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BWFH Pulse Now Available in 150 Languages
If you’d like to read BWFH Pulse in a different language, click on the ‘Select Language’ icon in the top right of that page. Please note that the ‘Select Language’ feature only works in Chrome and Firefox, not Internet Explorer. For mobile users, you can click the ‘Menu’ button in the top right and then select your language.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Chief of Psychiatry John Fromson, MD, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Cynthia N. Kettyle Teaching Award by the Harvard Medical School Psychiatry Executive Committee.
Universal masking is a key component in preventing viral transmission of COVID-19. Get a copy of the “Mask Ask” flyer to hang in your clinic or workspace in English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese or Spanish.
Leadership at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital believes that Joint Commission surveyors will arrive unannounced sometime in the next several weeks for our accreditation survey. Please visit the Continuous Readiness page to brush up on the standards. If you have any compliance questions or concerns, contact Executive Director of Patient Safety, Quality, Infection Control and Accreditation Christi Barney at 617-983-7449.
As of October 1, 2020, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital will transition to Brigham Biomedical Engineering support. We anticipate a seamless transition as the Brigham Biomedical Engineering team learns our systems and our care environment.
We are grateful to Julia Shannon and the entire TRIMEDX Biomed group for the support of our clinical activities. They have provided years of incredibly responsive, high quality service in our clinical areas and will continue to support us through this transition.
Ed Pitts, Executive Director of Support Services, Michael Fraai, BWH’s Executive Director of Biomedical Engineering, Peggy Duggan, Chief Medical Officer, are working to create a smooth transition. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
The standard Consent for Procedure form has been revised to be consistent across MGB and meet new regulations from the Board of Registration in Medicine. New forms are now available in both English and Spanish for use starting July 27. Old forms should be discarded. Ordering information and additional details are available on BWFHconnect.
The DAISY Nurse Leader Award annually recognizes the incredible work that nurse leaders do every day. At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, nurse leaders include Nurse Directors, Nursing Supervisors, Nurse Educators and Program Managers in the Department of Nursing. To nominate a nurse leader who goes above and beyond and tell us how they impacted your life, please fill out a nomination form online. Nominations are due by Saturday, August 15.
Following a recent event that resulted in spark and burning of outlet within a patient room, please be reminded that patients should not be plugging any charging devices for a cell phone, tablet, computer, etc. into the head wall outlets in patient rooms. These outlets should be used for medical equipment only. If a patient needs to charge an electrical device, they should use the outlets near the foot of the bed.
On Thursday, July 23 from 7 to 8:30 pm there will be an online discussion and "town hall" with Dr. Lindsey Baden, the lead researcher on the upcoming COVID vaccine trial at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Topics around vaccine research development, COVID vaccine trial, and pertinent questions from our community members will be addressed.
The link to the forum can be found HERE and at www.bwhccw.org. Participants are encouraged to submit questions beforehand to info@bwhccw.org and will also be able to ask questions during the event.
Please follow the proper PAPR storage guidelines in order to conserve this important hospital resource. Per recommendations, the blower unit should be wiped down and stored in the storage bin that it was given to you in. PAPRs should never be hung on IV poles, left on counters or stored in anything but the bin it was issued in.
If you require help with your PAPR use during your shift, continue to use Vocera (or call extension 2199) and ask for PAPR HELP. Be sure to report any difficulties you have with the PAPR unit or batteries to the Distribution Center staff when you return them to Suite 5B at the end of your shift.
In order to streamline the screening process at BWFH, we have integrated the Mass General Brigham Prescreen for patients and visitors. Mass General Brigham Prescreen is an online symptom and risk screening tool for all patients and visitors entering a Mass General Brigham facility. Patients and visitors will be required to complete the screening on the day of their visit prior to being allowed entry into the hospital. Please encourage your patients and visitors to utilize this tool to make their entry into the hospital more efficient: https://prescreen.massgeneralbrigham.org.
In addition to the online form requesting a fit test that was announced last week, employees who don’t have access to a computer can now contact the voicemail line with their request. Employees can call 617-983-7028 and leave their name, department, contact number and shift hours and a member of the fit testing team will call them back to schedule an appointment.
We regularly review COVID-19-related clinical policies to ensure that they reflect the best available published guidance and take into account the current clinical situation at our institutions. Policy decisions are made collaboratively and are based on ongoing risk-assessments of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. On July 10, updates were made to the testing criteria. Moving forward, updates will be sent out only when changes have been made. For a list of current active policies and associated guidance documents, visit the COVID-19 clinical policies site.
Recovering Our Breath: Supportive Small Group Sessions for Mass General Brigham Employees
Wednesday, July 22
10 to 11 am
Mass General Brigham Webinar
De-Escalation Training (AVADE, Trauma Informed Care, CO, Restraint/Seclusion, Care of the Suicidal Patient)
Friday, July 24
8 am to 4 pm
Huvos Auditorium
EAP Webinar: Dealing with Difficult People
Tuesday, July 28
12 noon to 1 pm
Webinar
Active Shooter Preparedness Training
Tuesday, July 28
1 to 1:30 pm
Huvos Auditorium
De-Escalation RECERTIFICATION Training (AVADE, Trauma Informed Care, CO, Restraint/Seclusion, Care of the Suicidal Patient)
Wednesday, July 29
3 to 7 pm
Tynan 2 Conference Room
Recovering Our Breath: Supportive Small Group Sessions for Mass General Brigham Employees
Wednesday, July 29
10 to 11 am
Mass General Brigham Webinar
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