Our Hospital’s Regional Bariatric Care Centre presents ‘Current Trends in Obesity and Comorbidity Management’, presented by Dr. Scott Cassie, Bariatric Surgeon and Dr. Tayyab Khan, Endocrinologist.

Learn about:

➡️ current trends in obesity
➡️ its impact on health and the health care system
➡️ treatment options
➡️ management of the disease

📆 Thursday, April 24, 2025
🕛 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EST)
📍 Via webinar (Webex) 🔗 https://thunderbayhospitals.webex.com/thunderbayhospitals/j.php?MTID=m10ccc2f99907274b1090c816873aaab1

No advance registration necessary. This is a great opportunity to ask your questions regarding obesity management and treatment options.

Pop by and see Jodi from Afonso Creations across from Seasons Gift Shop today until 2:00 p.m.!

A portion of her sales supports the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation’s Northern Cancer Fund for Breast Cancer. Pocket hugs, tooth fairy boxes, metal signs & more — all for a great cause!

Sign up to be a vendor at our 2025 Spring Market by Wednesday April 16. For more information, please contact: Annette Klement at TBRHSC.CulturalSafetyEducator@tbh.net.

We would like to inform all staff of an upcoming site visit and walkthrough of select patient-facing areas between Monday, April 7 and Thursday, April 10. This visit is part of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC)’s ongoing commitment to creating an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for everyone. Through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) lens, a team from our partner Decanthropy will assess specific areas and collaborate with interest-holders to identify opportunities for space-related improvements.

What this means for staff and patients: A physical walkthrough audit of select areas will be conducted from April 7-10 by Ian Rolston, Lead Consultant at Decanthropy, who will be accompanied by relevant TBRHSC personnel. There will be no impact or disruption to service delivery during this time.

Bridge Northwest is leading the transformation of digital healthcare in Northwestern Ontario. We will be hosting their team of Change Specialists for an official Kick-Off Event at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Friday, April 4th. This event will introduce Meditech Expanse, the new electronic health record system being implemented in Northwestern Ontario, and provide staff with key insights into what’s ahead.

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Location: Auditorium A/B (3rd level)

Schedule:

• 830 a.m. – Open House to all staff (Meditech Expanse Information Kick-off Event in Auditorium A/B)
• 10:30 a.m. – Kick-Off Ceremony
• 11:00 a.m. – Open House continued
• 11:30 a.m. – Wrap up

What to Expect:

• Learn how Meditech Expanse enhances patient care.
• A first look into Expanse.
• Roaming trolley cart for on-the-go involvement.
• How to be involved.
• Swag, snacks, and prize draws!

All staff, professional staff, learners and volunteers are encouraged to attend, ask questions, and share feedback. See you there!

We want to say thank you to all staff for taking the time to ensure that cultural safety is a priority within our organization.

If you have not completed this mandatory training, the deadline is March 31, 2025.

The training module is available through Dual Code LMS or by scanning the QR code on the poster below.

Encounters in Bioethics 2024-2025 offers a free webinar “Workplace Violence and the Role of Institutional Ethics: A Nurse’s Perspective” on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 12:00-1:00 pm (ET).

Presenter: Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio, PhD, RN, Director & Associate Professor, School of Nursing; Director, Centre for Health Care Ethics (CHCE); Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Connect via Zoom:  https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/94844624895