Non-SOT Event: Life Cycle Assessment Boot Camp: LCA for the Health Sector

The Life Cycle Assessment Boot Camp is a four-day intensive, hands-on course where an individual and/or team will learn the concepts of life cycle assessment (LCA) and analytic methods required to complete their own LCA with their team.

In this course, you will learn:
- August 13-14 live, virtual training
- Fundamentals of LCA according to ISO 14040 standards
- How to define LCA’s
- Use of SimaPro software and databases required to complete an LCA
- Process mapping and material flow assessment
- Data collection and practice with creating assumptions
- Study design advantages and pitfalls
- Six-week break
- During this time, you will work with your team (or individually, if you do not have team members) to access and assimilate the needed data identified during the first session to complete your LCA. Each team will have one more check-in meeting with program faculty and staff to assist with troubleshooting and other logistics.
- October 1-2 live, virtual training
- Data synthesis and analysis
- Sensitivity and certainty analyses
- Drafting LCA reports and other dissemination strategies
- Identify best practices for interpreting and sharing LCA results

This training is designed for any individuals or teams (2-5 individuals) interested in health care sustainability who have an LCA idea in the healthcare space. Professionals at all career stages are welcome to attend, and we encourage trainees and early-stage investigators to participate.

Prerequisites and Requirements: To register for this training, you must have:
- Basic familiarity with excel or similar data management software.
- Basic descriptive statistics experience (e.g. computing averages, standard deviations).
- Access to a working laptop or tablet with video and audio capabilities.
- Access to SimaPro software will be provided to participants for the duration of the boot camp. Participants must ensure their computer is set up to run the software:
- Each participant must have access to a Windows computer. Mac/Linux users can run the software using a Windows emulation system, but access to a Windows computer is encouraged for the duration of the boot camp.
- Each participant's computer must be compatible with SimaPro's System Requirements.

Capacity is limited. Paid registration is required to attend.

Additional Information:
- See website for more details: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/non-degree-special-programs/professional-non-degree-programs/skills-health-research-professionals-sharp-training/life-cycle-assessment
- Email us with any questions: ColumbiaSHARP.LCA@gmail.com