Driving Diagnostic and Therapeutic Decisions: The Modern Clinical Laboratory
This webinar is sponsored by the Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) and provides 1 HSW|LU credit.
DESCRIPTION:
When most architects think of hospital design, they envision bed towers, emergency departments and operating rooms. But at the heart of nearly every diagnosis and treatment is the modern clinical lab. These hospital laboratories house hundreds, and often thousands, of specialty equipment items, numerous chemicals, biowaste and highly trained professionals with diverse needs. Strict control of temperature and humidity are necessary for accurate testing results. Proper room pressurization and high ventilation rates are important for personnel safety and comfort. Secure sample handling and containment of pathogens is paramount. This AIA Academy of Health session covers crucial early design decisions, such right sizing the program, adjacencies and paths for specimen, personnel, supply and waste flow, and how these topics can make or break the lab’s turnaround time (TAT), quality of patient care and overall profitability of the laboratory. Participants will also learn about clinical lab drivers and gain understanding of the science behind the design. Example projects will be provided to inform participants about the types of clinical labs, trends and design solutions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After participating in this webinar attendees will:
- Identify key drivers that shape the modern clinical lab.
- Understand how adjacencies, samples, personnel, supply, and waste patterns drive the success of the clinical lab and protect the health and safety of patients and healthcare workers.
- Grow in the knowledge of clinical lab trends and new design standards to help with critical care such as secure sample handling and containment of pathogens.
- Understand the science behind the diagnosis process to better understand the unique and complex requirements of the clinical lab and technicians.
EDUCATION LEVEL:
Intermediate
IDEAL AUDIENCE
This session is part of the Healthcare Essential Series by the Academy of Architecture for Health. The web-based 60-minute seminar provide millennial members starting out in healthcare-centric practices exposure to healthcare design fundamentals and a refresher course for experienced healthcare architects and planners.
SPEAKERS:
Amy Tongay, AIA, NCARB
HERA laboratory planners
Amy Tongay is a senior laboratory architect, with over twenty years of experience, and a Principal at HERA laboratory planners. She is an industry leader in design of high throughput testing laboratories for hospital systems around the nation; Amy’s project involvement from master planning through construction administration provides clients a seamless project delivery. Her recent industry presentations include Ready for Robots at the 2019 AIA National Conference, and Sustainable Lab Design…So Much More Than a Great HVAC System at 2019 I2SL National.
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