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AMFP NYC - "Inside Out - Planning the Future of Healthcare"
Registration is required before Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM
An AMFP NYC Chapter Event
Agenda:
12:00-12:30 PM Virtual Networking Breakout Rooms
12:30-1:30 PM Panel Discussion
Program description:
AIA CEU Credit - 1 AIA LU | HSW credit (pending)
Cutting edge healthcare spaces are being designed to promote wellness and comfort. From circadian lighting in patient areas, resort-like lobbies including biophilic flourishes, upscale cafeterias, and even access to well-designed outdoor landscapes. The latest trend is toward experiential design for all hospital constituents; patients, visitors, medical and back of house staff to promote wellness. In this program, we will discuss the elements of modern design/planning and how they drive change in the healthcare environment for the better good of all. Case studies and digital tools will be presented that meet the highest design aesthetic and wellness goals while contributing to the bottom line of health care facilities.
Moderator:
-Michael Hoak, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC, Principal, EwingCole
Panelists:
-Komal Bajaj, MD, Chief Quality Officer, Innovator, Simulationista, Reproductive Geneticist, Board Member, NYC Health + Hospitals
-Erica Benjamin, Program Manager, Enterprise FACE & Capital Initiatives, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
-Liliana Petrova, CEO/Founder, The Petrova Experience
-Zigmund Rubel, FAIA, Co-Founder, Forsight Digital
-Elizabeth Sullivan, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, EDAC, Assistant Vice President, Architecture, Facilities Services, Northwell Health
More to be announced.
Registration:
Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $40.00
You can JOIN FIRST for just $195 annual membership, and then register for FREE! Join here: https://www.amfp.info/content.aspx?page_id=60&club_id=513573
Speaker Bios:
Dr. Komal Bajaj is a catalyst, advocate and professor based in New York City. She is an innovator in the fields of healthcare quality/safety, healthcare sustainability, and simulation. She serves as Chief Quality Officer for NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/NCB and Clinical Director for the system's Simulation Center. Dr. Bajaj attended medical school at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and completed her training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Following residency, she completed a fellowship in Reproductive Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Masters in Health Professions Education from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Her scholarly interests include defining innovative approaches to harness quality/safety structures to advance equitable care, healthcare sustainability and the impact of healthcare design on healing , and applying a diagnostic safety lens to maternal mortality reduction. Dr. Bajaj is a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She sits on the AHRQ National Advisory Council, the Board of Trustees of Harvard’s Center for Medical Simulation, and on the External Advisory Board for the Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics of Sarah Lawrence College.
Erica Benjamin has worked in facilities, design and construction at New York City’s premier hospital systems for over 15 years. Presently, she is part of the team at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital as Program Manager of FACE, an executive initiative to upgrade and improve public-facing facilities throughout the enterprise. Erica’s mission for hospital construction is to provide functional and efficient state-of-the-art clinical spaces that meet the varied and changing requirements of modern healthcare. As a Senior Project Manager, she focused on clinical workflows, quality build-out, updated interior finishes, technology, long-term planning for future innovations, and the many immediate details required to deliver optimal medical and administrative facilities.
In her former position, Erica was responsible for clinical programming, medical equipment procurement, and construction management for the Kimmel Pavilion, an 830,000sf new construction surgical and inpatient facility at NYU Langone Health. Prior to working in healthcare, Erica was the principal of an interior design and renovation business where she planned, designed, and managed the build-out of residential, commercial, and institutional projects. Erica earned a BFA in design from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and a JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Michael Hoak is a Principal, Registered Architect, and senior designer at EwingCole with over 10 years of dedicated healthcare experience. Based in New York, he leads some of the office's largest projects in Manhattan and the New York City region. He has collaborated on a number of projects varying in scale and typology including cancer care, inpatient care, multi-specialty outpatient facilities, hospital redevelopment, and complex large-scale master planning efforts. He is an established designer who works closely with his clients and project teams to develop and deliver a forward-thinking approach to healthcare, showcasing the positive impact of design and spatial experience. Michael leverages his experience across all projects to bring a unique perspective that focuses on person-centered design and architecture. Michael holds a Master of Architecture from the Pratt Institute, is a LEED and EDAC accredited professional, sits on the AIA New York Chapter’s Design for Health committee, and is a member of the Association of Medical Facility Professionals.
Liliana Petrova, CCXP, is the founder and CEO of The Petrova Experience, a boutique international customer experience firm that works with clients in transportation, travel and hospitality, healthcare, education, and non-profit sectors. The Petrova Experience is a Certified Women-Owned Business (MWBE) at the NY City, State, and Federal levels. She pioneered a new customer-centric culture that energized more than 15,000 JetBlue employees. Future Travel Experience & Popular Science awarded her for her JFK Lobby redesign & facial recognition program. Ms. Petrova, who holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, is committed to creating seamless experiences for customers and greater value for brands.
Zigmund (Zig) Rubel is the President and CEO of Forsight digital, a technology company focused on data-driven processes to plan and program healthcare facilities. Their tool, Forsight, enables achieving consensus in early project meetings saving time and money by using the global burden of disease to predict and project patient volumes. Zig has over 30 years of architectural design experience and has worked on over 20 million SF of healthcare facilities throughout the world. He helped define the American Institute of Architects, AIA, Guide for Integrated Project Delivery and its adoption in healthcare projects. He holds six US patents for building products and software. A native of Brooklyn, Zig is a founding Board Member and Treasurer for the Center for Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry. He is a member of the AIA College of Fellows.
Elizabeth Sullivan is the AVP of Architecture at Northwell Health and has extensive experience in a variety of building types, including multi-family residential, medical office buildings, academic medical centers, labs, etc. Strong project management skills with a focus on the development of collaborative relationships to develop cohesive designs, drawings, and construction documents that result in successful projects and solutions to real world challenges. Elizabeth has a demonstrated ability to complete multiple complex projects through proactive interaction and communication at all levels within an organization. She has extensive management and medical planning experience.
Additionally, Elizabeth worked as Director of Facilities and Real Estate Planning for Montefiore Health System. She has unique inside experience working as the client and understands the entire project process from the owner’s perspective. Elizabeth was the previous Healthcare Practice Leader at NK Architects, and an Associate Principal at Perkins Eastman. Most recently, became adjunct professor at the NYSID, and will be teaching the Business of Healthcare to the Master of Professional Studies Students in Healthcare Design for the Summer 2022 term. Elizabeth is also Co-Chair of the AIA-NY Design for Health Committee, is an Associate AIA member, and credentialed as LEED GA and EDAC.
More coming soon!