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Dear Community Partners,

Here are today’s updates:

• Building Blocks Instructor Wins Crystal Apple Award
• Chris Buesing to Present at KHA Workplace Violence Series
• Registration Still Open for Shape Shifting Symposium
• Stormont Vail Health Drive Thru Flu Shot Clinics

Building Blocks Instructor Wins Crystal Apple Award

Congratulations to Angie Vickery, a preschool instructor at Building Blocks Early Learning Center, for receiving the Crystal Apple Award from radio station Majic 107.7. The Crystal Apple Award showcases educators in our community who are making a difference.

Angie was nominated by Katheryn Louderback who said that Angie’s “exceptional and unwavering dedication” to preschool education at Building Blocks helped prepare her child for kindergarten. “With her boundless patience, kindness, and genuine love for the children, she has not only inspired a love for learning but also instilled valuable life skills,” said the nomination. “The impact of her amazing work resonates not only with the students, but also with their families, who have repeatedly expressed gratitude for her positive influence.”

Angie received a Crystal Apple Award with her name on it and a prize package from Prairie Band Casino and Resort. Building Blocks is in the running for a $1,000 donation that will be given away in January 2024.

Chris Buesing to Present at KHA Workplace Violence Series

Chris Buesing, Stormont Vail’s Director of Workplace Safety, will be participating in one of the three sessions of a Workplace Violence Webinar Series being hosted by the Kansas Hospital Association this fall. The series will explore complexities surrounding violence against employees in a health care environment and provide practical insights and actionable solutions to a safer workplace.

Sessions are Addressing Workplace Violence on Sept. 19; Best Practices for Reducing Workplace Violence on Oct. 17; and Supporting Victims of Workplace Violence on Nov. 14. Chris will present at the Nov. 14 session. Each session is Noon to 1:30 p.m. More information about the series is available at the KHA website. Webinar fee for KHA members for the series is $75.

Registration Still Open for Shape Shifting Symposium

Please join us on Sept. 29 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Pozez Auditorium as we host the Stormont Vail Health Shape Shifting Symposium. This event will help team members and guests learn about the challenges and options that accompany obesity as well as the benefits that occur alongside healthy lifestyle changes.  In addition to the doctors and registered dietitians from Stormont Vail who will be presenting, we are excited to welcome guest speakers Maria Collazo-Clavell, M.D., Mayo Clinic, and Shadrach Smith, M.D., Encompass Medical Group. This event will also be available via zoom webinar. Register for this event by visiting www.stormontvail.eeds.com (Registration closes Sept. 27. Fees vary.)

Stormont Vail Health Drive Thru Flu Shot Clinics

Stormont Vail Health will be hosting a variety of flu shot clinics again this year for established Stormont Vail patients who have received a flu shot in the past. For patients who have never received a flu shot, vaccinations will only be given through a scheduled doctor appointment.

TOPEKA ADULT CLINIC (ages 19+)

Sept. 21 and 28: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Surgery Parking Garage (10^th and Garfield)

TOPEKA PEDIATRIC CLINIC (ages 7mo and up)

Oct. 19 and 26: 1:30 –5:30 p.m. at Cotton O’Neil Pediatrics (4100 S.W. 15^th St.)

MANHATTAN ADULT CLINIC (ages 19+)

Oct. 7:  8:30 – 11:30 a.m. at Stormont Vail Manhattan Campus (1325 Research Park Drive)

We together,
Dr. K