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EBD Journal Club

Clinic Exam Room Design: Present and Future

June 2014 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Freihoefer, K., Nyberg, G., & Vickery, C. (2013). Clinic exam room design: Present and future. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 6(3), pp. 138-156.
EBD Journal Club

Tailored Lighting Intervention Improves Measures of Sleep, Depression and Agitation in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Living in Long-term Care Facilities
February 2015 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Figueiro et al. (2014). Tailored lighting intervention improves measures of sleep, depression, and agitation in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia living in long-term care facilities. Dovepress, volume 2014:9, pages 1527-1537.
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The Legacy of Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory: Nursing Research Focusing on the Impact of Healthcare Environments
December 2014 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Zborowsky, T. (2014). The legacy of Florence Nightingale’s environmental theory: Nursing research focusing on the impact of healthcare environments. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 7(4), 19-34.
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Hospital Room Design and Health Outcomes of the Aging Adult
December 2013 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Lorenz, S. G. & Dreher, H. M. (2011). Hospital room design and health outcomes of the aging adult. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 4(2), 23-35.
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The Role of Facility Design in Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infection: Interventions, Conclusions, and Research Needs
April 2014 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Zimring, C., Denham, M. E., Jacob, J. T., Kamerow, D.B., Lenfesty, N., Hall, K. K., Steinberg, J. P. (2013). The role of facility design in preventing healthcare-associated infection: Interventions, conclusion, and research needs. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 7(Suppl), pp. 127-139.
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Fall Prevention for Inpatient Oncology Using Lean and Rapid Improvement Techniques
April 2015 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Wolf, L., Costantinou, E., Limbaugh, C., Rensing, K., Gabbart, P., & Matt, P. (2013). Fall prevention for inpatient oncology using lean and rapid improvement event techniques. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 7(1), 85–101.

 
EBD Journal Club

An Empirical Examination of the Impacts of Decentralized Nursing Unit Design
September 2015 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Pati, D., Harvey, T., Redden, P., & Summers, B. (2015). An empirical examination of the impacts of decentralized nursing unit design. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 8(2), 56-70
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Designing Clinical Space for the Delivery of Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care
June 2016 ∘ EBD Journal Club

Gunn, R., Davis, M. M., Hall, J., Heintzman, J., Muench, J., Smeds, B., ... & Brown, J. (2015). Designing clinical space for the delivery of integrated behavioral health and primary care. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28(Supplement 1), S52-S62.
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Webinar

High-Consequence Infectious Disease: 10 Ideas to Improve Safety in Patient Care
June 2016 ∘ Webinar

In this webinar presenters identify the risks in healthcare settings and how to reduce them – beyond what’s currently seen in the ER intake and biocontainment patient suites – by applying fundamental facility design principles related to biocontainment. 
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Design Strategies

Design Strategies — Technology
June 2016 ∘ Design Strategies

Technology is one of the most challenging issues in healthcare. The current combination of recent health reform laws, federal stimulus funds, and the ongoing wave of new healthcare technology can be described as a “tsunami” of sorts. Healthcare leaders are overwhelmed, as planning for the future of technology stands to transform many current care practices.  Successfully integrating technology means planning for today as well as anticipating future needs, and directly impacts the programming, planning, and design of all healthcare settings.