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PDC Summit | General Session: Honoring Changemakers in Healthcare Design


When: March 11, 2025
Time: 8:15am Eastern
Where: PDC Summit, Atlanta, Georgia United States
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The Center for Health Design is the Strategic Educational Collaborator and a Supporting Organization for the annual PDC Summit.

At the 2025 PDC Summit The Center will produce and present a pre-conference evidence-based design workshop and a 25-session educational track – Research, Design and Outcomes – featuring recent work from The Center’s research team; Aging, Behavioral Health, Pediatric and Built Environment Networks; the HERD Journal, AAHID and other familiar and new healthcare design industry leaders.

You’ll find these sessions here on the PDC Summit website – click on the Category drop-down menu and select The Center for Health Design Sessions.

RESEARCH, DESIGN & OUTCOMES | 2025 PDC SUMMIT

 

The Center for Health Design Changemaker Award celebrates visionary individuals and organizations whose transformative work reshapes how healthcare environments are designed and built. This annual honor recognizes efforts that have left an indelible mark on advancing healthcare design for the betterment of patient care and outcomes.

This year, we proudly present the award to Dr. Henry Domke, a trailblazing physician and artist whose groundbreaking efforts have redefined the role of art in healing. As the founder of a global movement rooted in evidence-based research, Dr. Domke has shown how nature-inspired art can profoundly improve patient recovery—reducing pain, enhancing well-being, and fostering faster healing.

In this captivating keynote session, Dr. Domke will take us through his extraordinary journey, blending art and medicine, and offer a glimpse into the future of evidence-based health and wellness design.

Additionally, attendees will gain insights from award-winning projects and individuals whose contributions have elevated the standards of healthcare design:

  • Healthcare Environment Awards: Celebrating excellence in innovative new or renovated projects.
  • Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award: Highlighting emerging researchers filling crucial gaps in evidence-based facility design.
  • Touchstone Awards: Showcasing exemplary applications of the evidence-based design process.
  • Russ Coile Lifetime Achievement Award: Honoring careers dedicated to advancing healthcare design innovation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Discover how art and design are reshaping patient outcomes and wellness.
  • Learn from cutting-edge research on the healthcare-built environment and its implications for future projects.
  • Benchmark best practices from award-winning initiatives that are advancing patient care.
  • Explore lessons learned from evidence-based design efforts and the next steps in research.
     

Join us to celebrate changemakers and gain actionable insights to inspire the next generation of healthcare design!

 

Exclusive Offer for All Affiliate Members

All Center Affiliate members receive exclusive, discounted ASHE member pricing. Contact us for discount code and more information.