The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges facing our planet and healthcare providers are often on the frontline dealing with its impact on our physical and mental health. However, the healthcare industry is also a major contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (some reports put it as high as 4.6% of global GHG emissions.)
In our final episode of Transformational Healthcare Leadership we explore the leadership and collaboration needed in the sector to tackle the sustainability challenges with Dr Rana Nabulsi from the United Arab Emirates. Rana is the Head of Operations in Quality-Pathology and Genetics at the Dubai Health Authority with academic and medical credentials in both leadership and science. She is constantly looking to improve healthcare systems, reduce waste and deliver better value for money for all.
Eleanor Murray picks up the microphone from Dr Mark O’Brien once again for this episode. She talks to Rana about her experience with benchmarking processes, costs and patient outcomes with other healthcare organisations. But as benchmarking is more challenging with sustainability, where best practice is still very embryonic, Rana says the best scenario is to keep comparing yourself with the previous year to improve performance, and also where possible to look outside your own sector for insights from other industries where waste and emissions might be similar.
Featuring:
Mark O’Brien, Programme Director of the Oxford Healthcare Leadership Programme - www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/mark-obrien
Eleanor Murray, Academic Director of the Oxford Healthcare Leadership Programme - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/about-us/people/eleanor-murray
Dr Rana Nabulsi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rana-nabulsi-phd-fache-msc-cphq-15349016/
• Learn more about the Oxford Healthcare Leadership Programme - https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/executive-education/campus-open-programmes/oxford-healthcare-leadership-programme
• Explore Oxford Answers for more insights from Saïd Business School on the challenges and opportunities leaders of the future need to consider in an age of digital, social and environmental disruption - www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-answers
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Transformational Healthcare Leadership is a production of Chris Ashmore Media - – www.chrisashmore.media
