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Good Design, Poor Design

Design in Everyday Healthcare - Opportunities for InnovationWe see them every day… Or do we? All around us, in every nook and cranny of healthcare, there are opportunities for improvement and opportunities for outright innovation.

It may not be a new device, gadget or widget, however. More likely, it will come in the form of a simple design element. And there’s no one better than you to bring it about. After all, you live it every day.

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Innovation in Learning – Changing Education Paradigms

Innovation in Learning - Changing Education ParadigmsWhen something has been around for decades and remains virtually unchanged, one of two things holds true…

(a) It is so well-designed, it is not in need of change, or

(b) It is in need of change and is therefore, ripe for innovation.

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Advancing Translational Research by Design 11/9/10

Building sciences and design“Advancing Translational Research by Design” – The MedStar Institute for Innovation (MI2) Center for Building Sciences and the Center for Advanced Design and Research (CADRE) are pleased to sponsor “Advancing Translational Research by Design”. This expert panel intends to focus on the design features for clinical facilities (bed towers and outpatient units) that could potentially enhance the translational research process.

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