PDC Unveils 13 New Research, Design, and Outcomes Sessions for Industry Show in March

ASHE’s 2024 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction, or PDC Summit, will feature significantly expanded content offerings. The summit takes place March 17-20 in San Diego, California. For more details or full session programming information, visit ashe.org/education/pdc-summit.

New this year, and presented by The Center for Health Design, is topic category: Research, Design and Outcomes. The new category will also include a session from the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers.

Research, Design and Outcomes Sessions include:

Sessions by The Center for Health Design

• Evidence-Based Design Fundamentals – Using Research to Maximize Outcomes
• How Design Standards Drive Innovation, Reduce Costs and Future-Proof Project Plans
• Everybody Hurts Sometime: How Trauma-Informed Design Can Ease Past Pains
• Men, Women & Exam Room Design: How Differing Perceptions Impact the Patient Experience
• Where’s the Evidence? Lessons in Finding, Evaluating and Using Research to Inform Design Decisions
• ICU Design Strategies that Foster Improved Nursing Staff Teamwork and Patient Care
• Design Research Resources and a Rapid-Fire Review of What’s New
• Step by Step: Creating a Functional Program to Meet FGI Guideline Requirements
• Insights and Innovations in Children’s Hospital Design
• The Building as a Medical Instrument: New Research Connects Building Design with Patient Outcomes
• Actionable Strategies for Overcoming Staff Burnout and Chronic Stress
• The Next Generation of Evidence-based Healthcare Design for Care at the Patient Side

Session by the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers:

• Surface Material Failures: Let’s Talk Pain Points and Solutions