My approach to sustainable healthcare
A selection of current and past projects
I currently focus on finding out how circular economy connects to the care work at the heart of hospital life. I use social science methods such as participant observation, interviews and co-design to tell human stories on material issues.
Below you see some of the main projects I’m working on within my PhD and some highlights from my past life as a strategy consultant in healthcare.
For more information, see my contact information at the bottom of the page or on the contact page.
Why are single-use products such an integral part of healthcare?
2024-2026
The first paper of my PhD explores what kinds of connections single-use products have to the rest of hospital life.
Key words: Single-use, hospitals, dialysis, cesarean section, ophthalmology, practice theory, circular economy
What role do protocols play in the current single-use dependency?
2024-2026
The second paper of my PhD focuses on one special aspect of hospitals as organizations going green: protocols.
Key words: Single-use, hospitals, protocols, guidelines, management, practice theory, circular economy
How could researchers and practitioners co-create change for circularity?
2024-2026
Building on the first two, the third part of my PhD involves the professionals I’ve studied in co-designing interventions to change care practices towards circularity
Key words: Co-design, interventions, single-use, practice theory, circular economy
Selected past projects
All selected consulting projects are from my time with a Helsinki-based healthcare strategy consultancy Gesund Partners.
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2024
A consulting report for a Finnish governmental body on perspective major societal actors have on planetary health.
Key words: Planetary Health, Finland, stakeholder analysis, communications, strategy
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2023-2024
A strategy co-design process for a Finnish digital healthcare service provider over multiple workshops involving synchronous and a-synchronous modes.
Key words: Strategy, co-design, digital services, healthcare
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2023-2024
Strategy co-creation processes for multiple Finnish Wellbeing Services Counties as they navigated their first years in service.
Key words: Strategy, co-design, service provision, healthcare