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For the 50 percent of men in their 60s and 90 percent of men in their 70s and 80s who live with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) caused by the enlargement of the prostate gland, the Men’s Health Center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital offers a wide array of treatment options, now including GreenLight™ laser therapy.
Robin Kaufman, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, NEA-BC, has recently been named Associate Chief Nurse, Perianesthesia/Procedural and Ambulatory Services at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. In her new role, Kaufman will have oversight of those areas, as well as the Gregory Endoscopy Centre, Interventional Radiology/Interventional Nephrology, the Outpatient Infusion Center, the Pain Management Center and Cardiac Rehabilitation.
It is going to take time to switch over to BWFH’s new identity. Branded items—including websites, internal communication channels, ID badges, printed materials, vehicles, signage, work wear and more — will be updated in phases over the next year. To implement the transition as economically as possible, BWFH is taking a “deplete and replace” strategy, in which all existing supplies, stationery, etc., with our former brand will be used up before new materials are ordered. There will be a period of time when the new and old logos are used simultaneously, and that is OK. To learn more about the new logo and how to access resources you can start using today, click here.
Congratulations to Morgan Stickney! Stickney is the only patient in the world who has undergone not one, but two Ewing amputations—a novel surgical procedure pioneered by Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Matthew Carty, MD, that enables her to perform complex actions and feel sensation by allowing her brain to interact with a robotic prosthetic. Read more about her journey to the Olympics on Boston.com.
The BRIght Futures Prizes support investigators across the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) as they work to answer provocative questions or solve grand problems. Among the recipients of the ninth BRIght Futures Prize, presented at the annual Research Appreciation Celebration last month, is Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Director of Autonomic Laboratory Peter Novak, MD, PhD, who’s project received $50,000 to accelerate his innovations. Read more.
Mass General Brigham’s Employee Assistance Program recently spoke with Migdalia Gomez, Community Engagement Manager, Harvard University Employees Credit Union, about the current state of student loans and how to prepare for the post-pandemic transition. Read the full article.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, and the entire Mass General Brigham system, is working towards implementing more lasting programs that embrace workplace flexibility. Our new strategy, Where We Work, which allows both in-office and at-home work for appropriate roles, is designed to best meet the needs of our employees, teams, patients and communities. The go-live date for the Where We Work strategy is Tuesday, September 7. To learn more, listen to a recent Town Hall with Rose Sheehan, Chief Human Resources Officer for Mass General Brigham, and Julia Sinclair, SVP for Brigham and Women’s Hospital. You can also review the presentation deck and FAQs. Managers, in order to support your teams, please register for Where We Work training.
Do you have questions for BWFH President David O. McCready? Submit them to AskDavid@bwh.harvard.edu to get a response from David.
Recently, a safety report was submitted regarding a deviation from the sharps disposal policy. During a shift, several intravenous (IV) set-ups were found open with the needle exposed in one of the clinical units of the hospital. This creates the risk of a potential needlestick injury for staff and introduces infection control risks for patients. Read the complete edition of Last Week In Patient Safety.
In the summer of 2020, world-renowned personal finance expert Suze Orman received life-changing care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. To express her gratitude, Suze is offering all Mass General Brigham employees free access to her 3-STEP RESET program, an interactive online course to transform how you think, feel and act with money. Visit bwhevents.org/suze to register. Access code: BRIGHAM.
Here at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, 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 general infection prevention, patient 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. Can’t remember the pager number? Search “Infection Control” in the Phone and Paging Directory and scroll down to “Infection Control-FAULKNER ONLY (BWFH).”
In anticipation of Microsoft retiring Skype for Business at the end of July, Skype for Business will be decommissioned across Mass General Brigham on Wednesday, July 14. Moving forward, Microsoft Teams will be the go-to application for chat, calls and online meetings. Visit BWFHconnect to learn more about Microsoft Teams and the actions you may need to take before July 14.
The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is now accepting applications for the 2021 Stepping Strong Innovator Awards. The $100,000 awards fund outstanding research and innovation to improve the prevention, treatment and care of traumatic injury. The center expects to provide several grants, to be announced at the 2021 Stepping Strong Trauma Research and Innovation Symposium in November of 2021. Learn about the Innovator Awards program and this year’s focus areas, read the Frequently Asked Questions and view the application. The deadline to apply is Friday, July 23, 2021 at 12 noon EST.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is reducing employee COVID-19 testing to one day per week. Effective Tuesday, July 20, testing will no longer take place in the Mary Ann Tynan Conference Center on Mondays. Testing will continue to take place in the Mary Ann Tynan Conference Center on Wednesdays from 2 to 5 pm. Employees are still able to schedule testing via COVID Pass, and can elect to be tested nearby at 1245 Centre Street by selecting “BWH West Roxbury COVID Testing Site” if they wish to be tested on another day of the week.
Based on the research, data and trends, Mass General Brigham has made the decision to require all Mass General Brigham employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 once the FDA has granted approval of one of the three vaccines. We will inform you of specific dates as soon as available. This step to require the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment is consistent with our approach to the flu vaccine requirement. Given the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and the outlined mandated vaccination policy, we strongly encourage those employees who have not yet been vaccinated to do so as soon as possible. If you have already received a COVID-19 vaccine, you do not need to be vaccinated again, and at this time no booster shot is required. For more information, read Mass General Brigham’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs.
The Occupational Health Services team can now provide COVID-19 vaccines to new and current Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital employees who are interesting in receiving the vaccine at the Occupational Health clinic on the 7th floor. Employees who are interested in getting the vaccine can call Occupational Health at 617-983-4628 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
NRC and Patient Experience Office Hours
Wednesday, July 14
12 noon to 12:30 pm
ZOOM
EAP Webinar: Effective Communication in the Workplace
Wednesday, July 14
12 noon to 1 pm
ZOOM
De-Escalation Recert/Initial Training
Friday, July 16
8 am to 12 noon
ZOOM
While there many resources within Mass General Brigham for digital health innovation, are you interested in how to maximize your opportunities and work with startups, industry and other collaborators outside the system? Join Michael Band, Senior Director of Business Development and Innovation at MGB, Michael Freni, MBA, Senior Director of Business Development and Innovation at MGB, and Tracy Sykes, JD, Senior Director of Business Strategy and Commercialization and Senior Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel, on Monday, July 26, at 12 noon via ZOOM for an informative session to learn what it takes to work with external partners. The panelists will share tips on how to identify external digital health vendors, considerations for working with start-ups, sources of funding, IP policies and collaboration agreements.
The United States is currently experiencing an urgent blood product shortage. You can do your part to help patients within the Brigham Family and at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by donating blood to the Kraft Family Blood Donation Center. The DFCI/BWH Blood Mobile, the traveling extension of the Kraft Family Blood Donation Center, will be at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital on Tuesday, July 27, from 8 am to 2:30 pm. Donors are encouraged to schedule appointments in advance. To make your appointment, visit tinyurl.com/FaulknerJ21. As a thank you, all donors will receive a Kraft Family Blood Donor Center Beach Bag! Questions? Email blooddonor@partners.org. If you cannot attend the event on July 27, you can donate anytime by calling 888-LETS-GIV (538-7448) or view a listing of other upcoming local blood drives taking place aboard the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Blood Mobile.
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