Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3HEM010Green Transformation in Healthcare2+0+02315.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Civil Aviatıon Management
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to help students understand the negative effects of the health sector on the environment; to raise awareness of hospital and surgical waste management, ecotoxic risks and environmentally friendly (green) health practices; and to support students in becoming health professionals who adopt a sustainable healthcare approach.
Course Content The effects of the health sector on the environment; classification, collection, transport and disposal of hospital and surgical waste; the concept and principles of green hospitals; environmentally friendly approaches in surgical clinics and perioperative nursing practice; environmentally friendly procurement policies in healthcare institutions and sustainable healthcare strategies constitute the scope of this course.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, discussion, question-answer, case study, group work and homework.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Aynur Koyuncu aynrkoyuncu@yahoo.com.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 6. Hwang G.W. (2012). Advances in Biology and Toxicology of Environmental Metals/Metalloids. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 35(11), 1881-1884.
3. AORN Guidance Statement: Environmental Responsibility. AORN Journal, October 2006, 84(4), 675-684.
1. Karayurt, Ö., Çömez, S., Ceylan, H. (2014). Cerrahi Kliniklerde Çevre Dostu Uygulamalar. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Elektronik Dergisi, 7(4), 337-344.
2. Terekli, G., Özkan, O., Bayın, G. (2013). Çevre Dostu Hastaneler: Hastaneden Yeşil Hastaneye. Ankara Sağlık Hizmetleri Dergisi, 12(2), 37-54.
4. Saygı Ş., Battal D., Özlen Şahin N. (2012). Çevre ve insan sağlığı yönünden ilaç atıklarının önemi. Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal, 16, 82-90.
5. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (WHO) – Sağlık Hizmetleri Atık Yönetimi Rehberi.
Course Notes Öğretim üyesi tarafından her haftanın konusuna yönelik hazırlanan ders sunumları (PowerPoint/PDF) ve haftalık güncel makale okuma listeleri. Ders notları, üniversitenin öğrenme yönetim sistemi üzerinden haftalık olarak öğrencilerle paylaşılır.


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Mid-terms 1 13 13
Final examination 1 27 27
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 96

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 CLO1- Explains the health sector ` s contribution to environmental pollution and its effects
2 CLO2- Defines the types of hospital and surgical waste and their pathogenic and ecotoxic
3 CLO3- Explains the concept of the green hospital and the principles of sustainable healthcare
4 CLO4- Analyzes medical waste management policies and practices.
5 CLO5- Plans and implements environmentally friendly practices in surgical clinics.
6 CLO6- Adopts the principles of environmental responsibility in perioperative nursing practice.
7 CLO7- Evaluates individual and institutional strategies for green transformation in healthcare.
8 CLO8- Discusses environmentally friendly procurement and waste reduction policies in healthcare services.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 1. Course introduction; Introduction to the relationship between the health sector and the environment: basic concepts and current status Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings LO1 Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
2 Hospitals today: energy and water consumption, chemical waste and environmental footprint Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
3 Types and classification of hospital waste; biological, chemical and radioactive waste Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
4 Surgery and environmental pollution: ecotoxic effects of operating rooms Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
5 5. Pathogenic and ecotoxic effects of surgical waste; medical plastics and single-use materials Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings LO2 Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
6 Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste: legal regulations and practices Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
7 Environmentally friendly health practices throughout history; development of the sustainability concept Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
8 The concept of the green hospital: definition, principles and international examples Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
9 Green ideas and strategies to reduce the ecotoxic effects of hospital waste (3R: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle) Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
10 Environmentally friendly practices in surgical clinics and the nurse ` s role Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
11 AORN (2006) Guidance Statement of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses for environmental responsibility Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
12 Environmentally friendly procurement policies in healthcare institutions; forming multidisciplinary green teams Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
13 The future of green transformation in healthcare: policy recommendations, research agendas and the nursing perspective Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings
14 General course review Review of related lecture notes and recommended readings

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant