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In March of each year, social workers throughout the country celebrate National Social Work Month in recognition of the contributions of social workers to society. The theme adopted for the 2019 National Social Work Month celebrations is Real People. Real Impact.  To learn more about the Social Work profession visit the Manitoba College of Social…

Music therapy is a discipline in which credentialed professionals (MTA*) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and well-being. Music therapists use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social, and spiritual domains. For more information, please visit the Canadian Association of Music Therapists website.

March is Child Life Month, a month dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the child life profession and the dedication and commitment that they show to their patients each and every day. For more information about the Child Life Profession click here.

  We are now closing in on the end of our very successful MAHCP Video Contest! As stated in our Contest Rules (click here for the full rules), the video entries will be up on our Facebook page until 4 p.m. on March 1. That is when we will close the contest and announce in…

  Thank you, MAHCP members, for your amazing show of support for our MAHCP Night at the Moose on Friday, March 15! We have received far more emails for free tickets than we expected, so the giveaway is now closed.  Those members who won a free pair of tickets will be contacted by email today…

The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals is teaming up with the Manitoba Moose to present MAHCP Night with the Moose this coming March 15th, including a bunch of FREE TICKETS for our members! MAHCP Night, which features the Moose suiting up against AHL rivals the Texas Stars, takes place on Friday, March 15, 2019,…

Today, Commissioner Robert Pruden has provided a second update.  As you know, Mr. Pruden has been tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act, also known as Bill 29, the upcoming health care representation votes. You will note from the Commissioner’s update that there is no new information regarding the…

The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals announces its second stop in the MAHCP Open House Tour, this time in Winnipeg at the Norwood Hotel near St. Boniface Hospital. This second Open House is open to our MAHCP members and – as will be the case for all meetings scheduled for this tour – is…

Dear Fellow MAHCP Members, More change is coming for those members who will be transitioning to Shared Health.  MAHCP has been advised by the employer that the following groups will be affected by this transition: – All Health Sciences Centre (HSC) employees – All WRHA Diagnostic Imaging employees including Cardiology and Echocardiology – EMS province-wide…

We’re full of gratitude to you, our MAHCP members! There are 14 participants in the inaugural MAHCP Video Contest, and we’re so pleased with the effort of our membership. For that we say a tremendous THANK YOU. The wonderfully creative entries that we have received include members in the fields of occupational therapy, speech language…

Congratulations to Manitoba’s Cardiology Technologists.  For more information about cardiology technology please visit the Canadian Society of Cardiology Technologists  and Manitoba  Association of Cardiology Technologists websites.

We have a winner for the month of January! Congratulations to Erin Crawford, an MAHCP Member Advocate, for being our third Window Sticker contest winner. This contest is open to all MAHCP members and the monthly prize is a $50 gift card of the winner’s choice. Here’s how to enter: Please place this sticker in…