AAH Codes & Standards Committee encourages all members to participate in the Guidelines Review process

The public proposal period to recommend updates to the nationally accepted Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities opened April 20, 2011. Architects, consulting engineers, administrators, facility managers, interior designers, medical professionals, and other interested parties are invited to submit proposals that suggest changes to the 2010 edition of the Guidelines until October 31, 2011.

The Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC) is the oversight body responsible for updating each edition of the Guidelines. The group has begun the process of updating the 2010 Guidelines and is soliciting proposals for changes to its content through October 31, 2011. All proposals for change must be submitted through an electronic proposal system hosted by the Facility Guidelines Institute, the nonprofit organization founded to support the Guidelines revision process and ensure the document is updated regularly using a public, multidisciplinary process. The 126-member HGRC will review all submitted proposals. Read Press Release

Register for Diagnostic &Treatment - Surgery Webinar Today!

Healthcare 101/201 is a series of monthly, web-based seminars sponsored by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health. Nationally recognized experts will conduct a 90 minute web seminar tailored to healthcare professionals. The 101 seminars are an introductory series tailored for our emerging professionals audience, and 201 seminars build on top of the introductory series with a more in-depth presentation for persons at all experience levels.

Healthcare 101: Diagnostic and Treatment - Surgery

Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET New Date and Time!
This webinar will give participants an understanding of design considerations for the contemporary operating room environment and trends in medical equipment, information technology and sustainability. It will also shed light on the ambulatory versus standard hospital experience, and then jump half way around the world to see how are friends in China are addressing the same issues. Register Today!

Presenters

Ben Earls, Assoc. AIA, LEED® APBD+C
Associate, GBBN Architects

Ben Earls is an associate project architect with GBBN Architects in Cincinnati, OH. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has over ten years of experience in the design, planning and delivery of healthcare architecture. Much of Ben’s experience has led him to specialize in complex surgery and imaging projects. He is also very passionate about reshaping the view of healthcare architecture through sustainable design practices.

Ben is a member of the AIA, NFPA and currently serves on the USGBC Cincinnati’s Healthcare Members Circle.

James Harrell, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP
Senior Associate, GBBN Architects

James Harrell, FAIA, FACHA has over forty years of experience in planning, design and construction of healthcare facilities. His interest in improving the environments in which healthcare is provided has led him to be involved at the national level in the development of design standards for adult critical care units, newborn intensive care units and women’s healthcare environments, and for safe patient handling and movement.

He is a frequent lecturer to national and international audiences on healthcare design concepts and has written of his views on designing for healthcare.

He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a long-standing member of the Academy of Architecture for Health, and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Architects.

He has planned / designed over five million square feet of space for healthcare providers. Among his current projects are a master plan for evolution of the Surgery Department for Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Oh, The Urology Center in Cincinnati, OH - a specialty ambulatory surgery center, and a master plan for McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford, OH which is driven by the need to expand and improve the Surgery Department.

Earn 1.5 LU HSW

After registering for this event, you may invite as many coworkers and clients as you want to share in this live meeting with you. All attendees will be eligible to receive 1.5 LU HSW (AIA continuing education) or 1.5 TU of IDP supplementary education credit. After viewing webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the implications of a contemporary surgical room regarding medical / information technology.
2. Be able to compare/contrast the Ambulatory Surgery Center setting to that of a typical Hospital Surgery Department.
3. Attendees will be able describe the layout and flow of a typical Surgery Department in China as compared to the U.S.
4. Understand the impact of sustainability on design of operating environment.

Register today and the form for reporting continuing education credit is included with the online webinar evaluation form. Questions regarding reporting credit can be directed to tamzinhowerton@aia.org.

2011 Webinar Schedule

*The schedule is subject to change. Please see the Healthcare 101/201 webpage for the most up to date information.

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