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AEC596 - Interoperability Strategies for Safe, Acuity-Adaptable Patient Room Environments...THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER OFFERED.
THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER OFFERED.
Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:
- Discuss the trends and market forces that affect the hospital and patient care over the life cycle of the patient room.
- Explain how patient care and safety is a complex, interconnected process involving patients, caregivers, technology and their environment.
- Discuss how a connected room planning approach can help optimize patient mobility, improve patient safety, reduce caregiver injury and improve infection control issues.
- List the benefits to the patient, caregiver, and facility of acuity adaptable headwalls.
- Identify the advantages of using pre-manufactured products for patient room construction and installation of headwall services.
Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.
Presented by Dennis Gallant on behalf of Hill-Rom Services, Inc.. View the Privacy Policy .
Presenter Information
Name: Dennis Gallant
Title: Global Patient Environment Portfolio Director, Hill-Rom Company Inc.
Background: Dennis Gallant has served the healthcare industry for the past 35 years as a lead product and patient room designer developing innovative products and programs for the Hill-Rom Company. He lead Hill-Rom's "Patient Room of the Future" research initiative, which was designed to identify next generation user trends, technologies, and design innovations for hospitals of the future.
He helped launch Hill-Rom's professional design services group that provides programs that assist hospitals and design professionals rapidly create innovative patient environments through a caregiver based CAD design process and hands on, rapid mock-up techniques. Dennis has participated on a number of industry advisory panels including the Advisory Board Company and SCCM, and published articles on acuity adaptable room design. He has led a number of patient room research initiatives including an evidence based design study in partnership with Banner Health and the Center for Health Design.
Dennis has been awarded over 50 U.S. patents for medical devices and patient room equipment including hospital beds, furniture, and architectural products. He is currently serving as Hill-Rom’s Global Patient Environment Portfolio Director responsible for identifying and bringing to market next generation patient room architectural and furniture products.
