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Date: November 8–11, 2008
Location: Gaylord National Resort and Convention
Center, Washington, D.C.
Deadline for Proposal Submissions: Friday, January
18, 2008
Submission Form and Proposal Guidelines:
http://www.healthdesign.org/education/conf/speakerguidelines.php
Presenters: share your expertise at HEALTHCARE DESIGN 08 (HCD
08), the premier conference devoted to how the design of
responsible built environments directly impacts the safety,
operation, clinical outcomes, and financial success of healthcare
facilities now and in the future.
HCD 08 is the industry’s best-attended and most-respected
conference on evidence-based design for healthcare. This annual
event is produced by the industry’s leading information and
educational advocates, Vendome Group, LLC (publisher of
Healthcare Design and Nursing Homes/Long-Term Care
Management magazines), and the Center for Health Design, a
nonprofit research and advocacy organization, in conjunction with
the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health.
HCD 08 is developed by professionals who are day-to-day
advocates and champions for the improvement of healthcare spaces.
This unrivaled educational event has been endorsed by experts from
the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), the American
College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA), the American Academy of
Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID), and the American Society of
Interior Designers (ASID). It is the most comprehensive in the
industry, offering attendees a state-of-the-art multitrack,
multidisciplinary learning event.
This conference is for all professionals involved in the design,
construction, and operation of healthcare facilities, including top
administrators and operations executives, architects, interior
designers; facility managers, design/build professionals,
researchers, students, and educators.
Attendees will benefit from access to the latest and best
educational content in healthcare design delivered from thought
leaders and innovators in the field. Offering new and
forward-thinking concepts, ideas, practices, and evidence-based
research findings, HCD 08 promises to be a can’t-miss
event.
Join a long-established group of faculty speakers who are
recognized as thought leaders in the industry. We welcome
presentation proposals that are suited to the following educational
foci:
- Evidence-based design research methodologies
- Case studies
- Evidence-based design research studies and reports
- Safe hospital design
- Green design and sustainability
- Innovations in facility planning
- Design challenges and solutions
- Impact of technology on facility design
- Lessons learned from our international colleagues
Questions? Don’t hesitate to contact the Center for Health
Design program development manager, Jennifer Wilcox at jcotterwilcox@verizon.net or
202-277-2407.
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