Leif Norman

Over 200 Artists tackle the Illness Experience

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Zal Press in Patient Commando Blog ““Mira, Mira on the wall” was the refrain that came to mind when young Mira Berlin (MFA) presented her idea 3 years ago for an art show representing the personal illness experiences of artists. After she left my office, I thought about whether the refrain’s connection to the

News from Vanessa Kuzina

Spring Reflections Welcome to my newsletter. I appreciate you taking a few moments to read about what I have coming up in my musical life. I hope my musings find you well and leave you feeling a little warmer. Please don’t fret if you’d like to unsubscribe, I understand.With the many months of Winnipeg winter

News from St Boniface

Well I’m still getting over yesterday’s visits to the units with Sierra, it was truly an uplifting experience for me! And to end off by visiting CR4, with the lovely husband who serenaded to his wife while strumming with Sierra’s guitar and Sierra playing the fiddle…unbelievable, we were all moved by it. I must say

Annual General Report, 2013

Click on image to read the AIHM Report for 2013.

Patients Voices

Lawrence LeMoal is a palliative cancer patient and patient-centred care advocate. Lawrence LeMoal (formerly Director, Patients and Families First & Government Relations for the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses) is on permanent disability while undergoing treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Lawrence was employed by various unions before joining SUN in 1980 where he worked in education,

ArtBridges

ArtBridges is a Canada-wide hub for community-engaged arts. We inform people about and connect them with community-engaged arts initiatives. ArtBridges aims to improve access to arts and art-making for Canadians — focusing on under-resourced and under-served communities. http://artbridges.ca

Volunteer Week

It’s Volunteer Week and Artists in Healthcare have more than a few to celebrate. We are very fortunate to have four volunteer musicians at Health Sciences Centre bringing accordions, guitars and voices to patients every week. The Art at the Bedside Program at St Boniface Hospital, a program begun through a Winnipeg Foundation grant, is

Artists in Healthcare Manitoba

Author: Leif Norman