Oct. 6

Do you have trouble keeping up with the difference between Cadence, Cupid, Cogito, and Kaleidoscope? The many different names associated with Epic@UNC’s modules and apps can be confusing. Please review the list and brief description of Epic products as of September 2016 at this Intranet link to help you learn the difference.

Volunteer Services, in partnership with the Employee Engagement Team, will again celebrate the holiday season by helping UNC Medical Center employees and their families who are struggling financially through our Adopt A Family program.

UNC football will play a home game on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 3:30 p.m. versus Virginia Tech. Please plan appropriately as you travel to/from UNC Hospitals and the School of Medicine, as traffic will be heavy several hours before game time. Also, remember that certain parking lots are reserved for UNC home football games.

Volunteer Services invites five teams of six employees each to decorate a tree on Nov. 28 in each of the lobbies: Memorial, Children’s, Women’s, Neurosciences and Cancer Hospitals. There will be prizes for the team with the best decorated tree. Help us share the holiday spirit with employees, visitors and patients by participating!

Volunteer Services is sponsoring the Sparkle Life Trunk Sale. The sale will be held in front of the Cranberry Corner Gift Shop Oct. 11 - 13 from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. each day. Payroll deduction is available to all eligible UNC Health Care employees.

The Open Enrollment period for UNC Medical Center employees for the State Health Plan, NCFlex, and other voluntary benefits will run from Oct. 1 - 31, 2016. View details on the enrollment period and sessions you can attend for help with your questions.

Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal of the CDC, highlighted the success of UNC Hospitals' Clean In, Clean Out program, which is the first hand hygiene study to show that exceeding already high hand hygiene compliance in the healthcare setting reduces healthcare-associated infections. Authors include Emily Sickbert-Bennett, Lauren DiBiase, Tina Schade Willis, Eric Wolak, David Weber and William Rutala

Hurricane Matthew is expected to impact eastern North Carolina this weekend with gusty winds, heavy rains, and the potential for isolated tornados. At this time, all UNC Medical Center clinics will operate on normal schedules. Any updates will be communicated by email and via the Intranet home page.

The Code Sepsis team is grateful to this month's 'Sepsis Stars' for the recent timely recognition of a septic patient on 3 West and the quick implementation of the entire care bundle on behalf of the patient. Thank you, Sepsis Stars, for striving to improve patient care through participation in UNC Medical Center's sepsis initiative. Read more to learn about this case.