Crafts, Etc. Fair at Montgomery Hospital, March 24th, 9-3:30

I am excited to be part of this event! I will be in the Atrium with mosaics, including my new mosaic pendants. There's a lot of talent in the Montgomery Hospital Community, and I am profiling a few of the other vendors of handmade craft who have ties to MHMC.

Crafts, Etc. Fair
Sponsored by The Montgomery Hospital Auxiliary
Proceeds benefit the Auxiliary's pledge for cardiac telemetry equipment

When: Wednesday, March 24th, 9:00 am until 3:30 pm
Where: The Bridge Crosswalk and the Professional Building Atrium
***Cash, checks, major credit cards and payroll deduction accepted.***

Sandra Spitzer(married to Dr. Laurence Spitzer, Radiology)

Sandra Spitzer has been creating pottery for more than 8 years. Her works utilize earthy tones which add a beautiful compliment to your kitchen and home. She has worked at studios on the Main Line and locally. She has displayed her works at craft fairs, and local synagogue craft shows. She is also available on request to design made for order pieces.

Jeff Margraf(married to Peggy Weimar, Clinical Manager, Maternity)
Jeff Margraf received his B.F.A. with High Honors from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. He has worked as a professional artist for the past 17 years, exhibiting in
New York, Philadelphia and other locations. His work is in corporate and private collections throughout the United States. He will be selling original dichroic glass jewelry.


Trish Wingert(worked in IS)
Elsie P. Jewelry Designs is a family owned and operated company located in the Philadelphia suburbs. Beginning as a hobby in 2007, jewelry design quickly became a major part of our lives. Dedicated to my great grandmother, Elsie P. was born! All pieces are handcrafted, so no two are quite the same. Our jewelry is created using semi precious stones, sterling silver, brass, Swarovski crystals, Czech glass and freshwater and glass pearls.

Be sure to come check it out! Other MHMC folk include Beverlee Ciccone, Lisa Phillips, Susan Cloud, and Melissa Barry and Wendy Harris(hopefully I didn't forget anyone!) Over 15 vendors of handcrafted arts, candles, handbags, chocolates, baked goods, and Avon. March 24th, 2010, 9:00 am-3:30 pm on the bridge crosswalk and in the Pro Building 3rd floor Atrium. For more info call 610-270-2076

Hand Hygiene: The Not-So-Secret Weapon against Infection

Check out this article forwarded by our Infection Control Nurse, Kelly Romano, about Abington Hospital's efforts to increase hand hygiene, after the death of a patient from a hospital acquired infection.



Hand Hygiene Resources:
A collection of Hand Hygiene Signs for printing
World Health Organization Hand Hygiene Resources
CDC Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Setting

Free CE for Social Workers: Culturally Competent Care thru 2/28/11

The Office of Minority Health is offering 9 hours of CE for social workers(NASW accredited) and nurses thru 2/28/11

Culturally Competent Nursing Care: A Cornerstone for Caring

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, participants should be able to:
Define issues related to cultural competency in nursing practice.
Identify strategies to promote self-awareness about attitudes, beliefs, biases, and behaviors that may influence the nursing care they provide.
Devise strategies to enhance skills toward the provision of culturally competent nursing care.
Demonstrate the advantages of the adoption of the CLAS Standards as appropriate in their nursing practice.

Disability Info at MossRehab ResourceNet

MossRehab ResourceNet provides a variety of information related to disability.
Topics Include:

Accessible Travel
Disability Fact Sheets
General Resources
such as Assistive Technology Resource Centers, Caregiving, Daily Living Aids, Exercise, Research, Government Agencies
ADA

Free CE for Dieticians on Enteral Feeding in Home care thru 1/27/11

Safe Enteral Tube Feedings and Hydration in Home Care

Commission on Dietetic Registration for 1.2 CPEUs thru 1/27/11
Fee waived by an educational grant from Covidien.

Upon completion the learner will be able to:
1. List the indications for home nutrition support
therapy
2. Describe the potential complications of enteral
tube feedings
3. Describe the strategies that HEN consumers can
use to adapt and cope more successfully
4. Identify ways that clinicians can foster coping in
HEN consumers

Montgomery Hospital Basket Raffle Starts Wednesday 2/17

The Montgomery Hospital Auxiliary Basket Raffle starts tomorrow after 2 snow delays! Come on over to the Bridge and check out the 38 wonderful baskets. I am excited to be part of this with my mosaic business Nutmeg Designs, and have donated a Hope mosaic sign that I made from stained glass, and Italian glass tile on Pennsylvania slate.

Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 and payroll deduction is also available; bring your badge to verify employment.

Wednesday February 17th, 7am-7pm
Thursday Februrary 18th, 7am-2pm

This fundraising event benefits our cardiac and emergency services this year.

Physiotherapy Evidence Database: PEDro

PEDro is a free database of over 15,500 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Some of the articles and guidelines are available free online.

For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible. All trials on PEDro are independently assessed for quality. These quality ratings are used to quickly guide users to trials that are more likely to be valid and to contain sufficient information to guide clinical practice.

PEDro is produced by the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy at The George Institute for International Health.