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DEFINING MOTION 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT MOTION \m ¯o -SHn\ A MEANINGFUL OR EXPRESSIVE CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE BODY OR A PART OF THE BODY. PAN AM CLINIC FOUNDATION 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT MISSION The Foundation will raise funds to help attract the people and MESSAGE FROM o er the programs to create and maintain a world-class research, THE CHAIR education and health care organization for Manitoba and beyond. Like so many Manitobans, we at the Pan Am Clinic Foundation have tended to shy away from singing our own praises. Call it modesty, or perhaps the all-Canadian politeness our country is famous for, but our VISION team has always been quite happy to do their incredible work while flying somewhat under the radar. But now it’s time for Pan Am to step into the spotlight, and here’s what we want you to know. We will support the Pan Am Clinic to deliver We want you to know that Pan Am’s medical team – its surgeons, its world-class treatment to its patients. nursing sta , its physio team and so many more – are the very best in Manitoba. They work tirelessly every day to provide the very best care and outcomes for their patients and they are incredibly good at what they do. We want you to know that the Pan Am Clinic Foundation Research Team inside our David & Ruth Asper Research Centre is a team of brilliant people undertaking a wide variety of studies that will have direct impact PAN AM CLINIC FOUNDATION on improved patient care and outcomes for Manitobans and beyond. BOARD OF DIRECTORS We want you to know that our Foundation sta is second to none and devote themselves to generating critical funds in support of Pan Am’s CHAIR research and clinical care, and to ensuring our donors know how much James Ferguson we value their support. VICE-CHAIR We want you to know that our Board is comprised of some of Winnipeg’s George Vis most successful business and medical professionals, all dedicating their SECRETARY / TREASURER time and passion to making Pan Am Clinic the very best it can be for the Rod Corbett patients it serves. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR And, because of all of the above, we want you to know that we truly Kevin Hunter believe we deserve your philanthropic support. It’s what has made our critical work possible in the past, and it’s what will make a monumental DIRECTORS di erence in patient care for years to come. Brock Bulbuck Wayne Hildahl JAMES A. FERGUSON, Q.C. Peter MacDonald Chair Lee Meagher Jason Old Gord Pollard Jim Richardson Bob Silver Je Thompson John Wade Dawna Wallace 4 5 PAN AM CLINIC FOUNDATION 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE FROM THE THE CHIEF RESEARCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & INNOVATION OFFICER Whenever someone joins a new team there’s always an initial period of discovery and adjustment. My recent arrival This past year continued to be a very productive one at the this past July as the Executive Director for the Pan Am Clinic Pan Am Clinic Foundation, highlighted by the great contributions Foundation was no exception. Here’s what I’ve learned about of our Foundation sta . Pan Am in a very short amount of time. During this past year we unfortunately bid farewell to Dr. Je Leiter, Pan Am Clinic is a very special place that works from PhD – longtime Executive Director and Albrechtsen Research a foundation based on innovation, eciency, and above Chair with the Foundation – as he moved on to his next career all – patient care. The people here work incredibly hard challenge. Thankfully, our research programs continued to thrive to be their very best each and every day for the patients thanks to our research team under Dr. Sheila McRae (orthopaedic they serve, and they strive to be even better tomorrow. and sports medicine research) and Dr. Mike Ellis (concussion It’s that drive where the Pan Am Clinic Foundation plays research). We were also grateful to Dr. Jarret Woodmass for such a crucial role, as we raise the crucial funds needed assuming the position of Director of Quality Assurance and to further medical research required to achieve better care Outcomes for the Foundation. and better outcomes for all Manitobans. By supporting the With Dr. Leiter’s departure, we are very excited with the Pan Am Clinic Foundation, our donors make this vital work recruitment of Kevin Hunter as the Foundation’s new Executive possible – and we can’t thank you enough. Director. Kevin brings a wealth of marketing and fundraising During the past year, we were honoured to receive experience to the role and we look forward to growing our profile generous support from countless Manitobans through and revenue under his leadership. a variety of successful initiatives. From our Fire & Ice On that note, our fundraising e orts this past year were very Gala Dinner to our Diamond in the Rough Golf Tournament successful with the annual Fire & Ice Gala Dinner setting a new to the many donors who o er their generous philanthropic fundraising record as we honoured Craig Heisinger’s contributions gifts each and every year. to our community. Our Diamond in the Rough Golf Tournament But just as much as this annual report is designed to was also a resounding success, for which we would like to thank celebrate the past, it is also intended to set our path for the Mark Stuart for lending his name and support to the tournament. future as we look to expand our mandate and our fundraising Thank you to both our dinner and golf committees for your time activities in pursuit of healthier lives for the people of and e ort in making these such successful events. Manitoba. With that goal in mind, Manitobans will be hearing Finally, on a sad note, the Pan Am Clinic Foundation lost a a lot from us in the coming months. Pan Am’s expertise lies great friend this year with the passing of Mr. Paul Albrechtsen. in helping our patients live their lives well. We keep you The impact of Paul’s generous support will be felt for generations active. We keep you mobile. We give you the freedom to here at Pan Am and similarly by so many other organizations enjoy your life free of pain and o er you the highest level throughout Manitoba. Our sincere condolences to his family. of patient care so you can live your very best life. Thank you for your ongoing support of the Pan Am Clinic Foundation. That’s what Pan Am is about and why we hope you feel proud to continue to support the Pan Am Clinic Foundation. DR. PETER M DONALD Chief Research & Innovation O cer KEVIN HUNTER Executive Director 6 7 PAN AM CLINIC FOUNDATION 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT HELPING YOUNG MINDS EXPLORE MCEP PARTNERS AND PARTICIPANTS Bright Futures A FUTURE IN MEDICINE Pan Am Clinic / Pan Am Clinic Foundation Winnipeg School Division / Children of the Earth High School Growing up in Winnipeg’s inner city, Louis Riel School Division / Windsor Park Collegiate Sheri Shorting had high grades and Winnipeg Regional Health Authority / WRHA Aboriginal high aspirations. Health Programs University of Manitoba / Faculty of Health Sciences For a long time, she wanted to be a lawyer. But in biology class, Sheri became fascinated by dissections. She began Health Sciences Centre wondering whether a career in surgery might be the right Red River College choice for her. Grace Hospital Would long years of medical training lead to a job she might Misericordia Health Centre truly love? Through the Medical Careers Exploration Program (MCEP), Sheri had the opportunity to find out. Mount Carmel Clinic MCEP gives Indigenous high school students a taste of St. Boniface Hospital Research the many career options available in health care, as well Victoria Hospital as support and encouragement to pursue their aspirations. Program partners include the Pan Am Clinic Foundation and Women’s Health Clinic Children of the Earth School, where Sheri was a student. By June 2019, Sheri was ready to graduate from Children Cadham Provincial Labs of the Earth School and the Medical Careers Exploration Sheri was selected for the MCEP orientation program Winnipeg Fire / Paramedic Services CONGRATULATIONS Program. Besides her Grade 12 diploma, she’d earned several in Grade 9, and was soon hooked on the idea of a career scholarships, a bursary and the Athlete of the Year award. Main Street Project involving the sciences. “It just clicked with me, and I knew JOHN WADE, C.M. right away that this should be my focus,” she recalls. During the graduation ceremony, stethoscopes were Deer Lodge handed out to the five students who’d completed the WINNIPEG, MANITOBA After her acceptance into MCEP, she spent the next three Concordia Orthopaedic Innovation Centre program. It was Sheri’s favourite moment. years studying courses like Pre-Calculus, Human Anatomy and Medical Terminology while earning credits toward “It reminded me that this is something that can really happen.” We would like to extend our sincere her high school diploma. For every year completed in the And Sheri is continuing to make it happen today. congratulations to Dr. John Wade on his program, she became eligible to receive $1,000 toward appointment as a Member of the Order of her post-secondary education. Last summer she attended the SHAD enrichment program at the University of New Brunswick, along with 80 other Canada, for his contributions to medical Sheri says the best part of MCEP was that it exposed her gifted students from across Canada.