Patient Environments by Design 2010 Programme

09.00 Opening remarks from the morning chair

• Three risk factors cause four chronic diseases that cause 50% of deaths worldwide
  
• Addressing the risks of tobacco use; poor diet; and lack of physical exercise
• Improving healthy living and making healthy choices easier
  

09.20 Salutogenic Approaches to Designing Patient Environments

• A new paradigm: Shifting the focus from a pathogenic to a salutogenic perspective
• Identifying wellness factors in the environment that support health processes

• Ward configuration and patient safety
• Building on the UK evidence-base
• Advantages and disadvantages of both room types

10.20 Perspectives from Europe: Changes in Ward Configuration

• Design innovations in ward configuration
• Single bedded rooms and nurse station design
• Lessons learnt from European facilities in use
• Impact on quality and economic performance
• Addressing issues of noise, safety, dignity, flexibility and staffing needs

11.45

• Research on Visual Art and its Healing Impact
• Patient Perspectives: One-size does not fit all for Art
• Incorporating Research in Practice: Patient and Staff Feedback
• Making the Business Case: How the impact of art translates to the financial bottomline

12.15

• Designing for children, cancer services and mental health
• Intersection of evidence-based design and sustainability
• International case studies from the US and Europe

Opening remarks from the afternoon chair
John Cooper, chairman, Architects for Health

14.00 Multi-disciplinary Approaches to Designing for Patient Dignity

• Defining patient dignity and why is it important?
• Designing for patient dignity: A demonstration project
• Treating the patient and not just the condition
• Connecting dignity to wellbeing and clinical outcomes
• Patient-centred design

• People-centred design approaches to patient dignity
• Low cost, easy-to-change and visually intuitive signage
• Retractable screens for separating males & females
• Improving communication between staff & patients
• Two new garments for patients throughout the hospital

14.50 Improving Privacy and Dignity: The Washroom Pod

• Transforming the washroom into a standardised product for all situations
• Allowing streamlined consultation, single source procurement and easier installation
• High quality research based design with purpose designed and integrated fittings & services
  
• Non institutional appearance with robust infection control measures and accessibility

15.10 Patient Empowerment: The BedPod

• Improving privacy & control of the patient environment
• Integrating lighting, power and medical gases in a ‘complete’ bed environment
• Improving infection control and cleanability