Complete the Safety Culture Assessment
Employees who work in clinical areas are invited to provide feedback on safety and teamwork in the workplace by completing the Safety Culture Assessment. Dates vary from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28. Employees across Johns Hopkins Medicine may be asked to complete the survey via an email from [email protected] or a unique identifier. Learn more at hopkinsmedicine.org/armstrong/safety_culture_assessment.
Volunteer for the No One Dies Alone Program
In an effort to provide the best possible care to patients nearing the end of life, The Johns Hopkins Hospital is seeking volunteers for the newly launched No One Dies Alone program. Employees who volunteer will sit with patients to provide comfort and companionship during their final moments. Interested staff members and students should fill out a Johns Hopkins Hospital volunteer application and complete volunteer training by Tuesday, Jan. 24. Application: https://volunteerservices.jhmi.edu/pages/SPCARE.
The Power of Stories
Storytelling and science go hand in hand, affirms Liz Neeley, executive director of the Story Collider, a project that brings true, personal stories about science to life in live shows and online. In a podcast interview with Alonzo Lamont, a communications associate at Welch Medical Library, Neeley, a former marine biologist, describes the power of stories to draw in listeners and help them understand why scientific research is so important and so challenging. Listen to the podcast at bit.ly/sciencestories.