{"468471":{"#nid":"468471","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Translating Evidence: A Critical Look at Infection Control and Facility Design Literature to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBridging the gap between science and healthcare design is critical to evidence-based design. Infection prevention and design disciplines provide guidance to minimize the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and transmission of pathogens causing these infections. However, conclusions drawn from ranging quantity and quality of evidence can sometimes lead to discordant recommendations. In this session, an expert in evidence-based design collaborates with a clinical infection-prevention researcher to discuss how available evidence translates into infection-prevention guidelines. They will provide practical examples of how to reconcile these guidelines, including instances of perceived discordance.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELearn the differences between evidence-based design and evidence-based medicine.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESee the evidence supporting existing guidelines in both the infection prevention and design literature.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExplore the gaps in the current evidence and illustrate how multidisciplinary collaboration can bridge those gaps.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAppraise evidence-based interventions that decrease the transmission of pathogens causing HAIs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPanelist:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMegan Denham\u003C\/em\u003E, MAEd, EDAC, Research Faculty, SimTigrate Design Lab, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cem\u003EJesse Jacob,\u003C\/em\u003E MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Emory University School of Medicine\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn this session, an expert in evidence-based design collaborates with a clinical infection-prevention researcher to discuss how available evidence translates into infection-prevention guidelines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In this session, an expert in evidence-based design collaborates with a clinical infection-prevention researcher to discuss how available evidence translates into infection-prevention guidelines."}],"uid":"0","created_gmt":"2015-11-10 15:23:12","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:14:47","author":"","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-11-16T18:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-11-16T19:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-11-16T19:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-11-16 23:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-11-17 00:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-11-17 00:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"468131","name":"SimTigrate"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1129","name":"healthcare"},{"id":"167737","name":"SimTigrate"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}