All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Use the links below to quickly navigate to a section. | - Reflecting on Truth and Reconciliation in our work
| - Wear orange for the National Day for Truth and Reconcialition - September 30
- Orange Shirt Day team submissions from September 25
- Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice – Moving Beyond Good Intentions to Create Meaningful Change
| - New Food Mentoring Toolkit
- Medication Safety Team - September Newsletter
| - Participate in Assessment of Provider Preference in Using Tinzaparin in Patients with Renal Dysfunction survey
- Share your feedback on In-Scope Employee Performance Reviews
| - Provincial Nursing Foundational Forms now available
| - Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference
- 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
- 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
- Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses
| Messages from the SHA Leadership Team | It is important for all of us to recognize the significance and meaning of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30. On this day we honour residential school Survivors, remember the children who never returned home, and reflect on our role in advancing reconciliation.
On September 30, please:
1. Include a moment of learning or reflection as part of your huddles/team meetings.
2. Prioritize attending SHA-led or community events dedicated to Truth and Reconciliation. While September 30 is important, we also acknowledge that reconciliation requires daily focus. In lead up to September 30, please initiate conversations with our teams about how to demonstrate reconciliation through our daily actions, relationships, and commitment to culturally responsive care. SHA leaders are encouraged to use discussion questions such as: - What does reconciliation mean in the context of our work and the people we serve?
- How do our daily actions contribute to a culturally safe and respectful environment for First Nations and Métis patients, families, communities, and colleagues?
- What have you learned over the past year that has changed or strengthened your understanding of Truth and Reconciliation?
- What is one action, practice, or commitment you can take forward to support reconciliation in your role?
- How can our team continue to turn learning and reflection into meaningful action throughout the year?
Consider closing each discussion by inviting each team member to share one takeaway or one commitment they will carry forward in their work. Encourage each team member to take the It Starts with Me pledge to advance their commitment to Truth and Reconciliation online or through a downloadable pledge form. This aligns with our shared goal of turning our commitment into action through reflection, learning, and everyday practices. | Turning Our Commitment into Action | Wear orange for the National Day for Truth and Reconcialition - September 30 SHA employees and practitioners are encouraged to wear orange on September 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to show their commitment to Truth and Reconcialition. Photos of employees and practitioners wearing orange can be submitted to news@saskhealthauthority.ca to be featured in this section of the next edition of SHA Rounds. Please include location and unit/department information. | Orange Shirt Day team submissions Thank you to all staff and practitioners who sent in photos from September 25 for Orange Shirt Day. | | | Pineview Lodge in Nipawin, SK | | | | KidsFirst team in Moose Jaw, SK | | | | Photo submitted by Jordan Bernhardt | | | | South West 4 and 6 team members | | | | Network 7 managers from left: Jessica Rogoschewsky-Kipling Integrated Health Center, Lori Williamson-Broadview Centennial Lodge and Broadview Union Hospital, Shannon Taylor-Miller-Whitewood Community Health Center, Amy Adams-Primary Health Care Manager, Tracy Shire-Primary Health Care Manager, and Trina Holmstrom-Wawota Memorial Health Center | | | | Medical Imaging Provincial Support representing Treaty 4, 6 Territories. | | | | Registration & Information Services department team members at the Pasqua Hospital and Regina General Hospital. From left: Samantha Schwindt (Team Lead), Dail Burkart (Registration Clerk), and Melanie Pettigrew (Interim Team Lead) | | 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 | New Food Mentoring Toolkit SHA Public Health Nutritionists are very excited to announce the release of the Food Mentoring Toolkit.
The Food Mentoring Toolkit is a resource for community groups, organizations and non-profit agency staff and volunteers who offer food or speak to clients about food or nutrition.
The toolkit is designed to build capacity within agencies to deliver evidence-based nutrition information to clients and staff and create supportive food environments. The Food Mentoring Toolkit provides information on: Under each topic you will find a video, a booklet and handouts to support learning. If you are interested in providing a group education session to staff or clients on one or more of these topics, please reach out to Public Health Nutrition where you will be connected to your local public health nutritionist who can provide facilitator guides, group activities and support.
View the newsletter below to learn more about the Food Mentoring Toolkit.
🌐 Nutrition Update Newsletter | Medication Safety Team - September Newsletter The SHA Medication Safety Team is excited to connect with you in providing essential medication safety information through our bi-monthly newsletters. Our mission is to equip and empower individuals with the knowledge and tools to manage medications safely while fostering a culture of safety. The newsletters will cover updates on clinical and patient safety guidelines, raise awareness of medication risks, address safety challenges, and promote Just Culture.
Our team consists of experts from various healthcare fields and experiences to engage in medication safety efforts. We are authoritative resources on organizational medication safety-related evidence, information, and knowledge. We’re here to help and support you in your journey toward safe and effective medication management.
Thank you for being a part of our commitment to increasing safety literacy and improving medication safety! 🌐 September Newsletter | 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 | Share your feedback on In-Scope Employee Performance Reviews The In-Scope Employee Performance Review process is intended to support meaningful conversations about your contributions, strengths, goals, and development. As we continue to enhance the performance review process and website, we'd like to hear more about your experience.
We invite you to complete a short 5-minute survey to share what's working well and where improvements could be made. Feedback received so far has already helped inform enhancements to the review experience, and your input will continue to guide future improvements.
Thank you for your time. Your insights are helping us create a more effective, accessible, and user-friendly experience for employees across the SHA. 🌐 Complete In-Scope Employee Performance Reviews survey | Provincial Nursing Foundational Forms now available Clinical Standards has begun a phased rollout of standardized provincial clinical forms across acute care, although these forms can be used across all care settings. This project will lead to more consistent and streamlined documentation across sites.
The initiative aims to reduce duplication, simplify workflows through fewer standardized forms, improve quality and patient safety, support audit and legal requirements, and prepare for future electronic charting.
Continuing with this phased roll out, the following clinical forms are rolling out September 29, 2026: - Discharge Care Plan (SHA 0798)
- Nursing Care Plan - 2 pages (SHA 0790)
- Nursing Care Plan - 4 pages (SHA 0791)
- Nursing Care Plan - 6 pages (SHA 0792)
- Nursing Care Plan - Supplement (SHA 0793)
- Patient Belongings Form (SHA 0794)
- Patient Belongings Indicator Card (SHA 0799)
- Practitioner Ask List - Practitioner Version (SHA 0795)
- Practitioner Ask List - Patient Chart Version (SHA 0796)
- Practitioner Ask List - Unit/Charge Nurse Version (SHA 0797)
Staff are asked to transition to the new forms once current stock is used. This approach reduces waste, minimizes workflow disruption, and supports a smooth transition.
The following huddle talks are available to support the use of these new forms. - Discharge Care Plan SHA 0798 - Huddle Talk (CS-G-0546)
- Nursing Care Plan - Huddle Talk (CS-G-0551)
- Practitioner Ask Lists - Huddle Talk (CS-G-0548)
All provincial clinical forms can be found in the SHA Clinical Forms Catalogue. An informational bulletin has been developed to support clinical team communication. Forms have been sent to Forms on Demand, SHA Printing Services and DCM Printing and will be ready for order/printing as soon as they are uploaded into these systems.
Customization/prepopulating the nursing care plans and discharge care plan are possible. Follow the guidance document below for more information and guidance. - Care Plan Customization – Huddle Talk (CS-G-0550)
Direct any questions to clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca 📧 Contact 🌐 Clinical Forms Catalogue | Events and Professional Development | Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference | 📅October 3 🕑 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.📍 Regina, SK 🌐Register | Saskatoon City Hospital Pancake Breakfast | 📅October 8 🕑 7 - 9 a.m. 📍 Saskatoon, SK 🌐Poster | 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 | 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 | Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses | 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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