This project focused on matching two-delivery systems and revising the Beverly Hospital Virtual Orientation, by mirroring the Beverly Hospital in-person orientation. Dedicated leaders at Beverly Hospital know the importance of excellence and innovation. When work was moved to online virtual learning, orientation became essential for continuing to achieve hospital goals. The updated Beverly Hospital Orientation will allow for future new employees to be presented with equivalent information on documents, policies, and procedures. By creating orientation folders and organizing the informational packets supported at in-person orientation, it has assisted in identifying topics, documents, policies, and procedures that required updates and revisions.

This poster presents the integration of the Center for Accessible Academic Resources (CAAR) into campus services following the merger of the previous Disability Services. The project focused on maintaining and enhancing academic accommodations, disability access, peer tutoring, and supplemental instruction. The project aimed to raise awareness about CAAR and its services among students through surveys and gather feedback on accessibility barriers and student perceptions. Data collected from these surveys were analyzed to understand student needs and inform future improvements and planning for CAAR services. This initiative highlights the commitment to creating a more inclusive and supportive academic environment.

Anna Jaques Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation program provides an amazing opportunity for patients with cardiac problems to help reach their exercise goal and get back to a normal lifestyle. Many of these patients struggle with gaining back their strength and confidence post recovery of their cardiac episode. Rehabilitation helps them achieve these goals. By the end of the 12-24 sessions patients during this study were feeling noticeably stronger and more confident. Patients know when their exercise goal is reached and they feel less exerted with exercise.

This project aims to raise awareness about tick-borne diseases, focusing on the rising cases of Lyme disease and other tick-related illnesses affecting both pets and their owners. Tick-borne diseases/illnesses are spread through the bite of an infected tick, causing illnesses. Because of this, ticks present a shared risk, as they can easily infect both animals and humans, leading to health complications in stages that can be lethal. The increasing prevalence of Lyme disease highlights an urgent need for effective prevention strategies. We promote preventative measures, including Lyme vaccinations, oral tick preventatives, DEET repellent, and detection methods for both pets and people. Additionally, we advocate for improved yard and garden management to minimize tick habitats around your home. A flyer was developed to spread essential information and data collected via a google form to assess public awareness and practices. By boosting understanding and implementation of preventative measures, this project aims to reduce the counts of tick-borne diseases in our communities.

When and how should we consider editing wild organisms, and how can communities guide research intended to change our shared environment? The Mice Against Ticks project, which aims to prevent Lyme disease by editing white-footed mice so they can't infect ticks, is trying to find out.

Bridgewell offers a wide array of different services to several populations including individuals who struggle with addiction, individuals who are experiencing housing instability and individuals with physical and mental disabilities. The organization is complex, with many branches and over one thousand employees. The majority of employees are in direct contact with clients, making it essential that Bridgewell dutifully maintains all filing associated with their personnel. This includes state mandated background checks for individuals who work with vulnerable populations. The objective of this project was to improve Bridgewell’s file keeping by creating a framework for the conversion of physical files into a digital format allowing for seamless retrieval and auditing of said files in the future.

This project focused on creating the on-boarding process for volunteers to be more organized and efficient. By assessing and re-organizing the process, it will be more efficient and smoother for both the volunteer joining and the person on-boarding the volunteer. The re-created process goal is to have five volunteers on-boarding at a time and have the training take just over a month to complete. Working with five new volunteers at a time allows for more individualized training and attention to insure that they have everything they need. This process would consist of applying to be a volunteer, interviewing, completing to be medically compliant, and orientation, leading to training.

This project aims to enhance public health standards by developing a comprehensive checklist for food interns. Through meticulous assessment and guidance, interns will ensure compliance with hygiene protocols, food handling practices, and regulatory requirements. By nurturing a culture of diligence and accountability, we strive to safeguard consumer well-being while fostering culinary excellence. This initiative not only elevates Salem's food industry but also strengthens community trust in the quality and safety of our gastronomic offerings. Ultimately, our goal is to create a vibrant and sustainable food ecosystem that benefits both residents and visitors alike.

Recovery Centers of America is a treatment center for those suffering with substance abuse disorders. Stigma involving substance abuse includes negative attitudes and stereotypes that can cause barriers to an individual's treatment. The objective of this project was to see if stigma has had an effect on patients and their addiction, as well as if stigma has had any effect on their recovery. To explore whether stigma has had an effect, patients of Recovery Centers of America were given two surveys: The Perceived Substance Abuse Scale (PSAS) and the Illicit Drug Use and Stigma Scale Survey. In the healthcare field it is important to understand that stigma can create barriers to individuals recovery, and to try our best to eliminate stigma while providing care.

This research was done to show how much impact an inconvenient action can have on the workflow and patient satisfaction rates. The results of this research concluded that when a patient does not do their pre-screening question before their appointment, it does have an impact on other patients and their own wait times. It was also proven that by a patient not filling out their pre-screening questions beforehand, their entire visit is prolonged. These rates also have a huge impact on workflow balance and how smoothly the day runs.