E18 - Play Your Part - Reimagining Play in Pediatric Inpatient Settings
- Room: 346-347
- Session Number:E18
Sunday, November 05, 2023: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Description
The nature of childhood is changing, and play is changing with it. For kids spending time in the hospital, this transformation is further amplified. Inpatient rooms are becoming the heart of where play occurs and these spaces often don’t meet the patients’ social, emotional, and well-being needs. This presentation will share survey insights (from child life specialists from across the country) on how play is changing in healthcare. Join presenters for a hands-on design charrette to rethink play within inpatient settings. Consider a child’s point of view and recreate the inpatient room to support play for all types of patient abilities, ages, and neurodiversities. HSW
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Learning Objectives
• Understand the importance of play in pediatric healthcare environments.
• Understand how play in pediatric healthcare environments has shifted because of COVID restrictions and technological advancements.
• Learn, through patient personas, the different types of play that needs to be supported in inpatient settings.
• Identify new design solutions for accommodating play in the pediatric inpatient room.