PIPD Update June 6, 2025

Still wondering what will be replacing Starbucks?

Wonder no more! It's a Good Earth - opening by the end of the year.

Starting June 2, Food & Nutrition has a pop-up coffee shop:

Stop by and explore the new offerings from tasty treats, cold drinks and don’t miss our newest addition -- coffee and espresso from Road Coffee, a Saskatoon roastery! Over the next few months we will be showcasing more local businesses as part of our kiosk offerings. Stop by and learn more – 

weekdays 6:30 am to 8:00 pm, weekends 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed on Statutory Holidays.

Lending equipment out - if an item/piece of equipment is lent out to another unit, please make sure our Front Desk staff person is aware. They have a log book to keep track. Thank you!

CNE Update

NEW Vocera badge information: 

Main home page: https://pubs.vocera.com/device/vseries/5.6.0/help/vseries_v5000_user_help/index.html

Understanding the Home Screen:   https://pubs.vocera.com/device/vseries/5.6.0/help/vseries_v5000_user_help/index.html#device/vseries/5.6.0/topics/v5000_ug_home_overview.html

PPE Mode

When you wear your Vocera device under Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), it is not easy to touch the device to perform some tasks. To accomplish these tasks efficiently, you can turn on the PPE mode.

This mode adjusts your Vocera device settings to improve speech recognition by boosting high-frequency audio output to overcome microphone challenges when using the Vocera device with a Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR). Also, it improves haptic response by making the Call button more sensitive to touch under a gown. You can enter PPE mode using a voice command. To improve your experience in the PPE environment, you can use voice commands for adjusting badge volume, enabling DND, and checking battery life.

The PPE mode adjusts your badge settings to improve speech recognition and haptic response when you wear your Vocera devices (Smartbadge and Minibadge) under PPE.

If the default volume set by the PPE command is not optimum, you can also change the volume using the voice commands. This setting is retained the next time you enter the PPE mode.

If your badge is already in the PPE mode, the command disables the PPE mode. The following table lists the voice commands you can use to enter or exit the PPE mode.

Action	Recommended Voice Commands	Alternative Forms
Enter or exit the PPE mode	" Change PPE mode"	"Switch PPE mode" "Toggle PPE mode"

Placing a Panic Call

You can place an emergency call using the red Panic Call button. To place a panic calls, perform the following tasks: 

1. Press the Panic Call button on the Smartbadge. The display of your Smartbadge is lit off, and an urgent broadcast call is placed to the group or groups that you are subscribed. 

    Your Smartbadge produces a pulse vibration till the call is connected. 

    The following screen is displayed on the Smartbadge of all the members of the group. 

    When the panic call is connected, smartbadge of the initiator vibrates for 500ms. When the call is in progress, the smartbadge initiator pulse vibrates for 50ms every 3 seconds. 

Note: If the panic call is triggered accidentally, press the Call button to end the call.

Note: If you turn on the screen when you have placed a panic call, the Home screen is displayed and not the call screen. To navigate to the Call screen tap Return on the top left-hand corner of the screen.

Easter Eggs

Use the Easter Eggs voice commands to delight and inspire patients and co-workers. This table shows the commands and Genie responses: 

From Sharon and Tammy: 

Attention Part time or casual employees: We are looking for a Respirator Fit Tester that can provide ~ 8 hours a month to do this work. Preference would be given to someone that would be willing to work 4 hour shift from 1930-2330 a few times a year. 

What this entails:

SASWH’s Respirator Fit Tester Train the Trainer is achieved in two parts:

1. Completion of this online education;
2. Attending a Train the Trainer program facilitated by a SASWH approved Respirator Fit Tester Instructor The next training course is July 17^th, 2025 it is 8 hours.
3. Commitment to 2-4 hour shifts a month to complete testing of staff

FYI:

Change in measles immunization recommendations for infants with a high risk of exposure:

As part of the measles outbreak response strategy to protect the most vulnerable population, Saskatchewan is offering a dose of Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) to infants six to 11 months of age who live in or will be travelling to areas with recent measles cases and where there is a high risk of measles exposure

 

Happy Pride Month! Wear your favourite Pride shirt to celebrate inclusivity this month. Pride Month is a time to celebrate the leadership, resistance, and joy of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. It is also a time to recognize the long-standing and ongoing transformative contributions of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in challenging gender-based violence (GBV).

SHA in-scope employee performance reviews

To align with Accreditation Canada Standards and based on feedback from the 2023 Employee SCORE Survey, a standardized SHA in-scope employee performance review has been developed.

Starting June 2, 2025, annual performance reviews will be completed in MyConnection for all permanent and temporary full-time and part-time in-scope employees whose primary position is within the department.

Performance reviews support meaningful two-way conversations between employees and managers/supervisors and will focus on our SHA CARES values (compassion, accountability, respect, equity, and safety).

Performance reviews are an important opportunity to recognize employee strengths, contributions, and to discuss areas of learning and growth.

Please review the quick reference guide on MyConnection KB0014576 or log in to MyConnection and search for "performance reviews."  More info to come.

STAFF INFO:

We would like to ask everyone to please remember your whole TEAM throughout your work day. At times we see staff on their personal cell phones, this indicates there are times available in the day to help.  If you see staff members (including UA's) that are struggling to get their work done, or you are not busy for a period of time, please, help out your team. It is so appreciated when everyone feels valued and supported.

We wanted to share with you that Carly Morris was the recipient of our 2025 Allied Health Professional – Pediatric Teaching Excellence Award. Congratulations Carly!

From Dr Mark Inman: We are so lucky to have countless allied health professionals support our Residency Program, and thus there are dozens and dozens of worthy nominees. The feedback we got as Carly’s nomination from our residents was so impressive, and she certainly does a lot to welcome, support, and train our residents. For that, we are so grateful to her.