Healthcare Design Blog Launch
The Healthcare Design Blog features regular postings by expert healthcare interior designer Jain Malkin and her associates including, Christie Mayer and Michele Woodard.
Online, April 28, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The Healthcare Design Blog has officially launched! This design blog features regular postings by expert healthcare interior designer Jain Malkin and her associates including, Christie Mayer and Michele Woodard where each will be posting entries about a variety of topics within the healthcare design industry.
The topics for the new interior design blog include:
- Organizing healthcare design team meetings
- Specialized furniture
- Paint for hospitals
- Exam room design
- Speaking engagements with Jain Malkin
- New hospital design projects
The categories for the Healthcare Design Blog include:
- Announcements
- Entertainment
- Evidence-Based Design & Research
- Facility Planning
- Healthcare Design Education
- Industry News
- Opinion
- Tips & How-Tos
- Trends
Here is a sample entry:
Do's and Don'ts of Organizing a Healthcare Design Meeting:
DO identify the key players and make sure the decision-makers can attend the meeting.
DON'T include too many unnecessary people at regular design meetings and presentations.
DO utilize current technology when possible like Microsoft Outlook Calendar or Apple iCal, to keep the team organized and up to date.
DO distribute an agenda for every meeting and attempt to follow it.
DO schedule regular design team meetings if the project calls for it but DON'T burden the design team with meetings that are unnecessary.
DO review schedule and budget at your meetings.
DO keep accurate meeting minutes that include a running log of task items and completion dates.
Please visit the Healthcare Design Blog today: http://www.healthcaredesignblog.com
About Jain Malkin Inc:
Jain Malkin Inc. is an interior architecture firm recognized internationally in the field of healthcare design and senior living. Viewing the facility through the patient's eyes has always been our focus. We use research to inform design decisions as we apply our technical skills and imagination to create psychologically supportive environments.
Jain Malkin is the author of "Hospital Interior Architecture" and "Medical and Dental Space Planning: A Comprehensive Guide to Design, Equipment, and Clinical Procedures" published by John Wiley and "A Visual Reference for Evidence-Based Design" published by The Center for Health Design. Jain serves on The Center for Health Design board of directors.
Jain Malkin Inc Website: http://www.jainmalkin.com
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