Join Annette Klement, Cultural Safety Educator, for a Lunch and Learn on the Medicine Wheel. This session will provide a basic overview of what the Medicine Wheel represents, as well as how to use it to connect and support your patient’s care. Lunch will be provided.

Registration is required for this event. To register, email Annette at tbrhsc.culturalsafetyeducator@tbh.net.

This event is eligible for the Indigenous History Month raffle. To enter the raffle, print off the ticket below and fill out the information. At the event, find Annette and get your ticket signed. At the end of the month, submit all your signed tickets to Annette via email at tbrhsc.culturalsafetyeducator@tbh.net or interoffice mail. The draw will take place at the beginning of July. Good luck!

Check out the poster below for more information on events taking place throughout June to celebrate Indigenous History Month:

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is joining others across Canada to celebrate National Kinesiology Week (June 1-8).

Kinesiologists are regulated health professionals who study human movement and the relationship between physical activity and health. They are committed to enhancing quality of life through the promotion of physical activity and workplace health & safety, the prevention and management of injury and chronic disease, and the overall improvement of health and performance. They are leaders in the prevention of injury and chronic disease; they work with people of all ages and every level of function and physical ability to assess, track, manage and achieve a broad range of personal health goals. Exercise is used to prevent and manage injury and manage chronic disease.

Kinesiologists ultimately aim to encourage the health and wellbeing of individuals through the implementation of movement and exercise. They work with patients to reach their health and personal lifestyle goals. Through body composition testing, the assessment of physical abilities, and the instruction of proper exercise form, kinesiologists ensure that patients are motivated and have the resources required to be healthy and move efficiently.

In a health care system that focuses on remedial care, kinesiologists are becoming increasingly valued as health care providers who focus on preventative care. Many chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart diseases can be prevented with a healthy lifestyle including a balanced diet and regular exercise. Kinesiologists have been specially trained as exercise therapists to remove barriers and encourage individuals of all abilities to remain active through all stages of life.

There are kinesiologists working in Programs and Services throughout our Hospital, including Cardiac Rehab (Katherine Chisholm, Duncan Hutchison, Casey Ruberto and Victoria Finley), the Regional Bariatric Care Centre & Paediatric Healthy Living Program (Debbie Walsh), the Maternity Centre (Keri Gerlach), and the Transitional Care Unit (Keri Gerlach, Mark Bystrican, and Katelyn Methot). 

Please join us in thanking our kinesiologists for their important contributions to patient care.

Shared on behalf of Jeannine Verdenik, VP People and Culture

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June Day is scheduled for Monday, June 9, 2025. The following ONA departments will be CLOSED:

–           Ambulatory Care (all clinics closed aside from the infusion rooms)

–           Cath Lab (on call coverage for STEMI remains intact)

–           Endoscopy (on call coverage)

–           Gyne Laser Clinic

–           Multi-Care Kidney Clinic

–           Nurse Led Outreach Team (NLOT)

–           Operating Room (limited for non-elective cases)

–           Ophthalmology Laser Clinic

–           Patient Flow Coordinators

–           Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Line Service 

–           RAVE Clinic

–           Recovery Room (limited for non-elective cases)

–           Remote Patient Monitoring (full coverage)

–           Screen For Life Coach

–           Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centre

–           Surgical Day Care

–           Surgical and Endoscopy Central Intake Nurse Practitioner Team

–           Wound Care

The following ONA Departments will remain OPEN: 

–           Assertive Community Treatment Team (non ONA staff working)

–           Bariatric Surgery Clinic (non ONA staff)

–           Brief Intervention Treatment Team (non ONA staff)

–           Cancer Centre

–           Cardiovascular Rehabilitation (non ONA staff working)

–           Centre for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC) (Non-ONA Staff)

–           Clinical Trials

–           Community Treatment Order (non ONA staff working)

–           Consultation Liaison Service (non ONA staff working ie. psychiatry)

–           Diagnostic Imaging (exception: interventional procedures requiring Nursing support)

–           Forensic Outpatient Department (non ONA staff working)

–           Fracture Clinic

–           Infection Prevention and Control

–           Internal Medicine Clinic (non ONA staff working)

–           Maternity Centre (non ONA staff working)

–           Medical Transitions Clinic to OPEN (non-ONA staff working)

–           Paediatric Out-Patient Clinic (non ONA staff working)

–           Paediatric Healthy Living Clinic (Bariatric)

–           Preadmission Clinic

–           Renal Services – hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis

–           Stroke Program (non ONA staff working)

–           Surgical/Endoscopy Central Intake Program (partial coverage)

–           Telemedicine (non ONA staff working)     

The Pride Kick-Off Booth will be set up at bottom of stairs near cafeteria from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Stop by to receive a calendar of events for TBRHSC, learn more about the importance of Pride, and get some Pride goodies.

Click here, or scan the QR code below, to complete this week’s Pride Trivia. Winners will be announced at the end of June.

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Pride Month 2025 is right around the corner, and the Pride Committee at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is excited to announce an entire month of events planned to celebrate the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. These events aim to raise awareness of the issues that are important to patients, families and staff in our Hospital. Check out the events below and keep an eye on Daily Informed Newsletter throughout the month for more information.

There are currently no blue STAXI or other wheelchairs in the Main Lobby for patients and others, forcing them to wait until a chair is returned before they can get to their appointments in the Hospital.

The blue Staxi wheelchairs were purchased through funds from the Hospital and the Volunteer Association for the volunteers to use for the transport of patients and others to and from the Main Lobby.

If you see any blue Staxi wheelchairs in or around your unit/department/an in-patient room, please see that they are returned to the Main Lobby as soon as possible or contact the volunteer at ext. 4304.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Shared on behalf of ­Sent on behalf of Jeannine Verdenik, Vice President, People and Culture

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As you may be aware, OPSEU will be conducting Information Pickets Wednesday, May 28, 2025, regarding their province-wide negotiations. While picket lines are prohibited on Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre property, you may encounter information pickets at our Oliver and Golf Links Road entrances.

These pickets are for information only and should not impede access or traffic. You are encouraged to allow extra time to enter or exit the hospital property during this period.

We ask employees to:

1.    Be polite, respectful and courteous; remember that we are colleagues.

2.    Attend work as scheduled and on time;

3.    If you experience any unusual or difficult situations, do not try to deal with it personally. Instead, report your experience to your Manager, Administrative Coordinator or to Human Resources immediately.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out directly to Human Resources.