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MAHCP President & Premier Kinew talk allied health in Halifax
Read Article: MAHCP President & Premier Kinew talk allied health in HalifaxMAHCP President Jason Linklater, Executive Director Keely Richmond and Senior Labour Relations Officer Cory Szczepanski met with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew in Nova Scotia during July 2024’s Council of the Federation meeting to advocate for allied health. Premier Kinew was taking part in his first annual Premiers’ Meeting, while MAHCP representatives were participating in National…
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Meet Linda, Dental Hygienist: Bringing smiles to children of all ages
Read Article: Meet Linda, Dental Hygienist: Bringing smiles to children of all agesLinda P., Senior Dental Hygienist with WRHA’s S.M.I.L.E plus Children’s Dental Program, clearly cares about oral hygiene. She’s made a 35-year career out of helping to instill positive lifelong practices among children and providing dental care to those who may not have been able to afford it otherwise. “S.M.I.L.E plus stands for ‘Saving Mouths in…
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Two-thirds of allied health professionals thinking of leaving their job
Read Article: Two-thirds of allied health professionals thinking of leaving their jobSpecialized allied health plagued by burnout, high workloads and continued staffing shortages, according to recent MAHCP member survey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – JUNE 26, 2024 TREATY 1, WINNIPEG — Two in three (65%) allied health professionals working in Manitoba’s public health-care system have seriously considered leaving their job in the past year, according to a…
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A message to our Emergency Response Members
Read Article: A message to our Emergency Response MembersTomorrow marks the sombre one-year anniversary of the Carberry bus accident. Our thoughts are with those mourning the unimaginable loss and the first responders who ran to their aide. This traffic collision left an indelible mark on the communities of Carberry and Dauphin, Manitoba, and devastated countless families. Most of us couldn’t even begin to comprehend…
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Meet Kristine Pederson: One-half of all Manitoba’s Neuromonitorists
Read Article: Meet Kristine Pederson: One-half of all Manitoba’s NeuromonitoristsIf you don’t work in the health-care system, and maybe even if you do, but you don’t work in the OR, IOM Technologist is likely one of those jobs you don’t know exists. As an Intra-Operative Neurosurgical Monitoring Technologist, or neuromonitorist for short, Kristine Pederson ensures a patient’s nervous system remains functional during complex and…
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Statement from MAHCP President in honour of 2024 Paramedic Week
Read Article: Statement from MAHCP President in honour of 2024 Paramedic WeekOn behalf of all of us at MAHCP, I wish all our EMS members a Happy Paramedic Services Week (proclaimed this year in Manitoba as Paramedic Week). Thank you for giving of yourself to others every day, and for demonstrating excellence under circumstances that continue to be more challenging than they need to be. …
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MAHCP President comments on critical incident at HSC’s Crisis Response Centre
Read Article: MAHCP President comments on critical incident at HSC’s Crisis Response CentreOn May 11, yet another terrible and tragic incident unfolded at the HSC Crisis Response Centre (CRC), a facility opened in 2013 as a central access point for adults in crisis. Patients are not admitted, but they may need to stay there while awaiting transfer to a psychiatric facility. In a powerful story this past…
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MAHCP President comments on paramedic training investment
Read Article: MAHCP President comments on paramedic training investmentOur president Jason Linklater, alongside Paramedic Association of Manitoba director Rebecca Clifton, was featured in a May 17 Winnipeg Sun article by Dave Baxter in response to a $16 million paramedic training investment. “Manitoba is still burning out paramedics due to short-staffing,” said Linklater. “If I have one piece of advice right now, it is…
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Minister of Health delivers Ministerial Statement marking Allied Health Professionals Recognition Week
Read Article: Minister of Health delivers Ministerial Statement marking Allied Health Professionals Recognition WeekOn behalf of more than 7,000 MAHCP members, thank you to Honourable Uzoma Asagwara, Minister of Health, Seniors & Long-term Care, for welcoming our President Jason Linklater and MAHCP Executive Council into the Chamber today, May 15, in honour of 2024 Allied Health Week. MAHCP members from all over the province were recognized by the…
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MAHCP message to members affected by wildfires
Read Article: MAHCP message to members affected by wildfiresI wanted to take a moment today to send our members in Cranberry-Portage, The Pas, Flin Flon and surrounding areas a note on behalf of all MAHCP staff. We have seen the images coming out of your region. If you’ve been personally affected by this terrible wildfire, know that we have been thinking of you. We…
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2024 Allied Health Week: It’s time to implement tangible, meaningful changes for allied health in Manitoba
Read Article: 2024 Allied Health Week: It’s time to implement tangible, meaningful changes for allied health in ManitobaBy Jason Linklater, MAHCP President More than 8,000 allied health professionals work in our province’s public health-care system, and they’re essential to patient care. Manitoba has work to do to make sure they see our province as the best place to provide their specialized services. Allied health professionals are in hospitals, clinics, laboratories, long-term care…
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Meet Colleen: Radiation Therapist (and so much more!)
Read Article: Meet Colleen: Radiation Therapist (and so much more!)The old adage, ‘If you want something done, ask a busy person,’ definitely applies to Colleen P., Radiation Therapist with CancerCare Manitoba. From her specialized work as an Radiation Therapist Accessory Fabrication Specialist to owning a part-time floral business specializing in designs for weddings and funerals (a skill she learned from her grandmother), Colleen’s life…
