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JUNE 22, 2012

>Inside News for Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland

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YOGATHON 2012Saturday, June 30Join the Yogathon to stretch and strengthen the community while supporting Children’s!

The fi rst ever Yoga Reaches Out Bay Area Yogathon benefi tting Children’s Hospital Oakland is Saturday, June 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Craneway Pavillion in Richmond.

The event will include yoga, music, ra� e, and more in support of your children’s hospital. Sign-up today at www.yogareachesout.kintera.org/bayareayogathon

Get in on the Yogathon fun by joining “Team Happy Babies,” started by Neonatology nurse Cindy Collinson, MSN, CNS, NNP. The team name is inspired by Cindy’s work in Children’s NICU and is also a challenging yoga pose. Email Cindy at ccollinson@mail.cho.org to join Team Happy Babies.

Disney Pixar Hosts Benefit for Children’sOn June 12, Disney Pixar hosted a screening of its new animated feature fi lm, Brave, at Pixar’s Emeryville campus to benefi t Children’s Hospital Oakland. Supporters, patients, and family members were treated to a reception and guided tours of the studio in addition to the screening. The event raised close to $60,000.

Disney Pixar has been a beloved supporter of Children’s Hospital Oakland over the years, hosting many benefi t premiere screenings for its fi lms. You can also fi nd the animation studio’s colorful artwork from Finding Nemo in Children’s Radiology waiting room.

Katia Merriam, Children’s Foundation, and her family including husband Erik, kids Emiko and Dogen, and family friend Abigail, daughter of Primary Care pediatrician Gena Lewis, MD, at the Brave screening.

Lights for Life Bring Joy to Cancer PatientsAt a special presentation in the Outpatient Center on June 7, Emani, 7, a Children’s patient, and Sadie, 11, received special gifts of stu¥ ed animals, zoo memberships, and checks all made possible by recycled Christmas tree lights. Lights for Life’s John and Linda Worthington collect and recycle the lights and use the funds to help kids and families living with childhood cancer. Children’s Oncology social workers and Foundation sta¥ coordinated Emani’s nomination for the award.

On April 27, a record breaking 500 people gathered to celebrate the milestone career achievements of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and yes, even 45-year Children’s sta¥ ers at the annual Employee Recognition Dinner.

All honorees were recognized for their commitment to Children’s patients and mission, but the standout of the night was Ester Lee Moses-Gaston, RN, who has been at Children’s for 45 years. Ester fi rst came to Children’s C1, now Pediatric Rehab, in 1966, and has since served in several units throughout the hospital as charge nurse, assistant head nurse, preceptor, patient and sta¥ advocate, mentor, friend, colleague, and “master IV starter.” Today you can fi nd Ester in the Pediatric Rehab unit.

In honor of her years of service, Ester was presented with an award from President and CEO Bert Lubin, MD—and that’s when the fun began. As Ester waltzed her way up to the stage as the live band played a tune from the 60’s, Dr. Lubin joined her on the dance fl oor and the two broke out in a spontaneous dance party amidst cheers from the audience.

Among the 388 employee honorees were four employees awarded 40-year pins: Patricia Giuntini, CLS, senior clinical lab scientist; Gerri “Ann” Gomez, RRT, respiratory therapist; David McKasson, CLS, Lab Information Systems and Lab Functions Manager; and Sue Shultz, RN.

Children’s Employees Celebrated at Annual Dinner

Clockwise from top left: 45 year honoree Ester Lee Moses-Gaston, RN, with her husband; Brenda Husband, Human Resources, and 40-year honoree Gerri “Ann” Gomez, RRT; 35-year honoree Mary Frazier, RN, MSN, with daughter and Hematology/Oncology patient care assistant, Cat Frazier.,

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Theresa Root, RN, CPON; Tracy Jones, MSW; Emani, 7; Anne Marsh, MD; Sadie, 11; Joe Torkildson, MD; and Marianne Ohlson, RN, celebrate Lights for Life’s gifts to the girls.

CHORI-bar is Nutritious and Improves Disease RiskCHORI Senior Scientist and National Medal of Science winner Bruce N. Ames, PhD, and a team of scientists have developed a low-calorie fruit-based high fi ber vitamin and mineral nutrition bar called the “CHORI-bar” that increases anti-oxidant defenses and improves biological indicators associated with risk of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.

Dr. Ames and his colleagues including Mark Shigenaga, PhD, lead author Michele Mietus-Snyder, MD, and Joyce McCann, PhD, have been working on the CHORI-bar for eight years. The goal was to develop a nutrient-rich bar to help restore optimal nutritional balance in people eating poor diets, and to help transition them to healthier eating habits.

“Even people eating relatively healthy diets are not getting all the nutrients they need, which results in insidious damage that we believe increases risk of chronic disease,” said Dr. Ames.”The CHORI-bar supplies these nutrients in a food-based matrix. A lot of nutritional thought went into this.”

The CHORI-bar is much tastier than earlier recipes, according to Dr. Shigenaga. It is quite satiating, and at only approximately 110 calories, it may

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be helpful in weight reduction programs.The fi rst research report on the CHORI-bar

will appear in the August 2012 FASEB Journal (the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) published online on May 1, 2012. An article about the CHORI-bar appeared on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday, May 20.

Fun Fridays on the CourtyardGrab your shades and relax out on the Courtyard with your colleagues this summer. On select Fridays, there will be music, entertainment, and snacks available for purchase.

June 29, July 27, and August 2411 a.m. - 2 p.m.Bring a beach towel or blanket, and enjoy your lunch outdoors. Fun Fridays are also a time to sport your favorite Children’s logowear and jeans. Need logowear? Grab hats, t-shirts, and other gear in the newly redesigned Gift Shop.

Cindy Collinson, MSN, CNS, NNP, invites you to join her “Team Happy Babies” for the fi rst annual Yogathon benefi tting Children’s.

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The BUZZ Around TownCHORI’s Ron Krauss, MD, Honored by American Diabetes AssociationCHORI Senior Scientist Ron Krauss, MD, was honored at the American Diabetes Association’s annual meeting with the Edwin Bierman Award Lecture earlier this month in Philadelphia. Dr. Krauss was honored for his outstanding contributions in the fi eld of diabetes-related macrovascular complications and related risk factors.

91) Cupcake Bake-o¥ judges Jerry Johnson and Nina Woodle take their judging very seriously. 2) Ward clerk Jasmine Malvar, Acute Care Float Pool, takes home the cake—err, cupcake—as the winner of the Cupcake Bake-o¥ . 3) Employees enjoyed lunch from various food trucks parked in the Courtyard on the second day of Hospital Week. 4) Everyday superheroes Hematology/Oncology nurse managers Kim Sinclair, RN, and Kelly Gallardo-Puou, RN. 5) Randi Ervin, Foundation, shows some local pride on sports team day. 6) Team Neurosurgery’s Patrick Wong, PA-C; neurosurgeon Kurtis Auguste, MD; Traci Thomas, PA-C; and Kristen Ghoussiani, NP, take home the gold—in this case, an amazing Children’s-decorated Barbie award created by talented 5 South nurse, John Pimental, RN—at the Olympics. 7) Greg Duncan, Chief Biomedical Engineer and Safety O± cer, and Konard Jones, VP of Human Resources, fl ip burgers behind the grill at the BBQ. 8) Benita Darden Taylor, EVS, get’s in the cowgirl spirit at the BBQ. 9) Pediatric Surgical Associate’s Dalia Ibarra belts out 70’s hits in her best polyester duds and disco ball earrings at the Talent Show. 10) Hospital Week team members, Sina Carroll, Human Resources; Katrina King, CHORI; and Debbie Dare, Marketing Communications, chow down at the Western-wear BBQ. 11) Hematology/Oncology’s Courtney Shea, RN, strikes a pose on 70’s day. 12) Mitzi Kamau, HIS, leads the HIS dancers and the audience in the hula at the Talent Show.

Hospital Week 2012The second annual Hospital Week in May celebrated employees with daily dress-up themes, activities, and fun all around.

The sta¥ appreciation week brought back favorite activities including the Olympics, BBQ, and Talent Show. New fun included a cupcake bake-o¥ and food truck eat-out. Sta¥ got in the spirit sporting jeans and popular dress-up themes including 70’s wear and cowboy/cowgirl duds.

The Employee Giving Campaign was a success with an increase in employee payroll deductions. Top donating departments include Food Services, Hematology/Oncology, and, for the second year in a row, Finance.

A photo slideshow is coming to the Cafeteria soon.

Epic LaunchesThe Epic (Children’s new electronic medical record system) team was selected in May and the project kicked o¥ on June 12. New o± ce space located in Emeryville’s EmeryTech building. The team, including several Children’s employees shifting to new roles, will travel to Epic’s Wisconsin headquarters this summer for training. Epic is anticipated to “go live” at Children’s in October 2013.

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Children’s Epic team is setting up shop in Emeryville’s EmeryTech building, near the new Finance o� ces.

Gift Shop manager Gail Rubin behind the brand new counter in the remodelled Gift Shop. Visit the Gift Shop Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to check out the new design, grab a sweet snack, and pick-up some new logo merchandise.

Patient Safety Alert SystemThe June QBI activities have been focused on the patient safety alert system. After completing a kaizen (improvement project) on patient safety event identifi cation and response in May, the second workshop focused on investigation and root cause analysis (known as “RCA,” root cause analysis is a method used to identify the cause of a problem or event). The third and fi nal workshop was centered on implementation of the fi ndings from an RCA and closure. The goal of this series of workshops is to have a system that is responsive and ensures that the highest possible patient safety is delivered at Children’s. Education about the new system will be rolled out hospital-wide soon.

Epic In preparation for Epic (Children’s new electronic medical record system), QBI teams have been hard at work conducting one-day “mini” value stream mapping workshops to identify current processes for information fl ows and determine future states so that the new Epic system optimizes its capabilities. Teams from many di¥ erent areas have mapped out information fl ow and documentation for an inpatient stay, followed by a full week focused on documenting fl ows in areas such as pharmacy, lab, NICU, PICU, clinics, and ED.

New Pagers Now LiveThe new pagers from Cook Paging rolled out this week may look similar to the old ones, but you need to be aware of signifi cant changes:

1) The external pager prefi x is now 718. When dialing a pager from outside the hospital, dial (510) 718 + pager number. Still dial 77 + pager number internally.

2) Listen to the new prompts when you call a pager. When dialing internally, the line will ring once before the beeping prompt to enter the 4-digit pager number. You must hang-up after entering your numeric page and pressing #.

3) Make sure you are in the correct paging group. If you were previously in a pager group such as “Trauma,” your new pager will only be in this group if you sign-up for it. Not sure if you are in the right group? Contact GroupPagerTradeOut@mail.cho.org.

All old pagers must be turned in or your department will be charged. Contact: GroupPagerTradeOut@mail.cho.org

Gift Shop Gets a Makeover