Behavioral Health Strategic Design Workshop

September 23, 2020

8:00 AM PT/ 11:00 AM ET
Welcome Opening Remarks & Introductions

Ellen Taylor, PhD, AIA, MBA, EDAC
Vice President for Research
The Center for Health Design

8:05 AM PT/ 11:05 AM ET
Opening Keynote: State of the Practice in Behavioral Health Care and Design
Learn about trends in behavioral health and design and how a holistic, universally designed approach can advance health and wellness and address inequities in care.

Josh Langham 
Assistant Director
Active Design Program
Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention
Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness
NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

8:35 AM PT/ 11:35 AM ET
Panel #1: Let’s Talk About Safety
Safety is essential in behavioral health care settings to ensure the health and wellbeing of both patients and their caregivers. However, at points the safety and supervision of behavioral health patients can hinder their needs for feelings of health, wellness and personal autonomy. Join this panel for a thoughtful discussion about the challenges in balancing these two needs.

Peter Mills 
Director, VA National Center for Patient Safety Field Office 
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 

Tammy Felker, AIA, ACHA, RN, LEED AP BD+C 
Planner / Healthcare Architect 
NBBJ 

Brian Giebink, AIA, EDAC, LEED AP 
Behavioral Health Planner 
HDR 

9:20 AM PT/ 12:20 PM ET
Audience Q&A with Panel #1
Pose questions of the panelists and hear their responses and insights.
 

9:50 AM PT/ 12:50 PM ET
West Coast Coffee Break/ East Coast Lunch Break
 

10:20 AM PT/1:20 PM ET
Panel #2: Whole-Person Health: Managing Behavioral Health Care with other Diagnosed Care Needs
Care for behavioral health does not happen in a vacuum and in many cases, patients with behavioral health care needs also need care for other physical diagnoses. This panel will discuss the challenges in balancing that care, various settings for care, and new approaches that are working and approaches that are needed.

Shary Adams, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP BD+C
Principal |Senior Medical Planner
HGA

Kayvan Madani Nejad, AIA, Ph.D.
Director, Senior Healthcare Architect
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, CES | OFP | CFM
 

Laurie Wolf, Ph.D., AIA
Director of Human Factors Implementation 
Carilion Clinic 
 

Robert Trestman, PhD., MD
Senior Vice President and Chair
Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine 

11:25 AM PT/ 2:25PM ET
Behavioral Health Design Research: Top Picks and Resources to Access It
Obtain a quick overview of some key research studies around design for behavioral health topics such as safety, therapeutic environments, outpatient environments and more, as well as places and resources where you can access design research.

Ellen Taylor, PhD, AIA, MBA, EDAC
Vice President for Research
The Center for Health Design
 

11:45 AM PT/ 2:45 PM ET
West Coast Lunch Break/ East Coast Afternoon Snack
 

12:15 PM PT/ 3:15 PM ET
Panel #3: Going Outside
It has long been understood that being outside and having access to nature has positive benefits to good mental health. This is especially true for behavioral health care settings. Join this panel to hear about the demonstrated benefits of access to nature, best practice programs and design of outside settings, and how to address safety considerations.

Fred Foote, MD, CAPT, MC, USN, ret.
Scholar, Institute for Integrative Health 
 

Naomi A. Sachs, Ph.D., AIA, ASLA, EDAC 
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture 
Founding Director, Therapeutic Landscapes Network 
Co-Editor, Health Environments Research & Design 
 

1:00 PM PT/4:00 ET
Audience Q&A with Panel #3
Pose questions of the panelists and hear their responses and insights.
 

1:20 PM PT/ 4:20 PM ET
It's a Wrap
Wrap up the day with this panel that will identify overall themes, observations and next steps.
 

1:30 PM PT/ 4:30 PM ET
Adjourn

1:45 PM PT/ 4:45 PM ET
Social Networking Event