PIPD Update October 16, 2025

 👻🍭🍬🎃Halloween on our Unit  🎃🍬🍭👻

                  🐢🐳🐬🌊   Theme is Under the Sea 🐙🐚🐠🐡

On Sunday, October 19th there will be a system downtime of the SCC Laboratory Information System (LIS) starting at 11:00am lasting approximately 30 to 45 minutes. This will impact all laboratory test orders with potential for delays in result reporting.

Reports for testing performed during downtime will NOT be available in EMRs, SCM or the eViewer until post downtime

recovery has been completed.

Actions Required During LIS Downtime:

SCM and LIS Ordering

• DO NOT place orders in SCM or LIS between 09:00-11:30 am on Sunday, October 19^th. Use downtime ordering procedures during this time. 

Contacting Phlebotomy-Saskatoon Acute Care Sites

• Continue to page Phlebotomy via Switchboard for STAT blood collections.
• For sites that place lab orders in SCM:
• RUH: Phone 2173 for timed or urgent collections.
• JPCH: Phone 6267 for timed or urgent collections.
• JPCH Emergency Department: Continue to vocera ‘Stat Phlebotomist’ for STAT blood collections.

 Lab Results

• Turnaround times may be delayed.

FROM PHARMACY:

Hello everyone,

We continue to have many short notice requests to our pharmacists for patient pass meds and/or medications to go prior to discharge.

Wherever possible, pharmacy team members strive to have a rapid response to these requests but kindly request that team members not utilize paging/connecting via Vocera to request accelerated delivery. Similarly, pharmacy will no longer provide additional dosage accessories (e.g. EnFit connectors) as these are readily accessible on wards.

Pass meds and meds to go for discharge planning will be made available to wards according to established standardized delivery schedules for medications.

Thank you.

Justin Kosar BSc. BSP

Manager Provincial Pediatric Pharmacy Services & JPCH Manager  

Coming Soon - Go-Live date October 21 - Ready Set Eat program for patient meals.

Don't stress! This program will be a wonderful option for families that are in the hospital. Here is a quick video on how families can use it for their admitted child: https://youtu.be/WiN08ljdb7U

We know this is a big change! We recognize it seems like more work will be added to your plate (pun intended). Support from Food & Nutrition Services & CNEs will be on the unit the afternoon of Oct 20 & in the morning of Oct 21 with more support throughout the week. There will be in-the-moment learning as we all get familiar with how this will work.

The process of our Registered Dietician being in charge of meal ordering for our Eating Disorder patients will not be changing. More information to come next week.

As a parent who had toddlers in the hospital for a few days, being able to get food they would actually eat (and at their "home" meal times) would have taken my stress level down. 😊 It's a win for Family Centered Care.

🖁 Staff Scheduling the Quick Dial Number to has NOT changed. If employees call any other number and it asks for the Person ID number they are using the wrong number and need to call the number that they have always called Staff Scheduling Quick Dial (1-866-794-1602).

Medication Name Change ALERT - Starting October 22, 2025 - Dilaudid to HYDROmorphone

To align Provincially, the name Dilaudid will be replaced with HYDROmorphone starting October 22, 2025.

Key changes include:

• Labelling on medication packages will read HYDROmorphone (Dilaudid)

• Pyxis, Pre-printed orders, MARs and Narcotic administra-tion records have been updated to reflect this change

• Both Dilaudid and HYDROmorphone are searchable in Pyxis

💉The 2025-26 COVID-19 Vaccination program is open as of October 14!

Moderna Spikevax® vaccine will be provided for patients 6 months and older, ONLY upon receipt of the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccine Order Set (Adult or Pediatric forms) available from Forms on Demand

Please note, Moderna Spikevax® will be the only brand of COVID-19 vaccine available in hospital. If Pfizer Cominarty® is requested, patients must obtain from Public Health as an outpatient.

Doses will be delivered to the ward on the next available run between the hours of 0800 and 1600. Any doses ordered outside of these hours will be scheduled the following day at 0800.

Supplied doses will also include the following items:

- 2025-26 COVID Vaccine Information Sheet – which can be provided to the patient upon receipt of the vaccine

** Vaccination cards will no longer be provided **

💉The 2025-26 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination program is open as of October 14!

Influenza vaccine will be provided ONLY upon receipt of the Administration of Influenza Vaccine Order Set (Pediatric form) or the Pediatric Inpatient Vaccine Order Set available from Forms on Demand.

The influenza vaccine within Saskatoon facilities will be supplied in pre-filled syringes. Doses will be sent to the ward on the next run upon receiving the completed Order Set unless otherwise stated on the order.

Fluzone® Standard Dose is recommended for all patients’ ages 6 months to 64 years.

FLUAD® is recommended for all patients 65 year and older.

Supplied doses will also include the following items:

- 2025-26 Influenza Vaccine Information Sheet – which can be provided to the patient upon receipt of the vaccine

** Vaccination cards will no longer be provided **

💉FOR BOTH INFLUENZA &/OR COVID VACCINE documentation - you can use our normal Vaccine Administration Record form, fill it out, and fax to Public Health. (like you would for any childhood vaccine).

CNE Update

IV Monograph Update - Naloxone - the IV direct directions have been updated. Thank you for identifying safety concerns. Please let us know if this update makes more sense.

Epidural & Pyxis - you must remove the epidural bag from Pyxis the following way:

Sign in 🠊 select patient 🠊 select ordered epidural drug from patient's list of medication 🠊 this will open the fridge

If you remove the epidural bag using "patient specific fridge med" - this is wrong! Pharmacy is unable to track the removal, and you will not have a replacement bag.