In this issue:

SHA Cares - Living our Values

• Emergency Medical Services "Fill the Rig" for local food banks

Public Service Annoucements and News Releases

• Province awards grants to support suicide prevention

Staff Information

• Microsoft Publisher discontinuation and revised SHA templates
• Pallium Learning Essential approaches to Palliative Care core sessions
• Patient Safety Talk - reporting facts
• LifeSpeak: Mental health and well-being resources for employees
• Ethics Exchange: Intimacy and sexuality in residential care environments 

Notice Board

• Professional Development

Clinical Documentation

• New Acute Care Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Program

 SHA CARES - Living our Values

Emergency Medical Services "Fill the Rig" for local food banks

In appreciation of the support shown to them, Emergency Medical Services teams in the Central West region held two “Fill the Rig” food drives in December.

The initiatives brought in enough donations to support around 155 families during the holiday season.

Emergency Medical Services have benefited from strong community support, including equipment purchases that have enhanced operational capacity and strengthened the delivery of safe, effective emergency care. At the same time, teams recognize that many individuals and families are experiencing an increase in financial pressures, especially during the holidays. This is also the time when the demand for local food banks rises significantly.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority values the ongoing partnership between emergency medical service providers and the communities they serve, which reflects our shared commitment to safety, accountability and equity.

The teams extend their gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of this initiative. This marked the first annual “Fill the Rig” food drive; staff look forward to continuing it in future years and expanding it to additional communities.

Emergency medical services staff with community members showing off food trucks.

 Public Service Annoucements and News Releases

Province awards grants to support suicide prevention: The Government of Saskatchewan is awarding 53 grants to support suicide prevention initiatives across the province as part of Pillars for Life: The Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan. Funding totals close to $480,000, with each successful applicant receiving up to $10,000.

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 Staff Information 

Microsoft Publisher discontinuation and revised SHA templates 

Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life in October 2026 and will not be supported after this date. In preparation for this event, all departments/portfolios will need to convert their Publisher files to an alternate format before October 2026.

To assist with this, all SHA document templates originally developed in Microsoft Publisher have been replaced by Microsoft PowerPoint versions. These new templates can be found on the intranet page. In addition, a Work Standard for converting Publisher files to PowerPoint or Word format has been created with step-by-step instructions.

Please contact communications@saskhealthauthority.ca if you have questions.

Pallium Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care core sessions now available

All Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) sessions will be delivered virtually through Zoom with no cost to participate. Upcoming dates include:

• February 19, 21, and 24, 2026
• March 17, 24, and 26, 2026

If you are interested in a specific course, filling out the date of the session you are interested in attending by selecting the date in the date section of the form and not the date you are filling out the form (today's date). Please note that submitting the form does not enroll you in the Pallium course. Registration details will be sent directly to the email address you provide. Ensure you are giving an email address (work or personal) that you check often. Registrants must have approval from their manager, if applicable.

Register

Patient Safety Talk - reporting facts

When reporting a patient safety incident the description of it must be factual, accurate and complete. It is not based on opinion or speculation or makes statements assigning blame. See poster below for more infomation and share with your teams.

Poster - Patient Safety Talk

LifeSpeak: Mental health and well-being resources for employees

The LifeSpeak digital education wellbeing platform is packed with thousands of videos, podcasts, and tip sheets designed to help employees maximize their mental health and total wellbeing. 

• Latest campaign - The Path of Curiousity
  Ever feel that spark when something new catches your attention, but you’re not sure where to start? Curiosity is that quiet nudge forward. When we follow it, even in small ways, it reminds us that progress begins with noticing what interests us most. In this part of the campaign, LifeSpeak experts will help you turn curiosity into action by uncovering what truly motivates you and how to take the firt step.
• Ask the Expert Live Event
  Finding Calm in the Chaos: Strategies to Manage Stress and Reset Habits - January 21, 2026, 11 a.m.

Ethics Exchange: Intimacy and sexuality in residential care environments

Join Dr. Eleanor Stewart, PhD, and Scott Stewart, MSW, RSW, Ethics and Discernment Centre, Covenant Health, Alberta who will present in the Ethics Exchange on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m.

Eleanor and Scott will assist staff in supporting intimacy and healthy sexual expression, addressing sexual consent capacity, and responding to inappropriate sexual behaviours.

Learn more

 Notice Board

Professional Development

Embedding value in care: A roadmap for data-driven and clinically led transformations - January 23 - 9 a.m.

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 Clinical Documentation

New Acute Care Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Program

Effective January 13, 2026, two new Acute Care Clinical Procedures have been implemented to support fall prevention and injury reduction across the province – one for inpatient settings and one for outpatient settings. The procedures, supporting documents, forms, and staff education, will standardize the Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction Program across all Saskatchewan Health Authority acute care sites; and will replace all existing fall prevention policies, work standards, and related documents currently in use within acute care settings.

A mandatory MyConnection learning module is available to all acute care areas to support readiness for full implementation on March 10, 2026.

For more information, please visit the Fall Prevention and Injury Reduction – Clinical Resources webpage or contact SHAFallsPrevention@saskhealthauthority.ca with any questions.

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