Join CHS-MC for this Zoom webinar hosted by the Chapter’s Healthy Aging Committee. Carlyn Graff-Czehryn has a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Winnipeg and is a Certified Personal Trainer with the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP-CPT). She has worked with younger to older adults across a variety of fitness levels and abilities, and has significant experience working with individuals who are pre/post hip and knee surgery, and post-cardiac procedure. Carlyn has additional training and experience in pre and postnatal exercise. She also does occupational testing for first-responders. Carlyn currently works at the University of Manitoba, Active Living Centre with Recreation Services. All ages and abilities are welcome!

REGISTER before Tuesday, January 19th.

CHS CONTACT has published the joint guidance notice from the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH), European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD), European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC), and U.S. National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) with regards to the COVID-19 vaccine.

The CHS will publish Canada-specific guidance on COVID-19 vaccination for people with bleeding disorders as it becomes available from the Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada.

Please help us understand how you use social media by taking this short SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEY. The survey will close on January 25th.

Would you like to submit ideas and/or be a contributor to the content that CHS-MC publishes? We are always looking for Chapter members to contribute content to all our social media platforms. This includes articles, website design, graphic design, and posts for our social media platforms. Contact Christine at the Chapter office: 204.775.8625 or info@hemophiliamb.ca  

Do you have more to say? Is your bleeding disorder and your voice represented by the Chapter? The CHS-MC Communications Committee will be holding virtual focus groups to allow a deeper conversation about what our members need and how to improve our social media channels. Contact Christine at the Chapter office and she will put you in touch with the Communications Committee: 204.775.8625 or info@hemophiliamb.ca.  

CHS James Kreppner Memorial Scholarship & Bursary


The CHS James Kreppner Memorial Scholarship and Bursary Program is a posthumous tribute to James Kreppner, a long-time volunteer and member of the CHS Board of Directors, and a highly respected and exemplary activist. He passed away in 2009 from complications related to HIV and hepatitis C. The CHS James Kreppner Scholarship and Bursary Program is an ongoing tribute to James’ dedication, intelligence and commitment to the CHS and community service.

The program is open to Canadians with inherited bleeding disorders: hemophilia (factor VIII or IX), von Willebrand disease, rare factor deficiencies, platelet function disorders; carriers, and those who contracted hepatitis C or HIV through a blood transfusion. Spouses and children of the people mentioned above may also apply.

Application forms for each program, which include all the criteria, are available here:
https://bit.ly/39ZXK7K

Thank you Chapter Update Sponsors!