On March 14, 2024, the World Kidney Day call to action is “Kidney Health for All: Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice” to improve the quality of life and delay disease progression for people living with kidney disease.

As people connect worldwide on World Kidney Day, emphasizing equal access to care is essential. This focus ensures access to treatment and fosters efficient, informed, and effective kidney health management on a global scale. The journey ahead involves navigating these obstacles with a commitment to making optimal kidney care accessible and affordable for the well-being of people living with kidney disease everywhere.

For more information, visit https://www.worldkidneyday.org/.

Sent on behalf of Phil Thompson, Code Brown Executive Sponsor & Director, Support Services

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Shared on behalf of North York General Hospital

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NYGH Psychiatrist, Dr. Neil Levitsky, will present a webinar on improving sleep and working on insomnia in recognition of World Sleep Day (March 15).

This talk will provide an overview of the physiology of sleep, and the factors that can interfere with getting enough good quality sleep and then focus in on the using CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) to deal with insomnia. Attendees will be provided with practical advice that can be used for sleep struggles and by the end of the talk you will know how you can work on getting better sleep.

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST

Microsoft Teams Webinar – Registration is required (click here to register)

Shared on behalf of Andrea Raynak, Director, Nursing Practice

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The goal of the EDI Steering Committee is to foster an organizational culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. The Committee will drive work by creating and implementing an action plan that will address racism of all forms, discrimination, phobias, biases, oppression, stigma, and other harmful situations that leads to inequities throughout our Hospital.

The scope of the EDI Steering Committee will be inclusive of all equity-deserving groups, with a particular focus on Indigenous Peoples and those within the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. This committee will be committed to advising and guiding other initiatives within the strategic plan from an EDI lens, as required.

Consider “variety” when packing food for school lunches.  Try to include:

• Fruits – fresh or canned, preferably unsweetened or packed in water instead of syrup
• Vegetables – carrot sticks, snap peas, bell peppers
• Grains – bread, crackers, tortillas, rice
• Protein rich foods – meat, dairy, seeds, beans, eggs

Limit highly processed foods such as packaged cookies or fruit gummies as occasional treats, and focus on packing nutrient-dense foods regularly.  Include a water bottle to help your child stay hydrated. 

Example of a balanced morning snack and lunch for school:

SNACK: homemade banana muffin + mandarin orange

LUNCH: pasta salad with cheese, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes with hummus, apple slices and yogurt

For more resources on healthy living or to learn more about TBRHSC’s Paediatric Healthy Living Program, please visit our website at bit.ly/Paediatric-Healthy-Living-Program

Shared on behalf of Crystal Edwards, Code Amber Executive Sponsor, Director, Women & Children’s and Adult & Forensic Mental Health Programs

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Shared on behalf of the UKG Implementation Team

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All staff will now be able to access the LIVE production environment as well as download the app to their personal devices. IMPORTANT: Although staff will now be able to see the live environment, please note:

• Staffright should still be referenced for current schedules up to March 24, 2024.
• Not all schedules have been loaded at this time.
• No tasks/actions should be taken by employees in the system other than view schedules, view the contents of tiles etc., until GO-Live on March 25, 2024.

Coming up later this week: Punching In and Out to Capture Your Time.

• Please refrain from deleting any emails dated before March 11, 2024 as they will reappear once you transition to Outlook.

• Continue to clean up email received after March 11, 2024.

• All deleted emails will still be accessible in your Retain Email Archive.

For more information https://outlookhub.tbh.net

Contact Help.Desk@tbh.net for more information