September 8, 2026

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Public Service Announcements and News Releases

Saskatchewan residents support Social Media limits for youth

Turning Our Commitment into Action

Show your commitment to Truth and Reconciliation with an SHA orange shirt
Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice

Staff Information

Share your knowledge, experience and insights with the SHA Mentorship Program
Save time and make life easier with your SHA Clinical Library

Clinical Documentation

Preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Events and Professional Development

NEW: Popcorn Learning Sessions - Home Care Information System
24th Annual Kaye Family Learning Day
Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference
CHCA Project ECHO Integrated Seniors Care
Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina
NEW: Canada West Health Leaders Conference
SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions
NEW: Free online suicide prevention training
Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses

Public Service Announcements and News Releases

Saskatchewan residents support Social Media limits for youth

The results are in from the province-wide survey seeking Saskatchewan residents' opinions on social media limits for youth.

The Government of Saskatchewan received responses from communities across the province showing public support for increased safeguards online.

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Turning Our Commitment into Action

Show your commitment to Truth and Reconciliation with an SHA orange shirt

Also known as Orange Shirt Day, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 is a time to learn, reflect and show support for reconciliation. One way to participate is by wearing an orange shirt.

Developed under the leadership of the First Nations and Métis Health team, the SHA Orange Shirt features artwork that honours First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures. It reflects our commitment to respectful, culturally-safe care and our shared journey toward reconciliation.

Proceeds from every shirt sold will be donated to the Orange Shirt Society.

📄 How to register an account 🌐 Order now

Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice

📅September 24 🕑 2:30 p.m. 🌐 Register 📄 Poster

Presenter: Carrie McCloy, Faculty member with the Indigenous Social Work Program at the First Nations University of Canada.

This presentation will examine how colonial systems disrupted relationships with land, family, culture, and identity and will consider how social workers can support healing practices rooted in respect, responsibility, reciprocity, and connection. By appreciating the more-than-human world, we can explore reconciliation through ethical, relational, and land-based practices.

🌐 SharePoint: Registered Social Workers

Staff Information

Join the SHA Mentorship Program

The SHA Mentorship Program continues to grow, and we need more mentors.

Share your knowledge, experience, and insights - become a mentor and support a mentee’s development. You don’t need to be a formal leader or have all the answers. Mentoring is about listening, sharing your perspective, asking questions, and helping someone navigate their development. Your experience could be exactly what someone else needs.

To join the Mentorship Program, visit MyConnection and select the Mentorship Tile under HR > Mentorship Program.

The SHA Mentorship Program connects employees to share knowledge, strengthen leadership capabilities, and learn from one another through supportive, meaningful relationships. Designed as a flexible six-month program, it supports mentors and mentees to connect in ways that fit their schedules and preferences, including virtually, by phone, or in-person.

🌐 SHA Mentorship Program

Save time and make life easier with your SHA Clinical Library

SHA Clinical Library provides information services and resources that save you time and make your life easier. We have staffed locations in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. We also virtually support SHA staff, practitioners with privileges, students on practicum and affiliates across the province.

Register to access our wealth of resources and services, including:

clinical tools and apps (BMJ Best Practice, DynaMed, Lexidrug, and more)
librarian-led evidence searching to save you time and find the best available evidence on your topic
access to full-text subscription journal articles, and delivery of full-text articles we do not have (at no cost to you)
current awareness tools, including POEMs and BrowZine
orientations on resources and other information needs relevant to your work or practice
guides to support the ethical use of information (Copyright, Image Sources, and Citation guides).

Email library@saskhealthauthority.ca to request a service today.

🌐 Register for access 🌐 SHA Library

Clinical Documentation

Preventing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

The following resources will be live across the province effective September 16, 2026 and are currently available for training purposes. The documents apply to all adult acute care inpatient units, including critical care and maternity.

All clinical acute care staff and physicians are required to review and begin using the new documents:

SHA-08-014 Preventing VTE Policy

Provincial VTE Prophylaxis Order Sets with integrated risk assessments:

CS-PIER-0284 Patient Information and Education Resource

SHA-0722 VTE Prevention Audit Tool

Implementation Resources:

For more information, visit VTE Prophylaxis – Clinical Resources. Any questions may be directed to shaordersets@saskhealthauthority.ca or policy@saskhealthauthority.ca

📧 Contact 🌐 VTE Prophylaxis - Clinical Resources

Events and Professional Development

Events

Popcorn Learning Sessions - Home Care Information System

📅 September 9 🕑 1 - 1:30 p.m. 📍Virtual 🌐Register
📅 September 10 🕑 2 - 2:30 p.m.📍Virtual 🌐Register

24th Annual Kaye Family Learning Day

📅September 18 🕑 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.📍 Virtual 🌐Register

Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference

📅October 3 🕑 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.📍 Regina, SK 🌐Register

CHCA Project ECHO Integrated Seniors Care: Optimizing Comfort and Quality of Life - Integrated Palliative Approaches to Symptom Management in Complex Chronic Conditions

📅October 14, 2026 🕑 10 a.m. 📍Virtual 🌐Register