Due to recurring issues pertaining to the certification process for Pharmacy Sterile Compounding Clean rooms, The Joint Commission posted a blog and issued a letter in 2018 informing sites that this would be a focus of the survey. Atrium Health, Central Division, with over 1,000 patient beds and just under 20 pharmacy clean rooms, conducted a multidisciplinary review of requirements, roles and responsibilities around clean rooms. Through this webinar, they will provide a roadmap for developing a program for continual certification and share lessons learned from going through The Joint Commission survey in 2018.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the Pharmacy Sterile Compounding Clean Room environment certification
  
• Develop a roles and responsibility matrix and flow chart
  
• Define when certification is required, beyond every 6-months, i.e., “whenever the device or room is relocated or altered or major service to the facility is performed.”
• Provide requirements to the agency performing the required certifications

Violence against workers happens at far greater rates in the health care sector than it does in the private sector overall. From verbal abuse to physical assaults, health care workers face frequent threats to their safety as they care for patients. Designing security features into a new health care facility or renovated space from the beginning can improve safety and security, maximize utilization of human resources and lower operational costs. Patient and employee satisfaction is enhanced by good security designs. This webinar will provide an overview of the newly updated Security Design Guidelines for Health Care Facilities. The 2020 edition has updated material throughout and new subject matter has been added including ED-based behavioral health facilities, long-term care facilities, and standalone emergency, urgent care and surgical care facilities.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe importandt security design elements to include in every project.
  
• List important security design elements of Parking and the External Enviroment.
• List important security design elements in ED-based behavioral.

At the last two PDCs, we presented research performed for the purpose of changing the demand factors for plug loads and cord-connected medical equipment. This research was aimed at changing the National Electrical Code demand factors, in a way that will allow smaller electrical systems with construction cost savings. We are working with ASHE and the NFPA Healthcare Section to finalize deployment of this research into the NEC, and we will present updates on this topic.

Mazzetti has been awarded three grants from the NFPA Research Foundation, ASHRAE and the University of California to radically extend this research into several modalities of medical equipment for a variety of purposes. This session will discuss the outcomes of the research and the implications for design, equipment selection and management, as well as potential regulatory updates that will reduce construction costs.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe energy consumption profiles of various modalities of medical equipment.
  
• Identify how EPA might be able to develop an Energy Star rating for Medical Equipment.
• Explain how NEC demand factors and ASHRAE may be evolving in response to this research.
• Identify saving opportunities for health care organizations in the procurement and operation of medical equipment.

The best time to initiate many sustainability initiatives is during the design process. A project that is planned with sustainability in mind is naturally going to get better results than if sustainability projects are tacked on afterward. Planning for energy savings during early design helps ensure that sustainability is top of mind. This session is a panel discussion on high performance building design discussing design features of some of the most energy efficient health care facilities across the country.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify current design considerations for high performance design of Health Care facilities
  
• Discuss energy efficient design goals that provide results
• Illustrate how quality control during the design and construction process can generate successful results
• Demonstrate how the patient experience can be enhanced through sustainable building design considerations

This session presents a case study that will focus on the efficient design of one of the largest treatment centers for infectious diseases in the United States. The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston’s new six bed Bio-Containment Critical Care Unit serves as a multi-functional patient care space that is equipped to treat patients with the most highly contagious diseases. This session will outline the unique parameters of caring for patients affected by special pathogens, such as Ebola, and the design considerations that were taken to create a healing environment that is safe, functional and comfortable. If you are involved in health care or looking for insight designing sensitive healing environments, this is the session for you.

Learning Objectives:

• Assess considerations to identify a location for a biocontainment critical care unit
  
• Describe patient acuity integration within a multi-functional unit
• Explore the technological, physical and operational challenges in the design process
• Identify lessons learned during construction and activation of the unit

patient care space that is equipped to treat patients with the most highly contagious diseases. This session will outline the unique parameters of caring for patients affected by special pathogens, such as Ebola, and the design considerations that were taken to create a healing environment that is safe, functional and comfortable. If you are involved in health care or looking for insight designing sensitive healing environments, this is the session for you.

According to the NIMH, one in five children are diagnosed with a mental disorder. A Harvard Medical School study found that suicide rates among boys and girls 15-19 years increased 21% and 8% respectively from 2016-2017. With such alarming statistics related to adolescent mental health, access to care should not be the problem. However, that was exactly the case in Western Texas.
In 2012, Covenant Health embarked on a master plan for their Lubbock, Texas campus. Though not included in the original plans, the need for updates to their Children’s Hospital facility became apparent. After significant rework of flexible spaces, competitive collaboration with a neighboring hospital, and the passion and commitment of a CEO, a new model for treating adolescent behavioral health is now part of the plan.
Join Covenant Health and Texas Tech as they detail their collaborative three-tiered approach to tackling this epidemic and removing the stigma of mental health.

Learning Objectives:

• List the top five barriers to providing a comprehensive integrated care model for adolescent mental illness
  
• State the three most important components to ensure that your master planning efforts deliver on your vision
• Identify the top planning and strategic design considerations for removing the stigma of mental health for the adolescent population
• Initiate competitive collaboration to advance the health and well-being of the community

This session follows up ongoing national benchmarking research on critical access hospitals based on the collaboration between academic researchers, designers, policy makers and FGI. The final spatial comparisons will be presented for comparison the current and future rules. The implications of the research on design decision-making for small rural hospitals and future guidelines will be elaborated upon with examples. Recent proposed changes to reimbursement strategies will be reviewed to imagine what rural health care may become. Finally, the work of the FGI’s task group on Rural Care will be presented to review how this data can be used to support the development of sustainable rural projects.

Learning Objectives: 

• Learn the final results of a collaborative national benchmarking of Critical Access Hospital best practices projects.
  
• Evaluate the impacts of the physical enviroment of Critical Access Hospitals on patient and staff outcomes through post-occupancy evaluations.
• Learn potential new healthcare facility types proposed by recent legislation.
• Learn how these and other ideas are factored into thenext generations of construction standards and the FGI's "beyond fundamentals".

This session will focus on how to successfully integrate NFPA 101-2012, Chapter 43 and NFPA 99-2012, Chapter 4 into a health care organization's construction program. The regulatory requirements will be reviewed and the presenters will share a success story of how one health care organization implemented a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach of using NFPA's risk-based methodology. This paradigm shift in how construction projects are assessed will improve the quality of patient care and hand-offs from construction to operations, and will bridge the gap between construction, facilities services and clinical teams like never before.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe NFOA 101-2012, Chapter 43, Rehabilitation Chapter
  
• Recognize the paradigm shift required to comply with NFPA 99-2012, Chapter 4
• Explore a process that takes the implementatin of this new NFPA code from panning and design to operations
• Hear how one hospital's implementation of these NFPA codes improved their quality of care

The emphasis on designing for the future while managing budgets and timelines often overshadows the focus on risk and compliance. Yale New Haven Health has incorporated a new process to address compliance in the early design phase of new construction and renovation. This includes initiatives such as ongoing engagement with the State Department of Health and early review of best practices for emergency planning and preparedness. These endeavors commence early and continue throughout the construction process. This session will provide an overview of Yale's initiatives and outline the successful outcomes along with the areas for ongoing improvement.

Learning Objectives: 

• Identify cost savings approaches for compliance pre- during, and post- construction
  
• Establish a standardized process for any type of project using a threshold for when the compliance overlay is expanded upon
• Bridge the compliance gaps between master planning through to the building or space being operational(design to operations)
• Incorporate an onboarding process for new construction/renovation areas to integrate fire, life safety and emergency management

This presentation will dive deeper into the term Level of Development (LOD) as it relates to Building Information Modeling (BIM) content creation and what owners should be able to ask for from their A/E/C industry partners. There is no such thing as an "LOD xxx" model, so let's unpack: correct definitions for LOD, how it can help owners define their standards, what to ask for and how to ask for it, and what end-deliverable model content owners should expect to receive at Project Handover.

Learning Objectives: 

• Define Level of Development (LOD) and understand how LOD benefits owners for BIM Execution
  
• Explain how LOD is a benchmark for the creation of industry BIM standards and guidelines
• Describe how LOD creates a common language for project BIM deliverables
• Identify tangible examples of how the industry is using LOD to receive enhanced end deliverables.