News Release

For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Rubin, 312.422.3810

2009 PDC Conference & Exhibition Information Now Available
The only educational conference developed by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health

WHAT:		2009 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning. Design and ConstructionTM (PDC)
WHERE:		Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ
WHEN:		Sunday, March 8th to Wednesday, March 11th
INFORMATION:		(312) 422.3800

Prominent speakers include Jamie Orlikoff, President of Orlikoff & Associates, Senior Consultant to the Center for Healthcare Governance, and National Advisor on Governance and Leadership, American Hospital Association; Bill Crounse, MD, Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Microsoft Corporation, Stephen R. Mayfield, Dr.H.A., MBA, MBB, Senior Vice President for Quality and Performance Improvement & Director, AHA Quality Center, American Hospital Association, Kathleen Kendrick, RN, MS, CS, Deputy Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and George Mills, FASHE, CEM, CHFM, Senior Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission. In addition the 2009 PDC offers educational sessions focusing on clinical, constructors, design, economics, owner’s perspective, codes and standards, sustainability and technology issues in health care.

Special Features:

• 2009 Vista Award Presentations
• Sunrise Sessions Panel on the 2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities moderated by Douglas Erickson, FASHE, CHFM, Deputy Executive Director with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering. Panelists include members of the Healthcare Guidelines Revision Committee
• Infection Control Pre-Conference Seminar
• Numerous Networking Events
• 2009 Gallery of Architecture for Health
• Exhibition hall with the products and services you need

Please join us this March as health care professionals responsible for the physical environment gather in Phoenix to discuss issues important to all hospitals and the patients and communities they serve.

For more information and to register, please visit the ASHE web site, www.ashe.org.
****For press credentials, contact Susan Rubin at (312) 422-3810 or via email at srubin@aha.org ****

About ASHE
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) is one of the personal membership groups of the American Hospital Association (AHA). ASHE represents a diverse network of more than 9,200 members dedicated to optimizing the healthcare physical environment. For information on ASHE go to www.ashe.org.

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