All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Use the links below to quickly navigate to a section. | - SHA introducing more measures to keep facilities safe
| - Helping clients get a better grip on diabetes care
| - Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice – Moving Beyond Good Intentions to Create Meaningful Change
| - NEW: Help shape Provincial Early Years and Child Health Services
- Participate in Assessment of Provider Preference in Using Tinzaparin in Patients with Renal Dysfunction survey
| - NEW: Indigenous Smudging Ceremony Policy (SHA-04-007)
- Drug Formulary Policy and Procedure revisions
- Responding to an Unwell or Injured Person on SHA Grounds Policy revisions
| - Therapy Triage - available for training
- Airway Adjuncts in Adults (Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Airways)
- Clinical Document Monthly Updates
| - Saskatoon City Hospital Pancake Breakfast
- Lunch and Learn: Ebola and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers an overview and readiness update
- Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina
- Canada West Health Leaders Conference
- Community Screening - SEWÂTSIWIN: They Are Sacred
- NEW: Saskatchewan Transfusion Symposium
- Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation - Breast Health Centre Silent Auction
- SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions
- Free online suicide prevention training
- Privacy Training – Foundations in MyWork
- LEAP Training Sessions
- ECHO Autism SK - Supporting Mental Health Across the School Years
- Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses
| Public Service Announcements and News Releases | SHA introducing more measures to keep facilities safe To help ensure a safe environment for everyone in the facility, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), in partnership with Emmanuel Health, is adding two additional metal detectors to St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon. St. Paul’s Hospital is part of Emmanuel Health’s network of care. 🌐 View full release | SHA CARES - Living our Values | Body Two teams came together to make a big difference for some clients living with diabetes.
Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) allow people living with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels in real time and receive alerts when levels move outside their target range. However, for clients with reduced grip strength or dexterity, opening the sensor applicator can be difficult or even impossible.
Occupational Therapist Tyrel Knoblauch partnered with Clinical Nurse Educator Jody Reiber to find a solution. Using a 3D printer funded through a grant from Makers Making Change, Knoblauch modified 3D model designs and produced customized assistive devices that provide greater leverage and stability when opening CGM applicators.
The ability to rapidly design, test and print these devices allows the team to create practical, low-cost solutions tailored to clients' needs.
“This has helped my previously dependent clients become independent with opening and applying their CGMs, which allows me to spend time on other important tasks,” said a Home Care Nurse.
Beyond supporting diabetes care, the 3D printer is also being used to develop other adaptive tools and equipment that help remove barriers and improve independence for clients across a variety of care settings.
By combining expertise, innovation, and accessible technology, the teams are helping clients take greater control of their health while supporting independence in the community. | Turning Our Commitment into Action | Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice – Moving Beyond Good Intentions to Create Meaningful Change 📅October 28, 2026 🕑2:30 p.m.
Presenter: Cassie Stehanski, First Nations University of Canada
This presentation will examine the TRC and Calls to Action, highlight the importance of self-reflection, and discuss challenges and opportunities in providing trauma-informed and culturally responsive care. Participants will leave with practical tools and strategies to support meaningful reconciliation efforts in their daily practice.
Be sure to check out the SHA’s Registered Social Workers SharePoint!
If you have questions, contact Brina Down, Manager of Professional Practice, Social Work. 📄 Poster 🌐 Register | Recognition and Appreciation | World Sight Day Today is World Sight Day. We're highlighting the life-changing impact of ocular donation.
As a two-time corneal transplant recipient, Kim Groff has experienced first hand how ocular donation can restore vision and change lives.
Learn how ocular donation is helping people across Saskatchewan regain sight and why registering your donation decision matters. 🌐 View full story | SHA Ethics Week As part of National Ethics Week, November 3 to 6, the SHA Ethics team will be offering educational sessions through Teams. The goals of National Health Ethics Week: - Enagge in events across the country to raise awareness and promote dialogue about bioethics ethics issues facing our communities;
- Facilitate networking between individuals interested in bioethics;
- Provide greater visibility for the services offered by the Canadian bioethics community, including research ethics boards and clinical ethics committees;
- Offer an opportunity for Canadians to get engaged in discussions that have important policy- making implications in the health arena.
📄 Poster - Ethics Week | Help shape Provincial Early Years and Child Health Services The Saskatchewan Health Authority is conducting a provincial scan to better understand current early years, child health and public health services, workforce capacity, practices and priorities throughout Saskatchewan.
You are not expected to complete every survey. Please participate only in the focused surveys that align with your role or expertise. If you think one or more of these surveys apply to people within your team, encourage them to participate in this important initiative. Submit responses by Friday, October 16, 2026. Survey 1: Leadership Baseline - For Primary Health Care and Public Health leaders and managers, Medical Health Officers, maternal and child health, health promotion, First Nations and Métis Health, health-equity partners and other operational leaders.
Survey 2: Current and Future State Validation - For leaders, managers, cultural and health-equity partners, and teams with knowledge of current child-health services and future priorities.
Survey 3: Service Location and Workforce Inventory - For managers and program leads familiar with service locations, staffing, availability and local delivery. Please coordinate one response per service area or program.
Survey 4A: Public Health Nursing Oral Health Survey - For Public Health Nurses, nursing managers and supervisors, clinical nurse educators and Child Health Clinic staff.
Survey 4B: Oral Health Promotion and Prevention Survey - For oral-health teams, PHC and Public Health managers, and relevant school or community program leads.
Survey 5: Oral Health Data and Information Systems Survey - For designated oral-health, documentation, reporting, data and information-system representatives. One coordinated response per service area is encouraged.
For more information or to suggest an additional contact, email Malinda Walker, Provincial Early Years Specialist – Public Health.
| Participate in Assessment of Provider Preference in Using Tinzaparin in Patients with Renal Dysfunction survey This survey is aimed towards physicians, pharmacists, and nurses who are actively involved in thrombosis prevention or management in adults. Your participation is voluntary and will require the completion of a 15-minute REDcap survey. If you do decide to participate, you are able to withdraw at any time before submitting your survey responses without having to provide any reason. Please review the study consent form before continuing to the survey. This study is funded by LEO Pharma Inc. Deadline to complete is October 21, 2026. If you have any questions or concerns about this study, please contact the primary investigator, Joshua Nurkowski. 🌐 Complete survey | Policy Reviews and Changes | NEW: Indigenous Smudging Ceremony Policy (SHA-04-007) The Indigenous Smudging Ceremony Policy (SHA-04-007) is now in effect. All SHA Team Members are required to review this policy and include: - Staff;
- Practitioner Staff;
- Learners;
- Contractors;
- Contracted Individuals;
- Volunteers;
- Patient Family Partners (PFPs) and
- Knowledge Keepers
🌐 Review on e-Learn | Drug Formulary Policy and Procedure revisions The SHA Drug Formulary Policy (SHA-08-008) and SHA Drug Formulary Procedure (SHA-08-008P1) has been revised. The following sections have been updated or added: - New section added to the procedure – Adapting Medication Orders
- New definitions
- Clarified information throughout the policy and procedure
To review the revised policy and procedure, please login to the SHA’s e-Learn. 🌐 Review on e-Learn | RELEASE FOR TRAINING: Therapy Triage The CS-CS-0028 Triage Criteria for Therapy Services goes live on November 2nd, 2026 for the following care areas: - Acute Pediatric Therapy
- Outpatient Pediatric Therapy
- Inpatient Rehab Therapy
Implementation resources are available for training on the Physical Therapy Community of Practice SharePoint site.
By November 2 the resources will be moved to the Therapies Resource page on the A-Z Clinical Resources List on the SHA Intranet.
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. 📧 Contact | Airway Adjuncts in Adults (Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Airways) We are pleased to announce that the Airway Adjuncts in Adults (Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Airways) (CS-CP-0121) clinical procedure will be available for training October 7 and is due for implementation October 28, 2026. The procedure provides a standardized approach for the assessment, insertion, management, monitoring, removal, and documentation of nasopharyngeal airways (NPA) and oropharyngeal airways (OPA).
The clinical procedure and supporting resources will support safe, consistent airway management across Saskatchewan Health Authority care settings. Eligible healthcare providers may perform these skills in accordance with their scope of practice, required education, and competency requirements. The Nasopharyngeal Airway (NPA) Insertion and Removal Skills Checklist (SHA-0800) has been developed to support implementation and competency validation requirements.
Key highlights: - Standardized indications, contraindications, and monitoring requirements for NPA and OPA use.
- Competency-based validation process for providers performing NPA insertion as a Beyond Entry Level Competency (BELC).
- Enhanced guidance for patient assessment, airway management, documentation, and care transitions.
For more information, visit the Airway Adjuncts - Clinical Resource page or contact Clinical Standards at clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca. 📧 Contact 🌐 Airway Adjuncts - Clinical Resources | Clinical Document Monthly Updates Clinical Standards is publishing monthly clinical document updates to communicate new, revised and archived clinical documents. Documents as part of project initiatives may be published in the SHA News as separate articles, as needed.
Based on user feedback, update for clinical forms, patient information and education resources (PIER), general documents and order sets are being published on one list to make it easier to review.
Refer to the Clinical Standards Status Report for information on Clinical Standards and Procedures that are in development or have been approved and published.
Visit the Clinical Document Development – Clinical Standards webpage for information and guidance on clinical document development from the start to finish of your project.
- Tools and resources to assist to guide document development from start to finish
- Contact lists to assist with provincial collaboration and networking
- Templates and writing guides
- Submission and approval processes
If clinical teams have questions or require assistance, they can contact clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca. 📧 Contact 🌐 Clinical Document Development - Clinical Standards | Events and Professional Development | Lunch and Learn: Ebola and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers an overview and readiness update | 📅October 15, 2026 🕑 12 to 1 p.m. 📍Virtual 🌐 Register | Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina | Canada West Health Leaders Conference | Community Screening - SEWÂTSIWIN: They Are Sacred | Saskatchewan Transfusion Symposium | Saskatoon City Hospital Foundation - Breast Health Centre Silent Auction | 📅October 26 - 30 🌐Poster - Donated items will be accepted until October 22 | SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions | Free online suicide prevention training 📅 On demand - 60 days to complete📍Virtual 📄 Learn more/Register | Privacy Training – Foundations in MyWork 📅 On demand 📍Virtual 📄 Learn more | LEAP Training Sessions 📅 October 20 and December 7📍Virtual 📄 Register | ECHO Autism SK - Supporting Mental Health Across the School Years 📅 October 27, November 10, 24, January 12, 26, February 9
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