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Facility Executives to share their perspectives at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo (HFSE), now in its 23rd year, unites the entire team that designs, plans, constructs and manages healthcare facilities. HFSE focuses on how the physical space directly impacts the staff, patients and their families and the delivery of healthcare. Ideas, practices, products and solutions will be exchanged, explored and discovered at HFSE that improve current healthcare facilities and plan the facilities of tomorrow. The Symposium will be held September 14-16 at Navy Pier, Chicago.

Hear from Facility Executives. The 2010 Symposium Speaker Roster is made up of the upper echelon of thought leaders, trend setters and industry authorities.  Not only will you hear from the top designers and planners but over 70% of this year’s sessions include a speaker from a hospital or healthcare center on the panel. Attendees can hear what they’ve done, the lessons they’ve learned and the impact space has had on their facilities.

Continue your education. You can earn more than 17.5 continuing education credits from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and IDCEC.  Attendees can earn all 8 (or more) of Health, Safety and Welfare AIA (HSW) credits for the year at the Symposium.
Among the sessions of interest to facilities managers:

• Children’s Memorial Hospital: Sustainable Steel Construction with BIM
• LEED-ership and Collaboration--achieving LEED-Gold on a Tight Budget
• Limited Options? Integrated Team Process Makes Strategic Objectives Work
• The New Normal in Facility Design: Value-Driven Planning
• Master Planning Seismic Compliance and a Sustainable Design Direction
• Trends in NICU Design: Single Patient Room Model for Multi-Level care
• Strategies for Improving Building Quality Functionality and Impact
• Environmental Risks: An Approach to Repair without Compromising Care
• Healthcare Finance
• Designing the 21st Century Hospital—The Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
• Smart OR’s of the Future - Merging Imaging and Surgery
• BIM:Healthcare Facilities Forced to Drink from an (Informational) Fire Hose
• ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS: The “Must Have” Informational Toolbox to Better Serve the Healthcare Market Part II
• From Disaster to Renewal: The Greening of the Greensburg Hospital
• One Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Nature Art Myth in Evidence Based Design
• Impact of Healthcare IT: Empowering Patients and Staff through Technology
• Greening Healthcare with Geothermal: 2 Case Studies
• Lighting Rx: A Panacea for Hospital Facilities and Population Stimulation

The Symposium will feature over 200 exhibitors as well as several activities and networking functions. Stop by the Learning Lounge for a brief informational presentations throughout the day, attend book signings, chat with a speaker in the Ask the Speaker Booth, and see what happens when great minds and industry leaders work together when you stop by the The Care Studio Project™ and conference exhibit created by the LongWave GroupTM.

For more information on Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, visit www.hcarefacilities.com

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Emergency Departments of the Future

Emergency Departments of the Future: Reduce Throughput, Enhance Patient Flow, Eliminate Overcrowding and Generate Revenue with Increased and Advanced Emergency Department Technologies, Programs and Services, is a conference on that will take place October 20-22 in Boston.

It will feature a tour of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital’s $18 million renovated emergency department and workshops hosted by TeamHealth and TRO Jung/Brannen.

Key learning objectives include:

Decreased Patient Wait Time—With emergency rooms growing rapidly and seeing more patients each year it is more important now than ever to reengineer your front end ED flow to dramatically decrease patient wait time. Learn how to decrease wait time, improve your risk performance and maximize patient experience through updated practices.

Reduced ED Throughput—Overcrowded emergency departments continue to plague the nation’s hospitals. Learn to radically reinvigorate your hospital’s ED by eliminating overcrowding, reducing treatment delays and improving patient throughput to create a healthier environment for patients, staff, physicians and insurance companies.

Implementing New ED Technology—Learn how to implement new technology and create the true ED of the future through kiosks, online check in, remote scribes, and communication devices. Understand the changes necessary and learn about the newest ways to collect and assess ED data to enhance the success of all services.

More topics include:

• Protecting your employees, physicians, and patients from violence in the ED
• ED Design challenges—The 24/7 Environment
• Implementation of lean process improvement strategies in the ED
• Decreasing pain and suffering in the ED by 40,000,000 hours
• Your ED in 2030—What it will look like, who will be there, and how will it operate?
• A multidisciplinary approach to improving emergency department patient flow
• The ED of the future created by front line staff
• Cost-saving, life-saving, and even high patient satisfaction: Teamwork across the chain of survival and recovery
• If it isn’t broken…. fix it anyway: Healing ED clinicians embrace and lead change in the 21st century

For more information, click here.

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NeoCon® East announces new show dates of October 28-29 in Baltimore

BALTIMORE/CHICAGO—The eighth annual NeoCon® East has been rescheduled to Oct. 28-29, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center, differing from the December dates originally announced.

“The Baltimore Convention Center recently informed us of a date opening in their October calendar and we quickly acted on the opportunity to accept the new dates,” said Mark Falanga, senior vice president of MMPI, contract. “At MMPI we are fully committed to NeoCon East, its exhibitors and attendees, and feel the October dates will help to best benefit those on the GSA schedule.”

MMPI consulted with GSA’s Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (IWACenter) and they were strong advocates for securing the October dates. “I’m thrilled with the October dates as it falls within the first quarter of the new fiscal year when government buyers are flush with new budgets and looking for product for all of their government projects,” said Mark Dunkum, Director of IWACenter. “We are also excited to once again host the Quality Partnership Council (QPC) meeting in conjunction with the show which will help to foster a common understanding between customer, contractor and GSA.”

NeoCon East is the premier design exposition for commercial interiors with a focus on the Federal Design Community. It features Government Interiors, which focuses on products and services geared to federal government procurement specifiers and industry professionals who are responsible for the repair, retrofit and green building modernization of city, county, state and federal buildings.

NeoCon East showcases thousands of products on the GSA schedule and attendees may learn more about GSA and how to get involved in government projects with:

• Free 60-minute seminars for government employees
• Free GSA-sponsored seminars
• The largest concentration of products and services for commercial interiors on the GSA schedule, making NeoCon East the most cost-effective method for attendees to source products for interior design projects
• Networking opportunities with design and facilities professionals from both the federal government and public sectors.
• A GSA Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center booth on the show floor to assist attendees with the federal government.

With more than 7,500 attendees and 250 exhibitors expected, NeoCon East sets the pace for the Mid-Atlantic contract furnishings industry, focusing on the Federal Design Community. Industry professionals including architects, interior designers, facility managers, government specifiers, government designers, space planners, distributors, manufacturers, real estate professionals and students rely on this event for innovative ideas and the latest trends in interior design and architecture.

NeoCon East offers CEU accredited seminars representing a variety of important topics and covering 12 distinct educational tracks are available to show attendees, including: facilities management; facilities construction and renovation; green design; government services administration; health care; health, safety and welfare; hospitality; institutional; office design; professional development; residential and lighting.

For more information, about NeoCon East, visit www.neoconeast.com or call 800.677.6278 (MART).

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HEALTHCARE DESIGN .10 explores innovations in healthcare facilities

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 is a four-day, multi-faceted learning and networking experience focused on the delivery and discussion of innovations in healthcare facilities now and into the future. The Healthcare Council of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has developed two 2-hour workshops and nine educational sessions for the HEALTHCARE DESIGN .10 Conference. It is the first time a full-fledged facilities management track, “Facilities Forum,” has been included in this conference. The workshops begin on November 13 and continue on November 15-16.

Saturday, November 13

1:00–3:00 p.m.
W04: Finance 101 for Healthcare Facility Managers
Dave Hewett, CCIM, CPM, CRM, RPA, CFM, FMA, Co-Founder, INPOINT ADVISORS and Center for Corporate Sustainability; B. Alan Whitson, RPA President, Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute

3:00–5:00 p.m.
W08: Anatomy of a 21st Century Hospital: An Inside Look at How Today’s Facility Pro Holds the Campus Together
Jeff Kent, Managing Director Facilities, Nemours Foundation; Bob McCoole, Vice President, Facilities Resource Group of Ascension Health; Fred Lastar, Director/Facilities Services,Phoenix Children’s Hospital; James J. Mladucky, Director, Planning and Design, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Monday, November 15

8:00–9:00 a.m.
E32: Comparing the Green Health Care Building and Energy Rating Systems Side-by-Side
Kim Shinn, PE, LEED AP BD+C, CxA, Senior Sustainability Consultant, TLC Engineering for Architecture; Robin Guenther, FAIA, Principal, Perkins+Will; Clark Reed, Director, Healthcare Facilities Division, ENERGY STAR, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Kevin Stover, PE, Commercial Program Consultant, Green Building Initiative (GBI); Walt Vernon, PE, LEED AP, Principal, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch

9:15–10:15 a.m.
E40: Controlling the Biggest Risk of All—Medical Equipment Planning/Procurement/Installation
Russ Alford, Business Manager, Turner Logistics Medical & Research Solutions; Jeff Loyall, Vice President Healthcare, Turner Construction; Michael Fontana, Principal, Michael Fontana & Associates; Dan Miesle, Director of University of Kentucky Healthcare Facility Planning & Development

2:15–3:15 p.m.
E48: Looking Behind the Numbers—Energy, Economics & Environment in Healthcare
Alan Whitson, President of Corporate Realty, Design & Management Institute and seminar leader for the IFMA Healthcare Council’s 2010 traveling educational series.

3:30–4:30 p.m.
E56: Avoiding Unexpected Health and Safety Surprises in Energy Management Programs
John D'Angelo, PE, CMVP, Administrative Director for Facilities/Facilities and Construction, at Cleveland Clinic

4:45–5:45 p.m.
E64: Integrated Project Delivery, the Continuing Journey
Steve Cockerham, Vice-President, BJC Planning, Design & Construction

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

8:00–9:00 a.m.
E72: Designing for Adaptability, Efficiency, and Patient Satisfaction Through Prefabrication
Bob Eling, Director of Strategic Construction for Premier Health Partners; Tim Fishking, AIA, Principal, NBBJ Columbus

9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
E80: From Square Feet to Cash Flow: Bridging the Language Gap Between Facilities and C-Suite
Todd Wilkening, Director of Facilities, Ridgeview Medical Center and Vice President of IFMA Healthcare Council; C-Suite: Presenter TBA

10:30–11:30 a.m.
E88: Can You Bet Your Career on New Technology?
Joey Sudomir, Vice President of Information Technology, Texas Health Partners; John Coles, Sr. Medical Communications Planner, HKS; Sean Goings, National Solutions Manager - Healthcare, Schneider Electric

2:00–3:00 p.m.
E96: Keeping Infection Out of Construction
Constance Nestor, FACHE, Vice President, Facilities Management and Support Services, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Go to www.HCD10.com for program updates and registration information. You may also contact the following IFMA-Healthcare Council officers about the FM track:

Glenn Fischer, 503-274-7162
gfischer@squarefootage.net

Gary Collins, 312-622-3732,
gcollins@nbbj.com

HEALTHCARE DESIGN encompasses educational content developed by leading industry experts from:

• The Center for Health Design
• The AIA Academy of Architecture for Health
• The American College for Healthcare Architects
• The International Interior Design Association
• American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers
• The International Facility Management Association
• The Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design
• The American Society of Interior Designers

HEALTHCARE DESIGN.10 conference attendees will discuss the principal challenges facing the industry, and gain the necessary tools to confront them head on. In addition there are over 300 exhibitions focused on advancing the future of healthcare facilities.

• 95 educational sessions
• Over 40 roundtable discussion groups
• Eight pre-conference workshops
• Seven state-of-the-art facility tours

HCD .10 is working with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), to determine the total amount of CEUs that will be offered at this conference. HCD participants can also obtain CEU credit for EDAC (evidence-based design accreditation and certification). A total of 21 CEUs are estimated for this event. Please check back, for the most up-to-date information.

Las Vegas area healthcare facility tours include:

Centennial Hills Hospital
The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
CSN Health Sciences & Nursing
Department of Veterans Affairs Las Vegas Medical Center
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
Sunrise Children's Hospital
University Medical Center

For more information, go to www.hcd10.com

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