• Hall Mercer Community Council Service Award Reception – June 19
  Each year the Community Council of Hall Mercer presents its Community Service Award to an individual or group who has made a major contribution to the improvement of the lives of persons with Behavioral Health Disabilities. This year, the Council has chosen Altrucia Jones of Food and Nutrition Services.

Please join the Community Council in honoring Ms. Jones, a.k.a “Trucie” at a reception on Tuesday, June 19, 4:00 pm, in the Great Court.

• RN Staff: National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators Survey – Until June 24
  Attention RNs: We are participating in the NDNQI RN Survey until June 24. Now is the time to have your voice heard. Your opinion is very important and the results of this survey will be used to implement and develop improvement initiatives. Many advancements that have been made in the past year have been guided by the results of previous surveys. You can access the survey from the homepage www.nursingquality.org/survey and it will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.

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  • This is a national survey that provides information about the work environment of Registered Nurses.
  • Your responses are important and will be used to develop and implement improvement strategies on both the unit and hospital level.
  • Your participation is voluntary and your job will not be affected by your participation.
  • Your response will be anonymous and will not be tracked or monitored in any way.
  • The survey is online only.
  • You may take the survey at home if you have internet access.
  • The survey will take about 15-20 minutes to complete.
  • You will need to receive the Hospital Survey Code from your unit manager, nurse educator, or NDNQI staff nurse partner.
  • Your unit will be eligible to win one subscription for one year to a scholarly journal if you reach your participation goal. The first unit in each category to reach their goal will be invited to a party hosted by the patient care executive team.
  • Thank you for your participation!

• Team UPHS/Penn MS City to Shore Bike Ride 2012 Registration and Fundraiser – June 27
  The final discounted registration event for the Team UPHS/Penn MS City to Shore Bike Ride will be held in the Elm Garden Café on Wednesday, June 27 from 11:30-1:30. For more information contact Team Captain, Dan Wilson at dan.wilson@uphs.upenn.edu or Suzanne Brown at suzanne.brown@uphs.upenn.edu. Team UPHS/Penn needs you as we continue to be the largest corporate team leading the campaign against MS.

• Mary Schierse to Retire, Reception – June 27
  After a long and illustrious career, Mary Schierse, BS, Med, Patient Access, has decided to retire effective June 30.  Mary’s career has spanned 30 years in the health care industry. She joined PAH in August of 2003 as the Director of Patient Access. During her tenure here, Mary has gained the upmost respect of her peers and has been a mentor to her staff.  She is recognized around the Health System as leader in Patient Access and responsible for building a revenue cycle team at PAH that is “best in class.” Her other notable achievements include the  EPIC APM, Electronic Medical Record and Navicare implementations, the Kiosk project, and EMTRAC.

Although Mary is “retiring”, she has generously agreed to work two days per week beginning in July. 
A reception honoring and thanking Mary for her contributions to our institution will be held in the McClelland Conference room on Wednesday, June 27, from 2 -4 pm.

• A Decent Arrangement Philly Move Premiere – June 30

After screenings across the country and around the world, the feature film, A Decent Arrangement, filmed in India. written, produced and directed by Sahil Banka, MD, in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at PAH, is now premiering in his hometown of Philadelphia at the Prince Music Theater (1412 Chestnut Street) on Saturday, June 30, at 7 pm.

A Decent Arrangement is a comedy/drama that tells the story of Ashok Khosla, an Indian-American copywriter who travels to India seeking an arranged marriage.

Through our partnership with The Walsh Brothers Charity Ride, all proceeds from the event will benefit LIVESTRONG, raising awareness and providing essential support for those affected by cancer.

All information about the film including ticket info, pictures, links to reviews, trailers, and the screening can be found at the website: www.adaphilly.com

Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/Leipij

"Vivid, surprisingly accomplished... version of the cross cultural romantic comedy... a wry twist on cultural confusion." - Variety

• UPHS Competency Committee Workshop, “Competency Assessment in the Real World” – July 2

The UPHS competency committee is pleased to announce an exciting an innovative opportunity that is open to all disciplines across the UPHS system. A speaker is coming to Penn Medicine to discuss not only competency but the accountability factor as well. Anyone wishing to attend may sign up via Knowledge Link and attend. We will be offering teleconferencing in the Zubrow Auditorium for those that can’t attend the entire program or who are unable to leave the PAH campus.

For questions, please contact Margaret Pearce, RN, MSN, CRNP, clinical nurse education specialist, ICCU, Bariatrics at 215-829-8230 or margaret.pearce@uphs.upenn.edu. 

Competency Assessment in the Real World
Faculty speaker: Donna Wright, RN, MS
July 2, 2012
8:00 am-4:30 pm
Penn Medicine Center for Innovation and Learning
1500 Market Street, 9^th Floor, West Tower

This workshop will explore the elements needed to create a successful competency program.  You will learn many creative strategies to the competency process and creative ways to verify competencies in all departments.  We will explore ways to operationalize this every day and ensure compliance. Join us for a humorous look at how to make all this happen and how to create a system that really works.  You won’t believe how easy it can be.

Objectives:

1. Discuss the goal of competency assessment and the driving forces behind the process.
2. Discover how to promote accountability through competency assessment.
3. Identify ways to verify competency assessment.
4. Discuss the success factors that help make competency assessment truly successful.

• Join Team UPHS/Penn for the 32^nd Bike MS: City to Shore Ride – September 29 & 30
  Bike to create world free of MS! Named by Bicycling Magazine as the “Best Cycling Getaway in NJ,” the Bike MS: City to Shore Ride promises to be the best cycling experience on the east coast.

This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Bike MS City to Shore Ride, in which Team UPHS/Penn will, with your help, be the largest team!  We’re counting on our leadership to keep the momentum going strong and join the team this September 29 & 30, for an even more successful year.  This year’s system-wide goal is to recruit 325 team members and reach a fundraising goal of $135,000.

There is truly an option for everyone - you can choose to participate as a cyclist, a virtual cyclist [if you can’t ride, but want to fundraise], or a volunteer at the team’s Finish Line tent. The 2011 team of 283 members, qualified for the highly-coveted finish line tent and won 5 awards: Largest Overall Team, Largest Corporate Team, Top Fund Raising Team, the $100,000 Club, and the Millennium Circle Team.

Each person who raises the minimum $300 receives a customized team jersey to wear during the ride and access to the finish line tent with plenty of food & giveaways.  Don’t forget about our annual UPHS/PENN pasta dinner right before the ride.  Below, you will find more information about how you can ride with the UPHS/PENN team.

• • Click below to register as a team member and when prompted, be sure to indicate the UPHS/PennTeam:  https://secure3.convio.net/nmss/site/TRR/Bike/PAEBikeEvents/1516897932?pg=ptype&fr_id=17956
  • You can promote the ‘teamcard’ discount and save $10 off registration until 7/31.
  • Complete the attached UPHS/PENN waiver, including your jersey size by July 15^th (or complete a survey monkey which will follow once you register).  The waiver is required in order to receive your free team jersey.