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eady for CCPA’s 2018 Annual Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba!


President - Elect’s Message


It is time to welcome in Spring season, which arrives with a sense of newness and growth. And, it also represents the beginning of my conference season! Our CCPA conference is a wonderful place to start with many opportunities for building community and networking, sharing and learning, and exploring the territory we are visiting. Within this newsletter, I will provide a few highlights of our May 10-13, 2018 conference.


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Our pre-conference day on May 10th offers eleven different opportunities for half- day and full-day learning intensives on a variety of topics. Most recently, the Third Party Billing Roundtable was added to the agenda during the afternoon session. For any new attendees, we will offer our second annual First Timers Orientation, which I will co-facilitate again with New Brunswick Francophone Director, Serge Hall. This will be an opportunity to learn about the structure of the conference, gain practical suggestions on how to benefit the most, which will include a reminder to take time for fun activities. And, speaking of fun, this session will take place just before the first evening keynote address by Don Burnstick entitled Laughter is Good Medicine. Don is a Cree from the Alexander First Nation, located outside of Edmonton, and I’m really looking forward to learning about how he utilizes humour and performance in his holistic approach to healing.


Our first day of the conference begins with opening ceremonies and a keynote address by Tayyab Rashid called The Next Frontier -


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Integrating Yin and Yang of Human Experience. Tayyab is a licensed clinical psychologist, and an associate faculty at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He will remind us of the importance of focusing on the strengths of our clients, and will offer evidence based strategies that integrate the yin-yang of clients, and capture their complexity and diversity. Our agenda on Friday includes concurrent sessions, with approximately 20 different presentations to choose from! There will also be poster sessions from 12:30-2:30 pm, and a conversation café during the afternoon. Please check the agenda for various Chapter meetings taking place throughout Friday and Saturday, as well.


Social activities are scheduled to take place on Friday evening. These include a Sweat Lodge Ceremony; a tour of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights; the Hermetic Code Tour of The Manitoba Legislative Building; a bus tour by Wonderful Winnipeg City Tours; and a Capital K Distillery Tour. Please register for these events before the conference as there may be limited space. There will also be a Welcome Reception on Friday evening from 8:00-9:30 pm.


Our keynote on Saturday morning is by Anne Bisson entitled The DNA of Happiness. Anne is a passionate motivational speaker, singer, pianist and a producer! She will inspire participants, through the use of practical tools and tips, to take care of themselves and optimize health and happiness. Once again, there will be approximately 25 presentations to choose from throughout the day, with another conversation café scheduled for the afternoon session. Our CCPA Annual General Meeting will take place


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