For children with disabilities, toys that look like them
A few years ago, Anna Maria Civitella came to a realization: Children with disabilities didn’t often see themselves reflected in the toys they played…
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Wearing smart glasses, staff become the eyes of their colleagues
Digital technology connects co-workers to help deliver care to seniors Jannette Bront Ferguson enters the room of a resident at Donald Berman Jewish Eldercare…
CIUSSS team honoured for program that gets heart patients moving
Program promoting early patient mobilization recognized by Quebec Order of Nurses A team from CIUSSS West-Central Montreal has won a prize from the Quebec…
Men in management get hairy for women’s health
With support from JGH doctors, The Moustaches grow facial hair to raise funds for ovarian cancer Every year during the month of November, men…
K10: Putting the “Unit” in “Unity”
The stakes are high on K10, but luckily, so is team spirit. This highly specialized neuroscience unit at the Jewish General Hospital cares for…
Patient safety—we’re all on the same team
To provide care within a safe and secure environment—it is one of the key values of our CIUSSS. When patient safety lapses do arise,…
Hope for the homeless with at-shelter mental health care
Marco is a man in his 50s. About 20 years ago, he came to Canada from the Caribbean with his wife and children. Sometime…
Vital practices in keeping our users safe
Need a refresher on keeping our patients, residents and clients safe? Learn all about the strategies developed by the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal Infection Prevention…
Taking good news to heart
On Valentine’s Day, the Rehabilitation Directorate organized a presentation at the MAB site to celebrate the highlights of each CIUSSS West-Central Montreal rehabilitation program…
Suicide prevention: It’s vital to learn the signs
How do you know if your patient, your resident or your client is in pain? Are they struggling to breath? Running a high fever?…
Celebrating our victories with a public pat on the back
As we tend to the day-to-day needs of those who require health care and social services, we come to recognize that a job well…
Helping children through the art of play
Meghan Quinn-Cardinal Toy Librarian / Assistant Health Technician, MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre Meghan Quinn-Cardinal, the Toy Librarian at the MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre, says that people…
Daniel Wall, Manager, Accounts Payable
Mr. Wall is joining the Financial Services directorate as Manager of Accounts Payable. Previously a Manager in the Finance Department of the CIUSSS de…
Research paper submissions go paperless
The Research Review Office (RRO) is headed for some spring cleaning—dismantling the towers of research papers that fill their quarters, to make way for…
The CIUSSS wants “U”!
Academic retreat investigates how to strengthen ‘U’ in CIUSSS When a retreat is hosted by the Academic Affairs directorate, is it any wonder that…
Learn to use chemical products safely
Do you work with chemicals such as cleaning products, solvents or laboratory products, or in proximity with these? Learn more about The Workplace Hazardous…
Giving thanks to those who give
You’ll find them at desks, you’ll find them at bedsides and lounges, you’ll find them wandering the halls. Those telltale pins or blue coats…
Network-wide teams: a win-win for staff and healthcare users
As our CIUSSS continues to mature, professionals from different facilities have been searching for ways to strengthen bonds through intra-network teamwork and cooperation. With…
Staffers become students for a day, all in the name of respect
Close your eyes, take deep breaths and think of something serene…. Short of bringing their yoga mats to work, frontline staff learned how to…
Stagiaires in distress… how can we help?
Learning to work in health care is about more than becoming acquainted with vital signs or developing the ability to diagnose an illness. It’s…