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Organization: The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD)
Event: Presentation on Universal Design in Healthcare
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Date: May 5, 2016
Universal Design is the design and composition of an environment so that it can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people regardless of their age, size, ability or disability.
During this presentation, Dochitect discusses the application of a Universal Design approach in healthcare environments. The presentation looked at how hospitals and healthcare buildings can be designed from a Universal Design approach in order to:
– Improve care delivery and patient experience
– Prevent clinician burnout
– Integrate caregivers and family needs
– Foster interdisciplinary collaboration for improved care
– Address the changing practice of healthcare
– Apply design-thinking to medicine for enhanced efficiency
Click here to view the presentation slides.
Click here to view the keynote presentation video.
