Leif Norman

This Man Is Making Music Using His Brain Implant

Quoted from – Ashley King : Digital Music NEWS “A quadriplegic man is using his brain implant to produce musical tones by assigning them to different movements identified by six chips in his brain. Galen Buckwalter has been a quadriplegic since a diving accident when he was 16 left him paralyzed from the chest down.

Canada Summer Jobs 2015

May 20, 2015 Today, Joy Smith, Member of Parliament for Kildonan – St. Paul, announced an investment of $194,032 through the Canada Summer Jobs Program for student jobs in Kildonan – St. Paul. In total, 20 organizations will be able to hire 43 students for the summer. Canada Summer Jobs helps students gain the skills

An Odd Choir

“Yesterday at Boundary Trails Health Center I had an exceptional time singing with 3 people of varying seniority. One was a woman in her late eighties, one in her mid seventies and one was a gentleman who’s age I couldn’t tell in the thin yellow pj’s provided. We sat around in a hall that joins

Mental Health Week May 2015

“I am pleased to attach the Province of Manitoba’s proclamation of Mental Health Week 2015 signed by Minister Crothers. Please post as you see fit. For those of you undertaking specific events in honor of this week, I wish you all the best!” Donna Kadeshuk Mental Health & Spiritual Health Care Manitoba Health, Healthy Living

Bringing Music to Patients at HSC

“Art encompasses the breadth of human experience; it takes our joys and burdens and sorrows and transforms them into something beautiful,” says Dr. Ann Loewen. “Healing, medicine, and the arts all work together to contribute to the wellness of the whole person.”

Arts and Global Health Conference, April 2015

Arts and Global Health Conference 6th annual Arts in Healthcare Conference at Lesley University Friday & Saturday, April 17-18, 2015 ~ 9:00am – 5:00pm Washburn Commons, Brattle Campus (10 Phillips Place, Cambridge, MA) **12 LMHC CEUs available (six each day)** VISIT OUR CONFERENCE WEBSITE In the global society in which we live, the arts open pathways

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is finally here!!! Artists in Healthcare have published a campaign to raise funds for music at Health Sciences Centre. Please visit Canada Helps or our website and donate, so we can build a major program at HSC. Every $30 donation brings an hour of live music to a patient. HSC has participated in

CKX Summit, November 20, 2014

Toronto, Ontario. From; http://ckxsummit2014.sched.org/event/902453a2215de9b03c2d00cf99390d24#.VFk5oIdmNSX #CultureShock Debate: Hard Facts VS. Proverbial Truths – The Impact of Arts and Culture on Canadian Citizens and Communities How can we assess and understand the value and consequent impact of arts and cultural participation on citizens and communities of all sizes across Canada? Are the intrinsic and intangible benefits and impacts

Myron Kurjewicz. Accordion Master

“I had finished playing @ Rehab and was on my way to the General Centre when I came in contact with a group of children what appeared to be from day-care. There were probably 6-7 walking all in a row, holding a rope, guided by their supervisors. They stopped when they saw me walking with

Artists in Healthcare Manitoba

Author: Leif Norman