All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Estimated read time: 5 minutes | - No edition of SHA Rounds on June 4, 2026
| - Murals bring comfort for patients in Regina
| - Connecting Communities to Nutrition
- Endoscopy Coloring Contest for National Nursing Week
| - Activation of Ebola/Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Travel History and Symptom Screening
- Updates to the Transmission Based Precautions Table
- SHA Medication Safety Newsletter - May 2026
- Provincial Microbiology Committee - Memo on Hantavirus Testing
| - International Geriatric Mental Health Rounds
- Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Liability Insurance
- Library Lunch and Learns - May to August
- Belonging, Diversity, and Inclusion - Microaggressions vs. Microaffirmations
- Fetal Health Surveillance Workshop
- Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP)
- SHEPP Pension Information Webinars
- Continuing Medical Education
| - Triage Criteria for Therapy Services
| Public Service Announcements and News Releases | No edition of SHA Rounds on June 4, 2026 | SHA Rounds will not be published on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Regular publication will resume on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
Please plan your submissions accordingly. | SHA CARES - Living our Values | While care is central to healing, the environment people are in can also make a meaningful difference in their recovery. That's why the Regina Addiction Treatment Centre commissioned local artist Brandy Tabor to bring life, colour, and beauty to its walls. | Recognition and Appreciation | From left: Dana Klapak, SHA Public Health Nutritionist for SE 6-9, Morgan Kelly, Community Services Manager for Southeast Regional Library, and Andrea Toogood, SHA Public Health Nutritionist for Regina and area. | SHA Public Health Nutritionists co-presented with a Regional Library Community Services Manager at the Saskatchewan Libraries Conference in Regina on April 30, 2026. Their session, Opening Doors to Nutrition, highlighted how libraries and Public Health Nutritionists can work together to strengthen food literacy across communities.
This collaboration with Southeast Regional Library showcased how libraries -- trusted information hubs with accessible programming spaces -- can play a key role in health promotion. By partnering with SHA's Public Health Nutritionists, libraries can link clients to provincial nutrition resources and programs as well as offer credible, evidence-based nutrition information and support for their communities.
Public Health Nutritionists are Registered Dietitians who protect health, promote wellness, and prevent nutrition-related disease at a population level. They do not see individual clients one-on-one; rather, they do this by forming partnerships and collaborating with agencies and organizations to promote health in the community.
The conference presentation demonstrated how this unique partnership can expand food literacy and strengthen community wellness across the province. | SHA employee Rhea Marbil's winning entrie for the Endoscopy Coloring Contest | The Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (CSGNA) Regina Chapter was proud to sponsor the Endoscopy Coloring Contest during Nurses Week 2026. We had a wonderful turnout and some very creative entries, making for some stiff competition! Congratulations to our contest winner, Rhea Marbil, Operating Room Attendant at Regina General Hospital, and thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this event such a success. | Ebola/Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Travel History and Symptom Screening | Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) has received notification from the Ministry of Health that Emergency/triage screening for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) including Ebola, be activated. This request is in response to the Ebola outbreak involving the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Symptom-based Screening Tools for Emergency Department/Triage Settings (SHA-0415), including in Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM), have been updated to include questions about travel history to areas of concern combined with symptoms of a VHF or close contact with a confirmed/suspect case. Staff at acute care sites with an emergency department are asked to review their site-specific VHF/Ebola plans, Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers including Ebola Disease (VHF/EBOD) Toolkit, to promptly manage patients presenting that have traveled to an area of concern in the last 21 days.
For additional information about this update, the following resources are available from the Government of Canada. | Updates to the Transmission Based Precautions Table | Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) has made the following updates to the Transmission Based Precautions Table: - Added a travel-specific context to the Andes strain of Hantavirus if patient has traveled to Argentina/Chile or been in close contact with a case in the past 42 days.
- Within the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) entry, provided direction for a patient flagged as Previously Positive MRSA (i.e., they are managed on Routine Practices).
- Provided clarification on when/if precautions can be modified from Droplet/Contact if MRSA or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) is found in the sputum or tracheal aspirate.
Please contact your local IPAC department if you have any questions. | SHA Medication Safety Newsletter - May 2026 | The SHA Medication Safety Team is excited to connect with you in providing essential medication safety information through our bi-monthly newsletters on our Sharepoint site. The newsletters include updates from interdisciplinary experts about clinical and patient safety guidelines, raising awareness of medication risks, addressing safety challenges, and promoting a culture of medication safety. | Provincial Microbiology Committee - Memo on Hantavirus Testing | In response to increased awareness of Hantavirus infections, additional guidance and processes have been developed to clarify testing requirements | International Geriatric Mental Health Rounds - Providing Person-Centred Care for People with Dementia in Hospitals | 📅 May 29 🕑 6 - 7 a.m. 📍 Virtual 🌐Register | Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Liability Insurance | Library Lunch and Learns - May to August | Belonging, Diversity, and Inclusion - Microaggressions vs. Microaffirmations | 📅 June 11, 16, 25, July 9, 23, August 13, 20 🕑 12 - 1 p.m. 📍 Virtual 🌐Register | Fetal Health Surveillance Workshop | Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) 📅 June 18 or July 14 🕑 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.📍Virtual 🌐Register | SHEPP Pension Information Webinars 📅 May 27, June 11 and 25📍 Virtual 🌐Register | Triage Criteria for Therapy Services | Training Start Date: May 26, 2026
Implementation Dates: - Acute Care: June 12, 2026
- Adult Outpatients: July 27, 2026
- Additional service areas: TBD
As of today, the new CS-CS-0028 Triage Criteria for Therapy Services is available for training purposes.
This clinical standard supports clinicians in the initial and ongoing triage of patients presenting for therapy services, based on the urgency of their need for occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology services.
Guidance Documents: Guidelines for additional therapy service areas (Inpatient Rehabilitation and Pediatrics) are currently in development.
Implementation Resources: These resources have been developed to support clinicians and managers in acute care and adult outpatient settings.
For more information, visit webpage below or email clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca. | TO PRINT AND POST: Just print this email. DO YOU HAVE A SUBMISSION? See our guidelines here. DID YOU MISS AN ISSUE? See our archives. | | | | |
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