Healthcare Current Events

Program Summary

• Accredited for health, safety and welfare, this course is equal to 0.1 IDCEC CEU/HSW and 1AIA LU/HSW. The following Healthcare Current Event topics are included in the continuing education program:

• Performance and Sustainability – The program covers the current issue of durable coated fabric upholstery product failures that are occurring throughout healthcare spaces such as evaluation of the issues, the magnitude in both size and cost concerns, the impact to healthcare settings and downtime and related infection control risks.

• Technology and the need for integration of technology in various type of healthcare settings will be discussed, focusing on the results of GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee’s DataIntegrated Building Systems (DIBS) Task Group reporting that includes subject matter experts’ information on the interoperability of building and operational systems in healthcare.

Inclusive Environments and the desire to understand the care population from a “demographic” perspective versus a “diagnosis” perspective shall be discussed, referencing the Facility Guidelines Institute’s initiative on Inclusive Environments for the 2022 cycle.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand impact of performance material selection for healthcare settings.

• Understand the trends for healthcare that directly impact design processes.

• Understand the need of integrated technology and potential impacts on healthcare.

• Understand the meaning of inclusive environments within healthcare settings.