Over the past few months, it’s been wonderful to be part of ongoing discussions with individuals from all four of our campuses, our physician leaders and service line leaders across UTMB. An improved alignment across the health system enhances our ability to grow patient volume, advance service expectations and improve quality performance.
The BYOD initiative is a cybersecurity enhancement that requires the installation of Microsoft Intune on personally owned devices to access UTMB resources and secure networks.
March is National Celery Month. While celery plays a supporting role in tons of recipes, those that feature it prominently are few and far between. The most prominent, it seems, is braised celery, but that’s a little boring. Here’s a recipe from A Girl Defloured that looks funky and fun.
INGREDIENTS
For the salad
1 bunch celery about 8-10 stalks
1 crisp tart apple such as granny smith or pink lady
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup chopped pistachios
3 ounces firm blue cheese crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup chopped curly leaf parsley
For the dressing
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice from about 1 1/2 lemons
1/4 cup minced shallot
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
Remove the stalks from the bunch of celery and wash well. Cut off the white root ends and the leafy tops.
Thinly slice the celery into 1/4-inch slices and place in a large salad bowl.
Cut the apple into matchstick-sized pieces. It's not necessary to peel it. Add to the bowl with the celery.
Place the almonds and pistachios into a small pan and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until lightly toasted, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully to prevent burning. Set aside to cool.
Crumble the blue cheese and add to the salad bowl along with the apples and celery.
Add the parsley and cooled nuts and toss everything to combine.
Make the dressing: Put the lemon juice, shallot, honey and mustard in a 12-ounce jar, close lid tightly and shake to combine. Add olive oil and shake again until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper to taste.
Drizzle the dressing over the top of the slaw and toss well to combine. Taste again for seasoning and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve immediately.
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Be sure to send in some of your favorite photos to be featured in Candid Camera! They can be from family or work parties, your kids, your pets, your crafts, your travels and adventures, anything at all—well, almost anything.
The department doesn’t fall under the Health System, but its officers are on hand to ensure the safety of everyone at UTMB.
Each month, this section will list the various days/weeks/months that are dedicated to recognizing and celebrating various professions within the healthcare field. And also highlight one or two of them. Note: We’re bound to miss some! Sorry! It’s nothing personal. Did we miss yours? Let us know!
Recognized this month
This Month's Health Professions:
Celebrate: Health Professions
National Pharmacist Day: Jan. 12
National IV Nurses Day: Jan. 25
National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week: Jan 23-27
Coming Next Month:
Celebrate: Just for fun
Celebrate: Health conditions
Celebrate: Health Professions
National Caregivers Day : Feb. 17
PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week: Feb. 6-12
Cardiovascular Professionals Week: Feb. 14-20
Phlebotomists Recognition Week: Feb. 13-17
This Month's Health Conditions, Etc.:
Celebrate: Health conditions
National Blood Donor Month
World Breast Pumping Day: Jan. 27
National Without A Scalpel Day: Jan. 16
Just for Fun:
Celebrate: Just for fun
National Whipped Cream Day: Jan. 5
National Cuddle Up Day: Jan. 6
National Play Outside Day: Jan 7
National JoyGerm Day: Jan. 8
National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day: Jan. 11
National Dress Up Your Pet Day: Jan. 14
National Disc Jockey Day: Jan. 20
National Spouses Day: Jan 26
Kiss a Ginger Day: Jan. 12
National Blame Someone Else Day: Jan. 13
National Hat Day: Jan. 15
National Hot Buttered Rum Day: Jan. 17
National Winnie the Pooh Day: Jan. 18
National Popcorn Day: Jan. 19
National Sweatpants Day: Jan. 21
National Polka Dot Day: Jan. 22
National Pie Day: Jan. 23
Global Belly Laugh Day: Jan. 24
National Irish Coffee Day: Jan. 25
National Chocolate Cake Day: Jan. 27
National Fun at Work Day: Jan. 28
National Puzzle Day: Jan. 29
National Bubble Wrap Day: Jan. 30
National Plan for Vacation Day: Jan. 31
Here’s your chance to shine! If you’d like to write a short piece about your profession, we’d love to see it. Is your department doing anything special for a certain day? Let us know. If you celebrated one of these days and have photos,
send them along.
Health System Heartbeat is written for you and about you, the staff of the UTMB Health System. And often, it’ll be written by you. We encourage you to submit information you would like to share with your colleagues in the UTMB Health System. Or alert us to something that someone else is doing that you think others would like to know.
