Today, GRAFT founder Thomas Willemeit leads a breakout session at the International Urban Health Summit in Hanover. The session under the title “Good Practices - Small Interventions and Substantial Returns,” focuses on the longtime research into the design of patient rooms in intensive care units. Alawi Luetz, Professor at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Critical Care Consultant, will show how the very environment of an ICU can play a crucial role in healing and recovery.

Learn more about the research team that works on improving cognitive outcome in the critically ill (COCI - 

) and how GRAFT supports their work with our design expertise: 

The International Urban Health Summit aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to address key issues of urban health through the lens of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

It is part of the International Urban Health Project by The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften and the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) and is funded by the VolkswagenStiftung: 

GRAFT founding partner Thomas Willemeit at International Urban Health Summit