Providenc e Ca re Con n e c ti o n s
Providence Manor volunteers receive Ontario Volunteer Service award
July/August 2013 Vol. 11 Issue 5
Congratulations Dr. Wilson!
Several Providence Manor volunteers received the Ontario Volunteer Service Award on June 18th for their outstanding contributions to their community. The Ontario Volunteer Service Award recognizes individual volunteers for continuous years of commitment and dedicated service to an organization.
Adults are recognized for five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30+, 40+, 50+ and 60+ years of continuous service. Youth (under the age of 24) are recognized for two or more years of continuous service. The award recipients were: Garnet Huff, Frank Maloney, Josephine Quesnel, Dianne Dutcher, Hayley Maloney, Michele Cadieux, Kirsten Snider, Theresa Miller, and Sandra Murchie.
Providence Care’s Vice President of Medical and Academic Programs, Dr. Ruth Wilson, has been elected President of the North American region’s World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Association of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA). The election was announced at the recent 20th Annual World Conference of WONCA - also know as the World Organization of Family Doctors - in Prague.
Keeping up with the technological age Major step will contribute to availability of ePatient Record Do you feel like a part of you is missing if you forget your cell phone at home? Do you use your laptop instead of loose paper to take notes during meetings? These are signs we are living in a society where technology is an integrated part of the lifestyle. Upgrading your technological environment is a key element to following the digital revolution. In the health care system, technology advancement is reshaping and benefiting patient care. Back in December, the Wireless LAN (WLAN) service was made available to corporate devices at our Mental Health Services facility, following on the footsteps of St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital. This upgrade has become an important piece to
the technological changes that will come to Providence Care in the Fall of 2013: the electronic Patient Record (ePR). Because of our WLAN major upgrade, the ePR will be accessible and available in more places, specifically at the point of care. The benefits don’t stop there; just in the past six months WLAN has already enhanced the everyday work of our staff. Having Wi-Fi hotspots spread out across both our hospital sites means that staff can now bring their laptop and connect to the network without having to use a cable. They can access files from their different drives anywhere, at any time, in a timely manner. Staff can also access their calendar via Wi-Fi on their Blackberry from any
hospital location. Presentation and working documents can be edited from any laptop during meetings and working sessions. Whenever staff need to print at a distant colour printer, they can take their laptop with them, make edits and print right at that printer. The Wireless LAN service has proven to be a valuable asset and a necessity in keeping up with the new technological age. Remote access is one of the major steps undertaken by Providence Care to improve patient care in the long run and enhance the everyday work of our staff. - Véronique Scott Communications Officer, ePatient Record