TAKE FIVE TAKE FIVE September 2014 “Autumn is the perfect time to take account of what we’ve done, what we didn’t do, and what we’d like to do next year.” ~Author Unknown Summer vacations are now behind us, children are back in school, many excited to see friends and teachers, the farms are anxious to see harvest complete and the leaves on the trees are showing signs of fall with the fading of green to gold and red! It is also a season where we celebrate Thanksgiving. A time for family gatherings, turkey and all the trimmings! In the busy world we live in it is so important to take this time to give thanks – and we do have so much to be thankful for. As we continue our important work of improving our health care delivery for the sake of our patients, families and our valued health care team, I give THANKS to all of you for the contributions, great work, caring and compassion so critical to ensuring the health care system we value is sustainable well into the future. The progress on our new regional hospital is exciting as we look at the pictures on our website www.fhhr.ca. Through the hard work of our staff, physicians, patients and volunteers, all of our planning and design work (3Ps) is being realized and we look forward to the completion of the new regional hospital. The commitment of our Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Team is demonstrated daily in ensuring our hospital is completed on time, with the safety of the workers always top of mind, as well as with the highest quality of workmanship. My THANKS to the entire team and to all members of our senior leadership team for your continued focus and oversight on this important project! Our Moose Jaw Health Foundation is working tirelessly to raise the necessary dollars to equip our new hospital. Let’s all do our part! There are so many things to be thankful for. Please take time to give thanks. “Thanksgiving is the winding up of autumn. The leaves are off the trees, except here and there on a beech or an oak; there is nothing left on the boughs but a few nuts and empty birds’ nests. The earth looks desolate, and it will be a comfort to have the snow on the ground, and to hear the merry jingle of the sleigh-bells”. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes New Regional Hospital Update 2 Convenience of Sunrise Clinical Manager 3 Getting to Know SLT 4 Saskatchewan Change Day 5 This is Who We Are 6 Welcome to Our Newest Physicians 8 Preventing Injuries 8 Update: Employee & Physician Engagement 9 Employee Lifestyles Committee 10 Help to Deal with Your Fears of Change at Work 11 Family Medicine Resident Welcome & Celebration 12 FHHR Jackets 12 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Message from CEO, Cheryl Craig Keeping you & your family healthy this Fall 10 Ways to Stay Healthy are listed throughout the newsletter! September seems like a more logical time than January to make some resolutions and start fresh—new school year, new season, new activities. Throughout this version of Take Five you will find the Top 10 ways to have a healthier, happier Fall. How many can you put into practice?
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TAKE FIVETAKE FIVE
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“Autumn is the perfect time to take account of what we’ve done, what we didn’t do, and what we’d like to do next year.” ~Author Unknown
Summer vacations are now behind us, children are back in school, many excited to see friends and teachers, the farms are anxious to see harvest complete and the leaves on the trees are showing signs of fall with the fading of green to gold and red!
It is also a season where we celebrate Thanksgiving. A time for family gatherings, turkey and all the trimmings! In the busy world we live in it is so important to take this time to give thanks – and we do have so much to be thankful for.
As we continue our important work of improving our health care delivery for the sake of our patients, families and our valued health care team, I give THANKS to all of you for the contributions, great work, caring and compassion so critical to ensuring the health care system we value is sustainable well into the future.
The progress on our new regional hospital is exciting as we look at the pictures on our website www.fhhr.ca. Through the hard work of our staff, physicians, patients and volunteers, all of our planning and design work (3Ps) is being realized and we look forward to the completion of the new regional hospital. The commitment of our Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Team is demonstrated daily in ensuring our hospital is completed on time, with the safety of the workers always top of mind, as well as with the highest quality of workmanship. My THANKS to the entire team and to all members of our senior leadership team for your continued focus and oversight on this important project!
Our Moose Jaw Health Foundation is working tirelessly to raise the necessary dollars to equip our new hospital. Let’s all do our part!
There are so many things to be thankful for. Please take time to give thanks.
“Thanksgiving is the winding up of autumn. The leaves are off the trees, except here and there on a beech or an oak; there is nothing left on the boughs but a few nuts and empty birds’ nests. The earth looks desolate, and it will be a comfort to have the snow on the ground, and to hear the merry jingle of the sleigh-bells”. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
New Regional
Hospital Update 2
Convenience of
Sunrise Clinical
Manager
3
Getting to Know
SLT 4
Saskatchewan
Change Day 5
This is Who We Are 6
Welcome to Our
Newest Physicians 8
Preventing Injuries 8
Update: Employee &
Physician
Engagement
9
Employee Lifestyles
Committee 10
Help to Deal with
Your Fears of
Change at Work
11
Family Medicine
Resident Welcome
& Celebration
12
FHHR Jackets 12
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Message from CEO, Cheryl Craig
Keeping you & your family healthy this Fall 10 Ways to Stay Healthy are listed throughout the newsletter!
September seems like a more logical time than January to make some resolutions and start fresh—new school year, new season, new activities. Throughout this version of Take Five you will find the Top 10 ways to have a healthier, happier Fall.
10. Eat your fruits and veggies! The Canada Food Guide suggests 7-10
servings a day. Pick bright colored fruits and vegetables and
try to reduce the amount of processed food you are eating. 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
Construction is progressing well
on the new hospital.
If you’ve been by the new hospital site lately you’ll
know that there’s a lot of work underway outside
from paving parking lots, pouring curbs and other
exterior concrete work, preparation for
landscaping as well as initial preparations for a
traffic light at Main and Diefenbaker Drive.
Work continues across the interior of the building. Much of
the southern half of the hospital is well-advanced, with some
areas actually nearing completion with paint, flooring, and
lights already installed. The northern portion of the building
which hosts the in-patient units as well as the Universal Care
Area is also progressing well with paint going on in some
areas of Level 3 (Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Surgery).
As you can imagine, there will be a lot of new furniture pur-
chased for the new hospital. Identifying needs, determining possible solutions, and the actual procurement
is well underway. Staff are being given opportunities to provide feedback on possible solutions as was the
case with the flow stations (left) set up on the medicine unit for
several days. Project Manager John Liguori underscored the
importance of staff involvement in determining furniture
selections. “Feedback from staff is critical
because it is what will help our vendor
deliver the best solution for our needs.”
The project continues to be on-time with a
projected substantial completion date of
March 31, 2015 followed by a move in early
Summer 2015.
Parking lot and main entrance round about preparation
Office area nearing completion
Flow station on the Medicine Unit
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Convenience of Sunrise Clinical Manager Coming to Medicine Unit
Adult Medical Services (Medicine and ICU) at MJUH is the next site to adopt use of the electronic clinical viewing system, Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM).
SCM is an electronic system that enables more effective communication between care team members around things like patient status, location and progress of orders and results, as well as housing several documents (General Admission Assessment and History, Daily Systems Assessment and Risk Assessment) and flow sheets (Patient Care, MEWS and Input/Output). The system also assists with communication with the broader care team by highlighting rooms needing housekeeping assistance, making it easy for housekeeping to know when rooms are ready for cleaning.
While it will be a change in practice for people on the unit, the system will very quickly allow for more time with patients and according to an RN on the Medicine Unit with SCM experience, Liana Cooke, the benefits will outweigh the challenges of learning the system.
I worked with Sunrise Clinical Manager when I lived in Calgary and really, really liked it. A little intimidating at first,
but once the training begins and you can see all it can do, it becomes very exciting.
SCM allows you more one on one time with each of your patients. Being at the bedside with the “Workstation on
Wheels”, talking with the patients, charting and/or reviewing the charts are very beneficial factors for the nurse, the
patients and their families.
Convenience is another big plus. Having all the lab and diagnostic results at your fingertips comes in very handy
when rounding with the physicians.
SCM will allow us to give well rounded care for our patients, from the moment they are admitted to Medicine to the
moment they leave.”
For Nursing Director Brenda Nicholls, the ease of access to information is the best part of
this transition. “It will be easy to
access patient information at any of
our terminals and documentation
will be simple and complete.”
Nicholls went on to say that training will begin in October with rollout following in
November. “We want to make
sure all of our staff feel capable
using the technology when we’re
ready to roll this out and we’ll
make sure we provide all the
support needed for staff to
feel confident.”
Liana Cooke, RN, Medicine Unit
Left: Screenshot of a patient
flowchart on SCM
9. Physical activity not only changes your body, it changes your mind,
your attitude and your mood. 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
8. Practice having an attitude of gratitude. It’s a ’feel better’ guarantee.
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Stuart is the VP of Human Resources for FHHR, leading our Human Resources team with responsibility for workforce planning & recruitment, staff safety, occupational health, attendance management, labour relations and Telehealth services. Stuart has had a 6 year career in Saskatchewan healthcare, of which 3 years has been with Five Hills in his current position. Stuart came to Five Hills from SAHO in Regina where he held the position of Senior Labour Relations Consultant for 3 years. Stuart has been a member of the current FHHR Senior Leadership Team since 2011.
What brought you to Five Hills Health Region? I made the move from Dublin, Ireland to Regina, Saskatchewan in June 2006. I can’t believe it has been over 8 years already. I met my wife in a city called Galway on the west coast of Ireland in early 2005 – it was her first week in Ireland! She was a Regina girl who was in Ireland on a “working student” visa and I was articling with a law firm as a LLB postgraduate as I was embarking upon a career in law at the time. Anyway, things moved pretty fast and I visited her family in January 2006 (I’m still thawing out) and after her visa expired in June that year we decided to make the move to Canada. After getting my work visa I took a job in a compliance role with Canada Life in Regina. In 2008, I moved to a Senior Labour Relations Consultant role at SAHO where I built a relationship with and provided advice to the HR team in FHHR as part of my servicing assignment. When the Executive Director position here became vacant, it seemed natural to apply and I was fortunate enough to be offered the chance to work for this organization.
What do you think are the most important personal skills someone must have to be a successful leader? I believe that empathy, fairness and a desire to do what is right must underpin every decision made as a leader even when this is not always obvious or easy. With my own team I try to lead through open dialogue and joint decision making but recognize when a decision needs to be made by me. I try to keep things light-hearted. I want front line staff here to see all leaders in FHHR as coaches who facilitate excellent care & service.
What excites you most about the change that is underway in Five Hills Health Region? The knowledge that the change that everyone is going through - whether it be building a new hospital, Lean events in your department, 3sHealth business cases or the planning for the upcoming MRI for FHHR - is really the beginnings of all employees coming together to build a legacy for this organization. The quantity of change might feel a little uncomfortable or daunting for us all right now but this is FHHR employees putting the foundations in place to make sustainable world class healthcare a reality in Five Hills for generations to come. It’s exciting!
The other exciting piece for me is how we are involving employees in making improvements to their workplace in a way that I have never seen in any job before – whether in Ireland or Canada – where it has always been 100% top down.
What part of this change keeps you awake at night? Figuring out how do we best and appropriately, as a Senior Leadership Team, support our people, our leaders and each other to stay engaged in and true to the change journey that we are on.
What are three words that describe YOU? Honest, Trustworthy but a bit Mischievous
What is the BIGGEST risk you have taken? The biggest would be leaving the comfort & security of a good career, family and friends in Ireland to move to Canada. It is also the best.
iPhone or Blackberry? They’re both completely useless for work. I tolerate the iPhone.
Getting To Know Stuart Cunningham VP Human Resources
Take 5! Favourite Movie: The Usual Suspects Favourite Book: 1984 by George Orwell – quite possibly the scariest book ever written! Favourite Sports Team: Bohemian FC (my local soccer team in Ireland) and of course the Riders (I’m addicted)! Favourite Drink: Dark & Stormy (spiced rum with alcoholic ginger ale & lemon and lime wedges) or Magners (Irish apple cider) Favourite Food: Indian food. The hotter the better...
10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
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From the results of the TalentMap survey many employees indicated they didn’t know who the Senior Leaders were or the scope of their roles. We are nearing the end
of our list, December’s edition will highlight our last Senior Leader.
Kyle is the VP of Corporate Strategy & Communications for FHHR, leading our Communications and Kaizen Promotion Office as well as Patient Safety, Privacy, Strategic Planning, and Accreditation. Kyle’s work in health care began in 2004 and he has spent the last almost 4 years with Five Hills in a number of positions. Kyle has been a member of the current FHHR Senior Leadership Team since 2013.
What brought you to Five Hills Health Region? It really was just great timing. An opportunity opened up here at a time that worked for us as a family. I very quickly realized that the people here make this a great place to work.
What do you think are the most important personal skills someone must have to be a successful leader? I’d say successful leaders are people developers. They listen well
and ask questions that help people solve problems on their own. They find ways to give people opportunities to grow and tangibly show people that they’re valued.
What excites you most about the change that is underway in Five Hills Health Region? It’s pretty rewarding to see front line staff see ways they can make sustainable improvements in their workplace that address problems that have been making their work difficult. It’s also great to see how we’re becoming more willing to try things (improvement ideas) even while we understand that we won’t always be successful. It’s a sign of humility when you’re willing to try something without the guarantee of success and that kind of humility says something important about the culture of the organization. We’ve got a long way to go still but I think we’re starting to see parts of our culture changing and that’s great.
What part of this change keeps you awake at night? There’s so much important work happening in our region right now but I think most of the time I don’t lose sleep over it. I work with such capable people that I don’t see any need to worry about things.
What are three words that describe YOU? Playful, loyal, even-keeled
What is the BIGGEST risk you have taken? After our twins (kids #4 and #5) came along I left a secure position in a successful business that had me away from home on the road too much. I left the company with the guarantee of only 6 months of
contract work arranged but felt that because it would keep me at home it was worth the risk. It was a great decision in
retrospect but a little risky at the time.
iPhone or Blackberry? iPhone
Take 5!
Favourite Movie: Waking Ned Devine
Favourite Book: A Fine Balance
Favourite Sports Team: Vancouver Canucks
Favourite Drink: Black Coffee
Favourite Food: That’s a long list
Getting To Know Kyle Matthies VP Corporate Strategy & Communications
Pledge, Share, Act, Inspire
The Health Quality Council (HQC) is encouraging everyone to make a pledge for the first-ever Saskatchewan Change Day, coming up on November 6! While health system transformation requires large improvement initiatives, the small actions we take and the things we say every day do matter. Combined, those small actions can make a big difference.
Change Day is about trying something new or making one change that can make a difference and improve
the lives of patients, family members and health-care workers. Anyone who works in health care, or who receives care, can take part in Change Day by making a pledge online at www.skchangeday.com until November 6. Let’s work together to make Saskatchewan’s first Change Day a success. Make your pledge, share it widely, act on it and see what happens! More information about Saskatchewan Change Day can be found online at www.skchangeday.com.
In an organization like ours, it’s easy to be very familiar with our co-workers but to have little awareness of individuals outside our immediate circle. Most of us will look at these pages and our first response will be to scan for faces we recognize, and of course that’s great. But push past that and read about people you’re not familiar with. We’re confident that you’ll reach the same conclusion we have – we’re surrounded by a lot of really talented individuals who are exceptionally committed to the
people they serve, regardless of vocation.
This is Who We Are! This is Who We Are!
Starlene Hermanson
Work Flow Specialist, Kaizen Promotion Office
What is one of the most gratifying parts of your work? There are so many things I love about my work it’s impossible to just
pick one thing. With my role I have the great opportunity to go into many different departments and be part of improvement work. I feel
really honored that I get the chance to work with so many amazing people all throughout the region that I might not have otherwise had the chance to meet. Another thing I enjoy is when a simple improvement makes a big impact on daily work. Lastly, I enjoy getting to witness “light bulb moments”. It’s those times when you are working through a problem and then all of a sudden the idea comes to you. You can just see it happen right before your eyes and
it is very amazing to get to watch.
Sharon Raiwet
Registered Nurse, Dialysis and Recovery Room, MJUH
When do you feel the most connected to the work you do? In Dialysis you feel most connected to your patients when they trust your knowledge by asking for advice about their
blood work, diet, exercise and how it will improve and
enhance their quality of life.
We also have had the pleasure of seeing some of our patients receive a successful transplant and this is so
satisfying to all of us.
My 33 years of nursing has taken me to many hospitals and various nursing areas. I could not imagine a more satisfying career. Because Dialysis is such a specialized area you become very
close to your patients and we are all like family.
Dr. Ian Etches
Department Head, Pathology, MJUH
What gives you a sense of satisfaction in your work?
My daily work predominantly involves answering questions concerning people’s health, most commonly providing diagnoses on surgical specimens from live
patients and supplying any further information that clinical staff will need for appropriate treatment. My satisfaction derives from giving as accurate, precise and complete a diagnosis as possible in a timely fashion in a format that is as easy to understand as possible. Additionally, I and other laboratory personnel spend a great deal of time in activities aimed at minimizing error
and striving for excellence, ensuring that our reports are as high a quality as possible, which to me is very satisfying.
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7. Sleep. You’ll be more productive and you’ll feel better all while fighting
premature aging - the ultimate wrinkle cream! 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
Krista Bakke
Director, Family Programs, KidsFirst
When do you feel most connected to the work you do? I feel the most connected to the work I do when I have the chance to meet a family and assist them in a practical way. There are times when I can help the families overcome agency and “system” barriers
that the team feels powerless over. It feels great when I can help bring a case management plan together.
Jayme Haver
Registered Dietitian, Patient Education, MJUH
When have you felt like the work you do has made a difference? When I am counseling clients, it is normal to find people who aren’t quite ready to make changes or who need more time to make adjustments to their lifestyle. So I try to motivate them and give them
ideas for simple changes they could make to improve their health. And then, when they come back for their next visit, they tell me about all of the changes they have made and they are ecstatic about how much better they feel or how much better they are managing their diet. This
is when I know the education I’ve provided has helped that person develop a healthier lifestyle. Moments like these let me know that the work I do has made a difference.
Ellen Ryerson
Pharmacy Technician, MJUH
What is one of the most gratifying parts of your work? I think one of the most positive aspects of my job is that even though it is somewhat behind the scene, I am grateful for the fact that what I do in my role and what we
do as a Pharmacy team contributes to the health of others.
Debbie Kinnee
Adult Day Program Continuing Care Aide, Central Butte Regency
When do you feel like the work you do matters? I always feel like the work I do matters, I get constant feedback from my
clients telling me how much they appreciate what I do or they ask for a hug, or they pat me on the shoulder and thank me . When I’ve been away
my clients always tell me how much they have missed me and they always make me feel very appreciated. I love working with seniors more
than any other job I’ve ever done, they make me laugh, they treat me with respect and they appreciate every little thing I do for them. My job
matters and I am reminded of it every day I go to work.
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6. Get your flu shot - you aren’t just keeping yourself healthy, you’re
contributing to the health of those around you as well! 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
Welcome to Our Newest Physicians Five Hills welcomes you and your family to the region!
Are you looking for a family physician?
A current listing of family physicians who are accepting new patients i s a v a i l a b l e a t www.fhhr.ca, click on “Our Physicians. Specialists require a referral from your family physician or other health care providers(s). Dr. Matthew Regan
Ophthalmologist
Moose Jaw
Dr. Babak Allie
Emergency Physician
Moose Jaw Union Hospital
Dr. Lynzie Hawman
Family Physician
Aspen Medical, Moose Jaw
Preventing Injuries from Slips, Trips and Falls
It’s easy for us to be concerned about protecting our patients and clients from slips, trips, and falls and yet to forget that these are very real risks for all of us in our workplace. Over the last couple of years a number of our co-workers have sustained significant injuries from slips, trips, and falls in the workplace.
An employee working in dietary tripped on anti-fatigue matting, falling to the floor and fracturing her hip. Employees had been struggling with the mats for an extended period but had not reported the issue.
While walking up the stairs a worker tripped, falling and striking her head on a metal bar, causing a significant concussion. No handrail was available.
A nurse tripped on a speed bump while walking across the parking lot and fell, fracturing her leg.
A care worker leaving a client’s room tripped on a chair, fell and badly fractured her elbow in the fall. The room was cluttered, restricting walkways.
A worker fell on ice in a parking lot fracturing her leg.
These scenarios have all occurred in FHHR within the last two years, significantly impacting the quality of life of those involved. In total, 780 days of work have been missed, with the tally still climbing.
Falls are a significant contributor to injuries at work and home and occur as often indoors as they do outdoors. What can you do to prevent falls from occurring in your life?
1. Use the handrail- When ascending or descending stairs always use the handrail when available. You may stumble but using the handrail will prevent your fall.
2. Inspect and report – Always be on the lookout for tripping hazards; spills, cords, oxygen tubing, etc. The simple act of scanning the floor while travelling will allow you to avoid many falls. Noticing tripping hazards is one thing, rectifying them is the most important step. If you can, fix the hazard, clean up the spill, move the cord. However, if the problem is beyond your reach, ensure you report it to your manager.
3. Use designated walkways – as much as possible, use sidewalks, and avoid shortcuts. Sidewalks are better maintained in the winter and have fewer hazards throughout the year, reducing your chance of falling.
4. Keep your walkways clear – OH&S Legislation requires that all travelways (locations where we walk) be 35” or 900mm. Examine where you walk during your day, are your travelways clear and wide enough?
5. Give yourself additional traction in icy conditions. With winter fast approaching, use ice grippers that attach to your everyday footwear to reduce the chances that you will lose traction in the icy weather that is fast approaching.
By practicing these preventative techniques, you can greatly reduce the chance that one day you will be laid up from an unfortunate fall.
Thank you for participating in the engagement survey earlier this year. We have now completed an initial analysis of
the regional results & will work with managers on rolling out specific departmental results across the Region.
What is Engagement? Our survey provider, Aon Hewitt, defines employee engagement in relation to three behaviours:
“Say” – You say great things about where you work/practice
“Stay” – You aren’t planning to leave to take another job/or seek privileges elsewhere
“Strive” – You put in extra effort to help the organization succeed.
What Did We Say? The results for Five Hills employees as a group were very similar to the last survey in 2011.
This was the first physician survey to be conducted across the province like this so these results will serve as a
benchmark upon which to evaluate our actions over the coming months and years.
The answers gathered from employees and physicians throughout Five Hills tell us what we need to focus on if we want
to make meaningful change that will be broadly valued. The results also tells us what we need to do to ensure we don’t
let slip. This is summarized below (in order of importance to you). For more information on how these drivers were determined and what each of these mean, please see more at www.fhhr.ca
What Next For Employee Engagement? Similar to 2011, these results will inform our engagement work in the coming
months and years.
We have taken the summer to look carefully at all of the data and determine how to move forward. Below is a summary
of our action plan to get us moving in the right direction. Staff will again be included in the analysis of our data and the
development of our engagement priorities. We commit to your ongoing involvement in our engagement work to ensure
that these initiatives make a difference for you. We also commit to communicating openly and honestly throughout our
engagement journey.
Thank you again for your participation in this survey and for giving input to help make this a better workplace for all.
Five Hills Health Region Participation Rates Provincial
Employees Physicians Employees Physicians
43 % 41 % ENGAGED 38 % 36 %
27 % 33 % PASSIVE 25 % 30 %
29 % 26 % ACTIVELY DISENGAGED 37 % 34 %
Top Drivers to Improve Employee Engagement Top Drivers to Sustain Employee Engagement
Managing Performance Sense of Accomplishment
Tools & Resources Work Tasks
Senior Leadership Team (SLT) People/HR Practices
Recognition Physical Work Environment
What By Whom When
Roll Out of Departmental Results & Local Action Planning Director/Manager September – December 2014
Evaluation of the 2011 Engagement Committee SLT/Committee October 2014
Focus Groups for All Staff Human Resources October 2014
Launch of 2014 Engagement Committee SLT/Committee November/December 2014
Senior Leadership Action Plan SLT November/December 2014
Action Plan Development & Communication SLT/Committee January – April 2015
Implementation, Evaluation and Feedback Committee Ongoing
5. Drink more water. Take a bottle with you to meetings
and keep one at your work station. 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
3. Including a snack between meals can help you ‘hold off the hungries’!
Just be sure to make them count by choosing fresh, whole foods so you are
loading up with nutrients and not calories.
4. Adults need 150 minutes of heart-pumping activity per week.
Walk or bike to work, take a walking break part way through the
work day, or get out in the evening!
10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
Employee Fitness Membership Reimbursements (April 1 –September 30, 2014) Attendance sheets and receipts for the above time period are due Friday, October 10 to Bernie Doepker. Remember to be eligible you must have attended an average of two times per week.
You will only have to register once for the 2014-2015 year. Eligibility for reimbursement will be based on regular attendance from October 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015 (average minimum attendance of twice/week).
How do I register? Read the brochure for all the details, complete & submit the application before September 30, 2014. Brochure can be found on the intranet under Team Sites> Employee Lifestyles
Employee Lifestyles Committee
FREE
Swimming & Walking!
New dates coming soon. Watch for posters.
Presenting
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We’re stuck in Victoria, BC, 1743km away from Moose Jaw!
No transportation, no money… let’s WALK or RUN!
Walk Home for Christmas
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Challenge Runs from October 1 to December 20
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(5-10 staff per team) Take a Team Picture
Create a Team Name Register Your Team
By September 30
Email l i f es ty les .ca Track & Report your Team’s KMs weekly
GRAND PRIZE!! FHHR Lightweight Jackets for the f irst ones home for Christmas!Repo r t your te ams p rog ress o n t ime a nd b e ente re d fo r more p r i zes th roug hout the c ha l len ge !
See posters in your department for full details or visit the FHHR Intranet Team Sites>Employee Lifestyles
2. Ummm—WASH YOUR HANDS for pity’s sake!! It just takes a minute and
what WAS on that hand rail you touched... 10 Ways to Stay Healthy This Fall
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Help to Deal with Your Fears of Change at Work
By Linda Willatt, Staff & Organizational Development Consultant
Admit that we may have fears about change. We can write down our fears so that we have them in an objective form. This can help us to stop dwelling on them. For each fear listed, we can write what we would do in the event that the fear came to pass. Having a backup plan can defuse some of the emotions that we have about our fears. Accept your feelings and seek support. When you’re going through a transition, it’s natural to have some concerns or fears. Expect and accept your feelings and reach out to others to share your experiences, reactions, and emotions. Talking with your colleagues, your family and your friends will make you feel better and remind you that you’re not alone. Communicate. Periods of great change in the workplace require intentional, concerted effort by all leaders and employees to ensure great communication. It is important to remember that any gaps in communication get immediately filled by rumors. If employees are effectively communicating their fears to co-workers and to leaders within their organization, these concerns can be addressed and calmed, through appropriate communication. Stay positive. A person’s anxiety and fears largely result from how an upcoming change is viewed. How are you describing the upcoming changes to yourself? What are your negative beliefs about these changes and about how you handle change? Think of past situations when you dealt with change. Focus your thoughts on the times when you successfully navigated change and remember to stay positive. Be flexible and get involved in the change by taking on new tasks that accompany the changes in your workplace. Approach change with an open attitude of learning. By volunteering to help with the implementation of the changes or with other work related to the change, you are helping to drive the change and you will understand the rationale for the change. With this understanding, there will be less to fear. Reduce your stress. Taking care of yourself is an important part of dealing with workplace stress. Make sure that you are getting enough rest, being physically active and eating well. A lack of sleep can leave you vulnerable to even more stress and when you're well-rested, it's much easier to keep your emotional balance which is a key factor in coping with job and workplace stress. Regular exercise is a powerful stress reliever. For maximum stress relief, try to get at least 30 minutes of heart-pounding activity on most days. Healthy eating can help you get through stressful work days. By eating small but frequent meals, you can help your body maintain an even level of blood sugar, keep your energy up, stay focused, and avoid mood swings.
We often hear people say, “Change is a part of life”, and it’s true,
change is a part of life. We need to recognize and accept that
change happens in our workplace as well. As individuals we may
fear upcoming change because it moves us out of our comfort zone.
Michael Kerr’s article “Tips for Overcoming Your Fear of Change at
Work,” has helpful suggestions for our own lives.
To help deal with your fear of change at work, make sure that you have realistic
expectations of the changes that you and your workplace are going through. When we
jump into a swimming pool, it usually doesn’t feel good at first, and then a few
minutes later, it feels better. No one warmed the pool, but our bodies
adjusted. We need to remember that we have the capacity to adjust to
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Our residents have finally settled into their 2-year programs after a summer full of orientation and program-mandated courses and activities. They will soon become familiar faces in the community as integral parts of the Stadacona Medical Group and the Aspen South Hill Medical Group. Over the course of their two years, they will be working closely with many of our local specialists and allied health professionals to become the most broadly qualified family physicians any community would be fortunate enough to recruit.
Family Medicine Resident Welcome & Celebration
Our residents (L-R): Dr. Brenton Janzen, Dr. Rob Haver,
Dr. Amanda Waldner and Dr. Heather Konkin
You’ve probably seen your co-workers sporting some fancy new outerwear. Do you have yours yet?
FHHR jackets are still available for staff, physicians and volunteers. You can choose to have your name and facility name embroidered on the jacket for a small cost. Sample jackets are still available to try on at Assiniboia Union Hospital, Central Butte and Moose Jaw.
Full details, including pricing, can be found on the intranet site. Pay conveniently by having the amount deducted from your next payroll deposit! Cash, cheque, VISA and MasterCard
