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Using lessons learned in healthcare, this session will highlight best practices in designing to mitigate infection risk across all types of facilities – office, transportation, hospitality, education, retail, public settings and more.
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Evidence based on primary research can help guide critical infection prevention decisions in a range of healthcare settings. Strategies presented should be considered throughout the material selection and specification stages.
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Understand the challenges of durable coated fabrics in today’s acute healthcare settings leading to widespread failure, a costly overlook of product warranties, and negative effect of these failures on HCAHPS scores.
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Natural ventilation is important in controlling indoor air temperature and quality. According to the authors, airborne infections can be reduced in hospitals among patients and staff when natural cross ventilation is used.
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For NICU environments it is extremely important for staff to fully understand how specific designs and procedures in these facilities should be used to best uphold infection prevention and control (IPAC) protocols.
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For design teams, this tool provides an overview of cleaning mechanisms (i.e., processes and/or technologies) and material characteristics, which in turn may influence materials selection and specification.
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The 12,500 SF unit was designed and constructed in just 120 days to the COVID-19 pandemic response and future events, increasing the overall capacity of available beds, while limiting the exposure of the infected patients.
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TOP RESOURCES FOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
THE LEDE | JANUARY 2021
SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination of inanimate surfaces and virus viability in a health care emergency unit
ISSUE BRIEF | JUNE 2019
Contact Transmission, Part 1: The Role of Surfaces in Healthcare-Associated Infections
ISSUE BRIEF | JUNE 2019
Contact Transmission, Part 2: Materials, Design, and Cleaning
WEBINAR | ON DEMAND | JUNE 2019
Surfaces Matter: Evidence Based Strategies for Safe & Sustainable Lifecycle Performance for Patient & Staff Use Environments
SLIDECAST | JANUARY 2021
Viable SARS-CoV-2 in the air of a hospital room with COVID-19 patients
PODCAST | MAY 2020
Healthcare Surfaces Institute Founder and Executive Director Linda Lybert
WEBINAR | ON DEMAND | MARCH 2019
Don’t Get Bugged: Designing for Modern Infectious Diseases
EDAC ADVOCATE FIRM PROJECT | JUNE 2018
Human-Centric Treatment Module, Washington, D.C.
KEY POINT SUMMARY | 2018
Sink-Related Outbreaks and Mitigation Strategies in Healthcare Facilities
EBD JOURNAL CLUB | FREE | APRIL 2014
The Role of Facility Design in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infection: Interventions, Conclusions, and Research Needs
ISSUE BRIEF | APRIL 2015
Clean Hands Save Lives: A Systems Approach to Improving Hand Hygiene
INTERVIEW | AUGUST 2015
The Need for Infection Control Specialists and Designers to Build on Common Ground, an interview with Jesse Thomas Jacob, MD
KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY
Over 770 Infection Prevention and Control Related Research Citations, Articles and Key Point Summaries
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WEBINAR, EVENT & DIGITAL SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
Reach key industry stakeholders and help advance the quality of healthcare through design. For more information contact Randy Carter, rcarter@healthdesign.org, (541) 965-1922.
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ABOUT US
The Center for Health Design is a nonprofit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to transform healthcare environments for a healthier, safer world through design research, education and advocacy. Learn more. For information about sponsor or partnership opportuniteis, contact our VP of Relationship Development, Randy Carter.
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