The Center for Health Design

Join us for the next in our Voices of the Industry virtual series, March 11 - it's FREE. A panel including Jane Rohde, AIA, FIIDA, ASID, ACHA, CHID, LEED AP BD+C, Principal and Founder, JSR Associates, Inc., Dr. Roger Landry, Preventative Medicine, Physician, Author, Faith Marabella, Owner, Wellesley Design , & Ryan Frederick, CEO, SmartLiving will discuss Accelerating Evolution The Next Generation of Environments for Aging https://bit.ly/3qBp0if

EDAC Online Study Session Brings the Experts to You! Join us March 5 for a 2-hour study session with the experts who will discuss the composition of the EDAC exam and how to prepare for the exam. BONUS: Attendees will receive 7-day free access to the EDAC exam prep videos after the study session. And, new EDAC exam registrants can get 50% off this study session! https://bit.ly/2OSTT3M

Only a few days left to nominate a Changemaker! Get your nominations in before Feb. 28 for an individual or organization that has demonstrated an exceptional ability to change the way healthcare facilities are designed and built, and whose work has a broad impact on the advancement of healthcare design. https://bit.ly/37sa3r5

Looking for some professional inspiration? Join us today for 2 webinars - 10AM PT/1PM ET: Research Matters: 10 Picks for the Year & 12PM PT/3PM ET: Award Winning Case Studies, https://bit.ly/3s5QFIe

Join us tomorrow for two webinars celebrating design excellence! The first is with our research team - "Research Matters: 10 Picks for the Year" and the second, Celebrating Design Excellence: Award Winning Case Studies" features 2020 Healthcare Environment Award winners, https://bit.ly/3s5QFIe

Great way to start a Tuesday! Our very own, Melissa Piatkowski's latest "Design Discoveries", Health Facilities Management article -"Energy efficiency and health care design", highlights three studies that show how design can help to achieve economic, environmental and societal/person-centered goals, http://bit.ly/3ptEl2S

Announcing - the Knowledge Repository Hits New Milestone - Surpasses 5,000 Research Citations! With over 65,000 annual visitors to the site, the Knowledge Repository is a one-stop database of healthcare design research that provides researchers, architects and designers, and other stakeholders with easy access to the available research on many different topics that support improved outcomes in healthcare design. Free and open to all, https://bit.ly/2I7ZqAc

We are looking forward to the 2020 Changemaker Keynote Presentation next Tuesday, November 10 at 8:00 AM PT/ 11:00 AM ET, honoring Cynthia McCullough, MSN, EDAC, Senior Clinical Planner, HDR! Make sure to join us - once you register for a virtual conference pass, you can select the sessions you want to attend - we hope to see you there! Thanks to our award sponsor, Mecho https://bit.ly/362m4C9

Open doors, improve communication, inspire collaboration. . . become EDAC certified! Added incentive? Now you can register to take the EDAC exam RISK FREE! https://bit.ly/34KHGDP

Designing outside the box - join us 11/19 for 2 webinars that explore unexpected innovation and wellness through urban design. The first webinar "Over and Under: Overlooked Projects from Unexpected Designers" - presenters are Don McKahan, AIA, FACHA and Jennifer Aliber FAIA, FACHA,. The second webinar, titled, "Can Greenspace Reduce Gun Violence? Wellness through Urban Design " is with Mardelle Shepley, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC, M.A, D.Arch, Naomi A. Sachs, PhD, MLA, EDAC and Kati Peditto, PhD, EDAC! https://bit.ly/35Mborf

So many virtual events and celebrations coming in November - make sure to get these on your calendar! https://bit.ly/3kMy9RS

Virtual care is playing a much larger role in triaging patients to promote social distancing and keep hospitals and clinics from becoming overwhelmed. In a time of rapid expansion and the need for quick deployment, some very simple design tips can help you make the most of your virtual care spaces. This webinar explores those innovations that are being deployed for the near term and for the future. https://bit.ly/2HL7Ayv

The downloadable tool: "Population Health: A Checklist For An Integrated Approach" provides healthcare designers and professionals with population health principles/goals and how environmental, operational, and people measures can be implemented to achieve said goal. https://bit.ly/35BwjNy

Need CEUs? The Center has over 150 on-demand webinars providing you with access to the latest in healthcare design research and projects, http://bit.ly/2WdRpQ4

The pandemic has reinforced the importance of supporting caregivers with spaces that address the tolls of the job. Read more from Debra Levin, President and CEO, The Center for Health Design https://bit.ly/3dT1gkg #healthcaredesign #design #architecture #caregivers #COVID19

There's still time to saveRegister by November 1, to save with Early Rates at the healthcare design industry's premier event: @hcdcon . Learn more at https://bit.ly/3dKqZeh #HCDvirtual #healthcaredesign

WHAT is the SRA? The Safety Risk Assessment (SRA) FREE Toolkit is: a proactive process that can mitigate risk a discussion prompt for a multidisciplinary team an evidence-based design (EBD) approach to identify solutions.... The SRA targets six areas of safety (infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries of behavioral health, and patient handling) as required in the FGI Guidelines. https://www.healthdesign.org/sra

Webinar #2 tomorrow will explore promoting physical activity and less sedentary behavior through the promotion of active living, defined as integrating any form of physical activity into daily routines. Attendees will learn about various low-, medium, and high-tech design features, of varying cost ranges, that can be integrated into senior residential environments. https://bit.ly/3m29nh0

Need CEUs? Join us tomorrow for 2 webinars. The first one explores a multidisciplinary approach to empower those with low vision in their quest to lead independent and fulfilled lives. https://bit.ly/3m29nh0

Need CEUs? Join us tomorrow for 2 webinars; "Low Vision: Tools and Techniques for Designing Supportive Environments" with Greg Guarnaccia, LC, LEED AP, IES, Principal, DoubleEdge Design, LLC & "Homes for Active Aging: Technology-based Home Design Strategies" with Elif Tural, PhD, WELL AP, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture + Design & Lisa M. Tucker, PhD, FIDEC, FASID, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP Professor and Chair, Interior Design, Virginia Tech https://bit.ly/3m29nh0