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DEsigning better healthcare www.raic.org / 2014 Presentations were organized so that similar material was grouped together at the conference, regardless of the country from which the presenter originated. “In that way, the messages of each presentation were reinforced,” says Harvey. “One of the key messages I took away from my own research is that the practice of healthcare design does not change as you cross borders. There are cultural nuances and some parameters are influenced by system decisions, but the fundamental arguments about healthcare design are similar across borders and around the world.” Conference presenters included professionals from Canada and the U.S., and ranged to presenters from countries as far away as the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and China. Presenters included architects, interior designers, doctors and government officials. Presentations also covered a wide variety of topics and disciplines, linked by a strong emphasis on research-based design, evidence-based decisionmaking and patient care that is both effective and cost-efficient. The topics presented included a series of questions designed to intrigue audiences as well as inform them. How can the design of a hospital affect the health of a city? What sort of measurable effect does building and interior design or the presence and timing of lighting have on patient outcomes? Can landscape design result in measurable improvements in patient health? How can healthcare facilities be better designed to accommodate an aging population? How can healthcare facility design directly improve the morale and productivity of staff members? Should healthcare architects consider themselves medical professionals? Some of the presentations resulted directly from particular challenges in patient care. One presenter described how a mental health centre could be made more secure for staff and visitors, without making the building less conducive to calm and healing. An interior designer was charged with the task of making the interior of a healthcare facility almost literally disappear for critically ill patients who would simply rather be anywhere else. Presenters repeatedly stressed that effective designs affecting patient health and treatment outcomes could only be achieved if design professionals collaborated with healthcare professionals as well as engineers. Only then could they access the research required to demonstrate that one design approach achieved superior results for patients when compared to another at an acceptable cost. The conference attracted a broad scope of attendees, ranging from members of architectural firms from across North America and the international market, to senior decision makers and CEOs of hospitals and healthcare facilities, managers responsible for healthcare facility redevelopment and Harvey’s own colleagues from the MOH. “I can walk away from this conference with a lot of valuable knowledge points about materials, glazing and lighting, which are all extremely important to patients and the health of the community,” says Harvey. “But our job is to put it all together into an intelligent story. As those stories are developed with senior decision-makers, CEOs of hospitals, doctors and healthcare team members and shared on an international level, these intelligent stories will actually begin to ring true and gather momentum.” 10 ■ Architecture Canada
DEsigning better healthcare He notes that the MOH is monitoring the conference closely. “The ministry is very active in terms of research, and the development of standards and best practices regarding healthcare design,” says Harvey. “They’re very interested in the results and the outcome of this conference.” He also notes that the conference event has dovetailed with the establishment of the new Institute for Architecture and Human Health at the University of Toronto. The Institute will research the impact of architecture and design on the quality of patient care, the delivery of healthcare services, and the creation of more efficient, cost-effective healthcare facilities. “What we want to do at the ministry is to partner with the universities to continue this research work in order to develop further healthcare design best practices,” says Harvey. “In Ontario, we’ve completed 120 projects at a value of more than $10 billion during the past 10 years. However, by the time you finish a project, you often realize you’re working to yesterday’s standards. Now we’re coming down to some serious questions about the transformation of our existing facilities and what we should be investing in. Research is a key component of this.” He says he has confidence that the conference will also reinvigorate the activity and interests of the RAIC Public Healthcare Group. “We’re planning another conference next July 9 through 13 in Toronto with the International Academy for Design and Health,” says Harvey. “We’re trying to keep this momentum going.” ■ Architecture canada ■ 11
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DEsigning better healthcare<br />
He notes that the MOH is monitoring the conference closely.<br />
“The ministry is very active in terms <strong>of</strong> research, and the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> standards and best practices regarding healthcare design,” says Harvey.<br />
“They’re very interested in the results and the outcome <strong>of</strong> this conference.”<br />
He also notes that the conference event has dovetailed with the establishment<br />
<strong>of</strong> the new <strong>Institute</strong> for <strong>Architecture</strong> and Human Health at the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Toronto. The <strong>Institute</strong> will research the impact <strong>of</strong> architecture and design<br />
on the quality <strong>of</strong> patient care, the delivery <strong>of</strong> healthcare services, and the<br />
creation <strong>of</strong> more efficient, cost-effective healthcare facilities.<br />
“What we want to do at the ministry is to partner with the universities<br />
to continue this research work in order to develop further healthcare design<br />
best practices,” says Harvey. “In Ontario, we’ve completed 120 projects at a<br />
value <strong>of</strong> more than $10 billion during the past 10 years. However, by the time<br />
you finish a project, you <strong>of</strong>ten realize you’re working to yesterday’s standards.<br />
Now we’re coming down to some serious questions about the transformation<br />
<strong>of</strong> our existing facilities and what we should be investing in. Research is a<br />
key component <strong>of</strong> this.”<br />
He says he has confidence that the conference will also reinvigorate the<br />
activity and interests <strong>of</strong> the RAIC Public Healthcare Group.<br />
“We’re planning another conference next July 9 through 13 in Toronto with<br />
the International Academy for Design and Health,” says Harvey. “We’re trying<br />
to keep this momentum going.” ■<br />
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