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Design Competition
Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
235 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA  30303
(404) 890-5646 telephone/fax
info@patientcentereddesign.org
Experience this Space!
November 16 – 19, 2013
2013 Healthcare Design Conference
Gaylord Resort & Convention Center
Orlando, Florida
www.HealthcareDesignConference.com
In Partnership with:
SPONSORED BY:
Platinum Sponsor
Design Applied: The Patient & Family
Centered NICU Space in Use
A full-scale model of the Patient & Family
Centered NICU space will be used as the site of
our Patient Experience Simulation Lab, our
popular workshop series offered at the 2013
Healthcare Design Conference. This workshop
enables conference attendees to participate in
exercises that present realistic patient/family
hospital scenarios to demonstrate the
importance of patient-centered design.

The stage of this workshop will be constructed
as a mock NICU space,
including furniture,
fixtures and equipment provided by our
partners and sponsors. Throughout the
duration of the conference, registered
workshop participants will experience this
environment from the perspectives of end
users, with the opportunity to move about the
space assuming the role of a family member of
a NICU patient in pre-determined scenarios.
During this process, attendees will collaborate
with the Institute to identify critical design
considerations and develop ideas.
Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition:
April 24 - June 24, 2013

Download the Patient & Family Centered NICU Call for Submissions

Register Now!
The 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU is an environment that is designed
to facilitate patient-centered care by creating conditions in which patients, their
families and caregivers are able to actively participate in the care plan,
promoting desired health outcomes.  Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
will build a model of Patient & Family Centered NICU to be displayed at the 2013
Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando, Florida; and we would like to see
your ideas!
Submit your design for a chance to win one of three awards and to
inspire our 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU.
Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, DArch, FAIA, FACHA,
LEED AP, EDAC; Director of the Center for Health
Systems & Design and holder of the William M. Pena
Endowed Professorship in the College of Architecture at
Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University
Tammy Smith Thompson, NCARB, EDAC;
President, Institute for Patient‐Centered
Design, Inc.
Kimberly Newton McMurray, AIA, EDAC, MBA;
Director of Healthcare for WSV Architects, Inc.;
Officer, Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc.
The 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition Jury:
Click here to read more about our Jurors.
Development Partners
Eligibility:
2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Design Competition is open to licensed
and unlicensed design professionals and others with an interest in healthcare
design.  Eligible participants include architects, interior designers, planners,
healthcare professionals, patients, researchers and/or students.
Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged, but not required.  

Award:
The top three submissions (selected by our jury) will each receive one free full
registration to attend the 2013 Healthcare Design Conference in Orlando,
Florida, where they will be our special guests at the Third Annual
Patient-Centered Design Reception, held on opening night of the conference.  
The first, second and third place submissions will be announced during the
reception; and 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU, inspired by the winning
submissions will be unveiled.
Gold Sponsor
Jodi DeJoseph, BSN, RNC-NIC
Supervisor/Educator
WakeMed Raleigh NICU
Elicia Jacob, RN, MSN;
Director of Nursing; University
of Alabama at Birmingham
Women & Infants Services.
Meaghan Boyd; NICU Parent;
Attorney, Alston & Bird LLP
Bob White, MD; Chairman of the
Consensus Committee on
Recommended Standards for
Newborn ICU Design
LaShawna Bowden Heflin, RN, BSN;
Nurse, Mother-Baby Care
Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNSc, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC,
FACHE, FAAN; Co-Editor of the HERD Journal
Submit your Design Solution in 4 Simple Steps:
Step 1: Review 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Call for Submissions and any of the following reference materials.
- NICU Environment References
- Neonatal Couplet Care, a presentation submitted by Nicole Pendenza, RNC-NIC,BSN
-
The Challenges of Extended Postpartum Recovery for NICU Mothers:  A proposed architectural solution
- 10 Principles of Patient-Centered Design
- Recommended NICU design standards and the physical environment of the NICU, Journal of Perinatology 33, S1 (April 2013) | doi:
10.1038/jp.2013.9
- Recommended Standards for Newborn ICU Design
-Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities (Submissions must comply with the FGI Guidelines.)
Step 2: Determine the appropriate category for entry.
- Category A:  New Design Solution – New ideas that respond directly to this Call for Submissions
- Category B:  Commissioned Project – Built or un-built commissioned projects with patient-centric attributes as described in this Call
for Submissions
Step 3: Prepare your submission package.  All entries must be presented as blind submissions.
For submission details, please download the 2013 Patient & Family Centered NICU Call for Submissions.
Step 4: Complete online registration, submit the entry fee of $199.00 and email your submission; or mail your
submission.
Interested in sponsorship?  
Please email
sponsor@patientcentereddesign.org
for a sponsorship prospectus,
or call us at 404-890-5646, ext. 2.
Need more details?
Click here for an overview of the 2012
Design Competition.