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📅We’re back again with a quick round-up of what you can expect from Klinic this month! February might be the coldest month of the year but things are heating up ❤️🔥 with Sexual Health Week, workshops and information sessions, and an all-new drop-in drum group for our Hummingbird program.
Sexual Health Week
February 10 to 14 is Sexual Health Week! Did you know that Klinic is part of a network of organizations across Canada that provide sexual health services, supports, and education? Leading up to Valentine’s Day, we’ll be talking about why sexual health is important and celebrating the work people are doing to improve sexual health access for all with Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights and other organizations. Participate in Sexual Health Week by:
- Talk about sexual health and share resources from your local organizations to your family, friends, and online using #SexualHealthWeek.
- Contact your MP and ask them to speak up in support of sexual health care, both in Canada and around the world.
- Host an event and incorporate Sexual Health Week, like for Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day.
- Get a local group onboard with Sexual Health Week.
For more information about Sexual Health Week, visit Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights’ campaign page!
Louis Riel Day Closure
Take some time to enjoy the love ❣️ Klinic is closed on the third weekend of February to observe Louis Riel Day and the long weekend. Offices, primary care, and drop-in services are closed the following dates:
Saturday, February 15
Sunday, February 16 (Klinic is regularly closed on Sundays)
Monday, February 17
You’re not alone. If you need urgent support during a crisis, the Klinic Crisis Line remains open 24/7 at 204-786-8686 (toll free 1-888-322-3019).
Vicarious Trauma
This month, the Public Education team is delivering another workshop on Vicarious Trauma and it’s online! If you’re a care provider looking for ways to identify the impact of the work that you do on your overall health but have been unable to attend workshops during the day, this evening option may just be for you.
Vicarious Trauma
This online workshop for service providers will look at the definition of trauma, and vicarious trauma, as well as the impact of trauma on our minds and bodies. In exploring the warning signs and risk factors of vicarious trauma, strategies to address and protect from the impact of the work will be highlighted.
Thursday, February 13, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Online via Zoom
$50
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For more information on educational opportunities at Klinic, visit Public Education. We want everyone to have access to our learning opportunities. If workshop fees are a barrier, please contact our Public Education team at education@klinic.mb.ca.
Top Surgery Info Session
Are you looking for more information about top surgery? Join the Trans Health team on the last Wednesday of the month to discuss an overview of feminizing and masculinizing gender-affirming surgeries, the surgery referral process, and other things to expect!
Gender-Affirming Surgery: Top Surgery
Wednesday, February 26, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Online via Zoom
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Gender-Affirming Surgery Information Sessions are held on the last Wednesday of the month and are open to all—you don’t have to be a current Trans Health Klinic patient or on the waitlist to attend. Topics for upcoming sessions will vary but focus exclusively on gender-affirming surgeries. We invite you to reach out with specific requests for topics.
For more information or to inquire about accessibility accommodations, email Parker Morran at pmorran@klinic.mb.ca.
Hummingbird Drum Group
Starting this February, you’re invited to make sweet music 🎵 with Hummingbird, Klinic’s SA/IPV Crisis Response Program, every Friday afternoon.
The Hummingbird Drum Group meets weekly for community-led songs and an opportunity to come together in healing. You’re welcome to use one of our hand drums at Klinic or bring your own. This free drop-in group is open to Klinic clients and community members who experience violence. Bus tickets and snacks will be provided.
For more information or if you have questions, contact Cay Askin at caskin@klinic.mb.ca.
STBBI Testing
Whatever your Valentine’s Day plans are, make them sexier by staying safe—and unlike restaurants, there are no reservations required! Testing and treatment options for sexually transmitted and blood borne infections (STBBI, or STI, or STD) are available as a drop-in service at Klinic on 167 Sherbrook, where you can find non-judgemental and sex-positive sexual health care. STBBI testing is available for you and your boo(s) every week:
Tuesday, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (except Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve)
Wednesday, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Community Drop-in Counselling
😤Just like your thoughts, the winter keeps coming and it don’t stop coming. Visit Klinic for a one-time drop-in session with one of our all-star counsellors to talk about anything that’s on your mind and get connected to helpful resources. It’s free, it’s confidential, and you don’t need an appointment. Community Drop-in Counselling is available first come, first served at 167 Sherbrook every week:
Monday, noon to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, noon to 8 p.m. (closes at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve)
Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m.
Thursday, noon to 8 p.m.
Friday, noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.
Teen Klinic
Are you a teen in need first aid, STBBI testing, birth control, mental health counselling, or a referral to a health care specialist and want to be as sneaky as Santa? If you’re 12 to 22 years old, you can find the care that you’re looking for all in one place. Teen Klinic is open every Monday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
PAP Testing
Give yourself the gift of a healthy cervix and get checked for cervical cancer! Klinic offers pap testing (also known as a pap smear) to anyone with a cervix every week:
Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Life in Balance
We continue to offer wellness group sessions with our Life in Balance program for people whose family doctors are at Klinic. You’re invited to drop in at 167 Sherbrook for the following activities every week to support your overall health.
Mindfulness Meditation, Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m.
Auricular Acupuncture group session (intake closes 15 minutes after scheduled time)
Monday, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, 1 p.m.
Thursday, 4 p.m.
Klinic Off-Site
If you can’t visit us at our Sherbrook location, Klinic offers primary health services for students and teens at the following locations and times:
UWinnipeg students can visit Klinic on Campus to see a primary health care provider Mondays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Duckworth Centre or call 204-784-9496 for an appointment.
Tec Voc Klinic is available to Tec Voc students and their children. A health care provider from Klinic will be at school on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop-in for a visit or call 204-801-1311 for an appointment.
Youth ages 12 to 29 can go to Huddle on Broadway during the following hours to see a health care provider:
Friday, February 21, noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, February 25, noon to 6 p.m.
Friday, February 28, noon to 4 p.m.