Archive for March 2020
Coronavirus Concern at RI Veterans Home & other RI Nursing Homes
In a national NBC news story on nursing homes with potential outbreaks of Coronavirus either among patients or staff, reporter Laura Strickler noted that in Rhode Island a reporter had to submit a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request to find out which nursing homes were involved because the state of RI refused to identify…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 3/31/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure heads out to sea and takes most of the nasty weather with it, leaving behind some lingering cloud cover and cooler temperatures, with lows in the morning expected to be in the mid 30’s and only warming to the mid 40’s with a decent breeze out of the not…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, March 31, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation will donate 800 ventilators, 300,000 sets of protective gowns and 300,000 face shields to hospitals in Europe. University of Michigan using dorms to house medical staff who need safe, close-by places to stay Bulgaria makes wearing a protective mask in public places compulsory Israeli’s PM Netanyahu…
Read MoreIn the line of fire – The voices of nurses
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Nurses may hold up more than half of the health care delivery system. They may be the ones who are responsible for running the day-to-day operations at hospitals. They become the glue that holds together nursing homes and primary care practices and home visits. And, when it comes to responding to…
Read MoreURI produces hand sanitizer for coronavirus shortage
The College of Pharmacy Institute’s sanitizer to supply campus, Department of Corrections facilities Aiming to fill local shortages and meet growing demand to help slow the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), the University of Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Development Institute has begun producing its own line of hand sanitizer in its labs in the College of…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Get Comfortable Working Remotely
Tips and Tools on Working Remotely Monday, March 30th at 12:00pm. Uncle Jay’s Networking, managed by Jay White, has shared this great info with us. Thanks to COVID-19, most of us will be working remotely! Do you need a crash course/survival guide? Join Tony and Jen Silbert of Spartina Consulting for a 30 minute Zoom session to learn how…
Read MoreCatching up with Michelle Rawcliffe, Central High School Athletic Director
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Michelle Rawcliffe, Central HS Athletic Director, makes the Energizer Bunny seem like a slacker. Trying to talk to Michelle Rawcliffe for this story, is like trying to catch the road runner, she never stops moving! Never slows down and is constantly on the go. You get the feeling that she is…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Monday 3/30/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist One area of low pressure moves offshore followed by another upper level disturbance that will sweep in from the northwest and trigger some additional rain and the chance for some more thunderstorms late in the afternoon and evening. Cloud cover all day will prevent any added energy by limiting the daytime…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today – March 30, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL New York, New Jersey & Connecticut residents are asked to stay in place for 14 days Scotland is turning citizens away from retreating to the Scottish Highlands to escape the virus. Train services reopened in Wuhan, China Social distancing halved rate of spread in Australia, PM says as lockdown measures increase YouTube…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic: Forcing the new Work from Home culture
COVID-19 Pandemic – Forcing the New Work from Home Culture By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL (Photo: Psychology Today) “Wake up and get ready just like you’re going to work [in the office]. If you stay in your slippers all day you will not be as productive.” Elijah Schneider, CEO & founder of Modifly For the last six…
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