Join us for a dynamic AHDC event in Perth, with a live outreach connection to Adelaide, bringing together leading voices from digital mental health innovation, caregiver-focused environmental research, and emerging infection protection technologies. The session will examine how these interconnected elements can work seamlessly to support compassionate care, enhance staff wellbeing, and strengthen patient safety, drawing on the following presentations:

1. Digital Innovation in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
2. The impact of Sensory Technology in Healthcare design
3. Continuous Infection Protection: The Role of Far‑UVC in Improving Patient Safety and Experience
4. Designing for the Caregiver: Lessons from ICU and Palliative Care Post‑Occupancy Studies

And More!

The event will then conclude with a panel discussion to further unpack how these three dimensions intersect in practice.

In-person spaces in each of Perth and Adelaide are limited, so book your spot quickly. Many thanks for Hames Sharley (Perth venue) and Lucid (Adelaide venue) for supporting the AHDC for this event. Please note that there will be no options to dial in, so if you cannot attend in-person, please do not register. The sessions will be recorded (subject to speakers' consent), and the recording will be available for AHDC members after the event.

You’ll Hear from:

International speakers dialling from:

• UK, Philip Ross, Co‑Founder at Safehinge Primer
• Denmark, Eva Wennerwald, Co-founder of Wavecare

Local speakers present in person at the venue in Perth:

• Chad Wilhelm, Managing Director at Wilhelm Integrated Solutions Pty Ltd
• Dr Emil Jonesc, Principal, Head of Research and Development at Hames Sharley and Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at ECU, based in Perth, Australia

More speakers are to be announced soon!

Event Timing

When: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4 PM - 7 PM (AWST) & 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (ACST)

Please note that due to the difference in timezone between WA and SA, the event program in SA will be shorter, starting at 5.30 pm ACST and concluding at 7.30 pm ACST.

CPD Information

Registered Architects may be able to claim 3 formal CPD points by attending this event. The following NSCA competencies apply:

• PC28 - Be able to draw on knowledge from building sciences and technology, environmental sciences and behavioural and social sciences as part of preliminary design research and when developing the conceptual design to optimise the performance of the project.
• PC33 - Be able to investigate, coordinate and integrate sustainable environmental systems – including water, thermal, lighting and acoustics – in response to consultants’ advice.
• PC60 - Apply appropriate methodologies for undertaking post occupancy evaluations and life cycle assessment where required under terms of engagement.