Keck USC Sustainability and Healthcare (Research) Initiative (KUSHI): Lightning Talks

This hybrid event will take place at Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC) Room 232 and online. Please indicate in your registration if you will be attending in person or online.

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Moderated by:

Rob McConnell, MD

Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

Keck School of Medicine of USC

and

Bhavna Sharma, PhD

Assistant Professor of Architecture

USC School of Architecture

 

Schedule

Introductions by

Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD, Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair, Keck School of Medicine

Rob McConnell, MD, Professor, Keck School of Medicine

Bhavna Sharma, PhD, Assistant Professor, USC School of Architecture

 

Assignment: Earth – Sustainability Initiatives at Keck Medicine

Arash Motamed, MD, MBA, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine

Medical Director of Sustainability, Keck Medicine of USC

 

Ongoing Research

Machine Learning to Assess Greenhouse Gases in Healthcare

Sandrah P. Eckel, PhD, Associate Professor, Keck School of Medicine

 

Lessons from Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award

Makaya Tome, Undergraduate Researcher, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bhavna Sharma, PhD, Assistant Professor, USC School of Architecture

 

Reuse of Furniture in Hospitals

Aiden Mardani, Undergraduate Researcher, Marshall School Business

Bhavna Sharma, PhD, Assistant Professor, USC School of Architecture

 

Waste Generated in Basic Research Labs – A Pilot Study

Sarah Hamm-Alvarez, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology and Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keck School of Medicine

Associate Dean for Basic and Translational Research, Keck School of Medicine

 

Emerging Topics and Research Opportunities

Patient Safety and Sustainability

Ilayda Karaatli, Undergraduate Researcher, Viterbi School of Engineering

Najmedin Meshkati, PhD, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, and International Relations, Viterbi School of Engineering

 

Patient Safety Movement

Philip D. Lumb, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine

 

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact Luz Moncayo at 323-865-0401 and moncayo@med.usc.edu. It is requested that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least seven days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.