Although everyone experiences grief, it is a unique process for each individual. What is grief? How do you manage it? When will it be over? What can I do to start feeling better? I just want my life back, how do I do that?  Looking for answers? Attend this one hour session that is aimed to answer your questions and hopefully provide you with some coping tools to start the healing process.

Communication is hard under the best of circumstances and sometimes difficult conversations need to happen.  Gain skills  for yourself, or for those important people in your life, to consider end-of-life decisions, completing a living will and more.  This class will cover how to prepare for hard conversations, clarifying your intentions, options, communication and possible resolutions. 

Are you downsizing? Are you drowning in things?  Are you the executor of a loved one’s estate?  This training is for you.  Based on the popular book by Margareta Magnusson, this training will help guide you on methods of sorting through the possessions and ways to manage this process. 

Interested in becoming a Patient Experience Ambassador?

This 8-hour workshop helps learners support initiatives and best practices that will advance patient experience efforts. The Patient Experience Ambassador serves as a liaison between the MH Patient Experience Department and their own care team. Patient Experience Ambassadors will be expected to attend regular meetings and share education to promote a culture of gratitude and compassion.

Join the other 100+ Patient Experience Ambassadors throughout the system to create a culture of exceptional experiences. Care team members from all departments are encouraged to attend.

Please contact the Clinical Education Department 744-6075 / 6038; WMHEducation@mainehealth.org with any questions. 

PLEASE NOTE:  All RQI BLS assignments in LMS MUST BE COMPLETED prior to taking the ACLS Megacode Skills training. 

The 2-hour megacode skills portion of the ACLS certification is required after completing the online RQI ACLS training. 

Each RQI ACLS assignment contains an online cognitive training and a hands-on megacode skills training. The online training is assigned using the LMS platform.  The megacode skills assessments are held in-person in the Education Training Room.  Megacode skills are required every 2 years for ACLS.

RQI Information

Contact the Clinical Education Department with any questions:  WMHEducation@mainehealth.org or 744-6075 / 744-6038 / 744-6041

Different cultures relate, process and understand death and grief in a rich variety of ways. This session studies the role grief plays in different cultures, how they honor those who die, etc. to better prepare the care team to honor the rituals and beliefs of these different cultures.

PLEASE NOTE:  All RQI BLS assignments in LMS MUST BE COMPLETED prior to taking the PALS Mega Code Skills Training.

The 2-hour megacode skills portion of the PALS certification is required after completing the online RQI PALS training. 

Each RQI PALS assignment contains an online cognitive training and a hands-on megacode skills training. The online training is assigned using the LMS platform.  The megacode skills assessments are held in-person in the Education Training Room.  Megacode skills are required every 2 years for PALS.

Contact the Clinical Education Department with any questions:  WMHEducation@mainehealth.org or 744-6075 / 744-6038 / 744-6041.

This MANDATORY CPI Workplace Violence Prevention Training is for Level 3 Employees Only.  This includes staff from the following departments:

• Administrative Nursing Supervisors
• Emergency Department
• Emergency Department Providers - All
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Medical Surgical Unit
• Medical Surgical & Intensive Care Unit Providers - All
• Safety & Security Management
  

The training will be a 6-hour class focusing classroom education and heavily on hands-on practice.  The goal is to gain knowledge of verbal de-escalation skills and physical safety interventions to assist in managing individuals with aggressive behaviors.

Please work with your department leaders and schedulers to choose an appropriate date.  Be sure to wear comfortable, flexible clothing.

Contact Katie Morton at 744-6041 or the WMH Clinical Education Department with any questions. WMHEducation@mainehealth.org or 744-6075 / 6038