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All Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital staff have received a personalized invitation and link to complete our Employee Engagement Survey. Survey results will help shape our path forward. For more information, speak with your manager or visit BWFHconnect (employee intranet). For questions or concerns, please email the survey team at EESurvey@partners.org.
Computers will be available to staff who wish to take the survey in the computer lab on the 4th Floor at BWFH on the following dates:
Through June 12, we’re celebrating Community Health Improvement Week. It’s an opportunity to shine a light on the work done by Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Community Health and Wellness team. Click here to meet the team.
In the Spring of 2020, a multidisciplinary group of equity leaders from across Brigham Health came together to develop strategies for addressing emerging equity issues in the pandemic and, when needed, escalating key concerns through the institution’s COVID-19 Incident Command structure. Among the group are several colleagues from Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Read more.
As a Sodexo employee, Susan Langill, RD, LDN, Director of Food Services for both BWH and BWFH, has spent many years splitting her time between both institutions. At BWFH, she oversees Food and Nutrition; at BWH, she oversees Food Services. Based on her experience, the benefits to being part of a system are clear. Read more.
Last week, a safety report was submitted after an insect was discovered in a sensitive procedural space. Staff worked to maintain a sterile field and there was no impact to the patient, however the staff needed to breakdown and set up the materials a second time to provide infection control protection. Read the complete edition of Last Week In Patient Safety (on BWFH intranet).
New research by Brigham and Women’s/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is showing just how dramatically cancer screenings dropped at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially delaying thousands of diagnoses. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital urological surgeon Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD, recently spoke with NBC News about their findings. Click here to watch the report.
As restrictions lift, you may be thinking about traveling this summer. Wherever you go, we urge you to follow the current local and state COVID-19 safety guidelines. We also encourage you to take precautions around other threats that are associated with travel, including cybersecurity.
For more information, contact your Information Security or Privacy Officer.
Here at BWFH, patient, visitor and staff safety is always our top priority. That’s why infection prevention is so important. If you have a question or concern about infection prevention—environmental concerns, questions about precaution status, information on donning and doffing PPE, etc.—page 61695. Infection Preventionist Brittany Herrick, BSN, RN, is on call to address concerns and answer questions.
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Mass General Brigham will be closing its dedicated vaccine clinics in the coming weeks. As a result, we will be piloting performing patient vaccination in select primary care and specialty clinics, and will continue to offer vaccinations through mobile efforts. We are also exploring other options to meet the needs of our unvaccinated patients. In addition, vaccinations are also available through city and town clinics, local pharmacies and state vaccination sites for eligible patients. Visit the Mass.gov website for locations or dial 2-1-1.
Employees can schedule dose 1 vaccine appointments at any of our dedicated vaccination sites using COVID Pass until the last dose 1 day closure dates noted above. For employees unable to use COVID Pass seeking dose 1, with the last option on 6/30 (initial vaccination appointments), please call the COVID Call Center at 781-960-1567 to schedule an appointment. Employees may take time during their workday to get vaccinated and should coordinate with their manager. Wentworth-Douglass Hospital employees wishing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can now self-schedule via COVID Pass (vaccinations are provided based on appointment openings at Prompt Care at Pease during their weekly vaccination clinics, Wednesdays and Thursday 2 to 4 pm). If you are unable to get vaccinated at one of our clinics prior to their closing dates, employees are encouraged to access state sites, local pharmacies and other COVID-19 vaccine venues. Soon employees will also be able to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at select Occupational Health clinics on a limited basis. Other options will be available in the fall, such as at flu clinics. More information will be forthcoming.
Community Health Supply Drive
Tuesday, June 8
12 noon to 1 pm
Outside the Cafeteria
Woods College of Advancing Studies at Boston College: Graduate Info Session
Tuesday, June 8
5:30 to 6:30 pm
ZOOM
Office Supply Swap
Wednesday, June 9
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Outside the Cafeteria
NRC and Patient Experience Office Hours
Wednesday, June 9
12 noon to 12:30 pm
ZOOM
Faulkner Fit After Work Meet Up
Wednesday, June 9
4 to 4:40 pm
Meet in Atrium Lobby
5th Annual Patient Experience Summit
Thursday, June 10
8 am to 3 pm
ZOOM
Office Supply Swap
Thursday, June 10
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Outside the Cafeteria
MGH Institute PP-OTD Informational Webinar
Thursday, June 10
8 to 9 pm
ZOOM
MGB Virtual Pride Parade and Celebration
Thursday, June 10
4:30 to 6 pm
Gather
De-Escalation Recert/Initial Training
Friday, June 11
8 am to 12 noon
ZOOM
This event will be held virtually. All are welcome! The Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard (NORCH) is pleased to announce our 22nd Annual Symposium, entitled “Global Food Systems and Sustainable Nutrition in the 21st Century.” We have an outstanding lineup of speakers who are experts in the fields of public health, global food systems, food inequity and sustainable nutrition. Additional event info and speaker information can be found here. Fill out the interest form linked here to be notified when registration opens. Registration for this event is free.
The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is pleased to offer virtual suicide prevention training sessions for members of the Mass General Brigham community. QPR is an evidence-based program that teaches participants to Question someone who is suicidal; Persuade them to get help; and Refer them to the appropriate resources. Stepping Strong Injury Prevention Project Manager Cheryl Lang, MPH, will be teaching the sessions on Wednesday, June 16, from 12 noon to 12:30 pm and Wednesday, June 23, from 12 noon to 1 pm. Click here to register.
Join us on Thursday, June 17, from 12 noon to 2 pm for a screening of “The BOI Doc,” a film documenting the experience of transgender, gender non-conforming and queer masculine-of-center folx of the African diaspora as they create a new definition of masculinity. The screening will include an introduction and Q&A session with filmmaker Evolve Benton. Click here to watch the trailer of “The BOI Doc.” Space is limited. Please register here and click the “join” button, then “attend.” Warning: trailer and feature include strong language.
Join Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Emerging Leaders Committee and special guest speaker Operations Director of Non-Invasive Testing Ben Pariser on Tuesday, June 22, from 12 noon to 1 pm via ZOOM or in the 4 North Computer Training Room for a workshop on the Basics of Excel. All are welcome to attend. To register and receive the ZOOM link, email Katie Plante.
Mass General Brigham’s Innovation Digital Education Academy (IDEA) is a new, year-long program focused on Innovation and Digital Health. Each month, we will host a special session highlighting key individuals and innovations happening within the digital health space. Join us on Thursday, June 24, at 12 noon for Making Your Digital Health Pitch featuring Donald Gummow, Business Analyst, Brigham Digital Innovation Hub, BWH, Jennifer Shin, MD, SM, Associate Surgeon, BWH, Sara Silacci, Chief Strategy Officer & Senior Managing Director, Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare (CIDH), MGH, and Haipeng (Mark) Zhang, DO, Medical Director, Brigham Digital Innovation Hub, BWH, to hear from experts on crafting a pitch, finding a champion, assessing funding and other resources and learn best practices in pursuing a digital project.
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