PIPD Update January 30, 2026

USASK Emails

many of you have been notified you will be losing access to your usask email by February 15th. Please email the managers & twila (twila.livingstone@saskhealthauthority.ca) your new email address so we can continue to communicate with you.

CNE Update

New Year, New Learning! (Part 2)

Falls & Entanglement, Strangulation and Entrapment (ESE)

Go-Live March 10, 2026

(We will have a Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction binder for each unit when it goes live)

NEW Falls & ESE form. Similar to the current form but is simplified and only 1 page to complete. The backside of the page are interventions to choose from. MUST be completed on admission, qshift, or when there is a change in health status. Document is on the Education Huddle board.

NEW Clinical Procedure - Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Program Acute Care - Inpatient 

NEW Post Fall Record - we have 2 forms to use depending on the age of the patient. Forms are: "Post Fall Record Neonatal/Infant" which is for infants under 12 months of age; and a "Post Fall Record" which is for anyone over 12 months of age. See the Education Huddle board.

There is also a post-fall algorithm for "under 12 months" and an all ages one.

MyConnection module - Fall Prevention and Injury Prevention Program

You start with the module and then when given the option within, select "Clinical Staff" 🠊 Continue your learning 🠊 select "Acute Care" for next pathway 🠊 Continue your learning 🠊 select "Pediatric" for the next pathway 🠊 Continue your learning. You will do a quiz. DO NOT CHOOSE THE NEXT PATHWAY immediately after the Pediatric quiz. Choose "continue" instead. 🠊 Continue your learning 🠊 select "Adult/Pediatric" for next pathway 🠊 Continue your learning 🠊 select "Neonatal/Infant" for next pathway 🠊 Continue your learning 🠊 (once you have completed both Adult/Pediatric and Neonatal/Infant pathways) Choose "continue" 🠊 the continue until you finish the learning!

Falling Star logo - If your patient is a Fall risk, you must place a Falling Star sticker on the spine of the patient's chart. You must also hang another Falling Star in the patient's room on the hook by the TLR Logo hook. The unit will have these ready to use by the Go-Live date March 10, 2026.

The Falling Star is to be removed if the patient is no longer a Fall Risk or is discharged home.

Brochure/PIER Documents (caregiver handouts) - if a patient is scored as a Fall Risk, there will be a brochure to hand out for in-hospital stay and a separate brochure for discharge to prevent falls at home. See Education Huddle board.

Ready Set Eat

• Ordering cut-off time adjustment: High demand for missed meals at the end of the day has placed increased strain on production staff. To support safe and sustainable operations, the ordering cut-off time has been adjusted to close at 18:00 (6PM).  This change moves the cut-off time 30 minutes earlier and allows NFS adequate time to prepare and deliver supper meals before the end of the day. The last available delivery time remains the same (19:00).
• The menu has updated messaging to more clearly communicate that Ready Set Eat meals are for patients only. Family members and visitors are encouraged to bring in their own food or visit the retail outlets on-site.
• QR code removed: The website QR code caused confusion, as users expected it to link directly to the electronic ordering platform, so it was removed in this updated design. The website will remain live and continue to provide additional information about Nutrition & Food Services.
• disposable cardstock menus will be used while we await reusable copies with improved durability.
• Overall, the team are thrilled with the engagement and feedback from the Ready Set Eat program and appreciate everyone’s cooperation as we continue to refine the service.

 

Diabetic orders:

We understand these can be very confusing! This is something we see in safety’s from time to time as a result.  Please review the options for pre-printed orders carefully. If there are orders that indicate carb counting, ask the family if they are administering insulin. If not, please refer to q cards for carb counting. Did you know that you can reach out to diabetic educator for support if you have questions re-preprinted orders or carb counting as well? Ready, set, eat has carbs indicated on each tray. We will invite the Diabetic educators to our ed days to help us understand these orders better for future improvements.

 

 

Pyxis discrepancies

Please ensure you are carefully reading the directions on the screen. When you are removing controlled substances and narcotics there is a blind count required and the prompts on the screen are important to follow.  This will save a lot of time fixing discrepancies long term.

 

 

Patient safety incident reporting: New process Feb 1!  

 

After 9PM this will be done online. We will be seeking further guidance on this in the next week to help staff navigate this new process. Please check out the bulletin board and units for laminated instructions.

 

What’s new in SHA news!

·         Enteral Feeding – clinical procedure revisions -  CS-CP-0062 Use of Enteral Feeding Tube – Pediatric

·         CS-CP-0064 Nasogastric / Orogastric Insertion, Care of and Removal – Pediatric

·         CS-CP-0065 Small Bore Nasogastric Feeding Tube with Stylet: Insertion (Adult), Assisting with Insertion, Care of and Removal (Adult and Pediatric)

·         CS-CP-0067 Percutaneous Enteral Feeding Tubes - Care of: Adult and Pediatric

·         CS-CP-0068 Gastrostomy Tubes (Balloon Type): Reinsertion, Replacement and Removal - Adult and Pediatric

 

A big thank you to everyone who joined our session with Jae this morning. These opportunities to connect and ensure everyone feels heard are vital to our culture. Jae noted that the insights shared were incredibly valuable. Next steps: We will be using the information gleaned today to explore new training and support initiatives for our entire team.  We firmly believe that creating a supportive, efficient, and safe environment requires a voice that represents everyone. Your input is the foundation of these improvements.