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In Brief – April 8, 2019

Announcements

Pulse/Lawson Upgrade

Pulse/Lawson’s scheduled maintenance will update the system and add more capacity to its online tools. During the maintenance, all Pulse/Lawson systems and data will be completely inaccessible, and all reporting processes will be paused. It begins at 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 10 and continues until 5 a.m., Monday, April 15. Human Resources suggests that employees access and download their W-2s before Pulse/Lawson goes offline at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Visit mysolutions to learn more about what will change and a complete listing of operational support contacts to have on hand.

Upcoming Events

Tisket-a-Tasket Basket Event

The annual Tisket-a-Tasket Basket Event benefits the Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. Employees can purchase tickets for $1 at a variety of locations:

  • Noon-3 p.m., today, April 8, 30 Hope Drive, Room 1019, Entrance B
  • 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, Academic Support Building, Room 1101
  • Noon-3 p.m., Thursday April 11, Crystal A, Room 2349 (Crystal A employees only)

Tickets will also be sold in Dining Rooms A and B of the Rotunda Café:

  • 10 a.m.-6 p.m., today, April 8
  • 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, April 9
  • 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday, April 10
  • 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 11
  • 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Friday, April 12

Photos of each basket, along with a list of items inside each basket, when available, are provided for review.

Each ticket enters the buyer into a drawing for the basket at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 12 in Dining Rooms A and B.

“The Cutting Edge”

Penn State Health doctors will discuss the latest surgical innovations on abc27’s “The Cutting Edge”:

  • Wednesday, April 10
  • 7:30-8 p.m.
  • Taking calls at 717-346-3333 from 7-8 p.m.
  • Email to ask a question in advance

Dr. Jessyka Lighthall, Dr. Christopher Weller and Dr. Donald Mackay will show how they work together to restore function for patients in the facial nerve disorders clinic. Dr. Eric Pauli will explain how he repaired a hole in a patient’s stomach, while Dr. Jay Raman demonstrates how the new blue light cystoscopy procedure better diagnoses bladder cancer. Lighthall will appear on “Good Day PA” at 10 a.m.

Blue/Green Day

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center highlights the importance of organ donation on Blue/Green Day:

  • Friday, April 12
  • Noon-2 p.m.
  • Biomedical Research Building courtyard

People are encouraged to wear blue and green and share photos using the hashtag #pennstatehealthbluegreen. Former transplant patients Bill Griffis and Miranda Feliz Garcia will also share their stories.

Finding Inner Peace

Rev. David Simmons, director of pastoral services at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, will discuss “Finding Inner Peace and Purpose in the Midst of Chaos”:

Register here. Attendees are welcome to bring a lunch. The event is part of the Human Resources’ Lunch and Learn series.

Employee Strong

Employee Strong is an eight-week fitness course focused on muscle strength, conditioning and injury prevention:

  • April 25 to June 13
  • 5-5:45 p.m.
  • University Fitness Center, Room 311
  • Register

Email Sarah Hartman or Jen Price for more information. $75 fee.

Social Media as Public Health

Dr. Christian Sinclair, associate professor, palliative medicine at the University of Kansas Health System, will discuss “Social Media as Public Heath: the Clinician’s Role in Education and Advocacy”:

  • Tuesday, April 30
  • 7:30-8 a.m.
  • C7619

Breakfast will be served. Contact Ugochi Okorji at 717-531-6263 with questions. Friends and family of the late Dr. Soroush Noori funded the lecture.

Emergency Preparedness Grand Rounds

Lt. Col. Eric A. Roberge, chief of radiology at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., will discuss “Crisis Management and Key Concepts of Mass Casualties” during an Emergency Preparedness Grand Rounds:

  • Tuesday, May 7
  • Noon-1 p.m.
  • Lecture Room D-C7619

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