Select Criteria: Tracks = Interactive Roundtable Discussions

Sunday, October 09, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

R01- Health in All Design: Designing for Diverse Populations
  • Room: 302A
  • Session Number:R01
Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. This roundtable explores how design can welcome and embrace individual needs and the heart of the community. Facilitators will share the unique needs of diverse populations and and how to address the challenges of communities through design. From patients with mobility, visual, auditory,... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Bill Repichowskyj AIA, NCARB
Partner
E4H Environments for Health Architecture
Speaker
Casey Carlton
Partner
E4H Environments for Health Architecture
Speaker
Danielle Rein
Principal
Urban Projects Collaborative, Ryan Health
Speaker
Julissa Tellez
E4H Environments for Health Architecture
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R02-Beyond Child’s Play: Designing for Normalcy in Pediatric Care Environments
  • Room: 304A
  • Session Number:R02
Kids will be kids, right? For the 15% of chronically or seriously ill children in this country, that isn’t always the case. Necessary medical encounters challenge normal childhood development, via barriers to independence, social connectivity, mental and physical stimulation, and environmental control. How do designers provide meaningful solutions that provide... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Dawn Bartock RN, CPNP, CPHON
Atrium Health Levine Children’s
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Georgia Cameron AIA, ACHA
Partner & Healthcare Studio Principal
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc.
Speaker
Roger Wilkerson AIA, EDAC
Partner & Healthcare Practice Leader
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc.
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Sunday, October 09, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

R03-It Takes a Village: Insights and Lessons Learned Bringing a New Hospital On-Line
  • Room: 302A
  • Session Number:R03
Penn Medicine’s new Pavilion—a 1.5 million SF, 17-story facility with 504 private patient rooms and 47 ORs—was one of the largest hospital projects constructed and opened during the pandemic. Bringing a project of this size on-line required coordination across multiple stakeholder groups. Recognizing there were lessons to be learned that... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Alyson Cole
Associate Executive Director, Transition and Occupancy Planning
Penn Medicine - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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Denise Vaughn
Corp Information Services Program Plan Director, IS-Proj Mgmt Office
Penn Medicine
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Jay Hornung ACHE, CHFM
President and CEO
Healthcare Building Solutions
Speaker
Stephen Greulich
Assistant VP, Capital Projects Real Estate, Design & Construction
Penn Medicine - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R04- Now What? Transition-proofing Facilities
  • Room: 304A
  • Session Number:R04
What does it take to develop an innovative design that supports the best care model as well as staff and patient well-being? This discussion will share experiences in navigating between system-ness and empathy across multiple health facilities during the design process, even after a visionary leader left the organization before... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Angela Mazzi FAIA, FACHA, EDAC
Partner, Senior Medical Planner
GBBN Architects
Speaker
Ivan Cheung AIA
Partner
GBBN Architects
Speaker
Mickey Leroy AIA, ACHA, LEED AP
Partner, Project Manager
GBBN Architects
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Sunday, October 09, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

R05-How the Clinical, Regulatory, and Built Environment will Shape the Future of Behavioral Health
  • Room: 302A
  • Session Number:R05
It has been reported by the CDC that 40% of Americans are struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues since March 2020. This phenomenon has resulted in a second curve that needs flattening—a global behavioral health crisis—creating another public health emergency. What role will the built environment play in... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Alison Birnie
Clinical Director, ED/Trauma/CCU/Behavioral Health/Nurse Informatics
Huntington Hospital
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Anosha Zanjani
Behavioral Health Design Specialist
HDR Inc.
Speaker
Brian Giebink
Behavioral Health Planner
HDR Inc.
Speaker
Ferial Asadies
Health Principal
HDR Inc.
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R06-BH 101: Designing for Today's Behavioral Health Environments
  • Room: 304A
  • Session Number:R06
Demand for behavioral health facilities continues to grow at a rapid pace, but approaching such projects can be intimidating for today's interior designers. In this engaging and timely session, Suzanne will break down the dos and don'ts of behavioral health design, offering tangible takeaways that empower attendees to succeed and... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Kevin Turner AIA
Principal Architect & Behavioral Health Consultant
Human Experience
Speaker
Suzanne Phillips Fawley CHID IDS
Behavioral Health Interior Design Consultant
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Sunday, October 09, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

R07-A New Standard for Healthcare Facility Design Studies and Post-Occupancy Evaluation
  • Room: 302A
  • Session Number:R07
This roundtable will introduce the new Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Z8003 Design Studies and Post Occupancy Evaluation. It will provide a great introduction for anyone who is planning a project to advance healthcare planning and design and requires a document to guide the development of a study during the planning... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Cliff Harvey MSc(HQ), EDAC, OAA, FRAIC
Chief Planning Officer
Niagra Health
Speaker
Robin Snell
Director
Parkin Architects
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R08-Balancing the Sustainability Equation in Healthcare Design and Construction
  • Room: 304A
  • Session Number:R08
Striking the sustainability balance can be challenging in healthcare design and construction. Material and construction requirements unique to healthcare, specialized spaces, budgets and the primacy of patient care cannot be compromised. Fortunately, there are practical options to address increasing concerns over embodied carbon, resiliency, and wellness. But finding the right... ...read more...
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Cory Duggin PE, LEED AP BD+C, BEMP
Principal, PEAK Institute
TLC Engineering
Speaker
Jackie Mustakas
Sustainability Manager
Robins & Morton
Speaker
Sammy Shams
Associate & Sustainable Design Professional
HKS
Tracks:
  • Roundtable

Monday, October 10, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

R09-Challenging the Status Quo: Design Innovations in Perioperative Environments
  • Room: 301A
  • Session Number:R09
Evolving clinical care practices and emerging medical technologies have compelled us to reconsider not only the design of the operating room, but the entire surgical environment. Told from the perspective of a clinical administrator, a medical planner, and an architect, this discussion will focus on the programming and design of... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Akshay Sangoli AIA, ACHA, EDAC, NCARB
Senior Medical Planner | Managing Principal, Denver
EYP
Speaker
Christopher Gazdick RN, MSN, NE-BC
Administrative Director of Perioperative Services
Hackensack University Medical Center
Speaker
Erik Polyzou AIA, ACHA, NCARB
Project Manager | Project Architect
RSC Architects
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R10-COSTequences of Failing Surfaces in Healthcare
  • Room: 302A
  • Session Number:R10
Time to dollarize and define the COSTequences of designs with inappropriate or subpar surfaces for healthcare. Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of products, instead of just initial product costs, may lead to completely different buying and design decisions. In this roundtable, you will hear from the lens of hospital... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Barbara Dellinger MA, FIIDA, CHID, CID, EDAC, NCIDQ
Design & Research Consultant
Dellinger Solutions, AAHID Board of Directors
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Christina Early
Facility Planning Manager
Atrium Health ,Floyd Medical
Speaker
DeeDee Bonds
Healthcare Clinical and Design Specialist
HOK
Speaker
Sylvia Nash ISE: Industrial and Systems Engineer
VP of Healthcare
kwalu
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R11-One Size Can Fit All: Immersive Design Events to Realize Time and Cost Savings
  • Room: 304A
  • Session Number:R11
Immersive Design Events (IDEs) can be a catalyst for more user engagement and an added enhancement throughout the schematic design phase and are quickly becoming a standard process for design teams. Implementing IDEs has demonstrated cost and schedule savings, more efficient workflow, and an overall focus on collaboration to design... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Angela Holcomb
Health Principal
HDR Inc.
Speaker
Don Futrell
Vice President - Facilities and Support Services
Moffitt Cancer Center
Speaker
Mary Alcaraz
Senior Project Manager
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Speaker
Nibu Samuel
HDR ARCHITECTURE
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Monday, October 10, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

R12-Go Zero Energy and Save a Million Dollars!
  • Room: 301A
  • Session Number:R12
This roundtable explores the integration of architectural design and efficient mechanical engineering systems to reduce initial and long-term energy costs and will focus on Kaiser Permanente's first all-electric medical office building as a case study. The three-story, 87,000-square-foot building represents a design solution that eliminates natural gas from the project,... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Alan Turner AIA
President
Hawley Peterson Snyder
Speaker
John Andray PE, LEED AP
Senior Principal, Bioclimactic Design Leader
Integral Group
Speaker
Maya Salabasheva PE, MSc, CEM, LEED AP
CRE Principal Engineer
Kaiser Permanente
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R13-BIFMA’s Guidance and Best Practices for Specifying Furniture in Healthcare Environments
  • Room: 302A
  • Session Number:R13
Do you want to avoid throwing your furniture into the landfill? Part of the answer is found in the new ANSI/BIFMA Furniture Surfaces: Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Standard. This panel of experts from BIFMA and healthcare practitioners will discuss practical features of this standard and how it applies to healthcare... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Linda Gabel CHID, IIDA, NCDIQ
Sr. Interior Design Planner
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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Melissa Dallal NCIDQ IIDA
Project Manager, Interior Design
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Speaker
Steve Kooy
Director of Health & Sustainability
BIFMA
Tracks:
  • Educational Session
R14-Setting a New Benchmark for Integrated Evidence-Based Design
  • Room: 304A
  • Session Number:R14
A new 1,420-bed campus, comprised of an acute care hospital, community hospital, and specialty outpatient care complex, will serve as a catalyst for care delivery, workforce transformation, and a model for resilient design in Singapore. A multidisciplinary team came together for this integrated project that was structured into four distinct... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Angela Lee AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED AP
Singapore Office Director, Principal
HKS
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Deborah Wingler Ph. D., EDAC, LSSYB
Associate Director Research, Vice President
HKS, Inc
Speaker
Sarah Holton DNP, MBA, RN, CNML
Senior Strategic Operations Manager, Vice President
HKS
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Tuesday, October 11, 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

R15- AIA/AAH Case Studies: A Dialogue on Benchmarking
  • Room: 301A
  • Session Number:R15
The AIA/AAH Research Initiatives committee calls upon the industry to join us in a round table dialogue to shape the committee’s ongoing and expanding benchmarking efforts. The committee is looking for feedback on the value of the metrics currently being tracked and the level of interest in other measurable metrics... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Asma Sanaee
Associate
E4H Architecture
Speaker
Marjorie Eliason Brown
Chair
AIA/AAH Research Initiatives Committee
Speaker
Mary Beth Welty
Associate
ZGF
Speaker
Ron Smith AIA ACHA ACHE LEED AP
Healthcare Sector Leader | Director of Medical Planning
LS3P
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Tuesday, October 11, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

R16-Minority Firms and Small Firms: What Does Success Look Like?
  • Room: 301A
  • Session Number:R16
When launching a new small and/or minority firm, the paperwork, the certifications, the offerings to bring to market, and gaining introductions can be overwhelming. This AIA AAH Strategic Planning Forum is a great place to hear and learn what other small/minority firms have done to successfully overcome these challenges. Gain... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
Speaker
Gary Collins AIA, NCARB
Senior Director, Healthcare
Virtual Energy Solutions
Speaker
Sam Vela PE
President, Director of Business Development
Virtual Energy Solutions
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Tuesday, October 11, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

R17- Design in the Time of Cholera: Infusing Humanity in a Post-Pandemic Environment
  • Room: 301A
  • Session Number:R17
The pandemic environment has created a living environment of isolation and separation between our fellow human beings that is most disturbingly seen in the healthcare built environment. The use of masks, screens and partitions, and the isolation of quarantine has dis-connected us from human contact, caring, and nurturing which is... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Cindy Elkin IIDA
Senior Interior Designer
rlf
Speaker
MIRIAM GANESH
INTERIOR DESIGNER
ROGERS LOVELOCK & FRITZ INC
Speaker
Steven Langston AIA, ACHA, EDAC, LEED BD+C
Design Principal
rlf
Tracks:
  • Educational Session

Tuesday, October 11, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

R18-Could Healthcare Inform Hospitality Design: A Case for Urban Resilience
  • Room: 301A
  • Session Number:R18
Was your hospital overwhelmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, or do you anticipate emergencies in the future? Are you searching for higher quality solutions for overflow or diverted patients from the perspectives of safety and efficiency? This roundtable will present a case study on the hospitality building type, focusing on some... ...read more...
Speaker(s)
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Armin Piriyaei M. Arch, Ph. D.
Student and Research Assistant
Texas Tech University
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Debajyoti Pati PhD, FIIA, LEED AP
Professor and Rockwell Endowment Chair
Texas Tech University
Speaker
Farzane Omidi M. Arch, EDAC
Graduate Part-Time Instructor
Texas Tech University
Speaker
Jennie Evans
Development Director
HKS Architects
Tracks:
  • Educational Session