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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…

REMINDER:  The Annual General Meeting is on October 11, 2018 at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg. Pre-registration starts at 4:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:00 pm, with refreshments to follow the meeting. All members are encouraged to attend. For more information, phone 204-772-0425 or email info@mahcp.ca

Sonography Week is October 1 to 7, 2018 which celebrates the important role sonographers play in delivering quality health care to Canadians. A sonographer, or ultrasonographer, is a healthcare professional, who specialises in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data, frequently a…

MAHCP has received the Employment Security Notices from the Employers related to the Phase 2 changes to the WRHA surgical program delivery. In this Phase, MAHCP members at Concordia General Hospital and Seven Oaks General Hospital will be affected. Here is the content of the notices, the wording of the letters is identical with only…

  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…

The September 2018 newsletter is now online and is in the process of being mailed out. Inside this issue you will find articles on Bill 28 and 29; the Manitoba Health Coalition; the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and more.

  Yesterday we received the Employment Security Notice from Seven Oaks General Hospital. This notice is in accordance with MOU # 1 of the Collective Agreement. The notice specifies the following impacts and is taken directly from the notice: “We have outlined the impacted areas below, accompanied by a brief description of the impact. We…

  We are nearing the end of summer and I wanted to update our members specifically about what is happening with the Phase II WRHA changes. Many of you will be aware that the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) has shared some information with their members regarding the impacts of changes to the Surgery and Mental…

  MAHCP members at Dynacare now have a new four-year collective agreement after voting to accept a new contract. To give as many members as possible a chance to cast their ballot, voting took place over four days (Aug. 8, 9, 11 and 15) and the contract was approved in a narrow majority. Negotiations between…

  MAHCP President Bob Moroz has issued the following statement on today’s court decision regarding an injunction request for Bill 28: “We are disappointed with this ruling, but we will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with our fellow unions in the fight to challenge the constitutionality of this law.” Manitoba Federation of Labour –…

This Monday, July 23, MAHCP President Bob Moroz and Labour Relations Officer (LRO) Chelsea Kaufmann are kicking off a tour of Northern Manitoba. Kaufmann’s portfolio here at MAHCP now includes Shared Health Diagnostic Services for the north, and both she and President Moroz will be available to answer members’ questions about current issues during this…