Wednesday, May 10, 2017
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Alsdorf Auditorium
$149 | $129 before April 5, 2017
Healthcare Garden Design Certificate Seminar
Garden Design Certificate elective course
In a healthcare environment, gardens provide a sense of order, safety, and privacy for those coping with illness. During this seminar, industry leaders will present the latest research demonstrating the benefits of healthcare gardens, while providing an introduction to the tools needed to effectively design, manage, and evaluate such gardens. Fee includes morning coffee and lunch. This program is registered with the American Society of Landscape Architects for continuing education credit. Registrations made after Wednesday, May 3, are not eligible for the lunch option.
| TIME | TOPICS AND SPEAKERS |
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8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Coffee Pullman Room |
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9 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
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9:15 a.m. |
Outdoor space in hospitals, recent evaluative reseach on healing gardens, and precedents drawn upon by designers of healing gardens, including medical diagnoses |
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10:45 a.m. |
Teresia Hazen and Brian Bainnson Healthcare Gardens across a Multiple Hospital System—Rehabilitation, Recovery, and Restoration for Patients, Visitors, and Employees |
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12 p.m. |
Lunch (provided by Chicago Botanic Garden) Burnstein Flower Show Hall |
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1 p.m. |
The Benefits of Restorative Gardens and Healing |
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2 p.m. |
Florence Williams |
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3 p.m. |
Break |
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3:30 p.m. |
William Sullivan |
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4:30 p.m. |
Panel of Speakers |
| 5 p.m. |
Symposium Ends |
| GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Symposium Location The symposium will be held in the Alsdorf Auditorium of the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois. Directions to the Garden can be found here.
Lodging The Regenstein School of the Chicago Botanic Garden recommends the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel for accommodations. |