Keeping In Touch 12 November 2021
Its 43 days until Christmas – yay! The Caregiver Advisory Council and the Mission Committee have been busy working behind the scenes to make this Christmas extra special for our caregivers. The theme this year is ‘Let light shine out of the darkness’, and there has been some light with restrictions easing somewhat. At least we can now gather in small groups and catch up with family and friends. Christmas is looking promising. The hospital however is still in COVID-19 peak, with DHHS mandating no visitors and elective surgery returning to 50% as communicated recently. As a result, the caregiver and children’s Christmas parties will not go ahead this year. The good news is that the team have been planning decorations for the hospital, music and elf-on-the-shelf adventures. We will need your help on a few things: • Do we have an elf-on-the shelf enthusiast, who would like to help with Elf? • Are you a budding musician who could spare an hour or so, to help with Christmas carols? • If you have any ‘common area’ decorating ideas, please let us know • Is there a charity you would like the hospital to support? In place of our Children’s Christmas party, we are putting together a Caregiver Children Benefits program. We are hoping to have discounted entry fees to a number of local businesses (for a limited time) to help kids enjoy the Christmas holidays. At this stage it looks like there are no restrictions on Christmas decorations this year so the ‘Christmas Decorating Competition’ is on!!! Be creative and please do not use hospital medical supplies (creative but expensive). We want to thank you for all your hard work. You really have been superstars as we have navigated another COVID year. Perhaps the biggest gift we can give each other is kindness and compassion. Let’s make the next 43 days joyous and hopeful!
PATIENT EXPERIENCE Patient Experience Matters! Congratulations to the below 5 wards for doing such a wonderful job in caring for our patients. We hope everyone enjoyed their Daniel’s Donuts! Next month, departments who meet their NPS targets will receive a coffee voucher for all their caregivers.
Geelong NPS for October Hospital Score
80.7
Ward
NPS
Day Stay Oncology
93.5
Emergency Department
77.2
2 South
78.0
3 West
88.1
3 East
76.4
Gratitude jars We have seen many Gratitude Jars being used well! Great job to the Pharmacy team, jar pictured left. It was also wonderful to be part of the Theatre 8.05am meeting where quite a few cards where read out. Remembering gratitude helps us all feel more positive emotion, strengthens relationships, improves our health and helps us deal with adversity. If you are unsure what to write, just jot down what you are thankful for, it can be something small, an experience or a person. Try it for 30 days; it’s guaranteed to shift your mindset.
Booster doses for healthcare workers
COVID-19 booster doses are now available at the Community Vaccination Hub in Norlane to anyone aged 18 and over who had their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine more than six months ago. A COVID-19 booster dose helps prevent waning immunity (loss of protection) against COVID-19. Eligible people will receive the Pfizer vaccine as their booster dose.
To make a booking at the Community Vaccination Hub phone 1800 675 398 or limited walk-ins are also available. The Community Vaccination Hub in Norlane is open 7 days 8.30am-3.30pm. Click here to make a booking.
Looking for the Sharepoint icon on Zenworks?
The Sharepoint icon has been removed from Zenworks. You can now access Sharepoint from CORA. Click on My workspaces > My collaboration workspaces to view your collaboration sites.
Fisher and Paykel Nasal High Flow webinars Webinar - Nasal High Flow (NHF) therapy, a continuum of adult respiratory care We had overwhelming interest in our previous series of Nasal High Flow (NHF) education webinars, however many of you were unable to attend due to work / other commitments. To provide you with another opportunity to attend, we have scheduled 2 additional NHF webinars in November.
Wednesday 24th November 2021 Time: 2:00 - 3:00pm OR 7:30 – 8:30pm (EDST) Learning Outcomes: • An understanding of the physiological mechanisms of NHF • The application of NHF in clinical practice illustrated using an interactive case study 2.00pm
• An appreciation of the patient groups benefiting from this therapy
7.30pm
• Please note this webinar does not include a discussion on the application of THRIVE in theatre Upon completion of this webinar a certificate will be provided As we are presenting on the zoom platform you will have to register yourself. Just click on the date or QR code to get to the zoom registration page. education.fphcare.com
Fisher and Paykel are running two national Nasal High Flow (NHF) webinars on Wednesday 24th November at 2.00pm and 7.30pm. The webinars will discuss the physiological mechanisms of NHF and apply these mechanisms to the application of NHF in an interactive patient case scenario. To register please scan the QR code in the poster on the time of the webinar you wish to attend.
Lung & Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
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Upcoming Events: November
15-19 November
Pressure Injury Day Thursday 18 November
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 18-24 November
International Volunteer Day Sunday 5 December
Tanjeela.chowdhury@sjog.org.au GLMarketing@sjog.org.au
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STOP Pressure Injury Day: Pressure Injury Cake Off!
With the right knowledge and care, pressure injuries can be avoided. STOP Pressure Injusry Day raises awareness of pressure injuries and how to prevent them. All health professionals, carers, family members and patients have important roles to play in pressure injury prevention. On Thursday 18th November we are having a Pressure Injury Cake Off! The idea is to decorate a cake/cupcake to look like a pressure injury, and raise awareness about pressure injuries. Mölnlycke, the company who creates our sacral and heel protectors, will be gifting Daniel’s Donuts to the clinical area of the winning cake. WHEN: Thursday 18 November WHERE: Staff Dining Room TIME: 10:30am Please see attached poster to share via your preferred educational methods.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is celebrated from 18-24 November every year. The 2021 theme, Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance, calls on Health stakeholders, policymakers, health care providers, and the general public to be Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness champions. Please reach out to Carol Rosevear if you wish to access further information.
New Ways November
Back pats
Emma said: 5 stars It obviously takes a special kind of person to do your jobs. Congratulations to SJOG and your wonderful staff. You’re all amazing.
What our patients had to say about us this week... Surgery Centre
NPS ED
Patient feedback
Patient feedback
The team without expectation were warm and friendly. I felt very safe and supported.
How amazing the triage nurse, MJ, was and the lovely staff.
3 West
Day Surgery
Patient feedback
The most amazing midwives, staff, care, help, facilities and beautiful experience after we welcomed our little girl to the world.
Patient feedback
Dr Cam, the anaesthetist, was amazing. He was very reassuring to both myself and my son Harper. Amazing Service!