Healthy canteen options

Wound Care Workshop

“Preventative and Restorative Wound Management” Promoting Excellence in Wound Care across the Continuum of Care by Convatec.

This course will be offered in SCHR in Weyburn on April 26, 2012 at the Canalta Hotel.  It is one-day course, jam-packed with excellent Wound Care Management education.  This is the same education session that was offered in Estevan in November.  It was really great Wound Care education day with excellent reviews from the nurses that attended in Estevan! 

Regional Expectations:
Offering educational sessions is one of recommendations from the Regional Skin & Wound Committee to increase staff knowledge on Wound Care in Sun Country Health Region. Managers have supported the educational philosophy of best-practice wound care.

Nursing Opportunities:
To increase their knowledge to feel confident and gain competence to provide evidenced based Wound Care to their patients/clients/residents in SCHR. 

This is a valuable course to maintain nursing competencies.

This course includes:
Evaluation and management of various types of wounds
Understanding Infection
Appropriate Dressing Selection
Management of Pressure Ulcers
Case studies 

Cost:   $40/participant includes course, meals & refreshments.
Time: 8:30-15:30
This program is a great opportunity for all nurses in SCHR and it is recommended for ALL nurses working in Home Care, ER, LTC, and Acute Care - from the BASIC to the ADVANCED wound care nurse.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Colleen Scharnatta, RN BScN
Sun Country Health Region
Home Care South - RN/Case Manager
Regional Skin & Wound Resource Nurse
Phone: 306-458-2300 or 306-637-3630

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Back to the Future - Linking Plans to Action - Strategic Planning Education Retreat for staff - Tues. Oct 18, McKenna Hall, Weyburn.

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Hip Protector Inservice

Thursday October 27, 2011 1315-1400

Accessible by Telehealth

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Seasonal Influenza Immunization Program

Dr. Simon Kapaj, Dr. Shauna Hudson,

Laraine Tremblay, Judy DeRoose

The Sun Country Health Region Public Health Team is conducting an inservice on the seasonal influenza vaccine program.

Telehealth

October 5^th, 2011 from 13:30 to 16:00

Please contact Mary Deren at 842-8605

to register your telehealth site.

The intended audience is any nurse who will be providing influenza vaccine to SCHR employees, LTC residents, patients, or clients.

This session will include an overview of the following:

1. Saskatchewan Health 2011- 2012 influenza immunization program parameters and vaccine products.
2. Sun Country Health Region employee immunization details.
3. Vaccine storage and handling procedures (cold chain).
4. Initial treatment of anaphylaxis and severe allergic reactions.

 Material relevant to the presentations will be available closer to the date of the inservice on the R drive at  R:\Presentations\Influenza\2011-2012 Influenza Immunization Program

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Quality Care Session:

Join your co-workers in a new special feature about improving the quality of the care we provide to patients/residents/clients. Join a new, monthly Telehealth session for all staff on Wednesday, Sept 28 from 1:30-2 p.m.

This month, you will see a humorous look at the similarities between Quality Improvement and an Operating Room, called Dr.Who?

 

 

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Patient Safety Conference 2011

Thursday October 6, 2011

Registration 8:30

Conference 9:00-4:00

McKenna Hall- 317 3rd St. NE, Weyburn

To register yourself or a display please contact Faye Hoium at 842-8746 or email at faye.hoium@schr.sk.ca. Please include your first and last name, job title and facility when you register.

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Mentorship Workshop for Nursing

July 21, 2011

Conference Room #1 Tatagwa View

1000-1430

Refreshments and Lunch provided

For more information and to register please contact Kim Balog, Mentorship and Clinical/Education Coordinator at 842-8702 or email at kimberly.balog@schr.sk.ca

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Advanced Cardiac Life Support

September 17 & 18 0800-1700

To book a spot please contact Stella Swertz at stella.swertz.schr.sk.ca or call her at 842-8360.

Must have current Heart & Stroke BLS Certificate.

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Practical Perspectives on Pain Managing Opioid Effects for Optimum Outcomes, presented by Dr. Paul Harris, B.Sc, CCFP, M.B.BCH, on May 24 at 4 p.m. in Tatagwa View.

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Sun Country Health Region will participate in an Accreditation Canada Survey from May 1 to May 6.  Accreditation surveyors will visit facilities throughout our health region. They will talk to staff and clients about the care and services provided.  The surveyors will ask staff about improvements that have been made and how information is used to evaluate and monitor the care and services that are provided. An education session will be held through Telehealth for all staff on Monday, April 18 at 2:30.