Did you know it’s Emergency Preparedness Week May 4 to 10, 2025?

Join Emergency Preparedness in the Auditorium on May 6 for a fun, in-person opportunity to learn about personal preparedness, ask questions, and participate in some hazards and disasters trivia!

Two sessions – comprised of a brief presentation > trivia > open forum – will kick off at 1:30 p.m. and again at 2:15 p.m.

Come take part for a chance to win a $25 gift card!

Reach out to Mēsha Richard, Emergency Preparedness Lead at ext 6552 or mesha.richard@tbh.net if you have any questions about #EPweek in general or the sessions in particular.

As a part of internal policy compliance and best practice, Interprofessional Education and Emergency Preparedness, are running a Code White drill on the afternoon of Thursday May 1.

Staff are expected to respond accordingly as though it were a real incident. Please ensure to inform patients and visitors when there is a drill in progress.

Note: This drill will be discontinued via overhead announcement if a live code occurs.

Refer to Code White – Violent or Threatening Person (EMER-50).

If you have any questions, please contact, Holly Freill at holly.freill@tbh.net.

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s Trauma program presents, ‘Burns Outside the Burn Centre: A pragmatic approach to the initial stabilization and management of a burn injured patient’.

Presented by Dr. Stephanie Mason, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Medical Director, Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Objectives:

➡️ Discuss principles of initial stabilization of the burn injured patient.
➡️ Describe criteria and process for transfer to a burn centre.
➡️ Review management of inhalation injury.

📅 Date: May 1, 2025
🕓 Time: 4:30 p.m. EST
ℹ️ Meeting information:

📍 Online via WebEx

Meeting number: 2346 836 4938
Password: i228T8hPpiz

Questions? Please reach out to Anthony Paladino at antonio.paladino@tbh.net.

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!

The next Town Hall is live on Wednesday April 16! All staff, professional staff, learners and volunteers are invited to tune in to stay informed on what’s happening at our Hospital and Health Research Institute.

This month:

• Reflections From the Front Lines. A staff member who provides direct patient care will share a patient story via a pre-recorded video.
• Staff Spotlight. This segment is designed to celebrate staff, professional staff, learners and volunteers who go above and beyond to help us achieve our vision of Exceptional care for every patient, every time. This includes acts of kindness towards patients or colleagues, examples of innovative problem solving, and celebrating award recipients in their respected fields.
• Hear about the plans for Nursing Week 2025.
• Learn about the next steps for Meditech Expanse.
• Get caught up on the construction plans for the Cardiovascular Surgery Program.

The Town Hall also provides an opportunity to have your questions answered and comments heard about any of our operations, strategic priorities or other areas of interest. 

Submit your questions by:

• Emailing TBRHSC.GroupNews@tbh.net
• Asking in real time during the Q&A segment of the Town Hall.

Submitting questions in advance ensures the right people are available to respond.

Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Via Webex

We look forward to having you join us!

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.