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.
Episodes
17 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
Creating Safe Spaces: Addressing Workplace Violence | Kelsey Springer
Violence against nurses in particular has risen over 70% in the last couple years. Kelsey Springer, RN, shares her experience and call to action for design changes that can save lives of healthcare staff.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:26
Dash and Design: Making Flexible Spaces on the Fly | Gary Schindele
Through universal rail systems, Paladin Healthcare’s Gary Schindele provides insight on how to transform spaces from rigid and rundown to regenerative and renewed.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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19:23
Smart Building: Technology Integration | Will Maxwell
As healthcare becomes more technologically complex, it’s time for designers to plug into best practices when tackling Division 25 with Will Maxwell of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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35:37
Frontlines of the Youth Mental Health Crisis | Samantha Reed
With more children and youth requiring mental health services in community settings, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Samantha Reed gives a firsthand account of considerations necessary in the built environment to heal with hope.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:26
Making the Rounds on Rounding | Swati Goel
How might design and space planning support effective communication during the complex process of patient rounds? Swati Goel shares her research and recommendations
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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35:54
Pressure Test: Facility of the Future | Amanda Stone
Amanda Stone is a Doctorate of Nursing Practice student at Montana State University who competed in the PDC Summit Student Challenge in 2023. The challenge, a 48-hour charrette, challenged interdisciplinary student teams comprised of architects...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:17
Engineering the Next Rural Innovation Renaissance | Bernadette McCrory
Bernadette McCrory is an Assistant Professor at the Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering- Montana State University. In this episode, Dr. McCrory describes the BioReD Hub for rural healthcare research innovation and the fresh approach to biome...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:08
Sweet Home, Montana: Design of Home-Based Healthcare Environments | Margaret Hammersla
Margaret Hammersla is an Assistant Professor at the Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing- Montana State University. As an adult nurse practitioner, Margaret shares her experiences advocating for rural and frontier residents when home-based...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:47
Inclusive Design: Creating Healthcare Spaces for All | Marjorie Serrano
Marjorie Serrano is an architect and clinical consultant with a background as a pediatric nurse practitioner. In this episode, Marjorie shares her passion for advancing diversity in design teams through education, awareness, and learning to ask...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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37:52
Leading through Design: Translating Clinical Knowledge to Built Environment Know-How | Kristina Krail
With over 30 years in nursing and executive leadership roles, Kristina Krail has built a career being at the forefront of optimizing human performance in healthcare systems design. A design industry healthcare consultant, Kristina shares pearls...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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14:29
We Need Nurses: The Pivotal Role of Clinical Voice in Healthcare Design | Julie Dumser
Julie Dumser is a senior manager in healthcare consulting. As a nurse, Julie saw early on in her career the impact that the built environment had on patient outcomes and efficiency of care delivery. In this episode, Julie shares how including c...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:49
Designing Care On-Air Trailer
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 ...
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