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Designing for Infection Prevention: Evolving Best Practices in Healthcare Design
The global pandemic swiftly transformed healthcare facility operations, necessitating rapid implementation of infection prevention and control (IP&C) measures. Now, more than four years later, this presentation examines the evolution of facility design in response to lessons learned. It explores which design strategies have proven effective, sustainable, or transformative in shaping best practices. Highlighted topics include recent advances in IP&C that influence strategic planning, operational efficiency, spatial dynamics, and architectural innovation. Additionally, presenters will address decision-making considerations beyond IP&C, such as cost efficiency, sustainability, and the patient, staff, and family experience. Looking ahead, the presentation also explores future design strategies leveraging advancements in science, technology, and policy.
Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:
- Explore IP&C lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and analyze their implications for spatial utilization and architectural design.
- Identify key advances in IP&C and the impact on healthcare facility design.
- Discuss the role of user experience, environmental sustainability, and cost effectiveness in decision making for healthcare facility design alongside IP&C goals.
- Predict future trends in healthcare facility design by evaluating advancements in science, technology, and policy with impacts on IP&C strategies.
Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.
Presented by Bonny Slater, CHID, ASID, LEED AP on behalf of Medical Construction & Design. View the Privacy Policy .
Presenter Information
Name: Bonny Slater, CHID, ASID, LEED AP
Title: Co-Global Healthcare Practice Leader and Design Director at Gensler, Medical Construction & Design
Background:
Bonny Slater is a Co-Global Healthcare Practice Leader and Design Director at Gensler. She has spent 20 years creating inspiring environments to support health and wellness for diverse populations. With a background in design and environmental psychology, she brings a unique perspective and research-driven approach to crafting meaningful experiences by supporting physical, cognitive, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Bonny’s research has included the study of color in immersive environments, design considerations in behavioral health facilities, and the cultural implications of evidence-based design. Her recent work focuses on the connections between engagement, design, and population health in vulnerable communities. Her research has been featured in Contract and Metropolis magazines and has garnered national recognition through ASID’s Outcome of Design Award and The Caritas Project’s Generative Space Award. An active Thought Leader, Bonny has presented her research at national conferences including Healthcare Design, Healthcare Facilities Symposium, and NeoCon, and is a frequent contributing writer to Gensler’s Dialogue and former editor of Contract’s “Designing for Health” online series.
As a designer, Bonny’s work has included academic medical centers, community health centers, foreign hospitals, and prototype wellness facilities. Her work has been featured in Metropolis, Contract, Healthcare Design, and Architectural Record. In addition to various project awards, in 2018, Bonny was honored as an ASID Ones to Watch Scholar and Design Excellence award recipient.
