
Designing Care On-Air
Designing Care On-Air invites listeners to deconstruct the healthcare environments that influence our quest for wellness. Architects, engineers, interior designers, and providers share their powerful insights and perspectives on how healthcare facilities and the systems they held within affect our daily lives. Deepen your curiosity about the framework of our systems of healthcare with host Elizabeth Johnson, an Assistant Professor at the Montana State University Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing.
Podcasting since 2023 • 17 episodes
Designing Care On-Air
Latest Episodes
Revival of the Third Place: How Designers Can Cultivate Community | Richard Kyte
Dr. Richard Kyte, Director of the D. B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership and Endowed Professor of Ethics at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin, approaches the concept of ‘Third Place’ from the lenses of leadership and ethics....
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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47:47

Turning Attention to the Circulating Nurse Role: The Inclusive Operating Room | Shilpa Bhardwaj
As the expert coordinators of a successful surgery, the circulating nurse role is one of the most pivotal to include in operating room design. Shilpa Bhardwaj shares her doctoral research centering and her insights on inclusivity, representatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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34:37

Finishing the Sentence: Evidence-Base in Psychiatric Facility Design | Francis Murdock Pitts
Francis encourages designers to consider relationship over form as we enmesh evidence and lived experience to design spaces for mental health that promote connection, contemplation, and skillbuilding.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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42:50

Sourcing Sustainable Care: Mindfulness in Materials Selection | Joey Shea
Joey Shea of Interface shares his perceptions on the role of communities in conscious decision-making during the design life-cycle and tips to stretch purchasing power into sustainable, future-forward growth of healthcare systems.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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53:26

A Parking Spot as a Patient Room | Ruth Tretter
Along the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain West, hospitals have constructed parking lots for campers for equitable healthcare access. Ruth Tretter, Assistant Professor at the Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing – Montana State Univers...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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30:47
