by: Jane Rohde

In healthcare design, designers, architects, providers, and academics have been using research to develop evidence-based design approaches for various types of acute care, outpatient care, and long-term care settings for over 25 years. The Center for Health Design (www.healthdesign.org) has furthered the use of evidence in relationship to healthcare design more than any other organization. Jane Rohde participated as a coach in the popular evidence-based design (EBD) Practical Application of EBD workshop at the Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans, LA in November 2019. It was the best one to date – with candidates from all types of backgrounds – providers, manufacturers, researchers, academics, interior designers, and architects. The annual session assists those starting out, those desiring an improved understanding using research in design, and those with specific project questions by discussing EBD background and principles, followed by one or two – on – one discussions with a coach that focuses on EBD process, resources, approaches, and any other questions that the attendees may have for their coaches. The important message for the utilization of EBD is to simply “begin”, and this session provides the tools to start using principles that can improve outcomes for building occupants.

Photograph 1: Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash

Look for the full day Coaching Workshop: Practical Application of EBD opportunity at Healthcare Design Conference in 2020 (https://www.hcdexpo.com/) which will be held in Nashville, TN from November 7-10, 2020. The EBD session will be held on Saturday, November 7th. Call for presentations is open until January 17, 2020, for those interested in presenting at the conference.