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.
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.
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.
Thursday, November 10 2011 1:00 PM EST
In a world where healthcare environments are more demanding than ever before, learn how to select the right soft surfaces to best serve your client's high performance needs. Find out how you can specify fabrics and carpet with confidence and a conscience- even provide and educate your clients on the technical and environmental specifications and claims. Go one step further by providing the knowledge they need to know to keep your designs looking beautiful, longer.
Learning Objectives
Thursday, November 3 2011 1 PM EST
If evidence based design is truly based on all available evidence, and not just the evidence of the how the three dimensional environment affects healing, isn't it time to include all the sciences, and not just those of biology, into the design process?
Thursday, October 27 2011
Copper and copper alloy surfaces such as brass and bronze are intrinsically antimicrobial. They are the only class of solid materials registered with the Environmental Protection Agency to continuously kill more than 99.9% of certain disease-causing bacteria within two hours, including MRSA and VRE. They can be fashioned into a variety of products such as door handles, railings, IV stands, and more to kill disease-causing bacteria between cleanings.
Thursday, Sept 29 2011
As we strive to design and create healthier, more sustainable interior environments, our work needs to include thoughtful selection of materials, finishes, furniture and fabric. In examining the materials, components and chemicals used in manufacturing of the products we specify, it is critical to consider how these details affect not just the health of the occupants, but also the health of surrounding communities and the environment.
Thursday, September 22 2011
Modern airport design is a great example of how to transform and revitalize healthcare programs to better appreciate consumer convenience, access, and design. While airports and hospitals deliver different services, they share similar levels of complexity including volume of public, staff and service flow, technology and diverse consumer needs and services. This exciting session will explore hospital planning concepts borrowed from contemporary airports around the world.
Thursday, August 25 2011
Evidence based design is the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes. LEED is evidence based design in practice. In this session, attendees will learn about evidence based design and how its application in healthcare design can be expanded into other Perkins+Will market sectors utilizing LEED as a baseline. Attendees will also learn how to apply these concepts in project work.
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Thursday, August 11 2011
Time and motion studies of the hospital work environment suggest that reducing the time staff spend walking between patient rooms, supply rooms, and staff charting workstations may translate into improved efficiency (throughput) and more time devoted to direct patient-care activities.
