Autism Society Manitoba / Manitoba Telehealth
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).
Portage District General Hospital will be connected for every scheduled session. If you would like to attend the Telehealth session at one of the other locations, simply call your local health centre and ask them to set up the Telehealth equipment. All sites are capable of connecting to the ASM Telehealth session and it is free to do so, but they will not connect unless there is a request from the community.
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 HolidayIf you have any questions about the Telehealth sessions, topics or speakers, please contact Autism Society Manitoba by email, phone (1-888-444-9563) or visit their website.