December 2024: Dr. Rigby and Dr. Barber were invited to give a talk about living with PTSD and other mental health challenges over the holidays. This talk was given to a peer lead team composed mostly of retired police officers,…
Fire Ride Along
November 2024: Dr. Barber attended a night shift ride along with Platoon 3 firefighters at 6 Station.
CIMVHR Conference
October 2024: The ALPHA team was invited by the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) to provide on-site mental health support during their annual forum, which was hosted in Winnipeg.
WPS Event
September 2024: Several members of the ALPHA group (Drs. Holens, Lubusko, Barber, Rigby, and Katrina Barber) attended an event hosted by the Winnipeg Police Service to learn from their Tactical Support Team.
IASP Conference
August 2024: Dr. Lubusko and Dr. Holens attended the 50th anniversary of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
WPS Ride Along
July 2024: Dr. Rigby went on an evening ride along and had a tour of Winnipeg Police Service Headquarters with a WPS Patrol Sgt.
RCMP Re-Integration
June 2024: Drs. Barber, Rigby, and Chaulk were invited to observe the National Re-Integration Training Program for RCMP officers hosted in Winnipeg. We had an overview of the reintegration process for members and observed practical reintegration including firearm retraining and…
WFPS Ride Along
April 2024: Dr. Barber did a night shift ride along with the Platoon 1 WFPS fire crew at 1 Station while Dr. Rigby did a ride along with a WFPS District Chief on the EMS side.