Conference Programme
The Conference at Design for Healthcare Environments Ireland explores, across two theatres, how thoughtful, evidence-informed design can improve mental health, intellectual disability, autism-supportive, and wider healthcare environments, through inspiring keynote presentations, practical case studies, expert discussions.
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29 September
Green Theatre
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Human Rights-Based Healthcare By Design
Speaker
Prof. J Lucey Inspectorate of Mental Health Services, Ireland
11:30 - 12:00
Design Thinking Skills for Frontline Workers
Speakers
Julie Grennell Project Manager - Mater Transformation
Dr Caoimhe Glancy Senior Registrar Psychiatry - HSE
12:00 - 12:30
From Insight to Impact: Co-Producing Better Healthcare Environments
Speakers
Dehlia McCarthy Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
Paul Hendrick Service & Interaction Designer - Children's Health Ireland
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote: National Forensic Hospital: A Focus on Recovery
Speakers
Ruairi Reeves Director - Medical Architecture- Karl Burton Associate - Scott Tallon Walker Architects
14:30 - 15:00
Learning/Challenges/Opportunities in Custodial Environments in Ireland
Speakers
- Mary Kennedy Governor - Cloverhill Prison
- Dr David Joyce Clinical Lead, Care in Rehabilitation Directorate - Irish Prison Service
15:00 - 15:30
Seen, Heard, Helped – Bringing the EmPATH Model to Ireland
Speaker
- Maria Parker Psychotherapist & past Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAMHS)
16:00 - 16:30
Building the Evidence Base for Understanding Care Experiences in Irish Inpatient Mental Healthcare Settings
Speakers
Anna Maria Verling Project Lead - National Care Experience Programme, Health Information & Quality Authority
Lisa Ann Kennedy NCEP Analyst - National Care Experience Programme, Health Information & Quality Authority
16:30 - 17:00
Standards, Guidelines and the Spaces Between: How the UK and Sweden Shape Hospital Design
Speaker
Ana Grgurac Senior Architect - White Arkitekter
Blue Theatre
11:30 - 11:50
Technology in Mental Health: Enhancing Patient Experience While Protecting Human Care
Speaker
Philip Ross Co-Founder - Safehinge Primera
11:50 - 12:10
Designing For Better Outcomes in Mental Healthcare
Speaker
Jay Porter Project Consultant - Kingsway Group
14:30 - 14:50
Design for Healthcare Environments: Broadening Perception and Perspective
Speaker
Dr Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
15:00 - 15:30
The Introduction of Virtual Reality Into a Mental Health Setting
Speaker
Shane Kirwan Nurse Practice Development Coordinator - St Patrick's Mental Health Services
16:00 - 16:30
Shining Bright – The Seren Lodge Story
Speakers
Andrew Arnold Architect - Gilling Dod Architects- Sarah Hull Interim Head of Clinical Service for Perinatal Mental Health and Eating Disorder Lead Provider Collaboratives - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT
- Graham Wood Capital Project Manager Estates - Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
30 September
Green Theatre
09:45 - 10:00
CEO Welcome
Speaker
- Charlotte Burrows CEO - Design in Mental Health Network
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote: Designing Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Speakers
Dr Eoin Galavan Clinical Director - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm- John McKeon Founder and CEO - Kyrie Therapeutic Farm
Gareth Maguire Chief Innovation Officer - Reddy A+U
11:30 - 12:00
Environment as Enabler of Trauma-informed Practice
Speaker
- Dr Kevin McKenna Lecturer Practitioner - Dundalk Institute of Technology
12:00 - 12:30
Mossley Hill – Mersey Care’s Latest Innovative Mental Health Hospital
Speaker
Robin Graham Director - Gilling Dod Architects
13:30 - 14:30
Keynote Panel: Embedding Design Principles in Healthcare
Speakers
Dr Eve Stanley Consultant Geriatrician - HSE
Deirdre Bradley HSCP Innovation Fellow and Design Lead - HSE Spark
Dr. Michelle Howard Program Manager Mental Health and Wellbeing - HSE Health and Wellbeing
Catherine Marsh Innovation Project Coordinator - HSE Spark
14:30 - 15:00
Sensory Differences and Environmental Design: A Case Study of Home Improvement Using the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Speakers
Karen Mahood Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
Moira Scanlon Occupational Therapy Service Lead - South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust
15:00 - 15:30
Connect Cafe for Travellers in Mental Health
Speakers
Amanda Hunt Peer Educator - Regari Recovery College
Colette Tuohy Coordinator - Travellers in Mental Health
Blue Theatre
11:30 - 11:50
Rethinking Lighting in Mental Healthcare and Supporting Wellbeing with Circadian Rhythms
Speaker
- Lee McCarthy Director - Light Years Ahead
11:50 - 12:10
Choosing Windows for Mental Health Environments
Speaker
John Blackwell Group Director - Britplas
12:10 - 12:40
Beyond Compliance: An Evidence-Based Ligature Risk-Reduction Strategy
Speakers
Siobhán Keogh Clinical Nurse Manager 3 - HSE Mid-West Mental Health Services
Lorraine Naughton Assistant Director of Nursing - HSE Mid West
14:30 - 15:00
Regulation by Design: Creating Healthcare Environments that Support People, Not Just Patients
Speaker
Jeanette Delahunty Psychologist - TSK Academy & Inclusive Mind Therapy Services
15:00 - 15:30
Designing In, Not Out: Neuro-affirmative Healthcare Environments for Staff Wellbeing
Speakers
Dr Paul Kenny Head of Architecture - University College Dublin
Dr Susan O’Hara Senior Associate Clinical Innovations Leader Research & Evidence Based Design - NBBJ Architects
