News & Events

October 22 to 28 is Respiratory Therapists Week. Respiratory therapists (RTs) are highly skilled health care professionals. They care for patients by evaluating, treating, and maintaining cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) function. Respiratory therapists have specialized medical expertise and use advanced medical technology. They are educated to treat all age groups, from newborns to the elderly.…

October 16 to 22 is Spiritual Care Awareness Week. 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. For more information about Spiritual Care practitioners, please visit the Canadian Association for Spiritual…

  October is Occupational Therapy Month. 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 productive and satisfying lives, trained to understand not only…

  After a successful summer of job-shadowing and training, our new Labour Relations Officers Angie Boehm and Chelsea Kaufmann are ready to take on their new portfolios. As I reported in the September Newsletter, Angie and Chelsea joined MAHCP in June. Both are graduates of a recognized Human Resources Management Program. Over the summer, Angie…

  As part of the MAHCP Member Advocates Conference day on Oct. 12, 2017, a rally will take place at the Manitoba Legislature in support of keeping – not cutting – patient services in Manitoba. The rally will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the front steps of the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg.…

  MAHCP’s September 2017 Newsletter is now online and the Annual General Meeting booklet will be arriving in your mailboxes in early September. Don’t forget to pre-register for the AGM by October 10th in order to be entered into the draw for a round trip for two courtesy of CALM Air!  

  Dear MAHCP members, The Nominations Committee has been informed that Janet Fairbairn, candidate for MAHCP Vice President, has chosen to withdraw her name from the election and the Vice President debate. This means that candidate Tanya Burnside will be acclaimed at the MAHCP Annual General Meeting on Oct. 12. We thank Janet Fairbairn for…

  For this year’s Annual General Meeting, the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals is offering up a top-notch prize for those who pre-register. This prize is one Round-Trip Pass for two people to travel wherever Calm Air International flies! If you plan on attending the 2017 MAHCP AGM and would like to be entered…

  To be eligible to vote in the 2017 MAHCP Vice Presidential election, members must be a member in good standing, and to be in good standing requires signing an “Application for Membership.” The application can be easily filled out by printing off this application form, filling it out and then sending it back to…

  Many of you will have seen the media coverage yesterday regarding the WRHA’s plan regarding the reorganization/deletions of Nurses within the system. The President of the Manitoba Nurses Union is on record as stating that they were unaware of yesterday’s media conference until that very morning. I’d like MAHCP members to know that we…