Autism Society Manitoba / Manitoba Telehealth
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Autism Society Manitoba has linked with Manitoba Telehealth to offer telecasts to rural communities. The sessions typically run from October to June, and are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
In the Central RHA area, sessions are held at:
-Portage District General Hospital,
-Boundary Trails hospital (Winkler/Morden)
-St. Claude Health Centre,
-Lorne Memorial Hospital (Swan Lake),
-Montcalm Communiste Health Centre (St. Jean Baptiste), and
-Centre de Sante Albert Gaillot (Notre Dame).
Sites are hooked up via camera/television to the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, where speakers present on a variety of topics. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and share stories and information with the speakers and audience members across Manitoba. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Past topics have included:
- Film presentations
- “Siblings: about brothers and sisters”
- “Visual Strategies”
- “Ask the Doctor” (question and answer session with Dr. Jack Perlov, consulting psychiatrist at Health Sciences Centre)
- “Back to School”
- “Surviving the Holiday