Atlantic
CANNT LIAISON
Sandra Lagacé
Georges Dumont Hospital
(506)862-4514 work
· We overcame the H1N1 pandemic!! The answer to the Public Health’s cry for help with the mass vaccination clinics was very well received. 35 nurses from our Hemodialysis unit helped out. Great team work!!!
· We held our Christmas and New Year eve staff pot luck again this year. We hope to start a new tradition as this is a great way to take time to sit down, unwind, laugh and taste great food among friends. We invite you to try it !!!
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· Nous avons surmonté la pandémie du H1N1. La réponse à l’appel d’aide de la Santé Publique pour la vaccination massive à été très bien reçue. 35 infirmières de notre unité d’hémodialyse on prêtée mains fortes. Excellent travail d’équipe!!
· Nous avons tenu encore une fois cette année notre buffet du personnel à Noel et à la veille du Jour de l’an. Nous espérons débuter une nouvelle tradition car ceci nous permet de prendre du temps pour s’asseoir, se détendre, rigoler et de déguster de succulents plats entre amis. On vous invite à faire pareil !!!
Name:Mary Larade RN CNeph(c)
Hospital: Cape Breton Regional Healthcare
Specialty Unit Represented: Hemodialysis
Phone: 902-567-7257
Email: laradem@cbdha.nshealth.ca
Unit Manager with Laurie Maclellan RN BScN
Phone/Email address: 902-567-7816
# of RN/RPN employed in unit: 32 and 6 LPN=s
# of technologists, renal biomeds & Dialysis Assistants:
Total # of CANNT members in unit: 7
Unit Activities
· What education activities (pertaining to CANNT) have occurred in your unit or city in the past 3 months?
· Posting up for CANNT in Toronto Nov/10 –Encouraging abstract submissions.
1) What interesting projects or initiatives has your unit participated in recently (example B new exercise program, nsg or tech research, expansion of unit, new equipment or modification).
Staff has been in serviced on SLED dialysis and are using it for some acute treatments especially in the ICU
Hoping to implement a new foot care program soon.
2) What staff/unit accomplishments would you like recognized from your unit (example operational efficiencies, new techniques for pt. care).
Our Staff has entered a Team “Fluid Movers” in the Health Improvement Challenge which spans over the next 6 months involving Health care workers in the Atlantic Provinces.
Home visits are continuing for our PD population and has been well received
· Ongoing med reconciliation with our patients
3) Is there anyone in your unit who would be interested in writing an article for the journal or website? If so, would he/she require help?
Maybe in the future.
Name: Colleen Wile, RN CNeph (C)
Hospital: QE II Halifax, Nova Scotia
Phone: 902-473-5868
Email: colleenD.wile@cdha.nshealth.ca
Unit Activities
1) What education activities (pertaining to CANNT) have occurred in your unit or city in the past 3 months?
- Program will be available by the end of January. Register early as limited to first 80 registrants.
2) What interesting projects or initiatives has your unit participated in recently (example – new exercise program, nsg or tech research, expansion of unit, new equipment or modification).
· Developed and implemented new protocol to address URR’s less than 65% with recirculation in patients with CVC’s.
· Home dialysis program is beginning a trial of the primary care model for their PD patients
· Expanding the role of the LPNs in the satellite dialysis clinic to include Aranesp injections
· Plans are under way to have additional evening education sessions for all staff, which will include Hemodialysis-UF profiling and Basics of PD (to help staff better understand PD and therefore promote PD as viable option for patients)
· Continuing to grow our home hemodialysis program- with increased number patients choosing nocturnal dialysis
CANNT LIASON Quarterly Update
Demographics:
Name: Cathy Ehrhardt
Hospital: Saint John Regional Hospital. Horizon Health
Phone: (506)-648-6101
E-Mail: cathy.ehrhardt@horizonhealthnb.ca
Unit Activities:
1) Education activities Planning on sending 2-3 RN’s to CANNT Atlantic in Halifax being held in May. We recently celebrated World Kidney Day with a Breakfast at the Trade and Convention Center in conjunction with the Kidney Foundation. A very informative talk by a kidney transplant recipient educated everyone about the importance of organ donation.
2) Interesting projects or initiatives(ie: exercise program, new equip, research etc). We have recently implemented a new hospital wide computer system. We are slowly getting the kinks worked out and embracing the new technology. Undergoing new Med reconciliation for all our clients. This is another learning curve.
3) Staff/Unit accomplishments you’d like recognized We have 3 nurses planning on writing their certification exams this year.
4) Other information you would like to share with colleagues across Canada. Our newest Sattelite unit in upper River Valley has expanded to be open 6 days a week to accomadate the increasing population in that part of New Brunswick. The staff begin their training in Saint John and complete it in the unit they plan to work in.