The Healthcare Design Conference is coming soon to Southern California. Here are some of the need-to-know points about the medical office and hospital design workshop.
Healthcare design conference
Hosted by the Center for Health Design, this is one of the largest expos for healthcare and design industry professionals around the world. Here, you can find out about the latest and most influential trends in hospital design and architecture, and also learn ways that you can improve productivity, safety, and patient satisfaction through medical construction techniques.- When: November 15-18, 2014
- Where: San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California
- Registration fee: Varies- see schedule.
- Sponsor: Steelcase Health
Better Care through Better Design
“Better Care through Better Design” is the theme, focusing on ways that innovative new healthcare design tactics can improve safety standards, efficiency, and patient wellbeing. About 4,000 health professionals are expected to participate in this illustrious event. Attendees can earn up to 21 continuing education credits while interacting with experts in the healthcare industry. More than 3,500 people attended the 2013 healthcare seminar.From the Healthcare Design website:
“The Healthcare Design Conference is devoted to examining how design directly impacts the safety, operations, clinical outcomes, and financial success of healthcare facilities now and into the future. Produced by the industry-leading magazine and with support from the Center for Health Design, the American Institute of Architects, the Health Care Council of IFMA, and the International Interior Design Association, the Healthcare Design Conference is the industry’s best-attended and most respected conference on evidence-based design for healthcare.”2014 Conference Agenda
Here is a basic list of some of the exhibits and conferences that are featured for this year:- American Institute of Architects (AIA) board meeting for the Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH)
- American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) exhibit: “Transformative Environments: A Report from the ASID Foundation’s Grant Recipients”
- Heath Care Institute (HCI) of IFMA Board Meeting
- International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Healthcare Forum Reception and Program: “The Workplace in the Healthcare Profession”
- Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc. 1-hour sessions: “Patient Experience Simulation Lab and Workshop (NICU)”
- Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD) Board Meeting
- The Center for Health Design EDAC certification exam
- Built Environment Network (BEN): “Closing the Gap between Strategy and Design”