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National Medical Laboratory Week – April 11 to 17, 2021
Read Article: National Medical Laboratory Week – April 11 to 17, 2021There are over 1.2 million lab tests performed on a daily basis in Canada. That would work out to approximately one test done every day for every person living in the province of Manitoba. Laboratory tests are valuable tools regularly used by physicians to diagnose, monitor and treat patients. Each test provides vital information…
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Emoji Come Out and Play with Us Contest!
Read Article: Emoji Come Out and Play with Us Contest!Emoji week #5 winners: Lena Dib Majid Saadatmand Tara Fillion Jonathan Hall Melanie Wilson Emoji Week 5 answers: 1. Hand Clap – Fitz and the Tantrums 2. Red Red Wine – UB40 3. Diamonds – Sam Smith 4. Don’t let the sun go down on me – Elton John and George Michael 5. Night Fever…
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March is Child Life Month
Read Article: March is Child Life MonthNeed a Superhero? Child Life’s got Superheroes! March is #ChildLifeMonth! A stay at the hospital can be tough, but these amazing Allied Health Professionals help kids and families get through it and recover quicker thanks to the essential support they provide. Learn more about the team of dedicated Child Life Specialists at Health Sciences Centre here: https://sharedhealthmb.ca/…/2021-03-18-child-life…/
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It’s Social Work Week!
Read Article: It’s Social Work Week!Social Work is Essential! It’s Social Work Week in Manitoba. And March is Social Work Month across Canada. Let’s thank them and celebrate the essential work they do for all of us and our families, not just during the pandemic but every day! Learn more at: https://www.casw-acts.ca/en/march2021.
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Vaccine “Queue Jumping”
Read Article: Vaccine “Queue Jumping”Government’s Emergency Order on Vaccine “Queue Jumping” You may have already heard about the Manitoba Government’s most recent attempt to deflect attention away from their pandemic response and cast blame on health care workers. Last Friday they released an “emergency order” suggesting, without any evidence, that some health care staff may have jumped the queue…
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Music Therapy Month
Read Article: Music Therapy MonthMusic therapy is a discipline in which credentialed professionals (MTA*) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and well-being. Music therapists use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social, and spiritual domains. Canadian Association of Music Therapists
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MAHCP Special Meeting on January 26
Read Article: MAHCP Special Meeting on January 26MAHCP’s Special Meeting on January 26 at 6 p.m. is fast approaching and we look forward to having members join us! At this important online meeting, members will debate and vote on a proposed change to MAHCP’s Constitution that would reshape our Executive Council from the current profession-based model to one based on “Districts.” The…
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COVID-19 Immunization Clinics for health care staff
Read Article: COVID-19 Immunization Clinics for health care staffAs you may have heard, the Manitoba Government’s vaccination program for health care workers continues to expand. Today, government announced expanded eligibility criteria which will mean that more MAHCP members will qualify to be vaccinated. For current eligibility criteria, please check the Manitoba Government website: https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/vaccine/eligibility-criteria.html. If you believe you meet one or more of…
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MOA #2 on Pandemic Responsiveness Reached
Read Article: MOA #2 on Pandemic Responsiveness ReachedAfter weeks of painstaking and difficult negotiations with Employer representatives in the Provincial Health Labour Relations Services (PHLRS), MAHCP has reached an agreement that covers MAHCP members who work in, or are redeployed to, certain pandemic-related settings including Personal Care Homes (PCH), critical care units, COVID wards, Alternative Isolation Accommodations (AIA) and those redeployed from Shared…
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December 2020 MAHCP Newsletter
Read Article: December 2020 MAHCP NewsletterThe December 2020 edition of the MAHCP Newsletter is now available, which features a message from President Bob Moroz, information on an upcoming Special Meeting, our Vice President’s report and an article on our current awareness campaign that has been hitting the airwaves. You’ll see that this edition of the newsletter has an entirely new…
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MAHCP Responds to Caregiver Wage Support Announcement
Read Article: MAHCP Responds to Caregiver Wage Support AnnouncementThis morning, the Government of Manitoba announced a $35 Million front-line Caregiver Wage Support Program. The media release describes the program as one that will help thousands of eligible front line workers with a wage top of $5/hour between November 1, 2020 and January 10,2021. Here are a couple of quotes from the government news…
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MAHCP welcomes Tania Wiebe to LRO team
Read Article: MAHCP welcomes Tania Wiebe to LRO teamMAHCP is very proud to announce the addition of Tania Wiebe to our Labour Relations team! Wiebe has worked in community health in various capacities since 2002, including over 10 years as a program coordinator at Nine Circles Community Health Centre and seven years as a board member of Sexuality Education Resource Centre. Her work…
