All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Estimated read time: six minutes | - International Volunteer Year
| - Lexidrug app renewal reminder
| - Indigenous Employee Network
- Introduction to Cultural Responsiveness - feedback survey
- Hand-in-Hand Innovation Award - strength in collaboration
- Staff Safety Talk - experienced worker safety
- Microsoft Teams as default messaging platform
- Accountability and Performance Plan - Set yourself up for a better year-end conversation
| - Social Work and Evidence Based Practice
- ECHO Project presentation - Assessment and management of Delirium in Palliative Care
- Healthy Quality Council QI Power Hour session
- Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance
- Indigenous Employee Network Launch
- Coffee and Cases: Stroke in Women
- Acute Care of the at-Risk Newborn (ACoRN)
- Belonging, Diversity and Inclusion - Understanding Intersectionality
| Recognition and Appreciation | International Volunteer Year Declared by the United Nations, International Volunteer Year is a once-in-a-quarter century celebration that provides a powerful opportunity to highlight and celebrate the remarkable contributions of our volunteer workforce.
Look in your email inbox to find more information on how you can help acknowledge and celebrate SHA volunteers for National Volunteer Week (April 19 - 25).
If you are looking to utilize volunteers in your area or did not receive the email, feel free to contact volunteers@saskhealthauthority.ca. | Lexidrug app renewal reminder Users of the Lexidrug mobile app must complete the annual renewal process by March 31, to maintain uninterrupted access. Follow the SHA Clinical Library’s online tutorial for instructions on how to renew the app.
New to Lexidrug? Lexidrug is an evidence-based, point-of-care drug resource that includes patient education materials and formulary information, including the Toronto SickKids Formulary. Follow our instructions to get mobile access to this essential resource, or access the desktop version on any device. For help renewing or downloading Lexidrug and other mobile apps available through the SHA Clinical Library, email library@saskhealthauthority.ca or start a live chat.
| Indigenous Employee Network The Saskatchewan Health Authority is proud to support the launch of the Indigenous Employee Network –an Indigenous-led employee network created to foster connection, community, and culturally safe support for Indigenous staff across our organization.
Employee networks are widely recognized as an effective way to strengthen recruitment, retention, mentorship, and leadership opportunities. The Indigenous Employee Network is one of the ways SHA is advancing its commitments to Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous workforce retention, and a more inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. Join us at our launch on April 1 from 12 - 1 p.m. Additional details and registration link are available in the poster below. | Introduction to Cultural Responsiveness - feedback survey Thank you for completing the required Introduction to Cultural Responsiveness training. We welcome your feedback on how the training helped increase your knowledge and understanding of cultural responsiveness. Following completion of the survey, you can enter to win an Indigenous inspired scrub hat and release lanyard by Métis Artist Marlyn Black along with an SHA Every Child Matters shirt and a $30 Tim Hortons giftcard. Introduction to Cultural Responsiveness training provides an historical overview of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Topics include the impact of the Treaties; the meaning of the term “Indigenous”; the difference between “status” and “non-status”; diverse and distinct approaches, views, and ways of living; and more. Still need to take the training? The course is available through MyLearning in MyConnection. Please print and share the poster below with your teams. | Hand-in-Hand Innovation Award - strength in collaboration | Members of the Saskatchewan People-Centred Measurement Collaborative team accepts the Hand-in-Hand Innovation Award | Innovation thrives when people work together. The Hand-in-Hand Innovation Award recognizes projects that bring diverse teams, departments, or organizations together to drive meaningful, system-level change. The 2025 Hand-in-Hand Award recipient was the Saskatchewan People-Centred Measurement Collaborative. This initiative brought together Patient and Family Partners, SHA health-care leaders, researchers, and representatives from the Ministry of Health to develop a provincial People-Centred Measurement Framework. By actively involving patients and families as equal partners, the initiative ensured that health-care measurement reflects what matters most to those receiving care. Endorsed at the highest levels of the health system and integrated into provincial planning, the framework established a unified strategy for consistently capturing, analyzing, and acting on patient feedback, helping teams across Saskatchewan deliver more responsive, compassionate, and truly patient-centred care. Know a project, team or individual that fits the this category? Recognize their innovative work by filling out a nomination form. Deadline is tomorrow, March 20.
| Staff Safety Talk - experienced worker safety The knowledge and insight within our teams are some of our greatest strengths. Many of our staff bring years of hands-on learning that helps guide safe practices and supports others every day. Passing this knowledge on builds confidence and keeps our teams strong.
It is also important to check in with ourselves. Over time, our bodies may respond differently to physical demands or environmental conditions. Taking a moment to recognize these changes can help us work more safely and prevent injury.
View the latest Staff Safety Talk and post/share the injury saving tips with your teams. | Microsoft Teams as default messaging platform This is a reminder that our transition from Webex to Microsoft Teams is now underway.
On March 30, all new meetings should be scheduled in Microsoft Teams. On April 20, Webex will be fully decommissioned.
Training resources and support are available on the eHealth Learning Portal eHealth Learning Portal including a Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks page to help you get started and make the most of Teams features.
Here are some useful links: Thank you for your cooperation as we work toward a single collaboration platform. | Accountability and Performance Plan - Set yourself up for a better year-end conversation A well-completed Accountability and Performance Plan (APP) makes year-end conversations smoother and more meaningful for everyone. When your reflections are clear and complete, your leader can spend less time clarifying details and more time talking with you about feedback, growth, and next steps.
Before submitting, do a quick review. Have you captured your key contributions? Does it reflect your year fairly? Is it aligned to your goals for the year?
A small investment of time now helps ensure your efforts are recognized and discussed thoughtfully.
Employees should complete their portion of the APP by March 31, so that managers can focus on year-end review meetings and submissions before the April 30, deadline. | Social Work and Evidence Based Practice Date: March 24
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual The SHA Registered Social Workers Community of Practice (regardless of job title) will be exploring evidence-based practice within Social Work, presented by SHA Librarian Mark Mueller. This session explores the use of evidence-based practice, exploring Social Work information needs and learn about new resources. This will also be an opportunity to take part and have your voice heard on the redesign of the SHA Library Social Work Resource page. Contact Brina Down, Manager of Professional Practice, Social Work if you have any questions. View the SharePoint site below for more information. | ECHO Project presentation - Assessment and management of Delirium in Palliative Care Date: March 27
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
The sessions are designed to support inter-disciplinary health-care providers in delivering compassionate, person-centered care to patients and caregivers facing serious illness. Topic presented by Dr. James MacMilan. | Healthy Quality Council QI Power Hour session Date: March 27
Time: 9 - 10 a.m.
Location: Virtual March QI Power Hour session features how patient-centered standardized outcome measurement—championed by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)—is transforming care delivery around the world. Learn how clinicians, care teams, and health systems are using these measures to gain meaningful insights, improve patient outcomes, and drive real improvements in care. | Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance Date: March 27 and 28
Time: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual The course is intended for practitioners (nurses, physicians, registered midwives) with clinical experience as part of their regular review of fetal health surveillance knowledge, skills and clinical decision making as well as new obstetrical care pro-viders as an adjunct to their facility orientation program. | Indigenous Employee Network Launch Date: April 1
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual This initial gathering is intended to bring Indigenous employees together to build relationships, share stories, and collectively begin shaping the vision and direction of the Indigenous Employee Network. | Coffee and Cases: Stroke in Women Date: April 9
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Virtual Join us for Coffee and Cases, where multi-disciplinary members across the province meet to learn and discuss all things stroke. Thanks to funding provided by the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, we will be meeting monthly with new topics and discussions each month. Join us at our next session where we are excited to have Dr. Alyson Plecash present on Stroke in Women. | Acute Care of the at-Risk Newborn (ACoRN) Date: April 15 and 16
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: La Loche Health Centre, La Loche, SK The Acute Care of the at-risk Newborn (ACoRN) workshop provides health-care professionals with the knowledge and skills of neonatal resuscitation, assessment and management of the at-risk newborn. Participants must complete an on-line exam prior to the in-person component. The workshop utilizes simulation based education and debriefing to support team-based approach to care. For more information, contact jenna.lockert@saskhealthauthority.ca. | Belonging, Diversity and Inclusion - Understanding Intersectionality Date: April 21 and 23
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
All staff are invited to attend a lunch-and-learn training session focused on intersectionality. These sessions introduce intersectionality as a practical framework for understanding how people's identities, lived experiences, and how roles intersect and shape how people experience care, the workplace, and health outcomes. Participants will explore how increased awareness of these intersections supports more compassionate, respectful, and equitable care for patients and families, while also strengthening team relationships and psychological safety. | 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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