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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.
BWFH continues to focus on improving our hand hygiene rates by educating staff, patients and visitors about the importance of hand hygiene. Take a look at the resources available to your on BWFHconnect and review the hand hygiene myth buster video series.
The most direct way we can re-shape unjust social and economic policies is to vote. It is our chance to weigh in on who has power, resources and a voice. Visit BWFHconnect to learn how you can register to vote and about important election dates for Massachusetts voters.
September is National Recovery Month. On Tuesday, September 22, several Mass General Brigham hospitals are participating in a virtual town hall event supporting Massachusetts Opioid Screening and Awareness Day. BWFH Director of Outpatient Addiction Services Dr. Claudia Rodriguez will present "Buprenorphine Treatment and Experience of a Patient in Recovery" during the event from 9:30 to 10 am.
The event is aimed at decreasing the stigma surrounding opioid use disorder and helping individuals recognize that there are resources available in their community to treat this debilitating illness. Participants will have an option to take an anonymous screening, learn about opioid misuse signs and symptoms, and locate treatment programs in their area. BWFH employees can also find resources and information at the EAP website. To speak confidentially with an EAP counselor, call the EAP at 866-724-4327.
Click here to watch a video of Dr. Rodriquez discussing the importance of getting help for substance abuse and mental health disorders.
This year, many students of all ages are struggling to adjust between in-person and hybrid learning models and are in dire need of essential education supplies. In collaboration with the City of Boston Mayor's Love Your Block team, BWFH’s Community Health and Wellness Department is collecting new school supplies to help students succeed. There will be upcoming drop off days outside the cafeteria or you can contact Katie Plante to pick up your donations directly from your office. For a list of needed supplies, click here. Gift cards and monetary donations (checks can be made payable to "Make Boston Shine Trust") are also greatly appreciated.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is holding flu clinics in the Mary Ann Tynan Conference Center on the fourth floor on the following dates and times:
Mass General Brigham requires that all employees, including those working remotely, receive a flu vaccine by November 13, 2020, unless they are approved for a medical or religious exemption.
BWFH’s Gift Shop is now open Mondays through Friday from 10 am – 4 pm. Come explore our new Fall merchandise and browse some of our great sale items, which includes clothing, jewelry and gifts. As usual, our candy selection is fully stocked and Halloween candy is in. Please maintain social distancing while shopping and limit customers to three in the shop at a time.
Mass General Brigham’s Human Resources, in partnership with Jewish Vocational Services (JVS), is offering a free, 4-week program to assist employees and their families or friends to attain U.S. citizenship. The classes, facilitated by JVS staff, are once per week, and will be held virtually via Zoom. All class materials will be posted to Google Classroom, so participants can access the materials outside of the class. The next start dates are September 24 and October 26. Click here to learn more.
Has the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic hit you hard? Are you struggling financially? Do you find it difficult to work remotely? EAP is here to help you during these difficult times. We have created a webinar training series to support employees and managers’ emotional wellbeing, remote work and financial wellbeing. And if you need to, you can always speak confidentially with an EAP counselor at 866-724-4327.
Mass General Brigham’s Universal Mask Policy has been updated to require eye protection in all clinical encounters, and is now the Universal Mask and Eye Protection Policy. This updated policy is consistent with recent recommendations from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which now recommends universal eye protection, regardless of community prevalence of COVID-19.
For further details please read the full policy.
Should you need eye protection while at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, you can visit the PPE distribution center in suite 5B anytime between 6 am and 11:30 pm. Distribution center staff are only allowed to issue one set of eye protection per employee and will continue to monitor PPE usage by employee. As a reminder, per Mass General Brigham’s Extended Use, Reuse and Conservation of PPE policy, eyewear can be used without time limit and cleaned and stored as long as they are not damaged and retain their structural integrity. Please note that personal glasses are never suitable for eye protection.
Recently, a safety event was reported regarding the supplies in the ED. Read the complete edition of Last Week In Patient Safety.
EAP Mini-Session: Stress Management Technique
Wednesday, September 23
12 noon to 12:10 pm
EAP Webinar
Understanding Financial Aid and College Funding
Wednesday, September 23
12 noon to 1 pm
EAP Webinar
Managing Income and Expenses During a Crisis
Friday, September 25
12:30 to 1 pm
EAP Webinar
De-Escalation RECERTIFICATION Training (AVADE, Trauma Informed Care, CO, Restraint/Seclusion, Care of the Suicidal Patient)
Wednesday, September 30
3 to 7 pm
Tynan 2 Conference Room
EAP Mini-Session: Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation
Wednesday, September 30
12 noon to 12:10 pm
EAP Webinar
Switching Off: Preventing Digital Burnout
Thursday, October 1
1 to 2 pm
EAP Webinar
Keeping Debt Under Control During a Crisis
Friday, October 2
12:30 to 1 pm
EAP Webinar
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