Webinars

Battling Hospital Acquired Infections with Antimicrobial Copper Embedded Hard Surfaces

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM CT

The Center of Disease Control predicts that approximately 1 out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract a Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI), with highly-trafficked and touched areas being implicated in harboring dangerous pathogens. With an increased focus on improved patient outcomes and reducing costs in the next generation of healthcare environments, AIA and ASHE guidelines recommend nonporous and seamless surfaces to provide ideal infection prevention. 

IIDA Education Day

Thursday, April 26, 2012 , 9:00 AM ET
Are you finding that sustainability guidelines and codes a bit overwhelming?  Need some clarity regarding specifics impacting healthcare?  This presentation shall review and compare current guidelines, rating systems, codes and standards; such as Green Globes® CIEB for Health Care, LEED®-HC, 2014 Guidelines for Design and Construction for Health Care Facilities®, the Senior Living Sustainability Guide®, ASHRAE 189.2 Design, Construction and Operation of Sustainable High Performance Health Care Facilities, and the International Green Code.

Antimicrobial Copper Surfaces: A Designer’s New Weapon in the Fight Against Hospital-Acquired Infections

Tuesday November 13, 2012 1:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM CT

With recent changes to healthcare cost reimbursement policies, healthcare facilities have heightened the importance of practices that increase patient safety such as using touch surfaces that limit or continuously kill disease-causing bacteria. At any given time in a healthcare facility, it has been reported that 1 in 20 hospital patients contracts a Hospital-Acquired Infection.

Creating a LEED Healthcare Facility from Groundbreaking to Completion

Thursday September 27, 2012 1:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM CT

This webinar will discuss the collaborative team effort between the owner, designers and contractors that resulted in achievement of LEED-CI v2.0 Gold certification for Sutter Health.

 At the end of the program, participants will understand the implications and the impact of material selection on the building occupants.  In addition, the participants will gain a better understanding of the performance of materials, from the installation, durability, maintenance requirements, and environmental impact .

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Selecting Proper Window - Wall Connections for Healthcare Design

Thursday July 26, 2012 1:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM CT

The performance of the window-wall interface has a significant effect on overall building enclosure system performance. Problems typically occur from improper design or construction practices.

Understanding the options for these critical termination and transition details, proper specification and QC testing are key to producing a high performance building enclosure.

This presentation will describe the methods of making this critical transition, how to specify them and detail the testing which should be completed. A case study will be included.

Multi-Sensory Environments for Special Populations - Webinar Archives

Thursday, January 26 2012 1 PM ET

Multi-Sensory Environments for Special Populations discusses the history of Snoezelen and Multi-Sensory Environments (known as MSE’s) for children and adults with developmental, psychological, social, and physical disabilities and disorders, including adults suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.  The growth of these specialized environments in healthcare facilities throughout the world, including skilled nursing, assisted living, and specialized care facilities is reviewed, as well as the intended benefits of the MSE’s for special populations.  

Display Technologies Alleviate Communication Challenges for Hospitals - Webinar Archives

January 18 2012 1:00 PM ET

To be a successful healthcare facility, hospital-wide communication is essential.  A hospital’s workflow moves so quickly, that without a streamlined form of communication and information sharing, you run the risk of creating a chaotic environment. Within a hospital, or even a smaller clinical facility—sharing important messages with staff, patients and visitors is incredibly important.

Case Study: The New Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, OK—Designing for a “Nation within a Nation” - Webinar Archives

Thursday, December 1 2011 1:00 PM EST

With a health care system serving 40,000 Native Americans annually, the Chickasaw Nation, headquartered in the central Oklahoma town of Ada, sees medicine differently than the rest of the United States. The semi-autonomous tribal group has for decades committed itself to universal, patient-centered care, that culminated with the dedication of a $145 million facility that embodies both traditional Chickasaw values and humane hospital design. The Chickasaw Nation Medical Center is the first state-of-the-art medical center fully owned and operated by Native American leadership.