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What Should I Do If I Think I Have COVID-19?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Jean Eaton in Blog

Symptom Check

If you have symptoms such as fever, cough and difficulty breathing and have traveled outside Canada or have been exposed to someone who has COVID-19, stay home and, if you are in Alberta, call Health Link 811 (Dial 811 or MyHealth.Alberta.ca)

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The symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough or other cold or influenza-like symptoms. Use this online screening tool to determine whether you need to call 811 to get tested.

New! COVID-19 SELF-ASSESSMENT

 

AHS Covid-19 Self Assessment

If you are not seriously ill, do not go to a physician’s office, a health care facility or a lab without consulting with Health Link 811 first.

Call 911 if you are seriously ill and need immediate medical attention and inform them that you may have COVID-19.

Check out FAQs for Public from Alberta Health Services.

How To Encourage Positive Communication

Our troubling times can cause anxiety at home and at work.

Lauren Sergy of Up Front Communication offers tips to create a better communication environment to keep things a little bit more positive and focused.

Listen to her tips here: How to Encourage Positive Communication During COVID-19 Outbreak . . . or Other Difficult Times.

Help Your Neighbours

My friend has created a simple way to help us care for our neighbours even while we are practicing social distancing.  Create a postcard or note which can be left in neighbour's mailboxes with your personal message of support and offer to assist.

When we each share this with our neighbours, we show that we care for each other.

Click here to download this postcard template – no signup required!

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Communication Tactics for Effective, Efficient Communication For Every Setting And Occasion

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Jean Eaton in Archive

Welcome to the Practice Management Nuggets Webinars for Your Healthcare Practice interview with  Lauren Sergy of Upfront Communications and the author of The Handy Communication Answer Book. She knows that working in healthcare is a high stress and high stakes situation. Communication skills is critical in the workplace.

Recorded live Thursday April 27 12 Noon MDT

 with Lauren Sergy

of Upfront Communications and the

 author of The Handy Communication Answer Book


Introduce yourself in the chat!


Enter your questions for Lauren or Jean.
You will receive a reply by email.

Download the Learning Resources Guide  – notes and resources for you!

Click to Download Learning Resources Guide Purchase The Handy Communication Answer Book on Amazon.ca

 

Lauren's Communication Newsletter

 

 

Lauren Sergy, Upfront Communication

Lauren Sergy is a well-known expert on the subject of communication and public speaking and has graciously consented to this interview to share some great information with us about practical, helpful, and downright interesting facts and figures about communication so every healthcare provider or practice manager in our audience can understand master effective and efficient communication for every setting and occasion.

 

The Handy Communication Answer Book  written by Lauren Sergy and published by Visible Ink Press, traces the history, explains the concepts, and examines the skills needed to master effective and efficient communication for every occasion. Providing insights and advice, this useful primer looks at how to improve verbal, nonverbal, and written communications. Available on Amazon.ca.

Communication Tactics for Effective And Efficient Communication

For Every Setting And Occasion

 with Lauren Sergy

of Upfront Communications and the

 author of The Handy Communication Answer Book

Thursday April 27, 2017 12 Noon MDT

Replays will be available for only a limited time.

Practice Management Nuggets’© series is hosted by Jean Eaton (Your Practice Management Mentor) of Information Managers Ltd.

Communication, health care, healthcare, Lauren Sergy, The Handy Communication Answer Book

Do You Feel That You Are Just Not Being Heard?

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Jean Eaton in PMN Replay

Is this you? Common questions that indicates that you might want to improve your communication skills:

  • I just don’t get where that person is coming from.
  • I have a hard time to persuade someone to my point of view.
  • Often I feel that I’m just not being heard.

Communication Tactics for Effective And Efficient Communication For Every Setting And Occasion

Join us for the Practice Management Nuggets Webinars for Your Healthcare Practice interview with  Lauren Sergy of Upfront Communications and the author of The Handy Communication Answer Book. She knows that working in healthcare is a high stress and high stakes situation. Communication skills is critical in the workplace.

#1 Communication Tip

Here is Lauren Sergy’s #1 tip for healthcare providers and practice managers to communicate effectively and efficiently.

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In this 30-minute Privacy Management Nugget Lauren Sergy will give you practical information that will help you to improve your communication skills to be a more sensitive and effective communicator.

Lauren shares a strategic approach to pre-plan your communication so that your communication is effective and efficient.

Benefits of Effective and Efficient Communication

  • Reduce stress in your workplace and your life.
  • Build greater clarity in your communication goals.
  • Achieve what you want to everybody’s greater satisfaction.

 

Lauren Sergy, Upfront Communication

Lauren Sergy is a well-known expert on the subject of communication and public speaking and has graciously consented to this interview to share some great information with us about practical, helpful, and downright interesting facts and figures about communication so every healthcare provider or practice manager in our audience can understand master effective and efficient communication for every setting and occasion.

 

The Handy Communication Answer Book  written by Lauren Sergy and published by Visible Ink Press, traces the history, explains the concepts, and examines the skills needed to master effective and efficient communication for every occasion. Providing insights and advice, this useful primer looks at how to improve verbal, nonverbal, and written communications. Available on Amazon.ca.

Communication Tactics for Effective And Efficient Communication

For Every Setting And Occasion

 with Lauren Sergy

of Upfront Communications and the

 author of The Handy Communication Answer Book

Recorded live Thursday April 27, 2017 12 Noon MDT

Watch the Replay now – Available for a Limited Time!

Register for this free webinar here

The perfect lunch break for busy practice managers – only 30 minutes and it’s free!

Practice Management Nuggets Webinars is a regular interview series with practice managers, healthcare providers, or trusted vendors who support healthcare practices. Topics include things you need to know to help you start, grow, fix, or maintain your healthcare practice. The events will be short – about 30 minutes – with nuggets of information that you can use right away.

And best of all – this is a free, no cost opportunity for you and your staff to hear from experts on a variety of topics how they made their clinics and businesses a success! Register now to receive a weekly update of the Practice Management Nugget Webinar guest speaker. Even if you can’t attend register anyway and we will send you the replay. Replays will be available for only a limited time.

Practice Management Nuggets’© series is hosted by Jean Eaton (Your Practice Management Mentor) of Information Managers Ltd.

Communication, health care, healthcare, Lauren Sergy, The Handy Communication Answer Book

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