1 unit EDAC continuing education
1 unit AIA continuing education
IDCEC credit also available**
CEU forms available for download during webinar
CEUs
This webinar is free to our Affiliate+ members.
The need to proactively care for the caregiver has increased exponentially due to COVID-19, particularly for nurses who represent a large percentage of the healthcare workforce. Attracting and retaining qualified nursing staff has been a critical concern for some time, and the increased demands of nursing in the midst of the global pandemic has contributed to rising nursing shortages and high rates of turnover. To mitigate this organizational strain, healthcare systems are creating spaces specifically designed to help nursing staff relax and recharge during shifts.
Join us for a discussion of how one academic medical center infused evidence-based design principles into break lounges for nurses and then utilized cutting-edge technology to study their impact. You will hear from research and design professionals as well as nursing senior leadership on lessons learned regarding the role of cultural influences and the impact of the built environment on nurse respite.
Lesa Lorusso, PhD, Healthcare Director of Research & Innovation, Gresham Smith
Lesa Lorusso is a firmwide resource at Gresham Smith, strengthening healthcare planning and design through research and innovation. She collaborates with the healthcare team to facilitate human-centered design and development and implementation of research strategy and scalable tools for knowledge sharing among healthcare planners and designers. She implements design thinking strategies throughout the healthcare practice and advise the Gresham Smith team on evaluative methodologies regarding healthcare facilities. Key roles involve identifying opportunities for EBD research and leading strategic implementation of research projects and developing external collaborative partnerships.
Carolyn Blake, Sr. Interior Designer, Gresham Smith
As a healthcare interior designer, Carolyn Blake focuses on the patient experience and creating designs that are functional and that exceed client expectations, within budget. As a recognized expert in Evidenced-Based Design, she brings each client design solutions that enhance the patient experience and improve staff morale. Carolyn is a passionate advocate for environments that support positive staff, patient and family experiences. Her belief in the fundamental relationship between the built environment and human comfort, well-being and healing have led her to build a portfolio of award-winning projects with satisfied clients.
Linda Lawson, DBA, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Vice President of Nursing, UF Health North
Linda Lawson has spent 24 years as a registered nurse and 19 years in administrative leadership. She currently serves as the Associate Vice President (AVP) of Nursing at UF Health North where she oversees the 92- bed inpatient tower, the Emergency Department, and perioperative areas. Lawson’s input from the building design to the recruitment of clinical staff has helped to make UF Health North a valuable resource for north Jacksonville. Prior to becoming AVP of Nursing, she also performed her duties as division director for four Acute Care units at UF Health Jacksonville’s Downtown 8th Street campus, as well as Home Health, Inpatient Psychiatry and Transitional Care. This year, Lawson further developed her skillset by earning her doctorate in business administration from Northcentral University.
Many attendees of The Center for Health Design’s webinars have inquired about IDCEC approval so they can earn ASID, IIDA, and IDS CEU’s. We have looked into this and unfortunately, the cost to upload courses to IDCEC is simply too high at this time. You can still earn credit for attending our webinars by requesting a verification certificate, starting July 9, 2020, The Center for Health Design will start charging a CEU management fee for verification certificates for all webinars and EBD Journal Clubs.. Please contact Natalie Gonzalez, Project Manager, ngonzalez@healthdesign.org
For further details about how to self-report CEUs to IDCEC, please CLICK HERE.