44th Annual Conference of the
Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society
Enriching Patient Experiences by Optimizing the Environment
September 8-10, 2024
Halifax Convention Centre
Halifax Nova Scotia
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 | |
0700-1630 |
The Great CHES Golf Game *must register in advance
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0800-1600 | Companion Program *must register in advance |
1300-1600 | Facility Tour *must register in advance |
1730-1830 | Museum Tour - Pier 21 *must register in advance |
1830-2030 | Opening Reception - Sponsored by Class 1 Inc. Reception Entertainment: Pat Wardell - Sponsored by Precise Parklink Canadian Museum Of Immigration at Pier 21 |
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 | |
0700-0830 | Breakfast - Sponsored by Falkbuilt |
0830-0845 | Opening Ceremonies |
0845-0930 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Sponsored by Honeywell |
Alan Mallory, CSP MA (Psych), BSc, PE, Peng, PMP | |
Alan is an international speaker, author and performance coach who is passionate about reaching new heights in all that we do. He has a degree in Engineering from Queen’s University and a Masters in Psychology from Adler University giving him a well-balanced approach to the inner and outer challenges we all face. Building experience through a lifestyle of adventure and challenge, Alan embarked on the journey of a lifetime and set a world record on Mount Everest along with three members of his immediate family. He believes in empowering people and embracing an agile mentality focused on relationships and results. | |
Administration 0.1 CEU | REACHING NEW HEIGHTS THROUGH AGILE LEADERSHIP This engaging keynote is a visual and educational experience packed with tools, strategies and actionable ideas that can be put into practice to make positive changes in our professional and personal lives. It focuses on agile leadership strategies in adapting and working through volatility as well as making timely adjustments based on immediate feedback and lessons learned. The presentation is built around the two years of planning and two months of climbing that went into making the goal of reaching the summit of Mount Everest a reality for Alan and three members of his immediate family. Considered one of humanity’s greatest feats of physical, mental and emotional endurance, the exciting expedition to the top of the world’s highest peak is a journey filled with unparalleled challenges through some of the roughest, most extreme conditions imaginable. |
0930-1030 | TRACK 1: PLENARY SESSION |
TRACK 1: | At Home in Hospital - Sponsored by Victaulic |
Barry Hunt, Prescientx | |
Code Compliance 0.1 CEU |
Hospital patients miss the comfort and convenience of home. They also miss the control they have over their environment. Empowering patients and giving them convenience and control over comfort, privacy, communication, and entertainment is important. Building trust and giving patients peace of mind is critical to improving the patient experience. Patients need to feel safe and be safe. And they need to feel cared for starting with their environment.
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1030-1100 | Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by Belimo Air Controls Inc. |
1100-1200 | TRACK 2: 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 2A & 2B |
TRACK 2A: | Pressurization and HVAC Configuration of Hospital Operating Rooms to Reduce Infectious Disease Transmission |
Reza Daneshazarian, University of Toronto Jeffrey Siegel, University of Toronto |
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Operations & Maintenance 0.1 CEU |
Typical hospital operating rooms (OR) are positive-pressure, which can increase the risk of disease transmission within the OR and to adjacent areas. This work focuses on reducing airborne infectious disease transmission by evaluating OR design including HVAC configuration and the inclusion of an anteroom. The results showed that a negative-pressure OR or an adjacent anteroom can prevent the migration of the particles from the OR into clean corridors, reducing healthcare worker exposure to respiratory aerosol.
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TRACK 2B: | Lessons from Internalizing Continuous Optimization |
Pierre Iachetti, RPP, MCIP, PAq, LEED Green Asssociate, Director of Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Facilities Management, Island Health | |
Operations & Maintenance 0.1 CEU |
Island Health Authority recently developed and launched an internal continuous optimization program as a pilot project supported by BC Hydro and Fortis. We have internalized the function of identifying, implementing, and verifying energy conservation projects rather than leveraging external consultants for these important services. Our program results speak for themselves. We have achieved greater impact much faster and cheaper than the conventional consultant led model. There are many other values gained, which will also be discussed.
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1200-1300 | TRACK 3: 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 3A & 3B |
TRACK 3A: | From Plan to Product: Navigating the Nuances of Delivering a Master Facilities Plan |
Jamie Cook, Colliers Project Leaders | |
Planning, Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
Leveraging This session will be a panel discussion about master facility planning – where to start, common challenges that arise, and how challenges evolve during each stage of the project lifecycle. Attendees will hear first-hand perspectives and lessons learned from Build Nova Scotia, The Government of PEI, and Shared Health Winnipeg.
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TRACK 3B: | Electrifying Hospitals - Is the medicine worse than the disease? |
Tariq Amlani, Stantec Carl Shilling, Stantec Bernard Ropson, Stantec |
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Code Compliance; Operations & Maintenance 0.1 CEU |
Buildings are major contributors to global emissions. New laws, regulations, and tariffs are accelerating the embrace of decarbonization. Across North America and Europe, governments are pushing for emissions reductions to meet 2050 goals. Naturally the health sector is looking to electrification in its next generation and existing facilities. That’s good news. BUT electrifying hospitals is not a simple matter and is it really green? Explore these questions and more as we discuss sensible approaches to electrification.
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1300-1500 | EXHIBIT HALL 1300-1400 Lunch in Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by DuBois Chemicals 1400-1500 Free Time in Exhibits |
1500-1600 | TRACK 4: 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 4A & 4B |
TRACK 4A: | Approaching Long-Term Care Builds through Collaboration, Innovation and Lessons Learned (BC Health Authorities Unite) |
Sarah Thorn, Manager, Planning and Projects, Facilities Management, Fraser Health Rick Buksa, Senior Manager, Major Capital Projects – St. Vincent’s Heather, Providence Health Drew Hart, Project Director, Major Capital Projects - St. Vincent’s Heather, Providence Health David Neufeld, Director, Facilities Design & Construction and LTC Major Capital Projects | Island Health |
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Planning, Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
The Facilities Management and Major Capital project teams in the province of BC are working towards the delivery of numerous new Long-Term Care builds in British Columbia. These capital investments provide an opportunity to reflect on our lessons learned, consider innovative ideas, collaborate on procurement methods and share critical information on building systems that support better buildings with consideration for climate resilience.
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TRACK 4B: | Rethinking Healthcare Facilities Management - Implementing technology in the right way |
Colin Flock, P.Eng., CPA, CMA, Senior Vice President, EllisDon Facilities Services Pranjal De, P.Eng. VP, Integrated Building Technology Development, Modern Niagara |
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Operations & Maintenance 0.1 CEU |
Healthcare FM teams are charged with continuously optimizing patient experience, whole-life asset condition, energy performance against cost and resource constraints. Technology, and a data/condition-based approach to asset management, is changing the way we enable clinical excellence.
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1600-1700 | "Happy Hour" in Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by Trane |
1800-1900 | President's Reception - Sponsored by On Side Restoration Convention Hall C5, Halifax Convention Centre |
1900-23:00 | Gala Banquet - Sponsored by Chem Aqua Banquet Entertainment - Big City All Star Band - Sponsored by SDI Canada Convention Hall C2-C3-C4, Halifax Convention Centre |
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 | |
0700-0830 | Breakfast |
0830-0930 | TRACK 5: 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 5A & 5B |
TRACK 5A: | Alberta Health's Facility Maintenance and Engineering CSA Z8002.19 journey from assessment to implementation |
Paul Perschon, Alberta Health Services | |
Operations & Maintenance 0.1 CEU |
Alberta Health's Facility Maintenance and Engineering CSA Z8002.19 journey from assessment to implementation. This session is focused on how Canada’s largest health authority has implementing this standard into the facilities operations across the province of Alberta at both at a provincial level, and at a site level (HCF Health Care Facility).
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TRACK 5B: | The Role of Mechanical, Electrical and Information Technology (MEIT) Design in the Patient Experience |
Julie Lawson, HH Angus & Associates Ltd Robyn Munro, HH Angus & Associates Ltd |
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Planning, Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
In this presentation, we will walk through a ‘day-in-the-life’ of an inpatient journey characterized by a prolonged medical stay, highlighting both challenges and opportunities where improvement could be achieved through the application of technology systems and management of the environment.
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0930-1015 | CHES National Annual General Meeting |
1015-1045 | Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by Abatement Technologies |
1015-1045 | CHES Maritime Chapter Annual General Meeting |
1015-1415 | Exhibit Hall Open |
1215-1315 | Lunch in the Exhibit Hall |
1315-1415 | TRACK 6: 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 6A & 6B |
TRACK 6A: | The 2024 CSA HVAC Standard - What you need to know |
Nick Stark, HH Angus & Associates Ltd. | |
Code Compliance, Planning, Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
The Canadian Standards Association will be publishing the new edition of CSA Z317.2 Special Requirements for HVAC Systems in Health Care Facilities in June of 2024. There will be a considerable number of new and revised clauses that will impact the requirements for design, construction and operation of health care facilities across Canada.
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TRACK 6B: | A Robust Framework for Effective Project Delivery in Operating Hospitals |
Rudy Dahdal, North York General Hospital | |
Planning, Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
The recent completion of several capital projects at North York General Hospital, and the imminent approval of several others, have triggered the need to formalize project management processes that capitalize on lessons learned to improve project delivery. This session presents lessons learned in implementation of capital projects while maintaining full hospital operations and introduces a framework that provides project teams, including facilities management, with tools for effective and efficient project delivery.
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1415-1515 | TRACK 7: 2 CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 7A & 7B |
TRACK 7A: | CSA Z8005: A new standard for digital infrastructure and digital health care technologies in HCFs |
Taimur Qasim, CSA Group | |
Code Compliance, Planning Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
CSA Z8005 is a new standard published to provide guidance on the topic of digital infrastructure and digital health care technologies. This presentation will cover the core concepts and tools included in the standard that should help HCFs around Canada plan and manage their digital infrastructure and digital health care technology projects.
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TRACK 7B: | Sight and Light | Design Beyond the Patient Room |
Rachel Vair, DIALOG Josh Bornia, DIALOG Jill Robertson, DIALOG Raul Dominguez, DIALOG |
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Planning, Design & Construction 0.1 CEU |
A focused conversation on key challenges, opportunities and tradeoffs necessary to bring light and nature, not only in patient rooms, but in waiting areas, courtyards, staff areas, and all spaces of a healthcare facility. Leveraging tools like energy and daylight modeling, presenters will share an integrated, analysis-based approach to prioritize natural light and views of nature while optimizing building energy performance.
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1515-1545 | Refreshment Break - Sponsored by Camfil Canada Inc. |
1545-1645 | TRACK 8: PLENARY SESSION |
Reconciliation and a Net-Zero Carbon Future: The New Cowichan District Hospital Aims to Give Back to the People and the Land It Will Serve | |
Meagan Webb, HH Angus & Associates Ltd. Kyle Basilius, HH Angus & Associates Ltd. Ryan Kennedy, HH Angus & Associates Ltd. |
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Operations & Maintenance, Code Compliance 01 CEU |
A spotlight on the Cowichan District Hospital project in Duncan being delivered through the Alliance Procurement Model. The presentation will focus on the project goals of reconciliation, net-zero carbon future, and healing environment and how they are being delivered with the goal of giving back to the people and lands the project will serve as well as how the Alliance Procurement Model has been leveraged to achieve these objectives.
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1645-1700 | Closing Ceremonies |