Newsletter
March 2016
Welcome to IU Health
The Welcome to IU Health module provides an overview of IU Health's mission and values along with the standards of assurance and quality of care IU Health provides.
Topics include:
- Mission, vision, and values of IU Health
- IU Health standards for assurance
- Quality and safety measures used to ensure patient safety and quality care
- Quality care and medical errors analysis and methods
- Process improvement terminology and IU Health strategies used
- Key information regarding safety, security, and/or disaster procures.
Please launch the Education Portal on our website and log in:
https://iuhealthcpe.org/education_portal/course/welcome-to-iu-health
Patient Safety Quality Care Mandatory Module Now Available
Patient Safety and Quality Care Mandatory Module Available
IU Health is dedicated to providing health professionals with the information they need to promote the quality and safety of the health care while giving exemplary levels of respect and dignity to patients and their families. It is our mission to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value. In the course, you will learn about ways to improve patient safety while providing quality care.
The Patient Safety and Quality Care module is now available. This module provides an overview of IU Health’s mission and values along with the standards of assurance and quality of care IU Health provides.
Please log in to our website and select the education page. The module and assessment are both required in order to receive a completion certification.
https://iuhealthcpe.org/education_portal/course/patient-safety-and-quality-care
Surviving an Active Shooter Incident in a Healthcare Environment
Active Shooter Module Available
In collaboration with Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety and MESH Coalition, IU Health has provided this video and assessment to assist healthcare workers with how to handle an active shooter situation.
This module will take you through IU Health policies that detail processes to provide safety recommendations for both patient and provider safety in an active shooter incident in a healthcare environment.
Please launch our Education Portal and log on to the website to complete this module.
https://iuhealthcpe.org/education_portal/course/active-shooter-training
March Awareness Month
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Multiple Sclerosis is a degenerative disease that attacks the central nervous system and is a disruption of the communication between the brain and other parts of the body. Most people experience their first symptoms between the ages of 20 and 50 with women being diagnosed two to three times more than men. Approximately 400,000 people in the U.S. are affected by MS.
The first symptoms of MS often include:
- vision problems such as blurred or double vision or optic neuritis, which causes pain in the eye and a rapid loss of vision
- weak, stiff muscles, often with painful muscle spasms
- tingling or numbness in the arms, legs, trunk of the body, or face
- clumsiness, particularly difficulty staying balanced when walking
- bladder control problems, either inability to control the bladder or urgency
- dizziness that doesn't go away
MS may also cause later symptoms such as:
- mental or physical fatigue which accompanies the above symptoms during an attach
- mood changes such as depression or euphoria
- changes in the ability to concentrate or to multitask effectively
- difficulty making decisions, planning, or prioritizing at work or in private life
