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  The Certified Spiritual Care Practitioner seeks to improve the quality of life for individuals and groups experiencing spiritual, moral and existential distress related to changes in health, maturation, ability, and life circumstances.  This year’s theme is Diversity in Spiritual Care. Congratulations to all Spiritual Care practitioners. Please visit the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care…

  Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) are regulated, health care professionals who bring expertise and specialized skills and knowledge to the health care team. RRTs provide interventions such as ventilation including life support. RRTs also perform patient assessments, diagnostic testing, and perform treatments for a multitude of cardiorespiratory (heart and lung) conditions for all age groups- from…

The Band Together concert in support of Jocelyn House Hospice is taking place on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, and features a wide range of local musicians! This year marks the seventh edition of this popular concert at the West End Cultural Centre and features new additions Dan Deeds and Encore. Rounding out the list of…

Sonography Week is October 7 to 13, 2019 which celebrates the important role sonographers play in delivering quality health care to Canadians. A sonographer is a health care professional who specializes in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data, frequently a radiographer…

  October is Occupational Therapy Month and October 27 is World Occupational Therapist Day Occupational therapists, often called OTs, are the primary providers of occupational therapy services. OTs are: – university educated professionals that apply their specialized knowledge and skills to recommend a course of preventive or corrective action that will help people lead more…

Pre-registration for the upcoming MAHCP Annual General Meeting is fully underway and there’s a fabulous prize to be won. Those who pre-register before Oct. 2 will be eligible for the CALM Air $1,000 flight pass draw! (You must attend the AGM to win.) This year’s MAHCP AGM takes place Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at the…

The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals is thrilled to be a sponsor of the upcoming Paramedicine Across Canada Expo, better known as PACE 2019! PACE 2019 takes place at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg from Thursday, Sept. 19, to Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. The conference will have a truly International flavour, with presenters…

The September newsletter is now online here.  A big welcome to our new members! This year’s MAHCP AGM takes place Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg. Registration starts at 4:30 pm that day, with the meeting at 6pm and refreshments at 8pm. There will be printed copies of the AGM booklet…

MAHCP has a volunteer opportunity with the Diabetes Canada: Manitoba for October and we hope to see many of our members step up! The Diabetes Canada Professional Conference is taking place in Winnipeg from Oct. 2-5, 2019, and organizers are expecting 1,700 health care professionals to attend. If you have some time to volunteer for…

The organizers of this September’s Paramedicine Across Canada Expo (PACE 2019) have formally thanked the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals for our sponsorship of the upcoming conference. To see the full blog post, please click here https://pacexpo.ca/thank-you-manitoba-paramedic-unions/?fbclid=IwAR37xC2maLrR3XXT-G-g9in5qM6pb-ulbazVIHLWvv_Zi3l70xYebQEFfnY This year’s PACE conference takes place Sept. 19-21 at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg. PACE 2019…

The election for the office of Physiotherapy Director is fast approaching and we have an update: There are two candidates running for Physiotherapy Director and this election, which is being conducted in accordance to Article 7 of the MAHCP Constitution, takes place Sept. 9 to 15 via electronic voting. Voters that are eligible for this…

MAHCP has an exciting opportunity for skilled labour relations practitioners as a full-time Labour Relations Officer. Click here for more information.