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FleXX: A Study on Flexibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 2020 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will delve into the results of a research study exploring the meaningful use of flexibility across multiple layers for facilities including site, structure, skin, services, space plan, and social areas, and how these findings specifically apply, or differ, during a pandemic. Presenters will share a framework to design for flexibility, examples of how flexibility is being deployed currently, and a deeper look at a health system’s rapid response and long-term planning.
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Three Case Studies: Excellence in Evidence-based Design
May 2020 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar highlights three prestigious, award-winning projects which used the EBD process in their pursuit of increasing value, improving health outcomes, and engaging stakeholders. Come hear the stories of how they did it and what they learned that can be applied to your projects!
EBD Journal Club

EBD Journal Club: Simulation-Based Mock-Up Evaluation of a Universal Operating Room
April 2020 ∘ EBD Journal Club ∘
Shultz, J., Borkenhagen, D., Rose, E., Gribbons, B., Rusak-Gillrie, H., Fleck, S., Muniak, A., Filer, J. (2020). Health Environments Research & Design Journal. DOI: 10.1177/1937586719855777
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Forget Me Not: My Experience Living with Dementia
April 2020 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will share the results of this unique research project, tell their stories and first hand perspectives, and uncover what is working and what is not in various care environments. Through this alternative vision, attendees will benefit from these researchers’ findings and insights as they consider the design of environments for this significant group of elders. 
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The Hub of All Things Fun: Connecting Innovative Design with Play for Hospitalized Children
April 2020 ∘ Webinar ∘
This webinar will share their design process and highlight key attributes of the “Hub of All Things Fun” which includes space for arts and crafts, art therapy, CCTV studio, dramatic play, infant/toddler, kitchen, music therapy, reading, sensory play, and teen activities.
Slidecast

Isolation or Interaction: Healthcare Provider Experience of Design Change
April 2020 ∘ Slidecast ∘
Van Heuvelen, J.S. (2019). Isolation or Interaction: Healthcare Provider Experience of Design Change. Sociology of Health & Illness, 41(4), 692-708.                                                                                                                                                                                                         While the role of the built environment is often overlooked in sociology, van Heuvelen examined the role of the environment as a mediator of organizational culture. This ethnographic study draws on sociology and an "inhabited institutionalist" theoretical framework to assess the staff experience of adjusting to the move from an open-bay to a single family room NICU. Findings show moving to the new SFR unit resulted in less time for discussion and personal support, resulting in a higher reliance on individual assessment skills. This was felt to undermine the culture of collaboration, but in other instances, the prior collaborative culture was transposed. 
Podcast

Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 Podcast Episode 29: Sara Marberry, EDAC, Healthcare Design Expert, Marketing Consultant, & Writer
April 2020 ∘ Podcast ∘
In this podcast, Sara Marberry discusses the short-and long-term effects of the current crisis on the healthcare design industry. Sara shares, “A halt on projects in the short term is not necessarily a bad thing.