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Meet Linda Pharand, Dental Hygienist: Bringing smiles to children of all ages
Linda Pharand, 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 nearly 35-year career out of…
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Meet Kristine Pederson: One-half of all Manitoba’s Neuromonitorists
If 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…
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Meet Colleen Peluso: CancerCare Manitoba Radiation Therapist (and so much more!)
The old adage, ‘If you want something done, ask a busy person,’ definitely applies to Colleen Peluso. From her specialized work as a Radiation Therapy…
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Meet Music Therapist Cecilia Bellingham: Q & A with the HSC Program’s founder
In honour of Allied Health Week 2024, HSC Children’s Hospital Certified Music Therapist Cecilia Bellingham took time to respond to our questions about her love…
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Meet Music Therapist Lacey Friesen: She doesn’t sing ALL day—oh wait, yes she does!
“Every day in the hospital I am reminded of the healing power of music and the way it is able to break down barriers with…
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Meet Andrew Sonnasinh, OT: Supporting Client Quality of Life
When you meet Andrew Sonnasinh in person, it’s easy to imagine how he ended up a health-care professional. Kind, gentle, well-spoken and compassionate, Andrew is…
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Meet Jasmine Masse, RSW: Connecting with clients & caregivers during challenging times
A phone conversation with Jasmine Masse, Registered Social Worker with the WRHA’s Home Care Community Stroke Care Service, is inspiring. She’s full of life and…
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Meet Concordia Hospital Pharmacist Gurminder Thindh: Reading, researching and writing ‘scrips
Gurminder Thindh was just 16 when his older sister married a pharmacist, and he says that set him down the path to a career in…
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Meet Sherry Treichel & HSC’s Child Life Services: Creating a sense of normalcy for kids in hospital
A hospital can be a scary, anxiety-producing place for adults, so imagine what it must be like for a child facing a medical emergency, serious…
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Meet Lisa Wilson: Manitoba’s one-of-a-kind Registered Dietitian
In an age of proliferating online wellness influencers, food prep tip and life coaches, Registered Dietitians are in a whole other category. Registered Dietitian Lisa…
