Thursday, October 22, 2009

Welcome and Introductions

Micheline Ste-Marie, Montréal, Québec

The compelling strategic and business case for building safer healthcare environments
Blair Sadler, San Diego, California
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Medicine by Design: Lessons from the past, precautions for the future
Annmarie Adams, Montréal, Québec
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Break

EVIDENCE AND GUIDELINES

Hospital building design: Contributory factors in increased infection incidence
Graeme Gidney, Glasgow, Scotland
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Developing evidence for hospital design using human factors and patient simulation methods
Jeff Caird, Calgary, Alberta

WORKING LUNCH

Case Study: Incorporating evidence-based design in an inpatient environment
Rudi van den Broek, Victoria, British Columbia
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LESSONS FROM NEW DESIGNS

Healing environment and safety
Tye Farrow, Toronto, Ontario
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How can PPP's improve the patient experience and affect safety?
St. Clair Armitage, Montréal, Québec
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LESSONS FROM RENOVATIONS

Designing a Hypertech Operating Suite and an Intensive Care Unit: How these new design concepts improve patient safety and comfort
Luc Dubé, Montréal, Québec
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enovations of a 25 year old Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the B.C. Children's Hospital: What did and did not work
Eva Thomas, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Managing functional comfort: How safe environmental design improves worker performance
Jacqueline Vischer, Montréal, Québec
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Closing Remarks
Micheline Ste-Marie, Montréal, Québec and Blair Sadler, San Diego, California