MTAM Events

September - 2018

New Regulation Update: Next Steps to create the College of Massage Therapy of Manitoba ~ in Winnipeg

September 21, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Sheila Molloy, B.Comm (Honours), Diploma in Communication

Now that we will be a regulated professional in Manitoba, what is next? What do the steps in creating a College look like? Stay informed and up-to-date on how this works and how it could affect your practice.

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

- Webinar Option -

Steinbach ~ Regional Meet & Greet

September 27, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With your regional representatives & Tricia Weidenbacher RMT | DETAILS
MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

October - 2018

Dauphin ~ Regional Meet & Greet

October 1, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Secondary Credits

With your regional representatives & Tricia Weidenbacher RMT | DETAILS
MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

Brandon ~ Regional Meet & Greet

October 2, 2018 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

2 Core Competency/Secondary Credits

With your regional representatives & Tricia Weidenbacher RMT | DETAILS
MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

Winkler ~ Regional Meet & Greet

October 2, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Secondary Credits

With your regional representatives & Tricia Weidenbacher RMT | DETAILS

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

Telus eClaims Webinar

October 4, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

With Michel Charbonneau & Marie Claire Charlton from Telus Health eClaims | Find out how eClaims work and how it can benefit the clients/patients as well as answering all your members questions.

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Associate/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

- Webinar Option -

Selkirk ~ Regional Meet & Greet

October 9, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Secondary Credits

With your regional representatives & Tricia Weidenbacher RMT | DETAILS
MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

CPR Level C Recertification

October 10, 2018 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

with Tori Webber, 1st Choice First Aid

Please note: 2 Core Competency credits will be applied only in the case of first recertification within a members cycle and 2 Complementary credits will be applied to the second recertification within a cycle.

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $55 + GST

Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Healthcare Services - Combined Therapies Event!

October 14, 2018 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 AM

3 Core Competency/Primary Credits

DETAILED AD. Join us for a combined event for members of:
Manitoba Athletic Therapists Association (MATA)
Manitoba Chiropractors Association (MCA)
Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba (MTAM)
Manitoba Physiotherapist Association (MPA)

WEB CAST / LIVESTREAM
Detailed instructions will be sent prior to the event. We will have technical help ready to assist all members attending this way.

CANCELLATION POLICY
A full refund will be given to anyone cancelling 7 or more days before this event. Cancellations made after that or no shows will not be refunded. (Consideration will be given to emergency situations).

COST
ALL MEMBERS of the above Associations: $20 + GST
NON-MEMBER option: $30 + GST --- please email info@mtam.mb.ca to register.

MTAM Members --- use your login as usual from the Registration page
Members of MATA, MCA, MPA --- use the GUEST AREA on the Registration page

- Webinar Option -

Mental Health First Aid - Basic

October 15, 2018 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

12 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Deborah Romeyn, RMT

This course is held over two days: October 15 & 22, 2018. Fee includes course textbook/handouts, lunch and snacks DETAILS

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $219 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $239 + GST
Non-Members: $249 + GST

Charting Best Practices: How to Chart More Information in Less Time

October 19, 2018 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Melanie Brohm, B.Sc., RMT | DETAILS

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $50 plus GST

MTAM Associate Members: $65 + GST

Non-Members: $95 + GST

Webinar Wednesday - The Future of the Massage Therapy Profession

October 24, 2018 | 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

1 Core Competency/Primary Credits

FREE | for MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Student Members Only

- Webinar Option -

Common Human Resource Challenges as a Business Owner ~ PART 1

October 30, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Carla Foley & Sheila Molloy | Part 1 and Part 2 (Nov 8) can be taken together or separate.

Join us for a facilitated discussion on the the most common challenges we hear from clinic owners related to navigating human resource relationships. Topics in Part 1 will include:

1. Personal Health Information Act / Privacy in the workplace: balancing an owner’s and a therapist’s rights
2. Public complaints against your RMT: know the law, and the steps to manage when a client complains
3. The importance of administrators and how they can hurt or help your business

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $40 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $50 + GST
Non-Members: $65 + GST

November - 2018

Creating an LGBT2SQ+ Inclusive Practice workshop

November 1, 2018 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

3 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Muhammad Ahsan, Rainbow Resource Centre | This training will provide information, cultural awareness and tools to build professional capacity on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression to ensure that as an RMT you are fully informed and able to give the best care to LGBT2SQ+ individuals.

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $35 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $45 + GST
Non-Members: $60 + GST

Massage Therapy Research Symposium

November 4, 2018 | 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4 Core Competency/Primary Credits

3rd Annual Research Event | Research Exhibition & Doors Open 12:15 pm | Main Events 1:00 to 3:30 pm

MORE DETAILS & SPEAKER BIOS TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired Members: $20 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $35 + GST

Non-Members: $50 + GST

MTAM Student Members: FREE (Please email us info@mtam.mb.ca)

What you need to know about Concussions & Brain Injuries

November 6, 2018 | 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

3.5 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Glen Bergeron, PhD, CAT(C)

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $100 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $125 + GST
Non-Members: $145 + GST

Common Human Resource Challenges as a Business Owner ~ PART 2

November 8, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Carla Foley & Special Guest | Part 1 (October 30) and Part 2 can be taken together or separate.

Join us for a facilitated discussion on the the most common challenges we hear from clinic owners at the MTAM related to navigating human resource relationships. Topics in Part 2 will include:

1. What to do about unhappy / negative team members
2. Preparing to let an employee or independent contractor go (fair pay, transition, legalities)
3. How to navigate legally and professionally when a work relationship is ending badly

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $40 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $50 + GST
Non-Members: $65 + GST

Draping Refresher: Best Practices and Safe Boundaries

November 14, 2018 | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

3 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Melanie Brohm RMT | DETAILS TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $50 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $65 + GST

Non-Members: $95 + GST

CPR Level C Recertification

November 14, 2018 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

with Tori Webber, 1st Choice First Aid

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $55 + GST

Taking Action - Effectively Responding to Boundary Crossings

November 15, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Sue Kos-Whicher | A workshop format and discussion where you will learn actions to take in specific scenarios.

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

Perspectives in Practice 4: Working Alone Safely & Dealing with Difficult Clients

November 18, 2018 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With the Winnipeg Police Service | ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

Website Strategy Basics

November 20, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Christine Dubyts, Dubyts Communication | Your website is the hub of your digital marketing and one of the primary ways people will find you and learn more about you. This session will help you understand what is important to include on your website to be most-relevant and generate more traffic. We will touch on how to convert website traffic to new clients and learn how to keep your web info within the regulatory and professional needs of being in health care. (NOTE: a more advanced website course will be introduced early in 2019)

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $40 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $50 + GST
Non-Members: $65 + GST

Neuro-proprioceptive Taping for RMTs

November 25, 2018 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

7 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Byron Bahniuk | Back by popular demand ~ This one day course is designed to teach massage therapists how to tape for most condition you will see in your practice.

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $259 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $300 + GST
Non-Members: $350 + GST

Social Media 101 for RMTs

November 28, 2018 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Christine Dubyts, Dubyts Communication | This course will help you explore if social media marketing is right for your business, the basics of the various networks, and how to integrate it with your other marketing efforts. There will also be discussion on how to balance social media marketing with the regulatory and professional needs of being in health care.

(NOTE: this is not a how-to course on using the various social media — it is intended to give you a basic strategic understanding of social media to determine the value to your business).

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members: $40 + GST

MTAM Associate Members: $50 + GST
Non-Members: $65 + GST

December - 2018

Top 5 Privacy Issues in Health Care

December 2, 2018 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Micheal Harding, Legislative & Policy Analyst, Government of Manitoba - Health, Seniors and Active Living

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: FREE

Getting Ready for Tax Time and Tax Tips for RMTs

December 3, 2018 | 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

1.5 Core Competency/Primary Credits

With Nancy Thomson, FBC Winnipeg | This seminar will discuss the key things you need to know as we near tax time, including business structures, the benefits of good record keeping, GST, eligible expenses, top tax tips and how to avoid an audit.

MORE DETAILS & MODERATOR BIO TO FOLLOW

MTAM Practicing/Non-Practicing/Retired/Student Members Only: $20 + GST

- Webinar Option -