Please join us in celebrating the accomplishment of Dr. Jennifer Hensel, who has received this extremely competitive grant related to her work in the Virtual Reassessment and Observation Unit that is ‘housed’ in Winnipeg’s Crisis Response Centre. Dr. Hensel continues to be a leader within Manitoba’s impressive psychiatric research community. Well done Dr. Hensel!

The Manitoba Psychiatric Association extends our warmest congratulations to Dr. Eric Sigurdson on being honored with the prestigious Maimonides Award for Scholarly Contributions to the Humanities in Psychiatry .This award recognizes an individual who exemplifies a commitment and scholarly productivity regarding the humanities as they pertain to the specialty of Psychiatry and the larger field of Mental Health. Dr. Sigurdson … Read More

The Manitoba Psychiatric Association would like to extend our congratulations to Dr. Jitender Sareen and Dr. Tracie Afifi for their recent awards presented at the Canadian Psychiatric Association AGM, held virtually on November 2nd, 2020. Dr. Sareen, Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba and medical director of the WRHA Mental Health Program, is well known … Read More

The MPA congratulates Dr. Manny Matas, a retired Winnipeg psychiatrist who practiced for over 4 decades, on the release of his new book, “The Borders of Normal”. The book aims to destigmatize the experiences of paranormal phenomena and helps readers to distinguish between psychic and psychotic processes. His book is available at local bookstores or through Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Borders-Normal-Psychiatrist-Stigmatizes-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B074TVSC89/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1508026083&sr=8-1.Further information is available … Read More

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The MPA is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Mark Prober as the recipient of the 2020 Manitoba Psychiatric Association Manitoba Psychiatrist of the Year Award.  Doctor Prober obtained his medical degree from the University of Manitoba in 1967 and completed his psychiatric training at the University of Cincinnati in 1974. He started with the University of Manitoba faculty … Read More

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Dear Members of the MPA We are pleased to announce that starting now we will periodically be posting presentations and useful information from prior MPA events on the website. These will be accessible to all members. You must log-in to see this information, but will be able to download powerpoint presentations to your own device or computer. We hope you … Read More

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