were collected by

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Sigalla, Huruma Luhuvilo. "Globalisation, rural healthcare delivery and sustainable development : the case of Makete District in Tanzania /." Linz : Trauner, 2005. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/504680226.pdf.

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Fakhimi, Masoud. "A generic hybrid modelling and simulation framework for sustainable development analysis in healthcare context." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2016. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/809988/.

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Sustainable development (SDEV) aspects are increasingly becoming an integral part of managerial discourse in different industries. Stakeholders realise that long-term success is profoundly dependent on a balanced treatment of the Economic, Social and Environmental responsibilities through the lenses of the “Triple Bottom Line” (TBL) framework. As SDEV is becoming more vital for organisations, dealing with its challenges is also becoming more complex and costly. Modelling and Simulation (M&S) techniques could be valuable in providing understanding and insight for coping with systems that have h

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Flynn, Allyson. "Physiotherapy, exercise and Parkinson’s disease: Models of sustainable service delivery." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/29680.

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Abstract The aim of this thesis is to explore models of service delivery of physiotherapy and exercise for balance and gait which have the potential to be effective, acceptable to people with Parkinson’s disease and sustainable over the long-term. Three studies involving people with mild to moderate disease were conducted. A systematic review with meta-analysis showed that home-based exercise is effective in improving balance related activities (SMD 0.21, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.32) and gait speed (SMD 0.30, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.49) immediately after the intervention compared to control. Home-based and

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Choto, Prominent. "Marketing and management framework to create sustainable healthcare sector non-profit organisations in South Africa." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/3000.

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Thesis (DCom (Marketing))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019<br>Poverty gaps and poor living conditions in developing countries have led to an increasing need for social support. Owing to this, there is a growing number of new players in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector, which has given rise to intense competition for donor funding. More so, the global economic crisis of 2008 resulted in reduction and uncertainty in funding and philanthropic income. The environment in which NPOs operate is no longer favourable especially considering the intense competition for donations. Th

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Sideras, Demetri. "The development and adoption of an innovative, sustainable quality improvement model in a private healthcare firm." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/15496.

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Currently, UK healthcare is encountering an unprecedented quality crisis, especially considering the overwhelming challenge of improving patient care in the face of growing demands and limited resources. Although past efforts to adopt Total Quality Management (TQM) initiatives have failed to produce desired results, this thesis investigates the limitations of TQM applicability and explores the development of an innovative Quality Improvement model germane to a healthcare context. By integrating TQM with concepts from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Complexity Theory (CT) and Knowledge M

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Wilson, Grant. "An integrated decision support model for the sustainable refurbishment of hospitals and healthcare facilities : developing a prototype." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/920.

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The National Health Service (NHS) is recognised as the largest public sector institution in Europe. This presents significant challenges in regards to operation and maintenance of the diverse built estate, and the ever-evolving clinical models of care. The economic downturn, and strict policy of austerity in the UK, presents limitations and challenges in capital investment. The majority of healthcare facilities which will be used throughout the 21st century, have already been built. This demands that solutions be found in the areas of asset maintenance and refurbishment. These challenges are c

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Loundou, Paul-Marie. "Medicinal plant trade and opportunities for sustainable management in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2495.

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Thesis (MScConsEcol (Conservation Ecology and Entomology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.<br>Medicinal plants represent an important asset to the livelihoods of many people in developing countries. This is the case for South Africa where most of the rural and also urban communities rely on medicinal plants for their primary healthcare needs and income generation. Harvesting for domestic usage is not generally detrimental to the wild populations of medicinal plants. However, the shift from subsistence to commercial harvesting is posing unprecedented extinction threat to the wild populatio

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Naus, Frank Pieter Martien. "Strategies Ontario Hospital Administrators Apply to Generate Non-Government Revenue to Remain Sustainable." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3117.

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Health care administrators in Ontario want to transform health care with a focus on improving efficiency and quality of care, yet they pay little attention to increasing revenue. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore strategies Ontario hospital administrators apply to generate nongovernment revenue to remain sustainable. The target study population consisted of 2 chief executive officers and 2 chief financial officers at Ontario academic research hospitals. The conceptual framework for this study included radical organizational change theory supported by complexity leadersh

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JOHANNESSON, STINA. "Public procurement of cellulose-based and locally produced textiles - incentives and barriers for sustainable purchasing in the Swedish healthcare sector." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-21820.

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Background: This study describes the incentives and barriers of public procurement ofcellulose-based and locally produced textiles in the Swedish healthcaresector governed by the county councils and regions. The size of the publicprocurement market is substantial which makes it imperative to analyse theprocurement decisions taken by this large customer from asustainability perspective. To understand these decisions better the publicprocurement is also analysed from an organisational perspective discussingpressures from global, regional and local stakeholders and governingauthorities.Methods: E

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Oliveira, Karine Borges de. "Identificação e sistematização de boas práticas e dificuldades no desenvolvimento dos princípios do green healthcare em organizações hospitalares /." Guaratinguetá, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/182997.

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Orientador: Otávio José de Oliveira<br>Resumo: A sustentabilidade ambiental tornou-se um fator considerado pelas organizações, pois há preocupações e pressões crescentes sobre os impactos que as atividades empresariais podem causar na saúde humana e no planeta. Na área hospitalar, é possível desenvolver a sustentabilidade ambiental a partir dos resultados obtidos por outros tipos de organizações. Um número crescente de hospitais estão se tornando mais interessados em sustentabilidade ambiental visando a melhoria da saúde pública, ambiental e redução dos custos operacionais. O Green Healthcare

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Mario, Benini. "Improving Decision Making in Real-world Applications by Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems." Doctoral thesis, Università di Siena, 2022. https://hdl.handle.net/11365/1221594.

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The motivation for this work is to study complex real-world scenarios and provide tools that can actually improve decision-making in those problems. To do so, we mainly adopt techniques from the fields of Operations Research and Combinatorial Optimization. In this dissertation, we focus on three real-world applications from different industries that can be modeled as combinatorial optimization problems and address them with operations research techniques. The dissertation is divided in chapters, each of which is related to a different topic. In Chapter 1, a problem concerning the transportat

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Ferreira, Madalena Paiva Lopes Branco. "Objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável e saúde em Moçambique : estudo do projeto SIFPO2 da PSI - Population Services International." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20974.

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Mestrado em Ciências Empresariais<br>O presente estudo tem como objetivo documentar um projeto feito no âmbito da área da saúde em Moçambique, o projeto SIFPO2, promovido pela Organização Não Governamental PSI (Population Services Intrenational) e pela USAID (Agência dos Estados Unidos para o Desenvolvimento Internacional) e levado a cabo pela empresa de estudos de mercado IPSOS Moçambique e uma equipa de consultores externos. O projeto consistia em ter uma melhor perceção do setor privado da saúde em três regiões moçambicanas, Maputo, Matola e Nampula, e tinha como objetivos o mapeamento dos

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Mukanya, Ronald. "Perceiving sustainability and practicing community based rehabilitation : a critical examination of the Western Cape Rehabilitation Centre (WCRC) as a case study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20323.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Problem Statement: From a sustainability point of view, hospitals offer their services without taking into consideration their impact on the environment, the interplay between various sectors, key elements of sustainable development and interconnectedness. This study represents an attempt to design a “virtual” green hospital facility that does more with fewer resources. Aims and Objectives: Contribute towards achieving sustainable and better quality healthcare services. To generate evidence and increase our understandin

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MAZAJ, Jelena. "INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS FOR INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10447/514885.

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The present Thesis is structured as a collection of three essays linked by one core idea: contributing to research knowledge on inter-organizational network dynamics in the context of innovation and the promotion of sustainability. In this Thesis, the author takes a systemic perspective and analyses the interactions between diverse groups of stakeholders, aiming to identify and interpret the logic underlying the formation of inter-organizational partnerships to promote innovation and sustainability. The dynamics of inter-organizational networks are influenced by several internal and external

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Soni, Apurv. "Trends, Predictors, and Consequences of Child Undernutrition in India." eScholarship@UMMS, 2019. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/1021.

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Background: India has the highest number of undernourished children worldwide. Understanding trends, predictors, and consequences of child undernutrition is important to inform strategy for addressing this public health crisis. Methods: We used data from four National Family Health Surveys (1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-6, 2015-16 NFHS) to examine trends of undernutrition before and after the 2005 implementation of the National Rural Health Mission, India’s flagship public health initiative (Aim 1). We used the 2016 NFHS to build a predictive model that identifies infants at-risk for child undernutri

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"Sustainable Solutions for Medical Devices and Services." Doctoral diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.36411.

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abstract: In the burgeoning field of sustainability, there is a pressing need for healthcare to understand the increased environmental and economic impact of healthcare products and services. The overall aim of this dissertation is to assess the sustainability of commonly used medical products, devices, and services as well as to identify strategies for making easy, low cost changes that result in environmental and economic savings for healthcare systems. Life cycle environmental assessments (LCAs) and life cycle costing assessments (LCCAs) will be used to quantitatively evaluate life-cycle sc

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Hill, Anorea M. "Occupant Evaluation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certified Health Centers." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-883.

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Globally, concern for natural resource depletion is growing. The healthcare industry is looking to improve healthcare environments by improving design and using better resources. The U.S. Green Building Council has created the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard that gives suggestions on how to best use energy, water, land, materials and provide a comfortable indoor environment. Many health centers have used this standard to build new health facilities. It is important that the LEED standards benefit the environment as well as healthcare staff. This study presents fou

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Wang, Wen-Sheng, and 王文生. "Identifying Critical Factors of Sustainable Healthcare Institutions’ Indicators under Taiwan’s National Health Insurance System." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/a6y859.

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博士<br>國立中央大學<br>企業管理學系<br>106<br>This study focuses on sustainable healthcare institutions based on Taiwan’s National Health Insurance System, which has been reformed by various health insurance programs. Sustainable development is considered the major achievement of sustainable healthcare institutions, and developing indicators to evaluate improvements to sustainable healthcare may ensure better quality of life and well-being. Data were collected using the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, the Global Reporting Initiative, and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which were integrated into the fr

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Dagenais, Béatrice. "The adoption of sustainable menu practices in healthcare institutions in Quebec : a study of feasibility." Thèse, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/23653.

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Problématique : La société québécoise affiche un intérêt marqué vers des systèmes alimentaires durables, visant à maintenir la santé humaine et de la planète par l’entremise des aliments nutritifs, tout en favorisant le développement économique et social. Dans cette perspective, les gestionnaires de services alimentaires d’établissements de santé peuvent privilégier des pratiques de menus durables (PMD). Peu de recherches existent sur les PMD dans ce contexte, et il s’avère donc important d’étudier leur faisabilité dans les établissements de santé québécois. Objectif : Cette étude vise à éva

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SUPARAKU, SHEFQET. "Building sustainability at the core of decision making. The case of Albanian Healthcare Organisations." Doctoral thesis, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1655352.

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This research project is inspired by the desire to study the concept of sustainability and sustainable development in complex and specific contexts of reference, prompted by multiple factors of environmental, cultural and demographic change, such as the case of the health sector, by developing a conceptual model that reflects the measures of implementing sustainable strategies in health care. Although in recent years the concept of health sustainability has been recognized as a major social and economic concern for several countries, in Albania it has only recently become a focal point of gov

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Luz, Tomás Soares Vila. "Implementing a sustainable social clinic in Bissau." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/29194.

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The aim of this managerial case study is to analyze the best practices that Mundo a Sorrir should adopt in their new hybrid social clinic in Bissau, whose objective is to promote oral health for the socioeconomically vulnerable population of Guinea-Bissau while being financially sustainable. In particular, we will first examine the various operating models proposed in the Social Entrepreneurship Literature and choose the ones that best fit to the social clinic in Bissau. We will evaluate them according to their financial sustainability and risk of mission drift and explore their dynamics in t

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Sanders, Adrian Dean. "Biophilia in architectural design : a healthcare and community centre for Mpumalanga, Durban." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/7714.

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Biophilia is the love of nature and all living things and is the theory that forms the basis of ‘biophilic’ design. Biophilic design recognizes the positive experience of natural systems and processes in our buildings as critical to human health, performance, and well-being. Healthy living is a primary need for society and designing with nature could provide for these needs in architectural environments. Employing such techniques of design could improve the experiential quality of architectural space. The quality of healthcare environments and similar public places could become more accommodat

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Mahdavi, Mojdeh. "The Role of Interpreters in Healthcare in Australia." Thesis, 2020. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/42034/.

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Interpreters play a pivotal role in facilitating communication between healthcare professionals and their patients when there is a lack of a common language which inhibits direct communication. This thesis examines the roles and practices of interpreters in healthcare settings in tertiary teaching hospitals with a high proportion of patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia. On the surface, the process of interpreter-mediated communication may seem straightforward, and the interpreter’s role is characteristically presented as being that of a neutra

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Ramabitsa-Siimane, Ts’aletseng M. "The identification of environmentally sound technologies for healthcare waste management in Lesotho." Diss., 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24551.

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Waste resulting from healthcare activities is hazardous due to its potential risk of infection to healthcare workers, waste workers and the public. Many tools and approaches have been applied in waste management in developed countries, but are not suitable for application in developing countries due to their complexity and extensive data and resource requirements. WasteOpt was therefore developed and applied as an appropriate decision-making tool in the developing country context. WasteOpt comprises of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), costing and Life cycle management (LCM). The purpose

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Grace, Olwen Megan. "Bark in traditional healthcare in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : usage, authentication and sustainability." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8574.

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Healthcare in South Africa is polarised between western and traditional African systems of therapy. The latter is consulted by the majority of the population and therefore plays an integral role in the delivery of healthcare to South Africans. Traditional medicines are primarily plant products with long storage lives, among which the dominance of bark is typical of southern African traditional healthcare systems. Expansion of the traditional healthcare sector during the twentieth century, in response to rising consumer demands, stimulated a lucrative trade in medicinal plants that is centred i

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Westlund, Anna E. "Embodying spirit, fostering connections: the design of an integrated cancer treatment centre." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4280.

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For most people in North America, undergoing treatments for cancer occurs exclusively in a healthcare setting. All too often, this healthcare setting provides a backdrop privileging the technological requirements of conventional medicine over the well-being of the people who inhabit it. Conversely, this practicum project is founded on a different, more holistic approach to cancer care called integrative oncology. The project investigates how an integrative cancer treatment centre can be designed to be more than a technological backdrop, endeavoring to become an active entity that truly supp

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Costa, Marília Neves Fonseca Azevedo da. "Building sustainability assessment methods for healthcare: proposal of the list of indicators and system of weights suitable for the Brazilian context." Master's thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67176.

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Dissertação de mestrado em Sustainable Built Environment<br>The indication of climate change has increased the necessity for actions to avoid severe consequences for future generations, taking into consideration the activities that have a substantial impact in the natural environment. The recognition of the benefits of the sustainability and energy efficiency led to an involvement in a global scale to the implications associated with it, which has resulted in the development of several methods to estimate and rate the building performance. Healthcare buildings, functional and dynamic stru

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Castro, Maria de Fátima Morais de Aguiar e. "Sustentabilidade no edificado - Método de apoio ao projeto de edifícios hospitalares." Doctoral thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/54745.

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Tese de doutoramento em Engenharia Civil<br>O projeto de um ambiente hospitalar requer uma série de preocupações com a satisfação e bem-estar das diferentes equipas de trabalho, pacientes, visitantes e administradores, ao mesmo tempo que possui uma forte responsabilidade social e impacto na cidade. Atualmente, verifica-se que a maioria destes edifícios não é concebida ou utilizada de forma sustentável, apesar de já existirem algumas iniciativas e ferramentas que têm vindo a ser desenvolvidas com o objetivo de serem utilizadas no suporte de decisões que permitam otimizar a sustentabilidade dos

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Fiakpa, Ernest Afene. "Measuring Employee Satisfaction using Total Quality Management Practices: An Empirical Study of Nigerian General Hospitals." Thesis, 2020. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/42262/.

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This research focuses on improving service quality by identifying TQM practices that could influence employee satisfaction to deliver efficient healthcare services that meet patients’ needs and expectations in Nigerian general hospitals. Public healthcare in Nigeria faces several challenges, including providing quality services and patients satisfaction. While Nigerian general hospitals aim to satisfy patients, the management ignores the employees’ satisfaction and, as such, has resulted in undesirable deficiencies. There is a need to balance the system through effective management of employee

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Zhang, Yanchun. "Economic Evaluation of Disease Management in China: The Case of Hypertension." Thesis, 2020. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/41835/.

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To combat the challenges of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the Chinese government launched a program in 2009 called the National Basic Public Health Service (NBPHS). This provides disease management services in primary healthcare facilities for hypertensive patients. Although a large amount of money has been invested since 2009, little is known about the benefits of such a large investment. Based on national datasets, this study conducted an economic evaluation of hypertension management in the NBPHS from 2009 to 2015. A trend model was built based on data from 1991 to 2009, which was used t

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