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Perspectives on Evidence-Based Design
2024-11-22
On November 21, CVA held the webinar Perspectives on Evidence-Based Design. The following lectures were followed by a panel discussion: Use of Evidence in Practice - Mike Apple, architect, health environments planner, HDR. Results and comments from paper A Systematic Review of Research Gaps in the Built Environment of Inpatient Healthcare Settings - Anna Anåker, PhD, RN, senior lecturer, Dalarna University. Research on evidence for Healthcare Infrastructures – Examples from Italian research partnership -Andrea Brambilla, architect, PhD, researcher in Hospital Design, Design & Health Lab, Deptartment ABC, Politecnico di Milano. The webinar recording can be viewed on our Youtube channel.
See also CVA publication: EBD 2020 - Evidence-Based Design: Research to support the design of physical environments in healthcare
Contamination and the autumn conference by The Swedish Health Care Facilities Network
2024-11-18
On Thursday November 14th CVA presented the concept program ”Sjukhusens allmänna lokaler – planering för att minska smittspridning” at the Swedish Health Care Facilities Network autumn conference. The conference program also covered hygiene, contamination, planning of wards and co-organizing of hospitals in Norway. Together with CVA, professor Lars Ekberg, professor in Building Services Engineering, also presented issues related to ventilation in healthcare facilities. The conference is a good example of sector actors developing their best practice.
Where does knowledge come from
2024-11-13
There is an apparent need for structured knowledge development in the healthcare planning and construction sector. Much knowledge is tied to individuals and projects and there is a need for systematic validation and a professional discussion to develop best practice. Knowledge does not appear by itself, it is created. This was the outset for presentations at both the Region of West Sweden and Sykehusbygg in Norway. CVA contributed with perspectives and recommendations for development of best practice, a development requiring networks and organizations like CVA and others.
Smart hospitals
2024-10-29
Planners, stakeholders in healthcare planning and healthcare activities gathered in Stockholm on October 23rd for the Smart Hospitals conference. CVA contributed through Elin Rittmark and Göran Lindahl. They made an input also bringing up issues related to Nära vård, security and development of local communities. These questions will also be the focus for a webinar arranged by CVA on December 10th.
Dalsland and future healthcare
2024-09-27
CVA took part in a workshop concerning Dalslands hospital om September 25th. The background being that the hospital has empty facilities that could be used by different actors in the health care sector. The aim of the workshop was to create realistic scenarios of what a future development could look like and what challenges that need to be addressed. A starting point for CVA was the material and data from the report ”De små sjukhusens lokalpotential när vården ställer om – en diskussion”. This question is also coming up on the agenda for the conference Smart hospitals to be held in Stockholm in October.
Exploring the relationship between the design of the built environment and stroke patient’s needs
2024-02-05
The webinar included short presentations by Marie Elf, Dalarna University, Maja Kevdzija, TU Wien and Kritsada Simcharoen, Chalmers. They presented different perspectives on the built environment and how it relates to rehabilitation. Finally there was a discussion between the presenters and time for questions. See the webinar on youtube
Photographer: SCJiang, Wikimedia
Cristiana Caira invited guest lecturer at XJTLU Design school
2024-01-31
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is a private university in China founded in 2006 by the University of Liverpool and Xi'an Jiaotong University. Cristiana Caira is an examiner for the Healthcare architecture course and is affiliated with CVA.
Intensive care in focus at CNETO 2023
2023-11-22
The Italian care environment organization CNETO holds its conference in Camogli, Italy, between 26 and 27/11. Cristiana Caira from CVA participates.
This year's conference focuses on the planning of ICU environments and Cristiana will lecture based on the PTS concept program on high-tech care environments (report in Swedish). She will also present good examples from different Swedish ICU departments.
The CNETO association was founded in Italy in 1954 and brings together members who are active in the planning of healthcare facilities.
In September, CNETO visited various projects in Denmark and Sweden. During the trip, the group visited Chalmers, CVA and also made contact with The Swedish Health Care Facilities Network (Forum vårdbyggnad), which in many ways has a similar function in Sweden.
CNETO website (in Italian).
Swiss Center for Design and Health
2023-10-02
The Swiss Center for Design and Health (SCDH) near Biel/Bienne is the only technology competence centre for design research in Switzerland. It develops evidence-based designsolutions that improve health, involving all relevant stakeholders. Helle Wijk, visiting professor at CVA, belongs to the International Advisory Group (IAG) since the center was established in 2020 https://scdh.ch/en/international-advisory-board-en/. The IAG comprise of nine researchers from six different countries with several meetings per year and a four-day R&D seminar on site annually https://scdh.ch/en/symposium-design-and-health-practice-research-and-social-relevance
E-health report findings presented in webinar
2023-08-29
Architects for Health (AfH) arranged a webinar on 18/7 with the theme:
The role of digital technology in improving patient experience, enhancing clinical care and improving staff working environments.
Cristiana Caira and Boubou Hallberg talked about the development of digital healthcare in Sweden, and the consequences of digitalization on the planning of healthcare facilities.
Cristiana's presentation was based on CVA's report from 2020: E-health- How does the digital development of healthcare affect the need for healthcare facilties and their design?E-hälsa - Hur påverkar vårdens digitala utveckling behovet av lokaler och utformningen av dem? (chalmers.se)