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Meet Cecilia: Q&A with HSC’s Music Therapy Program founder
HSC Children’s Hospital Certified Music Therapist and founding Music Therapist at Children’s, Cecilia B. talks with us about her love for music and the incredible science behind music therapy. “My family knows that if I won the lottery tomorrow, I would still be working in some capacity! I love my job but I also enjoy spending…
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Meet Lacey, Registered Music Therapist: 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 kids and families. I love that singing the theme song to a child’s favourite TV show can create an instant bond; that entering into a child’s imaginary play with their…
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Meet Maddy: Supporting Clients in HSC’s Central Dialysis Unit
Madeleine (Maddy) G. started out as a marketing and communications associate with an agricultural association after completing a degree in International Development Studies in 2015. Fast-forward to 2024, and Maddy is now a social worker in the Central Dialysis Unit at HSC. “I did a lot of soul searching, and in 2019, I decided to…
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Meet Andrew, OT: Supporting Client Quality of Life
When you meet Andrew in person, it’s easy to imagine how he ended up a healthcare professional. Kind, gentle, well-spoken and compassionate, Andrew S. is an Occupational Therapist (OT) with Community Therapy Services (CTS), a private, non profit agency that provides OT and physiotherapy (PT) services to meet the rehabilitation service needs of individuals, care…
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Meet Sharon, RSW: Driven by purpose
Sharon Y., Registered Social Worker at Women’s Health Clinic, calls herself a “worker at heart,” and says that her career has been the result of opportunity, circumstance and getting behind causes that align with who she is at her core. “I started out in health care 26 years ago as a volunteer at Women’s Health…
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Meet Jasmine, RSW: Connecting with clients & caregivers during challenging times
A phone conversation with Jasmine M., Registered Social Worker with the WRHA’s Home Care Community Stroke Care Service, is inspiring. She’s full of life and brimming with energy, and you can tell immediately that she approaches her work with purpose and meaning. “I consider it a privilege to help clients and their caregivers adapt to…
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Meet Concordia Hospital Pharmacist Gurminder: Reading, researching, and writing ‘scrips
Gurminder T. was just 16 years old when his older sister married a pharmacist, and he says that set him down the path to a career in pharmacy. “I really admire my brother-in-law; he is a positive role model and I look up to him. I decided then that I wanted to emulate his strengths…
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Meet Sherry & HSC’s Child Life Services Team: 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 illness or prolonged treatment. At Children’s Hospital in the Health Sciences Centre in downtown Winnipeg, Child Life Specialist Sherry T. and her colleagues deliver this psychosocial service to meet the…
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Meet Lisa: 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 W. says people still confuse her unique professional role with that of a menu planner. As Manitoba’s only Registered Dietitian specialized in pediatric nephrology (working with children affected by kidney…