To register for the following workshops, visit 
​http://community.hmhc.ca/sessions/

Avoiding Power Struggles
June 3, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Family Connections Parent Link Huntington Hills
The more early prevention, the less intervention. In this workshop we discuss issues and concerns regarding positive discipline; examine the difference between punishment and discipline and learn positive approaches to encouraging positive behaviour.

Understanding a Child’s Pain: What to Do, How to Help * Also available as a Webinar*
June 4, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
This workshop is for parents and caregivers on how to help their child cope positively with painful medical procedures, tests and injuries of childhood. 90 minute session will include a presentation with discussion focusing on how a child’s pain is perceived, how to talk to your child about pain, and how to successfully coach them to help themselves to overcome fears and worries associated with medical interventions.

The New Guidelines on Screen Time for Preschool-Aged Children: The Importance of Interaction in Early Language Acquisition
June 5, 2019 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
In a world where 'screen time' is rapidly increasing, how we interact with our children is changing. We will present the revised guidelines on digital media use from the American Academy of Pediatrics (released in October 2016) with a focus on the impacts of screen time on the development of language in the preschool years.

Understanding Childhood Trauma
June 7, 2019 @ 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
Trauma can significantly impact a child, and those caring for them are often left with questions about how to best help. The impact of trauma on neurological development and attachment system will be explored, and how this presents in children’s behaviours. Caretakers will be given key strategies to help children impacted by trauma, and appropriate resources will be suggested.

Getting Off the Couch! Inspiring a Healthier Lifestyle *Also available as a WEBINAR*
June 13, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Ability Hub
This workshop will discuss the physical, mental health and social benefits of being active. For many people on the autism spectrum, getting to the gym or just having an active lifestyle can be challenging. Strategies for increasing recreational opportunities will be shared as well as how to build a social network for engaging in community and physical activities.

Care in the Creek is closed for the holiday Monday - May 20th, 2019
We hope you can enjoy some well deserved rest time:) We certainly will be.....

Life is a balancing act. 
Care in the Creek is here to help you - book your medical appointments around those busy work and family schedules this weekend.
On Saturday May 11th, Dr Noordman and nurse Julie will be at the clinic to assist you.
​Book your appointments by calling the office @ 403-949-2457

To register for the Alberta Health Services workshops listed below, link here: community.hmhc.ca/sessions/

Let’s Talk Mindfulness
May 13, 2019 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BrightPath Airdrie
This session will outline and discuss the main concepts in mindfulness and how understanding the brain can improve 
self-regulation. Using a hands-on approach this session will teach skills related to these concepts. This session will discuss how the brain influences thinking, emotions and behaviour. Improved self-regulation can lead to better focus in school, better cooperation with others and improved self-awareness and self-control.

Little Kids and Big Feelings
May 13, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Family Connections Parent Link Huntington Hills
Guiding our children through their big feelings, responding to tantrums, and managing difficult behaviors can challenge all parents. Come hear about the Brain-body connection that helps children develop the skills of emotion regulation.  Understand more about why children lose control of their emotions, what it means to ‘flip your lid’, and the role of parents in helping kids with feelings.  Learn skills you can teach your children, and use yourself, to help your child manage big feelings.  We will use a combination of videos, discussion, and practice. This presentation will cover children pre-school through to 
school-age.

Understanding a Child’s Pain: What to Do, How to Help
May 15, 2019 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
This workshop is for parents and caregivers on how to help their child cope positively with painful medical procedures, tests and injuries of childhood. 90 minute session will include a presentation with discussion focusing on how a child’s pain is perceived, how to talk to your child about pain, and how to successfully coach them to help themselves to overcome fears and worries associated with medical interventions.

25 Things Kids with ADHD Wished Their Parents & Teachers Knew About ADHD
May 22, 2019 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
Most parents of kids and adolescents who have ADHD try very hard to be compassionate and understanding of the nature of ADHD and its various effects on behaviour, mood, academic performance, and so on. What we can all forget, sometimes, is that somewhere in there is a kid who understands ADHD better than anyone else. This presentation is based on hundreds of conversations with kids with ADHD and their response to the basic – but critically important – question “What do you wish others knew about you and your ADHD?” Using their own words is a great place to engage in truly understanding the condition and developing more effective ways to work with kids, adolescents, and young adults who have ADHD while also framing the symptoms in a much more positive manner, so the focus is on strengths as opposed to focusing on the negative effects of ADHD. Strategies developed in collaboration with kids with ADHD will also be discussed.

Summer Slide: What is it and what can you do to prevent it?
May 29, 2019 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
Throughout the summer, many children lose as much as 2 months of reading skills. Known as summer slide, this learning loss can leave children, especially those furthest from opportunity, up to 3 years behind their peers by the end of Grade 5. In this session, learn how to keep children engaged over the summer to ensure they don't lose any ground in their learning and experience the joy of reading.

Healthy Relationships: How parents can help their children create positive and healthy relationships
May 29, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Springbank Middle School
This presentation will focus on how parents can help children develop positive healthy relationships in their lives. Healthy relationships among youth are key to fostering positive social-emotional development, as well as preventing bullying and other relationship problems. The qualities of a healthy relationship will be outlined. Strategies to help parents talk about relationships and promote healthy and positive relationships will be provided. The purpose of this presentation is to empower parents to have meaningful conversations with their children to build the parent-child relationship, as well as provide strategies that parents can use to help their children develop healthy relationships with other adults and their peers.

​Mobile Mammogram Screen Testing is coming to Black Diamond - Oil Fields Hospital - July 11-12.
***A mammogram can help find breast cancer 2-3 years before if can be felt
***Women 50-74 should plan to be screened every 2 years and can self-refer
***There is no cost for this service
screeningforlife.ca/screentest/

Bringing good breast health to you
Alberta Health Services – Screen Test offers screening mammograms at two fixed locations – one in Edmonton and one in Calgary. But sometimes getting to a screening clinic isn’t easy or it’s simply too far away. That’s why Screen Test also has two mobile breast cancer screening trailers that travel to about 120 communities throughout rural Alberta.
These mobile Screen Test trailers provide high-quality breast cancer screening and breast health education to women who live in rural areas.
Note: Women that have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have completed their treatment should discuss returning to screening with their doctor. Women may return for screening one year after having a diagnostic mammogram that shows no further areas of concern. Screen Test Mobile Clinics perform screening mammography only and any diagnostic mammograms will need to be completed at a diagnostic facility.
To find out more about the Screen Test mobile program, when the trailer will be in your community, or to book an appointment, call toll-free 1-800-667-0604.

To register for the following workshops, link here: 
​community.hmhc.ca/sessions/

Cannabis and Calgary's Youth: How to help young people make an informed and responsible choice
April 30, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Hull Services - Social Room
The legalization of marijuana is here. As adults, we play an important role in supporting our City's youth in making smart decisions surrounding its use. To help you play this role successfully, we're inviting parents and mentors to learn more about its use, the effects on the young brain and changes in Federal and Provincial laws. This informative and engaging presentation focuses on facts and helpful strategies to help you start supportive conversations surrounding cannabis and its use with the young people in your life.

Digital Dangers
April 30, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Chestermere Municipal Office
With the rapid growth of technology and innovative new methods for communication, it has become an increasing challenge for parents and professionals to implement preventative strategies and effective intervention methods. In this session learn about cyberbullying and the law, dangers of social media, digital safety, sexting and internet luring and netiquette.

Nutrition and ADHD
May 1, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - B2-200
Parents of children and teens with ADHD are often concerned about their eating habits - are they eating enough, too much or the right type of foods? In this presentation, parents can expect to learn the fundamentals of nutrition, nutrition related to ADHD and practical strategies to make mealtimes more enjoyable!

Talking to Teens and Young Adults About Cannabis: What Parents Need to Know
May 2, 2019 @ 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Drawing from the research on cannabis use and youth, Dr. Goldstein will: 
1) Highlight key issues for understanding the impact of cannabis use on teen mental health and development; and 
2) Provide practical recommendations for how parents can navigate conversations about cannabis use with their teens.

Nutrition and Mental Health: An overview of what the science says
May 6, 2019 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
The key to understanding the importance of nutrition for our mental health is having some basic knowledge about what exactly it is that nutrients do in our brains. This workshop will provide an overview of nutrition in brain health, as well as a summary of some of the clinical studies showing how dietary education and supplementation are being used to improve mental health. The talk will end with practical ideas for fostering better eating habits, even in our pickiest eaters such as those on the autism spectrum.

Advancing Care Transitions: ACH Patient/Family Perspectives and Emerging Practices
May 8, 2019 @ Noon - 1:30 PM
Alberta Children's Hospital - Theatre
Objectives:
1. Understand impact of transitions to adult care from the patient/family perspective.
2. Learn about emerging practices in care coordination aimed at creating more seamless transitions across health, education and community services. 
3. Learn about ACH specific resources helping patients/families and care teams navigate care transitions across life's trajectory.

I'm so Stressed! Understanding and Managing Anxiety and Mental Health Issues *Also Availalbe as a Webinar*
May 9, 2019 @ 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Ability Hub
This presentation will address anxiety and how it arises in our brains, mind and heart. We will learn that anxiety does a good job of pretending to be our friend, when in reality it robs us of the very things we are looking for. We will use a simple Mindfulness process to look at daily worries (friends, academics, transition to adulthood) and how to ensure that anxiety does not get in the way of progress and growth. This presentation will include lots of time for questions as we go along. It will be practical and solution focused. 

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe how and why anxiety arises in the Mind.
2. Describe how our usual ways of reacting to anxiety are not useful.
3. Describe a simple Mindfulness process for responding to anxiety in helpful ways. 
4. Learn practical strategies for immediate use in responding rather than reacting to anxiety. 
5. Understanding the role of Medications in ASD and related diagnoses.

Sleep Hygiene and your Teens
May 9, 2019 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Calgary Academy
Are you and your family members getting enough sleep? Do you:
• Feel sleepy at the wrong times
• Have trouble paying attention
• Fall asleep quickly
• Feeling wired at the wrong time of day
• Feel frustrated and irritable
• Have trouble controlling impulses
• Have difficulties with attention and concentration
• Have memory problems
Approximately 30% of adolescents between 12-18 do not meet 
minimum sleep requirements (8-10 hours/ night), and about 60% report feeling tired when going to school.

This presentation will focus on why sleep is so necessary and will provide parents with practical strategies to help develop healthy sleeping habits for everyone, parents included!

Join Care in the Creek on the Great Cycle Challenge to help fight kids cancer! 
The challenge is on! Select "Care in the Creek Medical Centre" as your group.
See you out there on your bike.

Opioid Awareness & Naloxone Kit Training @ Bragg Creek Community Centre

​Please note that this training is offered at two different times but they are identical trainings; you only need to attend one of them.
 
Thursday May 9, 2019, 1:00pm – 3:00pm, Bragg Creek Community Centre
Or
Tuesday May 14, 2019, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Bragg Creek Community Centre