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Get the latest trends, tools, and resources for improving healthcare environments here. Browse our many free and members-only resources, including research reports and issue briefs, interviews, case studies, design strategies, lessons learned, key point summaries, and webinars.

    EBD Journal Club

    Analyzing ICU Patient Room Environmental Quality Through Unoccupied, Normal, and Emergency Procedure Modes: An EQI Evaluation
    July 2020 ∘ EBD Journal Club
    Wagner, J.A., Greeley, D.G., Gormley, T.C. (2019). Health Environments Research & Design Journal. DOI: 10.1177/1937586719854218
    Issue Brief

    Contact Transmission, Part 2: Materials, Design, and Cleaning
    June 2019 ∘ Issue Brief

    As part of the infection control toolbox, in this issue brief you will learn about, high-touch and soft surfaces and their effect on antimicrobial behavior, different cleaning mechanisms and their impact on surfaces, and an approach for structuring infection prevention teams during the design process. 
    Webinar

    Automating Safety: How Design Research Can Reveal Solutions for Safe Environments
    April 2019 ∘ Webinar

    By combining observation, interviews, simulation, and rapid prototyping, this team developed design solutions that help healthcare workers stay safe while engaged in challenging tasks. This webinar brings the experience of the healthcare practitioners who cared for Ebola patients during the 2014 outbreak and introduces a human-centered discovery approach developed by design researchers at SimTigrate Design Lab to define the design requirements of spaces where the risk of self- and cross-contamination is the highest.
    EDAC Advocate Firm Project

    Lonestar Family Health Center, Conroe, TX
    September 2012 ∘ EDAC Advocate Firm Project

    The goal for this project was to create a patient-centered healthcare facility, using EBD, objectives include: wayfinding integrated into the architecture, zoned circulation - separation of on-stage and off-stage flow, and clear access to patient care areas with minimal travel distances. 
    Webinar

    Infection Prevention During Design & Construction of Health Care Facilities
    June 2014 ∘ Webinar

    This presentation provides information on the current incidence of healthcare-associated infections in U.S. hospitals and design & construction considerations that can help prevent these outcomes. Examples of published outbreaks related to design and construction activity are provided. In addition, specific examples of design options and construction risk mitigation measures will be reviewed. 
    Lessons Learned

    Lessons Learned About Infection Control
    June 2015 ∘ Lessons Learned

    The following are compiled from research literature, case studies, interviews, and other materials to provide an overview on the topic of infection control.  
    Blog

    Three Design Choices to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections

    April 2015 ∘ Blog

    Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) and other easily transmittable diseases are a serious concern in most facilities today. Implementing some of the latest best practices in your physical environment can help to minimize their impact—and help you get the best outcomes from your efforts.

    When exploring design options that can help to prevent HAI and keep other infectious diseases from spreading, here are three key factors to consider: