With Ana Filipa Fomes, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Aveiro - Portugal and Cesar Alberto Monteiro Teixeira, Donostia University Hospital, Donostia - Spain.

To mark the UN International Day of Zero Waste (30 March), this episode brings a focused discussion on one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare sustainability – hospital waste. Ana Filipa Gomes welcomes Cesar Teixeira to explore practical, evidence‑based strategies that health professionals and organisations can introduce/implement to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and create more environmentally responsible care environments.

With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria and Leonie Klompstra, Linkoping University, Linkoping - Sweden.

Eighteen months into her presidency, the current ACNAP President Leonie Klompstra reflects on the highlights and challenges of her presidency, her approach to the role of ACNAP president, the visibility of allied professionals in ACNAP and the ESC, and future directions for ACNAP.

With:

• Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria
• Leonie Klompstra, Linkoping University, Linkoping - Sweden
• Ana Filipa Gomes, Local Health Unit of Aveiro Region, Aveiro - Portugal
• Laura Hayman, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), Boston - USA
• Omar Pereira De Almeida Neto, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia - Brazil
• Florentios Pavlou, Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast Trust), Belfast - UK.

After the ACNAP 2025 Congress, ACNAP president Leonie Klompstra and other ACNAP members reflect on their personal highlights from the congress.