Healthcare 101: Maternal Care Web Seminar

April 8, 2008 
Web Seminar
DC
Registration


Web site: http://www.krm.com/aia

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (US Eastern time)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (US Central time)
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (US Mountain time)
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (US Pacific time)

Speakers:
Moderator - Kathy L. Bell, AIA, ACHA, Associate, The S/L/A/M Collaborative, Inc.
Judy Smith, MHA, principal of Smith Hager Bajo, Inc.
James W. Harrell, FAIA, FACHA , GBBN Architects

Healthcare 101, An Introduction to Architecture for Health, is a series of bimonthly, Web-based seminars sponsored by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. Conducted by nationally recognized experts, the content will be tailored to emerging professionals and others who are interested in an introduction to healthcare architecture and planning.

This seminar will examine the basic elements and the nuances of planning a hospital maternity (birth) facility. Presenters will identify  the most common challenges of designing a birth facility and explain how to address them. This session willl also address commonly asked questions such as "Why would  two services with the same number of births to require very different quantities and types of patient rooms?" A review of the basic concepts and typical planning questions will be followed by a brief review of the trends reshaping birth facility design. These trends range from a steep rise in Cesarean rates to the influence of hotel and retail industries and the ongoing silent epidemic of premature births in the US. This session will be relevant to new and emerging professionals and anyone who wants to be a savvy planner of this type of facility.

After registering for this Web seminar, you can invite as many coworkers and clients as you want to share in the live meeting with you. This session qualifies for 1.5 learning units of AIA/CES credit.

Site Registration: $95.00.