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Fall Exam offered throughout the month of October |
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NACHRI Annual Leadership Conference |
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October 9-12
Bellevue, WA |
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Planetree Conference |
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October 30-November 2
Nashville, TN |
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AASHA Leading Age Conference |
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October 16-19
Washington, DC, |
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Sustainable Healthcare
Hospital Development
Conference |
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October 25-28
Chicago, IL |
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IFMA World Workplace |
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October 25-28
Phoenix, AZ |
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NEOCON East |
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November 2-3
Baltimore, MD |
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Healthcare Design |
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November 13-16
Nashville, TN |
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Spring Exam Applications & Portfolios |
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Due January 13, 2012 |
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Spring Exam Registration |
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Due Febrary 12, 2012 |
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ASHE Conference |
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March 4-7
Phoenix, AZ |
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Jocelyn Stroupe, AAHID, IIDA, ASID, EDAC
President
Karen Muraoka, AAHID, ASID, IIDA
Vice President, Chairperson, Advisory Council
Lew Vassberg, AAHID
Secretary/Treasurer
Janet Kobylka, AAHID, IIDA, LEED AP
Industry Partner Relations
Linda Gabel, AAHID, IIDA
Certification of Designers
Elizabeth C. Brawley, AAHID, IIDA, CID, IESNA
Post-Certification Resources
Alison LeVino Jones, AAHID, ASID, EDAC, IIDA, LEED AP
Communications
Regena English, AAHID
At Large
Amy Lopez, AAHID, IIDA
At Large
Stephanie Reem, AAHID, CID, EDAC, LEED AP
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Karen Muraoka, AAHID, ASID, IIDA
Chairperson, Advisory Council, Vice President Board of Regents
Margaret Calkins, PhD
President IDEAS Inc.
Louise Nicholson-Carter, AAHID, IIDA, EDAC, RID,
IIDA
Healthcare Forum Liaison, Research Liaison
Sarajane L. Eisen, PhD
Education Liaison
Glen Fischer
Vice President IFMA Healthcare Council, IFMA Liaison
Phyllis Goetz, EDAC
Industry Liaison
Ridley Kinsey
Industry Liaison
Jeffrey F. Kenney, AIA
NCIDQ Liaison
Debra Levin
Center for Health Design Liaison
Daniel Price, PhD
Infection Control Liaison
Dave Williams
Industry Liaison
Jean Young, ASID, CID, AAHID
ASID Liaison
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Platinum
Krug
LG Hausys (Surfaces)
Mecho Systems
Modular Services
Starnet
Tandus Flooring
Gold Level
Herman Miller Healthcare
Nora
Nurture by Steelcase
Shaw Industries
Wieland
Silver Level
Amcase
C.F. Stinson
Crossville, Inc.
Images of America
KI
Knoll
Kwalu
Milliken
The Vinyl Institute
Bronze Level
Agati Furniture
American Art Resources
Carolina
David Edward
Estrie
Flexco
Forbo
Healthcare Signs, Inc.
Henry Domke
InPro Corp.
Intensa
Interface
Intersign Corporation
Legacy Furniture
Lonseal
Mannington
Parterre Flooring
Peter Pepper Products
Skyline Art Services
Skyline Design
Spec Furniture
Versteel
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The American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers
1602 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-596-3585
www.aahid.org
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 As the summer draws to a close, AAHID has been busy with a number of important activities and initiatives. The Board recently concluded a successful weekend hosted by our Industry Partner Tandus in Chattanooga. In addition to the opportunity to share our thoughts about product design and the issues impacting healthcare with Tandus, we spent much of the weekend working on an update to the job analysis for Healthcare Interior Design. This is the first step that will provide the blueprint for the development of new questions for our exam. Please see the in-depth articles in this newsletter for more information about these activities.
Thanks to our Industry Partner IOA and regional sales representative, Pat Gerry Wilson, AAHID had a most prominently located booth at METROCON in Dallas. It was great to see so many of our Certificants from the region. Thanks to all for your dedication and support!
We are gearing up for the fall conference season, which will include the AAHSA Leading Age Conference held in Washington, DC from
October 16
– 20.…
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By Sonya Odell
 METROCON drew over 3000 attendees from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. The AAHID booth was located in the aisle leading to the seminar rooms at the regional trade show in Dallas on August 11 – 12. It was donated by Pat Gerry Wilson and was strategically placed by some of our healthcare industry partners, Peter Pepper, AmCase and IOA to catch the eye of potential certificants and sponsors.
Janet Kobylka presented a seminar titled "Hidden Danger: Toxins in The Typical Hospital Environment," which dealt with sustainability verses infection control in an acute care environment. There were approximately 80 attendees and it was the first session to kick off METROCON.
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By Linda Gabel
Diversity of Candidates
Despite the continued economic and marketplace challenges that we are all experiencing, AAHID has seen continued, steady growth in the number of applications and approved candidates to take the exam this year. We are excited to receive candidates from diverse healthcare interior design professionals and experience levels: from in-house facilities designers and project managers to specialists in acute care, assisted living, senior healthcare, and ambulatory care. There continues to be a growing interest from Canadian healthcare designers; we look forward to seeing applications and portfolios from our friends up north.
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 By Alison Jones
Chattanooga, Tennessee and Dalton, Georgia were the destinations was the destination for members of the AAHID Board on Friday, August 26 – 28th.
Tandus executives welcomed AAHID with a plant visit and a day of collaborative working sessions and presentations including one with Jeanne Matson of Starnet, our Platinum Service Partner.
AAHID Board members had the opportunity to tour the carpet recycling/reclamation facility and watch an impressive Powerbond installation and cleaning demonstration.
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By Alison Jones
AAHID Board Certified Healthcare Interior Designers are very involved in the following project and research presentations at Healthcare Design 2011…
Waiting Environments and Meaningful Outcomes—Results from a Facility Evaluation
Janet Kobylka, AAHID, IIDA, EDAC, LEED AP,
Senior Interior Designer, HOK
Gena English, RID, AAHID, RAS, EDAC,
Program Manager NPH FF&E/InteriorDesigner,
Parkland Health &Hospital System
VA Hospitals on the Sustainable Road—Green Globes® or Bust!
Jane Rohde, AIA, FIIDA, ACHA, AAHID, LEED AP,
Principal, JSR Associates, Inc.
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 By Janet Kobylka
Krug Healthcare Furniture
KRUG is a leading provider of furniture for the healthcare industry. They are an AAHID Platinum Industry Partner, and they hosted the AAHID Board of Regents for an in-depth focus group and board meeting in Toronto in May 2011.
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Tandus Flooring
 TANDUS FLOORING is a Platinum Level Industry Partner with AAHID. Tandus graciously hosted the AAHID Exam Review Committee in Chattanooga, TN in August 2011 paired with an educational tour of their production facilities in Dalton, Georgia.
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Surroundings Symposium Roundtable
AAHID Board Member Betsy Brawley participated in the Surroundings Symposium Roundtable presented by the editors of Long-Term Living and featured in the magazine in July, 2011.
Betsy C. Brawley, AAHID, IIDA, CID, is president of Design Concepts Unlimited. She is one of the preeminent authorities on lighting for senior environments. With more than 30 years of experience, Brawley specializes in designing therapeutic environments for Alzheimer's special care and was awarded the 1998 Polsky Prize for research in this area. She is a founding member of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers and holds an advisory position with the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
For transcript of the roundtable, click here.
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New CEU’s Available to Certificants
By Alison Jones
There are three eCornell programs geared to the Healthcare Interior Designer that have been approved for AAHID CEU compliance.
These include:
• "Planning and Designing a Healing Environment" course #SLN561
• "Basic Tools for Facility Planning" course #SLN562
• "Practice Based Research" course #SLN563
Follow this link to learn more.
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Follow AAHID Certificants to the 4 E’s Conferences Nationwide.
By Alison Jones
In each of the following cities an AAHID certificant has been invited to participate on a panel of healthcare experts to give attendees an opportunity to question, quiz and challenge current issues relating to the design, construction and maintenance of a healthcare facility.
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NCIDQ Launches Free Online Continuing Education Registry for Active Certificate Holders
Registering your NCIDQ CEUs just got easier! NCIDQ is now offering an on-line registry for you to update and verify your own CEUs!
Select this link for detailed instructions.
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EDAC Discount for Study Guides and Exam is offered to AAHID Certificants!
By Alison Jones
The American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers is pleased to offer our members a 10% discount on The Center for Health Design’s EDAC (Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification) study guides and examination through the remainder of 2011.
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| The mission of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers is the Certification of interior designers qualified by education, examination, training and experience to provide interior design services to the healthcare industry. more >> |
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