Hospice facility design has a significant impact on a dying patient’s “quality of life” and taking care of family. This presentation will introduce eleven environmental therapeutic and design elements that enhance the quality of care and supports healthcare providers. Hospice facilities face unique challenges during disasters as their patient populations are particularly vulnerable due to terminally ill conditions with decreased mobility and dependence on medical technology. This presentation will discuss six major design-related challenges of hospice care facilities by COVID-19: a) improving infection control, b) accommodating covid-19 patients along with regular patients, c) accommodating patients’ families in the facilities, d) creating a safe and supportive place for healthcare workers, e) providing palliative therapies and spiritual or grief support, and f) increasing in-house surge capacity. At last, this session will present the design requirements related to providing a supportive environment for patients, their family members, and healthcare providers.
After participating in this webinar attendees will:
1. Gain knowledge about the eleven environmental therapeutic goals for designing a hospice care facility.
2. Identify the gaps and issues created by the Covid-19 pandemic to achieve these eleven goals of hospice environments.
3. Recognize the requirements and design issues related to providing a supportive environment for healthcare providers.
4. Learn how to facilitate a hospice environment to enhance a dying patient’s “quality of life” and support the family during and after the patient’s death.
EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, March 2, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
CEUs available: 1 Nursing Contact Hour*, 1 EDAC
*This activity has been submitted to the Arizona Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Arizona Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Sharmin Kader, Ph.D., MS, Associate AIA, Design Research Associate, MTS Engineering & Design, Past Chair of the Board of Directors, Environmental Design Research Associate
PRESENTER: Sharmin Kader, Ph.D., MS, Associate AIA, Design Research Associate, MTS Engineering & Design, Past Chair of the Board of Directors, Environmental Design Research Associate
Sharmin Kader is an architectural designer and researcher who has work experience in academia and professional practice. She worked in multiple design firms including TreanorHL as a lead design researcher. Sharmin’s project areas mostly focus on healthcare, higher education, and housing. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Kansas, and her master’s degree from Texas A&M University focusing on healthcare environments. Currently, she is working as a research scholar in Healthcare Design Program at Kent State University. She has refined her skills in post-occupancy evaluation (POE) and developed the first-ever POE tool for the hospice environment. Sharmin is the recipient of many prestigious awards and honors, such as the AIA Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning & Design, and the Outstanding International Woman Student Award from the University of Kansas. Three of her professional projects received the Certificate of Research Excellence from EDRA. She served on the Board of the Environment Design Research Association (EDRA) as a Chair for two consecutive terms.