Michelle Shannon - Architecture in Healthcare

A Neuro Physio Podcast

Have you given much thought to how the environment influences the recovery from acquired brain injuries? Michelle Shannon has! Michelle chats to us about her story and where she finds herself now, thinking in depth about the hospital environment - sights, sounds and all the other things we clinicians don't always think about.
1:33 - Intro
2:54 - Pathway to PhD
7:10 - Building up experience in research
12:31 - How can the environment influence outcomes?
17:44 - Flexible furnishings
19:39 - What patient groups is this relevant for?
20:29 - Living lab model
21:57 - Giving patients environmental options
25:11 - What can we change now?
28:17 - Changing the environment in outpatient care
29:40 - Physios doing too much for their patients
31:58 - Affordance of the environment to encourage interaction
33:28 - Opportunities for social, cognitive and physical rehab
36:05 - Mental practice & Observing other people
37:15 - Single room designs
40:58 - Architect knowledge in designing hospitals
Papers and References
Can the physical environment itself influence neurological patient activity?

Application of Theory in Studies of Healthcare Built Environment Research

Links

Twitter

Michelle’s Twitter

Full show notes: https://aneurophysio.com/michelleshannon/

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