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Australian Health Design Conference 2024

The Australian Health Design Conference brings emerging ideas in healthcare design to Sydney in 2024.

AHDC2024 is a forum for all professionals in the Australian health design industry to share knowledge, develop expertise and build relationships across public and private sectors. 

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Agenda

The conference agenda is preliminary and is subject to change as the event details are still being finalised. 


Site Visits*


Site Visit A - Maitland Hospital (Monday 25 November 2024, 7.15am - 4pm)

*Separate tickets are required for site visits. Times include bus pick-up and return from Sydney CBD. 

DAY 1


Tuesday 26 November 2024

Session 1

8:45

Welcome to Country 

Conference Welcome, Kate Copeland, AHDC President.

An Outsider's Perspective, Barbara Doran, UTS.

We often discuss harnessing innovation, optimal performance, burnout, and well-being, but to truly understand these dynamics, we must debunk myths surrounding creativity and how the mind operates. Expansive potential can be unlocked by reframing what creativity is and nurturing the conditions that foster it. The rewards are both personal and collective.

In this session, we will explore how to recognise ‘flow’ states and establish environments that support our unique creative signatures. Drawing on examples from neuroscience, creative cognition research, and health psychology, we will shift our understanding of what happens under our "bone helmet". Additionally, we’ll investigate the vital relationship between play and neuroplasticity, revisiting metaphors of the left and right hemispheres and how they’ve shaped our concepts of intelligence.

This dynamic and interactive session will leave you with practical tools and actions to transform ideas and aspirations into habits. By practising these, we can build a more empathetic vision of flourishing, where cumulative shifts are mind-expanding, energising, and connecting.

Innovations in Culturally Appropriate Aged Care, David Kaunitz and Ka Wai Yeung, Kaunitz Yeung Architecture.

Using the Yutjuwala Djiwarr Aged Care project as a case study, this presentation highlights new directions in culturally appropriate aged care for First Australians. The project is deeply connected to Country, with culture placed at the heart of the community. It simultaneously provides best-practice aged care and culturally appropriate spaces, creating a balance that is critical to positive care outcomes.

This approach offers valuable lessons for future aged care projects, including those for First Nations communities, as demonstrated in collaboration with Kaunitz Yeung Architecture.

Perth Childen's Hospice, James Daniel French, Hassell. 


 

9:45

Morning Tea 

Session 2 


Ahead of the curve, on the right track? Christopher Shaw, UK Architects for Health and Medical Architecture.

Design standards, guidance, and planning procedures for healthcare infrastructure are common worldwide. These documents are increasingly prescriptive, determining the size of hospitals, spatial organisation, engineering systems, room layouts, and the equipment provided. This framework gives clients confidence in procurement, delivers equity across the system, and ensures robust compliance. However, it also stifles the agility, contingency, and innovation needed to develop buildings capable of meeting changing population needs, climate change, and rapidly advancing technologies in artificial intelligence, health, and digital communications.

Are we on the right track?

This presentation traces the development of design standards, starting from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Hospitals (1863), through post-war modern hospital development in North America and Europe, and the emergence of the NHS. Common themes of standardisation, economy, and improved clinical outcomes run through each generation of standards. However, over time, we have accumulated an edifice of documentation that is tried, tested, failed, and now largely inappropriate for a rapidly changing future.

What sort of guidance and standards do we need to develop the next generation of healthcare infrastructure?

Hospital Typology - Back to the Future, Mungo Smith, MAAP Architects.

In recent discussions about the future of hospitals, technology and qualitative requirements have often been emphasised, while the impact of typology and form is overlooked. However, factors such as location, site selection, urban design, and construction can significantly influence built forms, potentially even more than clinical and operational needs.

This presentation addresses key issues such as the lack of daylight in hospital design, a problem persisting into the 21st century, as well as the ongoing challenge of flexibility. Other critical factors include accessibility, wayfinding, and the role of private transport. By comparing two hospitals conceived 50 years apart, we will examine whether their similarities are superficial or fundamental, and what lessons can be learned for future hospital design.

This research, based on international case studies and empirical analysis, will be presented for the first time in Australia.

Build Better Not More - Government Panel Discussion

  • Chair: Kate Copeland, AHDC

  • Emma Skulander, NSW Health Infrastructure

  • Priscilla Radice, Health Infrastructure Queensland

  • Melissa Nozza, SA Health

This panel will bring together government leaders to explore one of the core themes of the conference: how to build better healthcare infrastructure with fewer resources. The discussion will focus on strategies for minimising environmental impact through the use of sustainable construction practices, refurbishment, and recycling. Panelists will share insights into policy initiatives and practical examples of how governments are addressing the need for improved healthcare facilities while reducing resource consumption.

 

13:00

Lunch 

Session 3

14:00

Panel Discussion "A Changing Community" 

  • Chair: Tracy Lord, BLP

  • Liam Harte, GIRA Advisory

  • Alex Longley, Arcadia

  • Brad Dorn, BLP

A Changing Community - New Shellharbour Hospital, Barnaby Hartford-Davis, COX and Melina Thomas, STH.


 

15:15

Afternoon Tea

Session 4

15:45

Macarthur Health Precinct – Innovative Partnership Model, Taya Kirris, Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT, Charles Wheeler, GenesisCare.

The Macarthur Health Precinct (MHP) is a multi-stage development designed to provide much-needed healthcare services to the rapidly growing Macarthur region in Sydney. Campbelltown City Council has partnered with GenesisCare and Northwest to create a health and wellness precinct for the Campbelltown and Macarthur catchment area. This innovative partnership model has allowed the council to secure a development partner, transforming underutilised land near the public hospital and Campbelltown CBD into a hub for health and education.

The first stage of the precinct is the GenesisCare Integrated Cancer Centre, which offers a range of services including radiation and medical oncology, integrated diagnostics, a wellness centre, theranostics, clinical trials, and research. The centre opened to patients in March 2024. The second stage involves the development of a Short Stay Surgical Hospital, designed with flexibility to accommodate a variety of health, research, and education uses, such as specialist consult suites, clinical trials, allied health services, GP practices, medical imaging, and pharmacy.

Future plans for the precinct include expanding the Short Stay Surgical Hospital into a Private Hospital with overnight capacity, adding additional parking, and further developing research and education facilities to complement the clinical services offered within the precinct.

Care is Care in any setting: Innovation in virtual care, Bruce Crook, Architectus, Robyn Brigden, TSA.

The Care is Care Australasian collaborative study brought together a wide range of healthcare organisations, advocates, and planners to explore innovations in virtual care. In 2023, the study group visited virtual health programs across North America, Europe, and the UK to learn how leaders in these regions are scaling digital healthcare to meet growing demand amidst workforce shortages.

This session outlines the key lessons learned from integrating digital technology into frontline care across diverse settings. We’ll explore how these leaders applied adaptive innovation frameworks to test and prototype new ideas, improving clinical outcomes and patient experiences, while supporting human-centred facility design. The insights gained are now being applied to health projects in Australasia, delivering measurable impacts.

Challenging the Method - Virtual Care Panel Discussion

  • Chair: Hediyeh Vahdat, Lineaire Projects

  • Miranda Shaw, RPA Virtual

  • Suzie Miller, Victorian Virtual Emergency Department

In this panel discussion, experts will examine the evolution of virtual care models in Australia. The conversation will explore how these models were established, their current progress, and the challenges and opportunities they present. The panel will focus on how virtual care is redefining healthcare delivery, challenging traditional methods, and offering new solutions to meet the growing demand for accessible, effective healthcare. Panelists will share insights into the future direction of virtual care and its potential to reshape healthcare systems.

 

17:30

Cocktail Party (included in ticket)



DAY 2


Wednesday 27 November 2024

Session 5

8:45


Stream A: Pecha Kucha Presentations

Architecture of Compassion, Chloe Piper, Deakin University.

Chloe Piper’s thesis focuses on designing healthcare environments for trauma. While trauma-informed care is advancing within health services, a corresponding approach to building design remains in its early stages. This gap exists despite significant evidence showing that physical environments influence health outcomes.

Drawing on new understandings of the interrelationship between mind, brain, and body, Piper’s PhD research explores how scientific findings can inform architectural design that is sensitive to the impacts of trauma and responsive to the needs of individuals in recovery. The research seeks to answer the question: How can healthcare architecture play an active role in trauma recovery?

The study addresses several key areas, including the challenges of working within a science-based healthcare paradigm, the limitations of evidence-based design, and the need for more research into trauma-informed architectural approaches. Piper’s research contributes to a new paradigm for architectural design that is generative and supportive of healing.

Nature + Nurture: Clean healthcare design concept – South Africa, Milo Petkovic, Bongiorno Hawkins & Associates.

We set out to create specialist hospitals dedicated to complex head and neck, spinal, and vascular surgery, integrating sustainability principles to enhance healing. Traditional hospitals often have high carbon emissions due to significant energy and water consumption. Our goal was to develop a sustainable healthcare facility that prioritises the well-being of patients and staff, while supporting the environment and surrounding communities.

Central to the design is the visual connection between the human body and nature, as nature symbolises growth and healing. Research shows that natural light not only accelerates patient recovery but also enhances the well-being of healthcare professionals. Green design elements contribute to faster recovery rates, reduced pain medication use, lower secondary infections, and shorter hospital stays. Over 92% of bedded areas have external views, and a day-lit atrium provides further benefits.

The Nature + Nurture concept integrates biophilic design and evidence-based strategies to enhance the well-being of both patients and staff, delivering functional, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing healthcare facilities.

Designing with Country, Kim Small, BVN.

For First Nations people in Australia, Country is not only a physical place but also a cultural, spiritual, and ancestral connection. BVN’s Designing with Country framework guides how we engage with First Nations communities and contexts, ensuring that each project acknowledges its specific Country and its people.

Hospitals, when designed with this framework, go beyond meeting clinical demands. They become places of emotional support, fostering a sense of belonging and promoting well-being. This approach contributes to closing the gap in healthcare outcomes for First Nations communities.

The framework is built around three key themes: early community engagement, which fosters understanding and connection to history, Country, and place; integrating sustainable materials and Indigenous connections to the land; and using an Opportunities Lens to explore spatial settings, material palettes, and energy efficiency. By embedding these elements into hospital design, we create spaces that honour both Country and community.

IoT devices optimising clinical space utilisation: Effective, Appropriate, Acceptable, Tim McNabb

Clinical spaces are critical to delivering safe and effective healthcare services. However, few sustainable tools exist to help decision-makers optimise the use of these spaces. This research demonstrates how low-cost, privacy-preserving, non-contact sensor technologies, deployed over 25 months in a live multidisciplinary clinic, can support decision-making regarding the allocation of spatial resources. Feedback from healthcare staff was gathered to assess the appropriateness and acceptability of introducing space-monitoring sensors into clinical environments. By optimising space utilisation, access to healthcare can be improved, while reducing overall costs.

Future of Robots in CSSDs, Ashish Bhatia, Atherton

As the future of work evolves, humans and machines are increasingly working together to improve processes and outcomes. In CSSD/RUMED environments, robots are transforming how reusable medical instruments are cleaned, disinfected, and sterilised. These automated systems create a safer and healthier workplace by improving workflow, reducing the risk of injuries caused by repetitive lifting and handling of heavy instruments and trays, and supporting better outcomes for both staff and patients.


Stream B: Partners in Innovation 

Foundation Partner Presentations 


Stream C: Design Thinking Workshop

Solving strategic challenges using design thinking Tish Creenaune, UTS - Part 1

Forward-thinking practitioners and workplaces are increasingly using innovative approaches to design and apply solutions through human-centred strategies, policies, and initiatives. This design thinking workshop will explore how to turn good ideas into sustainable and improved outcomes by keeping users and customers at the heart of the process. Participants will learn how to apply foundational design thinking methodologies to real-world challenges, gaining valuable insights into delivering better outcomes and services in collaboration with communities, customers, and stakeholders.



10:15

Morning Tea

Session 6

10:30

Stream A: Presentations

Big House, Little City, Benedict Zucchi, BDP

Hospitals, with their complexity and scale, are best conceptualised as ‘little cities’. This urban design approach humanises their scale, makes the design process more accessible by breaking the hospital down into ‘buildings within a building’, and creates a framework for future growth and change.

In my recent book, Big House Little City: Architectural Design through an Urban Lens (Routledge 2023), I trace this idea back to Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti, who proposed that cities could be viewed as big houses, and houses as little cities. I bring this concept into modern healthcare, with examples of projects that exhibit strong urban forms and extensive user participation.

The session will focus particularly on the National Children’s Hospital in Dublin, a large paediatric teaching and research hospital nearing completion, whose scale and range of uses make it both a literal and metaphorical city.

Healthcare Configurator: Accelerating Healthcare Design & Delivery, Brian Niven, Mott McDonald

Healthcare infrastructure projects are complex, involving numerous stakeholders and services. Many projects often start from scratch, duplicating processes and potentially repeating past mistakes. This can lead to ambiguity about affordability until well into the design process, resulting in cost-cutting measures that compromise project outcomes.

To address these challenges, Mott MacDonald developed the Healthcare Configurator, which offers an innovative approach using intuitive tools and automated processes. This model provides clarity in the early stages of project development, enabling decision-makers to make informed choices and avoid common pitfalls.

The Healthcare Configurator includes four essential elements in infrastructure planning: demand and capacity modelling, schedule of accommodation, cost schedules, and massing and stacking. This session will explore the concept, design, and benefits of the Healthcare Configurator, highlighting its value to clients and the healthcare design industry.

Healthcare Configurator: Accelerating Healthcare Design & Delivery, Brian Niven, Mott Macdonald.

Healthcare infrastructure projects are complex, involving numerous stakeholders and services. Many projects often start from scratch, duplicating processes and potentially repeating past mistakes. This can lead to ambiguity about affordability until well into the design process, resulting in cost-cutting measures that compromise project outcomes.

To address these challenges, Mott MacDonald developed the Healthcare Configurator, which offers an innovative approach using intuitive tools and automated processes. This model provides clarity in the early stages of project development, enabling decision-makers to make informed choices and avoid common pitfalls.

The Healthcare Configurator includes four essential elements in infrastructure planning: demand and capacity modelling, schedule of accommodation, cost schedules, and massing and stacking. This session will explore the concept, design, and benefits of the Healthcare Configurator, highlighting its value to clients and the healthcare design industry.

Health Planning Presentation, Margo Kyle (Service), Lesley Alway (Facility), and Rhonda Kerr (System), Anabelle Frazer (Chair).

This panel outlines the value of establishing a professional association for Health Planners in Australasia. Health planners play a critical role in the effectiveness of health service delivery across Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. They provide professional advice, unify information from multiple professions, and translate a cohesive body of knowledge into future service delivery and infrastructure solutions.

Drawing on their expertise, health planners combine clinical, demographic, workforce, health economic, architectural, and technological approaches to health service and infrastructure planning. Their contribution is key to establishing resilient and sustainable health systems that respond to the specific needs of diverse populations.

In an often fragmented health system, this presentation highlights the importance of health planners and their potential to shape a more effective and cohesive future for healthcare.


Stream B: Partners in Innovation

Foundation Partner Presentations


Stream C: Design Thinking Workshop

Design Thinking Strategy with Tish Creenaune, UTS - Part 2



12:15

Conference Close

Site Visits*


Site Visit B - Campbelltown Hospital (12.45 - 6pm)

Site Visit C - GenesisCare Integrated Cancer and Health Centre at the Macarthur Health Precinct (12.45 - 6pm)

*Separate tickets are required for site visits. Times include bus pick-up and return from Sydney CBD. 

Ahead of the Curve: Emerging ideas in healthcare design

In 2024, we are turning our attention to emerging ideas in healthcare design. We are seeking a broad range of ideas and perspectives, both local and international. We would like to encourage diverse submissions that demonstrate something that is new, novel or unique, that could be scaled up or expanded upon.

An outsider's perspective: How have you brought ideas and approaches from other countries or from other sectors, and applied them to healthcare projects in Australia?

Challenging the method: How have you approached a healthcare design problem in a new way, challenging the standard approach and testing a novel solution to a common problem?

A changing community: How can we provide for diverse communities, and how do social, economic, political and cultural factors influence our health?

Build better, not more: How can we use fewer resources in construction, focus on refurbishment and recycling, and build better healthcare with less environmental impact?

Speakers

Name

Title

About

Alex Longley


Founder & Managing Director, Arcadia Landscape Architecture, NSW

Alex Longley founded Arcadia in 2011, leading the practice to prominence in designing with Country, engaging Indigenous communities across Australia. His designs integrate deep cultural insights into landscape architecture, spanning health, aged care, civic spaces, education, and more.

Ashish Bhatia


State Account Manager, Atherton With over 20 years of sales experience in the Life Sciences industry, Ashish specializes in helping CSSD Managers in PC1, PC2, and PC3 labs find the right sterilization solutions. His Bachelor of Pharmacy and MBA allow him to create customized, values-based solutions for CSSD Departments. A multi-award-winning salesperson, Ashish has also launched manual and computerized tracking products in the Life Sciences industry. He is passionate about delivering exceptional sterilization solutions and enjoys working with Atherton’s energetic team.

Barbara Doran


Director Creative Intelligence and Strategic Innovation (CISI) program, University of Technology Sydney, NSW

Barbara is the Director of the CISI (Creative Intelligence and Strategic Innovation) program at the internationally awarded TD School, University of Technology (UTS). A renaissance woman with an extensive portfolio in psychology, neuroscience, sociology, urban planning, design, and the arts, Barbara brings nuanced insights into creativity. Her expertise is sought at the cutting edge of arts, science, and innovation, collaborating with institutions like NIDA and SPHERE. Her recent book, "Creative Reboot. Catalysing Creative Intelligence," offers practical tools for enhancing creative confidence. Barbara ignites the vital power of creativity.

Barnaby Hartford-Davis


Senior Associate, COX Architecture, NSW Barnaby Hartford-Davis, a Registered Architect at COX, specializes in health, education, sports, and commercial projects. He excels in leading large teams from concept to completion, emphasizing experiential design and stakeholder engagement.

Brad Dorn


Design Lead / Senior Associate, Billard Leece Partnership, NSW Brad Dorn excels in design across commercial, infrastructure, health, and education sectors. He champions Design With Country, collaborating with Traditional Owners to embed cultural values into architectural projects.

Brian Niven


Technical Director, Healthcare Consulting Services, Mott MacDonald, UK Brian Niven, a Technical Director, brings over 30 years of global healthcare planning expertise. His focus on data analysis and healthcare transformation supports strategic planning and infrastructure development worldwide.

Bruce Crook


Principal, Architectus Australia Pty Ltd, NSW Bruce Crook integrates international health trends into architecture, balancing form and function for healing environments. With three decades of global experience, he leads projects from business case to commissioning across diverse sectors.

Charles Wheeler


Vice President, Site Development, GenesisCare, NSW A construction and development leader with over 20 years in the industry, Charles oversees the planning, design, and development of healthcare facilities to ensure they meet the highest standards of patient care and operational efficiency. He is committed to GenesisCare's mission of providing exceptional patient care and plays a crucial role in expanding access to high-quality healthcare services.

Chloe Piper


PhD Candidate, Deakin University, VIC Chloe Piper, a PhD candidate at Deakin, specializes in architectural projects across cultural, educational, health, and residential sectors. Her research explores human-environment interactions.

Christopher Shaw


Past Chair of UK Architects for Health and retired founder of Medical Architecture, UK Christopher Shaw, retired architect and health planner, founded Medical Architecture. With 40 years of global experience, he contributes to healthcare infrastructure, design standards, and consulting.

David Kaunitz


Director at Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, NSW David Kaunitz co-leads Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, focusing on high-quality architecture in disadvantaged communities across Asia-Pacific. They emphasize participatory design and community engagement.

Emma Skulander


Acting Chief Executive at Health Infrastructure, NSW Emma Skulander brings diverse executive and project leadership to Health Infrastructure NSW, driving strategic initiatives with a science background and AICD certification.

James Daniel French


Senior Architect, HASSELL James is an architect passionate about creating inspiring buildings and spaces. He has worked on a range of projects, including multi-residential, mixed-use, commercial, health, urban design, and interior design. At HASSELL in Perth, James works closely with clients to translate their needs into functional and exciting design solutions. He takes a holistic approach, considering the architectural form and the wider impact on the environment and community.

Kawai Yeung


Director at Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, NSW Kawai Yeung co-leads Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, specializing in architecture for disadvantaged communities across Asia-Pacific, emphasizing cultural integration and community involvement.

Kim Small


Practice Director, BVN Architecture, NSW Kim Small, Practice Director at BVN Architecture, excels in patient-focused healthcare design, contributing to notable projects that enhance community well-being.

Liam Harte


Founder and CEO, GIRA Advisory, NSW Liam Harte, CEO of Gira Advisory, advocates for First Nations communities across education, government, renewables, and healthcare sectors, fostering cultural integration and leadership.

Melina Thomas


Director, STH, NSW Melina Thomas, Director at STH, specializes in delivering evidence-based healthcare environments across Australia and New Zealand, focusing on stakeholder consultation and project delivery.

Melissa Nozza


Director Capital Projects Infrastructure, Corporate and Infrastructure Division, Department for Health and Wellbeing, SA Health Melissa Nozza leads capital projects in health and infrastructure, driving significant outcomes through strategic leadership and project management across diverse sectors.

Milo Petkovic


Architectural Technologist at Bongiorno Hawkins & Associates, South Africa Milo Petkovic, Senior Architectural Technologist, integrates biophilic design principles in healthcare architecture, enhancing well-being through sustainable and aesthetically pleasing projects.

Miranda Shaw


General Manager, RPA Virtual, NSW Miranda Shaw, General Manager of RPA Virtual Hospital, pioneers virtual care innovations, improving patient outcomes and healthcare accessibility through digital health solutions.

Mungo Smith


Director, MAAP Architects, NSW With over 40 years’ experience in architecture and health facility planning; former Head of Design at the Medical Architecture Research Unit in London and consultant to NHS Estates, Department of Health, UK. Founding director of Medical Architecture, London in 1991 and director of MAAP Architects, Sydney since 2014. Assessor for European Health Design Congress Awards. GA NSW State Design Review Panel for health projects since 2018. In team short-listed in 2021 for the International Wolfson Economics Prize.
Priscilla Radice

Robyn Brigden


Health Lead Asia Pacific, TSA Riley, NSW With over two decades of experience in clinical, operational, and strategic roles within the health care sector, Robyn excels in delivering sustainable innovative solutions and solving complex problems. She specializes in business case development, service and facility planning, design management, and project execution.

Suzie Miller


Director of Strategy, Quality and Technology, Victorian Virtual Emergency Department, VIC After a decade in the Australian and US start-up ecosystems as a chief medical officer, investor, and board member for med tech companies, Dr. Miller joined the VVED in 2021. She has helped grow the VVED from seeing 15 to nearly 1000 patients a day. Dr. Miller focuses on using technology and alternative care pathways to create high-quality, equitable, and accessible health systems.

Taya Kirris


Senior Bid and Development Manager, NSW, Northwest Healthcare Properties REIT Taya Kirris brings over 12 years of experience in healthcare real estate, leading strategic healthcare precinct investment opportunities and managing developments across NSW. She holds a Bachelor of Property Economics from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Tim McNabb


PhD Candidate, James Cook University

Tim is a PhD Candidate in Engineering (Architectural Informatics) with James Cook University. His research aims to support the optimisation of clinical space utilisation in the health sector by using Internet of Things (IoT) devices.  In addition to his research, Tim works for Health Infrastructure Queensland delivering public health infrastructure as part of the Queensland Government’s Big Build program.

Tish Creenaune


Senior Manager, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, NSW Tish Creenaune is a public sector executive with expertise in education, innovation, and social policy. She drives change projects and reform, fostering innovation and leadership development.

Tracy Lord


Principal and Health Sector Lead, Billard Leece Partnership, NSW Tracy Lord has a 25-year career in health design, delivering projects across Australia and New Zealand. She advocates for gender diversity and inclusive design, promoting dialogue for successful project outcomes.

Partners

This year, we have restructured our partnership offering to align more closely with our new events and member benefits. This includes opportunities to purchase bulk conference tickets and memberships for your team. To find out more, please review our Partnership Invitation.

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More Information

Registration

To register for the conference and find out more about ticket types and conditions, please go to the Registration Page.

Conference EOI Process

Expressions of interest for the conference presentations are now closed. Thank you to everyone who has submitted. The Australian Health Design Council is governed by Committee elected by its members. The Conference sub-committee reviews and selects submissions based on the response to the annual conference theme.

Sponsors have no editorial control over the conference agenda and do not provide financial or material compensation to presenters. AHDC is a registered non-profit organisation. All funds raised are directed towards conference costs and future AHDC events and initiatives.

Continuing Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development is available for Project Managers, Engineers and Architects. Registered Architects can log formal CPD points for each session attended (1 point/hour). The session Q&A is an opportunity to allow for feedback and discussion to assist in answering the questions. 

To receive a CPD certificate, please provide the following:

  • Your Full Name, Registration No, and State and a list of Sessions attended.

  • Your review of the sessions including; NSCA units relevant to each session; learning outcomes and key discussion points for each session (Guide: 300 words per session).

Contact Details

If you have any questions or concerns, please email events@aushdc.org.au

Location

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Aerial UTS Function Centre

Gadigal Country, Building 10, Level 7, 235 Jones St, Ultimo NSW 2007

AHDC2024 will be held on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The Australian Health Design Council respectfully acknowledges  the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet and work, all around Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge their wisdom, actions and knowledge in caring for the health of Country and People.

2023 Highlights


2022 Highlights


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