Volume 18, Issue No. 45 - November 2, 2009

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A Weekly Publication for the People of Queen’s • Vol. 18 • No. 45 • November 2, 2009
Queen’s Weekly Makes Connection with Staff
How often should the Print Connection
be printed?
Other
3.9%
Monthly
13.2%
Weekly
60.7%
Every other
week 22.3%
How often do
you read the Print
Connection?
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Newspaper readership is down, but
the Queen’s Print Connection is up! A
full 96.6 percent of respondents to the
recent Print Connection Survey 2009
rated the publication as excellent or
good. The survey found that about 72
percent of Queen’s employees read the
Print Connection every week, with an
additional 12 percent reading it every
other week. Over 800 people filled out
the survey, which was conducted from
September 7 through 29.
Other positive statistics showed that
86.4 percent said the length and information contained in feature articles are just right. Only 8.7 percent
thought articles are too long and 4.8
percent too short. While the majority
of respondents (60.7%) felt that the
Print Connection should be printed every week, a smaller percentage thought
Seldom/don’t
read 0.5%
Above: Print Connection readers Leila
Takahama, Chandra Basham, Cortney Oldani, Lynette Agcaoili and Nancy Tolentino
ham it up for the camera.
it should be published only every other
week (22.3%), somewhat in conflict
with the 72 percent who read it weekly.
Comments to the question of frequency suggest that some prefer an online
version or less issues as a cost saving
measure and/or to save paper. These
concerns have been taken into account,
as the Print Connection’s print run is far
less than the number of employees
due to the fact that some read it online or share within a department. The
printed version accommodates those
who prefer the printed page or who
do not have computer access. The paper used (manufactured from certified
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Every week
72.2%
Occasionally
8.7%
Once a
month 6.5%
Every other
week 12.1%
What are your three favorite features?
3.6 Ka‘Ike
9.6% By the Way
12.5% Personal opinion/Editorial
15.9% Building/Facilities Projects
17.1% The Queen’s Touch
18.6% Photo spreads
24.2% Equipment/technology
25.7% New/Ongoing programs
33.7% Human interest
38.5% Historical
40.3% Q-Mart
47.8% Employee of the Month
48.4 % Department profiles
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30
40
50%
Queen’s ‘Ohana Makes a Difference at Lunalilo Hm
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Over 150 members of the Queen’s
‘ohana participated in Make A Difference Day at Lunalilo Home on Saturday, October 24. The industrious gang
primed, painted, planted and prettied
up the elder care facility and donated
a table full of much appreciated personal hygiene supplies. A big mahalo
goes out to the following vendors/
companies who contributed to the success of this 150th anniversary event:
All Tree Services & Nursery, Aloha Island Enterprises, Charles Nii Nursery,
Diamond Head Sprinkler, Dupont Co-
rian, Exacta, Hardware Hawaii, Hawaiian Earth Products, Obayashi Design
Group Inc., Painter’s Warehouse, Inc.,
Pinnacle Distribution Concepts Ha-
QUEEN EMMA RESEARCH FUND
REQUEST FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ABSTRACTS
Submission Deadline is November 27th , 2009
The Queen Emma Research Fund (QERF) provides financial support (up to $25,000) for original, scientifically sound clinical
research performed at The Queen’s Medical Center (QMC) and its affiliated facilities. QERF is intended to support feasibility and pilot
projects to advance scientific and medical knowledge, which will be used as preliminary data for larger grant applications. QMC medical
staff and researchers, Allied Health Professionals, and other QMC-affiliated researchers are eligible to apply.
Please electronically submit a 1-2 page research abstract as a Word document by Friday November 27,th 2009. Abstracts
should include the following:
•Title, Investigators, and Department(s)
•Specific Aims: Concisely describe the short-term and long-term goals of the study. Include any hypotheses to be tested.
•Background and Significance: Briefly describe the existing knowledge and gaps in knowledge that will be addressed by the
study. Explain your future research plans and how preliminary data from this study will lead to future research.
•Study Design: Describe the research design conceptual or clinical framework, procedures, and analyses to be used to accomplish
the Specific Aims of the project. Explain how the data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted. If appropriate, define the patient
population (e.g., number of patients, inclusion and exclusion criteria) and recruitment plan. Identify the departments, equipment,
personnel, and other necessary resources in order for the study to be successful.
•Budget: Estimate the total amount of funding to be requested. Do not include a detailed budget. Note: Equipment such as computers,
printers, and other specialized devices are not usually funded.
•Human Subject Protection: Briefly discuss the risks and benefits to research participants. Note: Awardees will be required to
obtain approval from the QMC Research and Institutional Review Committee, if appropriate, before funds can be released.
Queen’s Employee
Give the Gift of Health
Bake Sale
Thursday, November 5
7:30 - 11:00 am, Harkness Walkway
Patient Financial Services
Review Process
Abstracts will be evaluated on feasibility, clinical and scientific significance, ability to generate pilot data for a larger grant, and relevance
to QMC’s mission, among other criteria. If your abstract is selected you will be invited to submit a full proposal. Full
proposals are to be formatted similar to NIH pilot grant applications; more detailed instructions will be provided to invited applicants.
Queen’s Giving Campaign Crafts Fair
Friday, November 20
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Front Lawn
Timeline
•November 27th, 2009: Abstracts due.
•January 15, 2010: Full proposals due.
•December 14, 2009: Invitations to submit full proposal to be sent. •February 5, 2010: Award notifications to be sent.
Congratulations to Debra Chun, Care Coordination & Patient Flow, for winning the Giving
Campaign pledge drive ultimate prize, a Waikiki Beach Marriot Resort & Spa package. Mahalo to all who contributed to the campaign.
Abstracts should be emailed as a Word document attachment to Henry Sweeney at hsweeney@queens.org.
Questions regarding this funding announcement should be directed to Henry Sweeney at hsweeney@queens.org or 537-7825.
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waii, R+S Nii Nursery, Rainbow State
Paint, Sherwin-Williams, Solid Surface
Technologies, Tree Monkey Hawaii,
and Williams Hawaii, Inc.
RCPs Cross Service Lines to Deliver Care
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Respiratory Care Services is a department of health care professionals
whose ubiquitous presence is felt in
over 30 areas at Queen’s 24 hours a
day, seven days a week. They care for
patients who need help with the most
basic of bodily functions: breathing.
The department’s Respiratory Care
Practitioners (RCPs) can be found in
the ICUs, Emergency Room, nursing
units, the OR during certain types of
surgery, the Sleep Lab and the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. They respond to
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renewable stock) is the least expensive
“house stock” carried by the printer to
save on cost. The entire production is
also done on a shoestring budget.
According to the survey, favored features included profiles of departments,
followed closely by Employee of the
Month articles. The next most popular
Print Connection features were Q-Mart
and historical photos/stories, followed
by human interest stories. Particularly prominent in respondents written
comments was interest in other departments and articles on Queen’s history, as featured before this year’s Heritage Day. The Print Connection staff
will take the suggestions from the survey seriously in the coming year, and
all Code Blue, trauma, Rapid Response
Team calls, and perform the majority
of arterial blood gas tests. At Queen’s,
over 140 patients a day are treated by
RCPs. Not only are RCPs trained in
BLS (Basic Life Support), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) and ACLS
(Advanced Cardiac Life Support),
many are also instructors. Last week,
Respiratory Care Services celebrated
National Respiratory Care Week by
educating other Queen’s staff on the
role RCPs play.
This year, Queen’s again earned a
quality award from the American Association for Respiratory Care for providing quality respiratory services to
patients and the community. One of
Respiratory Care Services’ most notable accomplishments is helping over a
thousand patients over a five year period avoid intubation with the use of
noninvasive ventilation. The department also introduced high flow nasal
warmly thanks all who participated.
We are proud to carry on the employee
newsletter tradtion at Queen’s, which
has chronicled our history since 1940.
If you would like your department featured, or know of newsworthy topics
you would like covered, please contact
Jason Kimura at 537-7532 or at jkimura@queens.org. Winners of the $5 Sodexho coupons will be notified.
1. Because of a lack of travel funds, Respiratory Care Services staff gathered to present Danny Rausch, RRT, CL III (second from
right), with donations so he can present his
abstract (part of his Clinical Ladder project)
on High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation at
the 55th AARC International Congress in San
Antonio, Texas. 2. Vince Schumaker, RRT,
Diva Garcia, RRT (back), Curtis Oba, Sleep
Monitor Tech, and Melvina Kaliko, Polysomnographic Tech (front), manned an informational table during Respiratory Care Week.
cannula, which has avoided the transfer of over 70 neonates over a two year
period, keeping mothers and their babies together. Last year, the RCPs were
involved with over 3,000 transports
of critically ill patients for diagnostic
procedures without incident or loss
of airway. The department’s patientdriven respiratory protocols, which demand strong clinical assessment skills
and evidence-based therapy, avoid the
delivery of unnecessary therapy. RCPs
have also been involved with community education and in efforts to license
the practice of respiratory care in Hawaii. “We recognize all of the dedicated respiratory staff for their significant contributions to evidence basedpractice and improved patient safety
and outcomes,” said Carol Agard, RRT,
Manager of Respiratory Care Services.
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A Blood Drive will be held on Monday,
November 2, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm
in the Imaging classroom. Please bring a
current photo ID with your birth date.
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November is National Home Care
Month. CareResource Hawaii will host
an informational booth on Wednesday,
November 4, from 10:00 am to 2:00
pm at the Kinau 1 Entry near Morgan
Lounge. Stop by to learn more about
today’s home care services including
the new telemonitoring capabilities.
For more information, email Edda or
Jill at eforbus@queens.org.
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It’s barely November; so the Women’s
Health Center still says, “Think Pink!”
Attend their bake sale and Think
Pink celebration to raise funds for
breast cancer awareness and research
on Friday, November 6, from 10:00 am
to 2:00 pm. Wear pink and win a door
prize. Call Jenny at 537-7757 to make
an appointment for special five minute
Sell:
Puppies: (3) Boxer/pit mix, 10 wks old, M, have
1st shots. Loving & playful. $200. 520-3021.
Paper shredder: Ativa Diamond-Cut, model
DQ61M, vry good cond, shreds up to 6 shts at
a time, credit cards & staples too. $20. Photo
printer: Canon Selphy CP-740, super compact design, new, never used. Connect to digital camera using built-in USB or print directly
fr mem card. $65 obo. Call 295-2793.
Rent:
Waikele: 2/1/1 part furn, brand new carpet,
w/d, a/c, ceiling fan, next to outlet stores.
$1,500. Call 368-1422.
Upper Kalihi: (2 units.) 1/1/1 pkg. $900 incl
elec/water. 2/1/1 pkg. $1,600, incl elec/water.
Call Michael 221-2381.
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seated massages and hand massages or
to donate baked goods for the sale.
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Go pink! Queen’s 150th anniversary
logo pink or white T-shirts, pink water
bottles and pink coffee travel mugs are
now available in the Gift Shop.
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Queen’s Health Information Management Department is celebrating Health
Information and Technology Week,
November 1 to 7, and cites their goal “to
continue providing and maintaining accurate and timely health information for
optimal patient care.” Health information management spans the entire continuum of health care. Technology has
improved, management of information
remains one of the most complex challenges facing health care organizations.
HIM professionals are vital to the health
care system’s ability to collect and manage health records and deliver timely, accurate data to care providers.
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A free informational session on In
Vitro Fertilization will be held on
Thursday, November 12, from 5:00 to
6:00 pm at the Women’s Health Center.
Bruce Kessel, MD, will discuss assisted
reproductive technologies for treating
infertility. Register at 537-7117.
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A new session of Dahn Mu Do classes
begins at the Women’s Health Center on
Wednesday, November 4, from 11:30
to 12:30 pm. Classes will run Wednesdays (except the day before Thanksgiving) through December 16. The fee for
six classes is $60. Register at 537-7117.
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Though visions of trick-or-treaters still
dance in our heads, it’s time to get ready
for the holiday season. In the spirit of
fun and festivity, this year’s annual
QHS Holiday Celebration theme is
Gecko Wonderland. Mark your calendars for Friday, December 18. The night
shift will enjoy their holiday meal at
midnight the night before, and evening
shift will be served the evening of the
18th as in previous years. Meal tickets
will be distributed with the December 4
paychecks. Read next week’s Print Connection for full details on the holiday
decorating contest and how you can be a
part of the Gecko Wonderland fun.
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A Queen’s Mini-Magnet Conference:
Louisville Moments will be held on
Tuesday, December 1, from 7:30 am
to 4:00 pm at the Queen’s Conference
Center with presentations from the National Magnet Conference. Topics will
cover innovative and creative strategies
used at Magnet hospitals across the
U.S. including: The Joint Program That
Nurses Built; Weaning Sedation in the
Mechanically Intubated Patient; Storytelling as a Nursing Skill; Research
& Evidence-Based Practice; and many
others. Hear firsthand what it was like
to be present as QMC was recognized as
a Magnet facility. Registration will soon
be available via the Queen’s Intranet.
Contact Michelle Garson at mgarson@
queens.org for more information.
The Queen’s
Connection
Weekly
Services:
Childcare services: Affordable, willing to
watch infants and toddlers in my Liliha home.
M-F, flxbl hrs. Call 595-6360.
Wanted:
The Queen’s Print Connection is published
by Creative Services. If you have news or
wish to opine, call us at 537-7532 or e-mail
jkimura@queens.org. News deadline is the
Monday prior to publication.
Babysitter: New parents looking for exper
FT sitter for newborn twins at our home nr
QMC; M-F. Please call Julie at 779-5854.
QMC President. . . . . . . . . . Art Ushijima
Placing an ad: Queen’s employees only. Include
name, phone and Employee ID number. Mail
to Creative Services—Print Connection, fax to
547-4002 or e-mail to jkimura@queens.org by
Wednesday. The Print Connection reserves the
right to edit or refuse any ad. The Print Connection
does not make any warranty about the fitness of
any product or service listed in Q-Mart.
Editor/Writer. . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Kimura
Publisher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy Cameron
Assist. Ed./Writer. . . . . . . Glee Stormont
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