Throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic healthcare providers have faced compounding pressures and events as we navigated the events together. Join our panel of Triangle healthcare leaders for a thoughtful discussion to hear retrospective lessons learned from emergency events and what solutions were developed for future planning, design, and construction efforts. Discussion includes details on adapting infrastructure, preparing emergency response plans, and integrating emergency plans in order to mitigate future event risks.

Benefits and Outcomes:

• Understanding the importance of emergency preparedness planning at healthcare facilities
• Healthcare built environment lessons learned from past emergency events
• Real-world application of emergency preparedness planning and resulting design recommendations addressing emergency conditions through renovation and design projects

Speaker Bios:

Heather Platt Gulledge, Moderator
Dewberry
Heather has 27 years of experience and oversees healthcare-related projects from design through construction. Her background includes developing project programming, and designing building HVACsystems for large-scale facilities. Heather is also a distinguished lecturer for ASHRAE and served on the ASHRAE COVID-19 Epidemic Task Force. The members of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force received a letter of appreciation from the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, complimenting the national and international response to COVID-19 by bridging the gap between public health principles and building-specific operations.

Scott Martin, Director, Engineering & Operations
Duke Health
Scott Martin joined Duke University Hospital in 2016 as Senior Manager of Operations for the hospital before assuming his current role as the Director of Engineering & Operations for Duke Hospital and Clinics in 2019. Scott has over 30-years of experience working in hospital facilities. Throughout his career, Scott has a talent for management and communications with both hospital leadership and maintenance staff, all while juggling daily operational needs,and building construction and renovations.

Matt Olson, Supervisor, Facility Services
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Matt Olson is the Supervisor for WakeMed Cary Hospital Facility Services. He oversees all maintenance and repair activities at WakeMed Cary Hospital. An electrician by trade, he also holds an unlimited electrical license in the state of North Carolina. He has worked at both Rex UNC and WakeMed over the past 12 years.

Dalton Sawyer, Director of Emergency Management 
UNC Health Care
Dalton Sawyer is a seasoned crisis management and business resiliency leader; he holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in applied organizational sciences. Currently Dalton leads policy and operational synchronization projects across a 14-campus academic healthcare system. Prior to this, he was a consultant for GP Strategies Worldwide, providing technology-based solutions to a variety of public and private sector clients.

Thank you to our program sponsor:

If you register and then feel you are experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms, please let the SMPS Research Triangle host know and stay home. By registering and attending this event, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree that SMPS Research Triangle is not responsible for any health-related issues regarding the event.

Items of Note:

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