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The webinar addressed design issues related to clinical staff communication and patient bedside control technology. Nurse call devices are now EMR interfaces and lighting & temperature, window shade and TV controls. Tracking of patient wandering, child abduction protection, pharmaceutical dispensing all need to report to the nurse station. Done badly Nurse Call causes a lot of grief to everyone involved. This webinar provides designers with direction on how to get it right.