Speaker: Michelle Bouchard MPH, BSN, RNC-NIC, Clinician IV

Michelle Bouchard (MPH, BSN, RNC-NIC, Clin IV) is the Healthcare Sustainability Leader at Advocate Christ Medical Center and Children’s Hospital in the Midwest. Michelle developed her passion for integrating environmental health and human health many years ago while caring for the most fragile warrior preemies in the NICU. She has built, streamlined and earned high accolades through Practice Greenhealth for her sustainable programs to enable nurses to care for the environment while providing safety focused patient care.

Hear how she raises awareness about the link between environmental health and human health, focusing on the urgency for nurses to "Do No Harm" to the environment while providing care for their patients. She’ll provide strategies and data to incorporate sustainability into the acute healthcare setting.

Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours Activity Number: 1620

The Southern NH Area Health Education Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. For other professionals: 1.0 professional hours of continuing education.