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2431. Promoting circular economy concerns in medical devices’ procurement through structured collaborative processes
Invited abstract in session TB-7: Behavioural Studies in Health Care , stream Behavioural OR.
Tuesday, 10:30-12:00Room: 1019 (building: 202)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Francisco Viterbo
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| Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), CEGIST | |
| 2. | Ana Carvalho
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| Management, CEG-IST | |
| 3. | Ana Vieira
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| Centre for Management Studies of Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal | |
| 4. | Mónica Oliveira
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| Center for Management Studies of Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon |
Abstract
Portuguese health spending has been rising, with the global health sector contributing 4.6% to worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. Single-Use Medical Devices (SUMD) are increasingly used in healthcare and their procurement is mostly price-based, with literature recognising the need to implement sustainable procurement practices but studies in the area being scarce. This study aims at identifying, with stakeholder engagement, which aspects related to the evaluation of SUMD should be considered to leverage a more circular healthcare system. A novel multimethodology, integrating Problem Structuring Methods within a Delphi to promote structured collaboration and address aspect interconnectedness, is proposed and tested in a case study with twenty Portuguese stakeholders. In Round 0, participants ideated new aspects to consider in evaluating medical devices to promote circular economy concerns. These aspects were organised into a cognitive map made available to participants in rounds 1 and 2, where participants stated their agreement level with each one and revised their views in light of the group's answers; and provided feedback about the Delphi. Twelve experts completed all rounds and results were validated through individual interviews with a core strategic group. Results suggest many new value aspects for evaluating SUMD. The adopted multimethodology was effective in depicting interrelationships between value aspects and promoting stakeholder agreement.
Keywords
- OR in Sustainability
- OR/MS and the Public Sector
- Soft OR
Status: accepted
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