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REMINDER: Join us on 11/14/2023 for a live webinar on: A Call for Advocacy: Exploring the Role of the Healthcare Industry to Create a Diverse and Inclusive Environment for Communities

  • 1.  REMINDER: Join us on 11/14/2023 for a live webinar on: A Call for Advocacy: Exploring the Role of the Healthcare Industry to Create a Diverse and Inclusive Environment for Communities

    Posted 11-02-2023 02:39 PM
    Edited by Thomas J. Bahr AIA 11-08-2023 03:14 PM

    Earn 1 AIA LU | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | 2-3 pm ET

    A Call for Advocacy: Exploring the Role of the Healthcare Industry to Create a Diverse and Inclusive Environment for Communities

    Description:

    What does it mean to experience the industry as an "othered" practitioner and how can we shift the lens though which we all practice? This discussion will explore the history of how architecture has traditionally been practiced in the U.S., how our history informs the level and frequency of care that patients receive, and what a more equitable future looks like. The concept of advocate architecture will be explored.

    Hosted by the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health an AIA Knowledge Community.

    Learning Objectives:

    • Explore the US healthcare delivery history and how life expectancy gaps are impacted. 
    • Evaluate the effectiveness and opportunities of traditional healthcare architecture. 
    • Define a vision for the future of healthcare design based on equity as a fundamental human right. 
    • Invite participants to become advocates for the communities they serve. 

    Speakers

    Nsenga Bansfield-Maathey

    Senior Associate I HOK

    Yiselle Santos Rivera, AIA, NOMA, LSSYB, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP

    Principal, Global Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion I HOK

    Roderic Walton, AIA, NCARB, NOMA

    Principal I Moody Nolan Architects

    Moderator

    Nupur Gupta, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, LSSYB

    Senior Medical Planner I HKS



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    Thomas Bahr
    AIA, NCARB, EDAC, WELL AP, LEED AP BD+C, LSSYB
    Project Architect
    Jacobs
    Saint Louis, MO
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