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industry news Healthcare Design.11 The leading conference on healthcare design, planning, and research will be in Nashville next month Approximately 3,600 healthcare architects, designers, and facility managers are expected to descend upon the country-music capital next month for four days of seminars, networking, and product perusing at Healthcare Design.11. With a program tailored to professionals dedicated to enhancing the quality of care through design, the annual conference and exposition will be held from November 13 to 16 at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. A host of pre-conference events on the evening of November 13 will kick off the show: The American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers will host a networking reception for its members, and the Pebble Project will host its Institute for PatientCentered Design reception to provide additional networking opportunities for all attendees and to discuss hot-button health topics. The official opening night reception and exhibit hall opening, however, takes place on November 14, offering previews of exhibitors’ latest products. The show’s three keynotes will include Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel’s first-hand perspective on healthcare reform; the market’s trends with a panel moderated by Healthcare Design and Healthcare Building Ideas Editor in Chief Todd Hutlock; and applying lessons learned at HCD.11 in the real world. At a luncheon on November 15, Contract Editor in Chief John Czarnecki and Rosalyn Cama, chair of the board for the Center for Health Design (see the feature story by Cama, page 48), will honor the winners of the Healthcare Environment Awards (see the winners, page 86) and the Nightingale Awards. Both programs are co-sponsored by Contract, The Center for Health Design, and the Vendome Group. Additional information on these annual awards is available at www.contractdesign.com. —Stacy Straczynski The solution to your power struggles. Connectrac’s revolutionary new wireway system is now only . 75” high and incorporates wider and lower- sloping side ramps made of earth-friendly, moisture-resistant MDF. This floor-mounted cabling access system provides connections for power and communications . wiring anywhere on the floor. For more information visit connectrac.com or call 877- 480-5637 Connectivity with flexibility www.contractdesign.com Select No. 22 at ContractDesign.com/readerservice http://www.connectrac.com http://www.connectrac.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com http://www.ContractDesign.com/readerservice

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - October 2011

Contract - October 2011
Contents
Editorial
Industry news
Product briefs: healthcare
Product focus: caregivers need care, too
Product focus: above + below
Product focus: glass for health
Advancements made in evidence-based healthcare design
The power of design
Less clinical, more hospitable
Beautifully lean
Raising the bar
New life
Urban sanctuary
The 2011 healthcare environment awards
Designers select: healthcare products
Ad index
Perspectives

Contract - October 2011