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Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the adaptation of microbial life to antibiotics is recognised as a major healthcare challenge. Whereas most social science engagement with AMR has focussed on aspects of ‘behaviour’ (prescribing, antibiotic usage, patient ‘compliance’, etc), this article instead explores AMR in the context of building design and healthcare architecture, focussing on the layout, design and ritual practices of three cystic fibrosis (CF) outpatient clinics. CF is a life-threatening multi-system genetic condition, often characterised by frequent respiratory infections and antibiotic treatment. Preventing AMR and cross-infection in CF increasingly depends on the spatiotemporal isolation of both people and pathogens. Our research aims to bring to the fore the role of the built environment exploring how containment and segregation are varyingly performed in interaction with material design, focussing on three core themes. These include, first, aspects of flow, movement and the spatiotemporal choreography of CF care. Second, the management of waiting and the materiality of the waiting room is a recurrent concern in our fieldwork. Finally, we take up the question of air, the intangibility of air-borne risks and their material mitigation in the CF clinic.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 196-213 |
Journal | Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health,Illness and Medicine |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 7 Aug 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2021 |
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Projects
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CFH2a KIT - Architectures for a post antibiotic age: the codesign of an exhibition
Brown, N. (Principal investigator), Martin, D. (Co-investigator), Nettleton, S. (Co-investigator) & Buse, C. (Co-investigator)
1/09/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Other project › Other internal award
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Pathways, Practices and Architectures: Containing Antimicrobial Resistance in the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic (PARC)
Brown, N. (Principal investigator), Buse, C. (Co-investigator), Martin, D. (Co-investigator) & Nettleton, S. (Co-investigator)
29/01/18 → 28/01/20
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Buildings in the making: a sociological exploration of architecture in the context of health and social care
Nettleton, S. (Principal investigator), Annandale, E. C. (Co-investigator), Beynon-Jones, S. M. (Co-investigator) & Martin, D. (Co-investigator)
1/08/15 → 30/09/18
Project: Research project (funded) › Research