Friday 29 August 2014

Redesigned Website

I created the first website for the Section of Cardiology back in 2005. Since I was also in charge of distributing course notes for our Residency Program, it provided a great way to update teaching materials to our students.

When Cardiology merged with Cardiac Surgery and Cardiac Anesthesia to become the Cardiac Sciences Program, we added to those teaching pages with resources for patients, videos, professional links and more to become one of the largest and most comprehensive websites in Medicine at the University of Manitoba.

Now nearly ten years later, it's time for our third major overhaul; expanding to bring together all of our Program's social media applications.

Not only has the new look been tested on Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera, it looks great on mobile too.

For those of you with a preference for Internet Explorer, please be aware that it will look it's best on version 9 or later. If you have Windows 7, be sure to upgrade your browser. Both Windows XP and IE 8 are no longer supported by Microsoft and don't support some of the coding used in the new site.

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/cardiac_sciences/index.html


I hope you enjoy the improved Cardiac Sciences website. Please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance in any way.

Maureen Kuppe
Computer Applications Specialist
Cardiac Sciences Program
Friday 22 August 2014

Cardiac Staff Matters 22/08/14





Cardiac Staff Matters is a regular publication of updates, information, points to ponder, and things that are significant to the Program.   The aim is to pass these points on during huddles, in conversations, and by posting in clinical areas to ensure widest dissemination. 

1.      Interim Vice President for the Cardiac Sciences Program

As you know, Francis LaBossiere is retiring on August 29th.  Until a permanent VP is recruited, Arlene Wilgosh will assume the position.

2.      Surgical Head for the Heart Failure Program

Doctor Rohit Singal has been the interim surgical head for Heart Failure within the Program.  Effective immediately, he has been appointed Surgical Head of the Heart Failure Program.  Please join the CSP leadership team in congratulating him on this accomplishment. 

3.      New CRN in ICCS

Belinda Landry has accepted the position of CRN on ICCS starting in September.  Belinda graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2007 with a Bachelor of Nursing and immediately started her nursing career with the Cardiac Sciences Program on CSIU. She then took on the WCCNEP ICU course and completed this in 2010 and has been working as a bedside nurse in ICCS since then.  She is currently the co-chair of SBH Nursing Practice Council

4.      New to the Program 

Please extend a warm welcome to two General Duty Cardiology Technicians to the Non-Invasive Cardiac Diagnostics department.  Brenda Cahigas will be taking a full-time, D/N position and Amy Harris will be in a part-time (0.7FTE) D/N.



5.      New CEI on ICCS

Ashleigh Shearer is the new Continuing Education Instructor for ICCS.  Ashleigh comes to the position from being the CRN on ICCS.

6.      Professional Development Opportunity

The 2nd Cardiovascular Forum for Promoting Centers of Excellence and Young Investors will be taking place at the RBC Convention Centre (375 York Ave, Winnipeg), September 4-6 2014.  This forum features a broad selection of thematic symposia, in addition to four awards sessions dedicated to trainees and young faculty. Twenty-eight symposia have been assembled to span the gamut of modern cardiovascular basic and clinical research, including regenerative and translational medicine, with over 100 speakers from around the world sharing their latest findings.  For more details, please visit www.cvforum.org 


7.      Save the Date

The inaugural Cardiac Sciences Career Symposium is taking place on September 10, 2014.  “Care Comes from the Heart” will take place on the Mezzanine in Asper and consist of booths and posters from all areas across the Program.  Staff will be available to provide information about your career in the Cardiac Sciences Program as well as host tours of our departments and areas. 

If you know people from outside the hospital who are interested in nursing, cardiac diagnostics, perfusion, clinical assists, and support roles, please encourage them come out and explore a career in the Program.

If you have any points that you want to pass to the rest of the Program and/or have feedback, please contact Paul Joudrey pjoudrey@sbgh.mb.ca or 204.237.2743
Friday 8 August 2014

Cardiac Staff Matters 08/08/14


Cardiac Staff Matters is a regular publication of updates, information, points to ponder, and things that are significant to the Program. The aim is to pass these points on during huddles, in conversations, and by posting in clinical areas to ensure widest dissemination.

1. A notable retirement

Francis LaBossiere is retiring from service to the people of Manitoba. Come celebrate his accomplishments at a retirement reception:

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Time: 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Place: Sheraton Four Points Winnipeg South, 2935 Pembina Highway
Cost: $40/person (covers food and gift contribution) by Friday September 12, 2014
Contact: Gail Bartlett (204) 477-3375 or Lesli Meek (lmeek@sbgh.mb.ca)
 Please make all cheques payable to: Victoria General Hospital

2. New to the Program

Please extend a warm welcome to two new nurses to the Cath Lab. Leia Olien is joining us from Concordia ICU, beginning Aug 18. Tammy McLachlan is coming from Grace ICU, beginning Aug 22. While Kelly Codispodi is away on Leave, Lori Stobart is the new Cardiac Sciences Senior Physiotherapist effective August 11, 2014 – August 24, 2015.

3. Residents Annual Combined Rounds

The WRHA Cardiac Sciences Residents Annual Combined Rounds Quality Improvement Workshop is taking place on September 3, 2014 from 9:00-12:00 am in the Y3 Auditorium. Please see the quality boards for topics and speakers for this outstanding event.

4. Points to Ponder

WIN A PRIZE! This is an extension to an earlier competition.

Most organizations, including ours, innovate and improve through addition. All staff regularly bring up ideas of what we could add to our services that would make the Program better. Of equal or greater value are suggestions on what we need to stop doing (innovation through subtraction).

Tell us at least three things we have the authority/ability to remove that would make the Program better – no suggestion is too small!

Three names will be randomly drawn from all respondents on August 31. Prizes are your choice of a $20 gift card from the Atrium food services, The Running Room, or Sobeys.

Replies by email to pjoudrey@sbgh.mb.ca please.

If you have any points that you want to pass to the rest of the Program and/or have feedback, please contact Paul Joudrey pjoudrey@sbgh.mb.ca or 204.237.2743