Please see below for the following updates:

• Good News: Claudia DosSantos was featured on CTV News for her Angel’s Den proposal
• PIC Office Moves
• Do you need to sign up for EPIC Research training?
• Save the Date:  Thursday, September 26^th – 12:00pm – 1:00pm - Fireside chat with Jillian Horton!
• Upcoming elevator shutdowns at St. Michael’s on Sept. 16-19 and Sept. 23-26
• Reminder: Jeffrey C. Lozon Physician Leadership Award

Claudia DosSantos was featured on CTV News for her Angel’s Den proposal ‘Surviving Sepsis: a new treatment for Bacterial Infection’

The Challenge: Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency caused when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Worldwide, there are 50 million cases each year. As the only treatments are antibiotics, which aren’t always effective, and organ support, one in five people will die from this common hospital complication.

The Solution: Dr. Claudia dos Santos and Dr. Amin Ektesabi have developed a new treatment to block inflammation, supercharge the white blood cells’ ability to kill bacteria, and protect against heart and lung failure. Now they want to test it in pre-clinical trials–so they can move quickly to save lives.

Video Link with more information about this project: https://youtu.be/yUWbsrJQfxQ?si=dL3PvM3ACNppUh_O

Please note that the PIC office has moved from 1-Bond to 2-Bond at the far south end of the hallway.

Natalie Wong – 2-472b Bond

Daniel Huang, Chief Medical Resident – 2-472a Bond

Jessica Comilang and Julia Stratta – 2-468 Bond

Sharon Straus remains in 1-420 Bond. Erin Walsh will be moving into Sharon’s suite in the next while.

Do you need to sign up for EPIC Research training?   Please review the EPIC research courses below.

Attached are steps and instructions on how to remove the research module from your profile if research training doesn’t apply to you.

1. Research viewer - which allows you to view e.g., retrospective chart review study, but you cannot document or enter study related data in Epic for research.

2. Research coordinator (refers to the level of access not the position itself per se) - who can document and enter data into Epic for research. Examples would include adverse event documentation.

• To act as a signing authority on study meds/tests input by research staff before the orders are visible and active
• PIs can view any questionnaires or smart forms built for specific research studies in Epic
• PIs may need to review adverse events that are documented in Epic
• PIs will place orders for INV Medications in Epic.
• To receive things like admission notifications that are sent to the PI inbox.

The coordinator course is mandatory for anyone who is a PI on HealthCanada regulated research. 

Trevor Jamieson, MD, MBI FRCPC (he, him)

Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO)

Unity Health Toronto

Toronto, Ontario

@DrTJamieson

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Steps and instructions on how to remove the research module from your profile

https://unitynet.unity.local/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Service-Now-Ticket-Creation-Tipsheet.pdf

Please join us for a *very special* fireside chat that we will be hosting with Dr. Jillian Horton on September 26^th from 12-1pm in the 14-CC large conference room!!

Dr. Horton is a general internist who did her internal medicine training in Toronto and is the author of a best-selling book, We Are All Perfectly Fine: A Memoir of Love, Medicine and Healing about physician wellness and mindfulness. She is currently the associate chair of the department of internal medicine and director at the Alan Klass Medical Humanities Program at the Max Rady College of Medicine in Winnipeg, Manitoba!

We will be having a sit down conversation talking about her career and her work that you are welcome to attend in person or over zoom. This event will be catered!!

I hope you are all able to attend, and will send calendar invites and reminders closer to the date!! See below for zoom link:

When: Sep 26, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Topic: Fireside Chat with Dr. Jillian Horton - Sept 26th, 2024

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/63067876054?pwd=U8nc8ox8Xv4M9xiIQDe3cAMA4l5hJ4.1

Passcode: 832881

Webinar ID: 630 6787 6054

The Cardinal Carter north and south elevator shutdown plans have shifted to minimize the impact to operations.

Shutdown #1 (Cardinal Carter north passenger elevator) – Sept. 16 to 19

Purpose: Installation of smoke detector at the top of CCW north passenger elevator shaft.

Time & impact: 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. (6 hours/day). Two of the CCW north passenger service elevators. Cars 12 & 13 to be shutdown for duration.

Shutdown #2 (Cardinal Carter south passenger elevator) – Sept. 23 to 26

Purpose: Installation of smoke detector at the top of CCW south passenger elevator shaft.

Time & impact:

Sept 23, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. (6 hours/day). One of the four elevators will be shut down at a time (2 hours each). At all times three elevators will be operational.

Sept. 24-26, 9 p.m. – 2 a.m. (6 hours/day). Two of the CCW south passenger service elevators. Cars 3 & 4 to be shut down for duration.

Thank you for your accommodation and patience.

SMH Redevelopment Team

The Jeffrey C. Lozon Physician Leadership Award is given annually to a physician member of St. Michael’s Hospital who has demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in promoting the mission and vision of the hospital. Nominations will be accepted from any member of St. Michael’s, including both medical and non-medical staff. Self-nominations are also accepted. The nominator must provide their own letter of nomination and two supporting letters.

Please submit nominations to the Medical Staff Office via email to Narisha Jiwa. The submission deadline is Oct. 11. You can find the terms of reference linked here.