AIA/AAH Forums

Once again the Academy of Architecture for Health in association with ASHE will be presenting Forums at this year's International Summit on Planning, Design & Construction. The AIA/AAH will have 12 regular Forums dealing with topics such as health care design, planning and programming, strategic planning, health care discussion platforms and specific discipline planning topics. Forums include:

• Architects in Health Care Organizations
• Architecture + Health Education
• Codes and Standards
• Design
• Emerging Professionals
• Research
• Health Facilities Strategic Planning
• Laboratory Planning
• Neurosciences and Architecture
• Planning and Programming
• Technology
• Therapeutic Environments

This year AIA/AAH and ASHE will introduce a new style forum format that will focus on specific issue. These new forums will provide “Deep Dive” where participants will engage in a roundtable discussion on specific current healthcare issues. A white paper will be developed to summarize the discussion and offer conclusions/goals.

Look for more detailed information as it becomes available.

---

Monday, March 15, 2010

9:30 -10:45 a.m.
Codes and Standards Forum


9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Deep Dive Forum
These new forums will act as a “deep dive” experience in which participants will engage in a roundtable-style discussion on specific current health care issues. A white paper will subsequently be developed to summarize the discussion and offer conclusions and goals. 


3:30 -4:30 p.m.
Architects in Heath Care Organizations Forum
The Architects in Heath Care Organizations Forum is a platform for interaction and open discussion between architects in health care facilities and design professionals. This forum will review, with audience participation, some of the administrative and practical issues associated with the delivery of health care projects.
This forum will provide participants with:

• An environment in which to network with colleagues sharing common goals
• An opportunity for peer-to-peer sharing of strategies and solutions for common issues
• A broad overview and discussion of project delivery system concepts

Emerging Professionals Forum
The AIA Academy of Architecture for Health is dedicated to the development of programs and services specifically tailored to architects under the age of 40. The Emerging Professionals Forum is intended to provide an opportunity for discussion of topics pertinent to young and emerging health care architects.
This forum will enable attendees to:

• Identify issues relevant to emerging professionals in health care design.
• Discuss how emerging design professionals can contribute to the professional dialogue in health care architecture.
• Evaluate resources available to emerging professionals in health care design.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Architecture + Health Education Forum
This forum will offer educators involved in programs, studios, or courses focused on heath care architecture an opportunity to engage in dialogue with design practitioners and health industry professionals interested in interdisciplinary design education. A goal will be to explore ways to better integrate academia, the design professions, and the heath care industry at large.
This forum will provide participants with:

• Insight into current issues, courses, curricula, programs, and educational activities at academic institutions with programs in architecture and design related to health and heath care facilities
• An opportunity for discussion of issues of content, curriculum, and pedagogy in design education focused on the health care built environment
• An opportunity to discuss and explore potential collaborative educational initiatives and related industry interests

Neuroscience and Architecture Forum
The Neuroscience and Architecture Forum, including audience participation, is a platform for advancing research-enhanced design. The forum will review practical means for applying scientific methods and new technologies in the architectural process for the purpose of integrating evidence-gathering on time and within budget. Examples include projects where research was integrated at each stage of the architectural process from concept through construction documents.
This forum will provide the participants with:

• An environment in which to network with colleagues sharing common goals
• An opportunity for peer-to-peer sharing of strategies and solutions for common issues
•  Discussion of key topics and evidence-based methods that can be integrated into the design process.
• Examples of current neuroarchitectural research

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Laboratory Planning and Design Forum
This forum concentrates on all aspects of laboratory design, from programming to construction. Projects, both public and private, are presented often with assistance from guest speakers. Case studies on translational medical research are emphasized.
This Forum will provide the participants with:

• An exposure to layouts, manufactured products, building costs, and codes & standards specifically related to laboratories.
• Lessons on how architects and engineers can create an environment for good laboratory practices.
• Understanding of the link between medical campus research, clinical studies, and patient care.

Deep Dive Forum
These new forums will act as a “deep dive” experience in which participants will engage in a roundtable-style discussion on specific current health care issues. A white paper will subsequently be developed to summarize the discussion and offer conclusions and goals.


4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Deep Dive Forum
These new forums will act as a “deep dive” experience in which participants will engage in a roundtable-style discussion on specific current health care issues. A white paper will subsequently be developed to summarize the discussion and offer conclusions and goals. 


Health Strategic Planning Forum
This forum will present heath care business drivers that affect the design and construction industry. Guest presenters from consulting firms like Kaufman Hall, Noblis, and Oncology Solutions will provide strategic and financial insights that owners and designers must be aware of to create successful projects.
From this forum, participants will take away a better understanding of what owners face when it comes to capital projects, information that will help bridge the discussion gap between the design team and the C-Suite:

• Heath care financial environment
• Financial impacts on credit
•  Client’s strained operating performance
• Capital needs outweighed by available resources
• Key credit drivers
• Strategic partners

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

9:30 -10:45 a.m.
Health Environments Research Forum
This forum will discuss recent research projects, status of the Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) process, and future efforts in our relationship with industry partners.
This forum will provide participants with:

• A review of current/recent research projects focused on heath care design
• An opportunity to discuss relevant topics emphasizing design and practitioner research
• A perspective on the relationship between the Academy and the Center for Health Design Research Coalition
• An environment open to suggestions for future research projects and involvement in the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health

Deep Dive Forum
These new forums will act as a “deep dive” experience in which participants will engage in a roundtable-style discussion on specific current health care issues. A white paper will subsequently be developed to summarize the discussion and offer conclusions and goals.

©2008-2009 The American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association
One North Franklin 28th Floor Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-422-3800 | Fax: 312-422-4571
ashe@aha.org