July - Misericordia Health Centre

July 2013
Inside this issue
President’s Message....1
Did You Know?............2
Kaleidoscope..............3
Introducing.................4
Life Miz
A newsletter for MHC staff, physicians & volunteers
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
winding down period of fewer
meetings and a chance to get
caught up on outstanding
work but I think this summer
is going to be busier than
ever with our redevelopment
project in full swing and
countless eHealth project
implementations.
After a winter that never
seemed to end, summer is
finally here with sizzling
temperatures and muchneeded patio time.
Remember, though, it is
important to schedule
holiday time for yourself! You
deserve it. A full 24 per cent
of Canadians don’t take their
allotted vacation time. Time
away from work - especially
stress-free time on vacation
- is essential to maintaining
mental and physical health,
as well as relationships with
friends and family.
I know typically we usually
think of “summer work” as a
Enjoy the weather – while we
have it!
SUMMERTIME!
encompasses your comments
where you believe MHC excels
and your suggestions for
improvements.
Java with Jacuzzi
We are into the seventh
month of Java with Jacuzzi,
informal sessions for me to
chat to staff about MHC’s
vision, successes and
challenges.
We’ve already incorporated
changes you’ve asked for –
like longer cafeteria hours
on the week-ends, posting
additional signage and
Urgent Care enhancements.
Thank you to everyone for
being so open and honest.
Watch for your Java with
Jacuzzi invitation in the mail!
Summaries of our sessions
are shared with the Senior
Leadership Team (SLT). At
the last SLT meeting, senior
leaders reviewed the Java
with Jacuzzi action log which
Thankful for our donors
By Glynis Corkal, Foundation Communications & Fund Development Officer
O
n a sunny Friday at the end of
May, more than 80 of our donors
gathered at the Misericordia Health
Centre so we could thank them in
person for their gifts this past year.
Members of our Senior Leadership
Team served tea and party sandwiches
to our guests while they learned about
the upcoming PRIME location that will
open at MHC in the spring of 2014.
Judy Ahrens-Townsend, the regional
manager of the PRIME program, spoke
and took questions about the program. She shared details about who can be
I am pleased to report
because of your efforts, MHC
is in a continuous state of
improvement.
referred to PRIME and how, and what
types of services it will offer. It was a
timely opportunity to give our donors
a glimpse into one of the kinds of
programs their generous gifts support.
Did You Know?
A
Handling Hazardous
Medications
competency guide
is now avaiable on
the Sister St. Odilon
website! Visit: http://
libguides.lib.umanitoba.
ca/misericordia.
I
f you think there
have been a lot more
Code Blues being
paged overhead, you
are absolutely right!
Fortunately, they are just
for training purposes.
Urgent Care is
running
mock
Code Blue
scenarios
on a regular basis to
practice their skills.
M
HC’s report to
the community is
ready! Did you know
Health Information
Services files 5,100
charts per month?
Pick up The Faces of
Change to read more
interesting facts
about MHC during the
2012/2013 fiscal year!
M
embers of
Misericordia’s
Long-Term Care team
presented Urinary Tract
Infections and Antibiotic
Stewardship at the 2013
Canadian Gerontological
Nursing Association
conference held in
Vancouver, BC.
J
oin Lia Kruger for
Summer Yoga in
MHC’s fitness studio!
Please contact Lia at
liakruger@yahoo.com
for more information.
O
n Friday, June 21
Misericordia Health
Centre and the West
Broadway Biz partnered
to host a Bike-to-Work
Day pitstop!
With live Cuban music,
resident-baked banana
bread, and Thom Bargen
iced tea, the pitstop was
a great success!
WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS
DAY By Jane Van Dam, Manager, Social Work
W
orld Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) was
developed and launched on June 15, 2006,
by the International Network for the Prevention of
Elder Abuse. It involves activities to raise awareness
of mistreatment of older adults wherever they live
throughout the world, and to highlight the need for
appropriate action. It is intended to give abuse and neglect of older adults
global attention and to focus efforts on the prevention of abuse. Activities
on this day are designed to raise public awareness of the abuse of older
adults and to develop initiatives and promote respectful approaches to
dealing with this important issue.
Individuals and communities worldwide are
using June 15th as an opportunity to recognize
local and regional efforts that are being made
to prevent mistreatment and raise awareness of
abuse towards older adults.
This year WEAAD was observed on Friday, June
14, at Misericordia Health Centre and Misericordia
Place. The day started off with all residents
and staff wearing a purple ribbon to recognize
the importance of this day and to show their
commitment to providing a safe environment for
older adults.
Several activities marked the day including,
a wall of purple ribbons created by residents,
along with a team of health-care providers
from the recreation, spiritual care and social
work departments. Each purple ribbon carried
personal messages of what it means to have
support, security, and safety in our lives.
Social workers provided information at a display table on preventing
abuse, and how everyone can make a difference and contribute to creating
a culture of safety and respect of older adults. It’s Not Right pamphlets
were available from the Government of Canada on how to identify abuse
and help older adults at risk and Manitoba Healthy Living, Seniors and
Consumer Affairs, along with Age and Opportunity had information on
resources including the Seniors Support Line. Staff from the Sister St.
Odilon Library contributed a comprehensive resource list for health-care
workers.
Misericordia Place residents enjoyed an ice
cream party to raise awareness about the
different types of abuse, and show support
for abuse prevention programs.
At Misericordia, WEAAD was a day of purple
as we all worked together to raise awareness
of this very important issue.
2 • Life @ MIZ
T
Kaleidoscope
his poem was written and presented by Christine Kolba, daughter of
Marion Kolba, MP3 resident, at Marion’s care conference.
A kaleidoscope of memories
tumble through her days
Shifting as she watches
Then steps into them gingerly
She says her daughter
came and brought her chocolate
tuesday afternoon
and now she’s across the hall
where she lives in that room
You know she can’t be right
Although she’s sure it’s true
Because you are her only daughter
She has forgotten that it’s you
Where are we now
she asks you,
As you help her to her room
That she won’t recognize as her
own
Until she sees her name on the
door
As she slowly and achingly lays
down on her bed
You know she’s somewhere else
again
cuz when you ask her how she’s
doing she replies
as if from her living room in her old
home
“Oh, not much, just reading and
puttering around…”
that is what she always said
as she read her mystery novels,
with her dog to keep her company
and meals brought in twice a day
your eyes tear
as you remember who she was
when she remembered who you
were
The skin on her hands,
is so thin and delicate
like snowflakes or clear tissue
paper
the tremble in her body and fingers
the exhaustion that prevails
Help me fix it she says,
it’s not quite right
she places and replaces the folds
of her quilt
over and over, not quite right
you give her a hug, say it’s okay
rest and sleep it’s all okay.
The tension leaves,
Comforted by the reassuring words
you share
both of you are here now
clear of who you are
she your mother, elderly and frail,
You her daughter,
nurturing and firm
what was still is
but different now
giving back what was so freely
given
all those days and years
How small but constant all her
gestures were
how taken for granted until gone
But now a chance to show what her
grace taught you
and brought to
the world
Christine Kolba, 2013
RETIREMENTS / NEW HIRES
Retirements:
Leslie Pinchin - General
Duty Respiratory
Therapist, MHC for Lungs
Melanie McGarry General Duty Respiratory
Therapist, MHC for Lungs
Joan Adnum - RN II,
Operating Room
Karen O’Grady - RN II,
Health Links-Info Santé
Karen Terlinkski - CRN III,
Cornish 3 North
Betty Ann King - RN II,
Health Links-Info Santé
Lori Thompson -LPN,
Cornish 2
Lorraine Ogilvie -Patient
Care Manager, Urgent
Care & Ambulatory
Clinics
Marie Russell - LPN,
Cornish 3 North
New Hires:
Janelle Redmann - HCA,
Cornish 5
Seema Rooprai Clerical Aide, Urgent
Care
Genaline Navales - HCA,
Float Pool
Dylan Kornell -HCA,
Cornish 2
Scott Worster - HCA,
Float Pool
Tetchie Lazo - Clerical
Aide, Urgent Care
Amela Nukic Environmental
Services Attendant,
Housekeeping
Kathryn Lauvstad
- Stenographer II,
BreastCheck
Jonathan Tiessen Physiotherapist, Easy
Street
Michael Templeton
- Orthopedic
Technologist,
Ambulatory Care
Piotr Turon - General
Duty Respiratory
Therapist, Respiratory
Services
Bronwynn Hayles
- General Duty
Respiratory Therapist,
Respiratory Services
Exie Bosma -Patient
Care Manager, Urgent
Care & Ambulatory
Clinics
Jen-Jen Malang - ESA,
Housekeeping
Juliet Navarro -ESA,
Housekeeping
Life @ MIZ • 3
INTRODUCING ...
D
r. Victor Penner, MHC’s newest Ophthalmology
resident.
Born and raised in Manitoba, Dr. Penner started his
university career at the University of Manitoba in
Biosystems Engineering, but later deciding it wasn’t
for him. After seeking a career more person-focused,
Dr. Penner found Optometry.
While residing in Ontario, Vancouver Island and
visiting family in Alberta, neither place felt like home.
Eventually, Dr. Penner made the decision to bury his
roots in Winnipeg to practice Optometry.
When asked about the tranisition into Ophthalmology
Dr. Penner revealed, “I wanted to be able to do more.
Rather than just diagnose eye disease and refer it
on, I wanted the training and the ability to actually
intervene and provide tertiary care.”
While shadowing Dr. G. Rocha in Brandon, MB
six years ago, Dr. Penner was able to perform a
review the Visante OCT. With the advancements in
technology, and the ability to provide the power of
vision to patients, Dr. Penner knew he was on the right
path.
MHC is honoured
to help Dr. Penner
on his new journey.
Let’s provide
him with a warm
welcome into the
Misericordia family!
Interfaith Calendar
July 9
Ramadan Begins - Islam - ninth month on Islamic calendar, devoted to the commemoration of Muhammad’s reception of the divine revelation recorded in the Qur’an. The event begins when authorities in Saudi Arabia sight the new moon of the ninth month. It is the holiest period of the Islamic Year. There is a strict fasting from sunrise to sunset.
July 11 Saint Benedict Day - Christian - Catholic Christian recognition of the father of the Benedictine Order. It was the first Order of the Western Church Monastic tradition and lived by the Benedictine Rule.
July 15 Obon - Shinto - Buddhist - Japanese Buddhist festival to hon
our deceased ancestors. Involves lighting of bonfires, traditional meal plans, paper lanterns, folk dances.
July 16 Tisha B’Av - Judaism - a Jewish day of fasting in remembrance of the destruction of the Temple in 586 B.C.E. and 70 C.E.
July 24 Pioneer Day - Mormon Christian - Mormon observation of
arrival of first settlers at Great Salt Lake, USA, on July 24, 1847
Social Committee Message
By Tammy Carriere, Manager, Diagnostic Imaging
Congratulations! T
T
he Most Reverend V.
James Weisgerber,
Archbishop of Winnipeg,
received an honorary
Doctor of Laws degree
from the University of
Manitoba!
For his visionary
commitment to social change and justic,
Archbishop V. James Weisberger received the
honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the 134th
Annual Spring Convocation on May 29, 2013.
Congratulations Reverend V. James Weisberger!
4 • Life @ MIZ
he MHC Social
Committee is pleased to
report the first MHC Staff
Bingo Bowl was a HUGE
success! With a sell-out
crowd, fun prizes and great
food a fantastic time was
had by all! Special thanks
to the event staff at the
Niakwa Bowling Lanes at
the Fermor Travelodge for
doing a bang-up job taking
care of our crowd. If you
weren’t able to make it out
this year, don’t despair, we
will host this event again. Watch our bulletin
board in the main
hall by the gift shop
for all of the Social
Committee activity
updates!