This page, still under development, is intended to be a resource for emerging professionals in healthcare design, as well as those interested in pursuing healthcare architecture. Any suggestions for additional resources should be directed to aah@aia.org.
Healthcare 101 Web Seminars
An introductory series aimed at emerging professionals in the field, as well as at those interested in pursuing healthcare architecture. PowerPoint presentations as well as flash presentations are included for your reference. Please note the run time for each is approximately ninety (90) minutes. Download times will vary.
Healthcare 101 Web Seminar: Mental Health
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 2:00-3:30 ET
Presented by Francis Murdock Pitts, AIA, FACHA, OAA, the Web seminar will cover: Clinical and Social Trends Impacting The Treatment Environment; Types of Programs You Might Encounter and Their Impacts on Design; Significant Variables Impacting Facility Size, Contemporary Options in Room, Sub-Unit, Inpatient Unit, and Whole Hospital Design; Trends in Patient Safety and Security and Available Resources; How to Balance Proximity to Programs and Proximity to Ground. Video.
Programming
In this installment, James G. Easter, Jr., FAAMA, Principal and Director Planning and Programming for HFR Design and Gary Vance, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Senior Director of Facility Planning for BSA LifeStructures, provide a complete overview of programming as it relates to healthcare design.
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Maternal Care
Healthcare 101, An Introduction to Architecture for Health, is a series of web-based seminars sponsored by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. Conducted by nationally recognized experts, the content is tailored to emerging professionals and others who are interested in an introduction to healthcare architecture and planning. The fourth seminar in this series, Maternal Care, examines the basic elements and the nuances of planning a hospital maternity (birth) facility. Presented on April 8, 2008.
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Imaging
This program will help attendees gain an understanding of the complexity of planning a medical imaging facility, taking into account the needs of patients, staff, faculty and the imaging equipment itself; understand how to organize and manage the planning of such an architectural project; understand current imaging techniques, image management systems, and trends and developments in imaging technology and how all these will affect design and planning. Presented on February 19, 2008. Video
Surgery Part I- Planning the Surgical Department
The first session of the two part webinar will examine the basic flow and planning of the surgical department. The presenters will identify the programmatic components necessary for a well-designed surgical department as well as other hospital departments which support the surgical process. As with the other departments of the hospital, surgical regulations and codes affect the design layout and flow. These regulations and codes will be reviewed as they apply to patients (both inpatients and outpatients), staff and materials. Presented on December 9, 2008. Video
Surgery Part II - Designing Operating and Procedure Rooms
The second session of the two part webinar will go more in depth behind the sterile line and focus on the operating and procedure rooms. The presenters will review the design and code requirements of these rooms and some of the equipment that is required. Similar to the surgical department itself, the flow of the patients, staff and materials within these operating and procedure rooms, affect the design layout. Because of the variety of specialized procedures and equipment, some of the surgical rooms will vary in layout, size and equipment needs. Examples of these differences will be reviewed. Presented on December 16, 2008. Video
Overview of Clinical and Logistical Support Services
This presentation covered the critical functions, relationships and design of the following clinical support and logistical departments in hospitals: Clinical Laboratory & Pathology, Pharmacy, Materials Management, Environmental Services & Linen, Food Service, Facilities Management, Safety & Security. Video
Intensive Care
This webinar will give the beginning medical planner a basic understanding of key elements in the design of intensive care patient units and rooms: defining intensive care, key operational factors in patient unit and room design, physical requirements like adjacency to other departments, design of ancillary spaces, model of care and impacts on design and project examples with innovative design approaches. Presented on September 17, 2008. Video
Acute Care
This webinar will give the beginning medical planner a basic understanding of key elements in the design of acute care patient units and rooms: types of patient units and rooms and their criteria for design; key operational factors in patient unit and room design; how important issues such as visibility, privacy and family involvement shape design. Plus, project examples with innovative design approaches. Presented on September 3, 2008. Video
Other Programs in Support of Emerging Professionals
Graduate Programs in Healthcare
A list of professional architecture schools that offer postgraduate programs in healthcare. Contact the school to learn details about deadlines and other requirements.
AIA Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design
This graduate fellowship aims to increase architecture students’ awareness of the special needs and nature of healthcare facilities, to attract talented young architects and students to this field, and to advance the knowledge of planning and design for healthcare environments through a research fellowship for master's and doctoral level students.
Herman Miller Intern Scholarship
Eight emerging professionals are awarded a scholarship to assist in their travel expenses to the AIA Healthcare fall conference. This scholarship program is part of Herman Miller Healthcare’s continuing commitment to excellence in health-care architecture and support of young architects.
AAH Student Design Charrette
Student teams from four universities are selected each year to participate in the AAH Student Design Charrette held in conjunction with the AIA/AAH Fall Conference.
