Reminders: March 30-April3

Monday: Accreditation committee arrives
Tuesday: Social entrepreneurship, community development, public heath and social change presentation; B111, 12:00
-Opportunities in med school: Brent Thoma and Cindi Duncan; 12:30, Sasktel Theatre RUH
-Wednesday: RAG mtg 12:30
-Thursday: Career dialogue, Pediatrics- Dr. McConnell (B6, 12:30)
-Friday: Neuro/ophtho exam
-Deadline: Nasivvik summer internship deadline
Saturday: CHEP Fundraiser dinner, $35; at the Hilton Garden Inn, talk to Eddie for tickets

Please e-mail me if you haven't signed up for the Mock OSCEs on Wednesday, April 8. Your options are 5-7:00 (only a few spots left) and 7:30-9:30 (many spots available).

If anyone did not receive a Connective Issue and/or an Alumni newsletter and you would like one...please find me so I can get them out of my locker:-)

MH

March 23-27 -what is going on?

• Monday: Family Med Club presentation: Dr. Rahaman will be talking about geriatrics and family medicine; lower MUMPS, 12:30-1:30 (RSVP to Randi by Saturday)
• USSU Rep application deadline
• Tuesday: Art and Science of breathing presentation, RUH main mall lecture theatre
• Wednesday: Journal Club (Mustafa and Lindsay H), A226, 12:30-1:30
  
• Micro Hand-in Assignment due
• JURSI FORM DUE (Regina, Saskatoon....Saskatoon, Regina...hmmm how to decide)
  
• Thursday:Career Dialogue, Orthopedics with Dr. King
  
• Building Bridges Interdisciplinary Forum: "Staying as Energized 14, 465 Days From Now as You are Today: Quality Improvement & You", Louis, 5pm cocktails with supper at 6pm, Tickets $15 (talk to Shandy or Emily)
  
• Friday: Global Health Series presentation with Dr. Siemens: Joys, Fears, Triumphs of Providing International Medical Care, B450, 12:30 (RSVP to iicusp@sasktel.net)
  

BBIF: Delicious Dinner, Interesting Information

The Health Science Students Association presents the 12th annual Building Bridges Interdisciplinary Forum (BBIF):
Health Quality Council on Quality Improvement and you: why it matters to us as future health professionals. "Staying as Energized 14,465 Days From Now as You are Today: Quality Improvement & You"

When: Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Cocktails @ 5PM, Supper @ 6PM
Where: Louis Restaurant and Bar
Only 100 tickets are available - available through your colleges HSSA reps (Shandy or Emily), Place Riel Kiosk, or by emailing uofs.hssa@hotmail.com
$15 per ticket for meal and presentation (subsidized by your HSSA)

WAIT WHAT IS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT?!
Good question, I also had no idea. When a patient gets the wrong diagnosis, is given the wrong test results, or gets the wrong kidney surgically removed, that's when quality improvement steps in. QI is basically there to make sure that none of the shocking, heart wrenching, crazy, awful things that make those health care shows you love so great (Grey's, ER, House, not particularly in that order) happen in real life.
So come down for a great meal and to learn how to not ruin the lives of your future patients!
See you there,
Emily and Shandy

Reminders: March 16-20

I'm a little late posting this, so here it is...

• Monday: Mental Health Day, 8pm MUMPS

• Tuesday: pharmacology cases 6.2.1-6.2.5

-Student hockey game: 5pm-6:15pm Rutherford Rink

• Wednesday: Dean's lunch

-Yoga: 3:30 (211B-3521 8th street E)
-SMA Social: 5:30-9:00pm at Lydia's

• Thursday: Career Dialogue: Internal medicine, Dr. Wilson, B441 (12:30-1:30)

-MD Financial Health lunch, B6, 12:30-1:30
- MD management Home Buyers Seminar: 5:30-7:00pm, B450

• Friday: Epidemiology speaker: Chickens, sex and salmonella: Why our food is making us sick, 12:30-2:00pm, B450

-Deadline: CFMS IT officer application due

Weekly Reminders: March 9-13

• Monday: "Get the Facts: Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy in Saskatchewan" (Eddie's presentation)~B111, 12:30
  -MATCH PARTY!!-Winston's basement, 8:00pm
  -deadline for Regina summer externships

• Wednesday: Journal Club (Yuqi and Shandy), A226, 12:30

• Thursday: career "dialogue" ~talk about medicine as a career in general (Dr. Olszynski), B6, 12:30
  -pharmacology cases: Mod 6.1.1-6.1.5
• -First year Art Show: 4-8pm, 4th floor Health Science Bldg; all proceeds to the Les and
  Irene Dube Centre for Mental Health
• Rural and Urban Underserved Recruitment mtg: MUMPS, 2:30 pm
  

• Friday: Regina Jursi Trip
  

Regina JURSI trip

Here's the DL on our trip to Regina (Friday, March 13):

• Departure from Saskatoon: 7:30am, meet at Wiggins loop to catch bus
• Arrive at Regina General Hospital: 9:45 (meet at main doors of RGH)
• Departure from Regina: 3:00pm, bus pick-up at main doors of RGH

Note: lunch will be provided
Dress code: you can wear jeans...but dress appropriately!!