|
The VSHE Blue Ridge District is meeting on
Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 2:30-4:30 PM EDT
Carilion Medical Center Rehabilitation
1st Floor Conference Room
2017 S. Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA 24018
Topic to be discussed:
Topic “Ligature Safety in the Psychiatric Environment”
Presented by Leslie Colucci from Perkins+Will
The Joint Commission has recently issued new guidelines with an emphasis on ligature safety in psychiatric environments. We will discuss how to make good decisions (even with a limited budget) to create spaces that minimize aggressive acts and reduce the wear and tear on both facilities and staff while improving outcomes.
Based on the idea that “Good Design is a safety feature”, the presentation will focus on the reality of ambulatory, active patients with serious mental illness. We will discuss what the latest neuroscience tells us about how cognitively impaired individuals respond to their environment. Based on this information, we will discuss how to make good decisions (even with a limited budget) to create spaces that minimize aggressive acts and reduce the wear and tear on both facilities and staff, while improving outcomes. I will present specific, actionable information that can be used to make decisions about potential renovations, additions or new psychiatric units.
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
JOIN MEETING HERE
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (646) 749-3122
Access Code: 322-202-181
Joining from a video-conferencing room or system?
Dial: 67.217.95.2##322202181
Cisco devices: 322202181@67.217.95.2
First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check:
Try a test session HERE
Please RSVP to Dylan Henderson by clicking the button below
|