Best Practices Day 2014
~ A great success!
The GTA Rehab Network’s Best Practices Day 2014, held on Monday, May 5, 2014, was attended by 300 participants. The day provided the opportunity for clinicians, researchers and management professionals to explore this year’s theme, Faces of Complexity in an Evolving Rehab Environment, to learn about more than 70 studies and initiatives and to network with healthcare professionals from across Ontario and beyond.
We would like to extend our congratulations to the following winners of the People’s Choice Awards for Best Rapid Podium Presentation, Best Poster and Best Student Poster!
People’s Choice Awards
The People’s Choice Awards recognize the best rapid podium presentation and the best posters presented at the conference. The awards are judged based on the following selection criteria:
- Originality and innovation
- Relevance to the current body of knowledge
- Quality of evidence and objectivity
- Clarity of presentation
- Demonstrated impact and practical implications
Five People’s Choice Awards were presented:
Best Rapid Podium
Ten at Ten – Injecting Fun into Fitness
~ Presenters: Mary Paolini & Mary Dietrich – Credit Valley Hospital
Best Poster – 1st Place
The MORE (Maximizing Opportunities for Rehab Events) Project
~ Primary Author: Julia Filinski – Providence Healthcare
Best Poster – 2nd Place
From Data to Daily Practice: Strategies and Tools to Apply the Canadian Best Recommendations for Stroke Care
~ Primary Author: Marie DiSotto-Monastero – Sunnybrook Health Sciences/St. John’s Rehab
Best Poster – 3rd Place
Survey of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists Regarding the Rehabilitation Care of Patients with Morbid Obesity and Mobility Limitations
~ Primary Author: Nancy Bovell – St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton
Best Student Poster
Care Report: Recovery Following Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Youth Female Hockey Player
~ Primary Author: Katie Mah – University of Toronto; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Abstracts of all poster displays at the conference are available HERE.
Speakers
Opening Panel

Dr. Janet McElhaney
MD, FRCPC, FACP. HSN
Mobility: The fifth vital sign
Chair in Geriatric Research, Medical Lead for Seniors Care, Health Sciences North; Professor of Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Sandra Dalziel
BSc(PT), MA (Ad Ed)
A Familey Caregiver’s Perspective
Rapid Podium Presentations
Presentation #1
Weighing In: he Effect of BMI on Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes after Stroke in Canada
~ Author: Liam Dessureault
Presentation #2
CATCH: Care after the Care in Hospital
~ Authors: Aaisha Ghauri Savvas and Amber Curry
Presentation #3
Improving Patient Outcomes and Care Transitions through a Short Stay Convalescent Care Program and RAI-HC Assessment Evaluation
~ Authors: Jennifer Scott and Jennifer Wright
Presentation #4
Defining Complexity in Stroke Rehabilitative Practice
~ Authors: Michelle Nelson and Elizabeth Hanna
Presentation #5
TEN AT TEN – Injecting Fun into Fitness
~ Authors: Mary Paolini and Mary Dietrich
Presentation #6
Evidence-Based Payment Reform in Post-Acute Care: Promises and Pitfalls
~ Author: Erik Hellsten
Presentation #7
Education and Partnerships: Keys to the Expansion of Time – A Community-Based Exercise Program
~ Author: Alda Tee
Workshop Presentations
Workshop A
Transforming Seniors Care through “48/5”
~ Author: Dr. Janet McElhaney
Workshop B
Patient/Client Empowerment: Walking the Walk (Without Tripping)
~ Authors: Sylvia Langlois & Elizabeth Hanna
Workshop C
From Desperate Providers to Effective Providers: A video deconstruction to inform effective strategies for rehabilitating older adults with dementia
~ Authors: Kathy McGilton, Dr. John F. Flannery, Dr. Giovanni Marotta, Alison Wong, Carol Hassan and Paula Szeto
Sponsors
Thank you to the following company for their contribution:
Planning Task Group
Malcolm Moffat | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ~ Chair | ||
Sue Balogh | GTA Rehab Network | ||
Sang Choi | Humber River Regional Hospital | ||
Dr. Anne Crowe | Grand River Hospital Corporation ~ Kitchener-Waterloo representative | ||
LaVerne Edwards | Humber River Regional Hospital | ||
Dr. Gary Gerber | West Park Healthcare Centre | ||
Elizabeth Hanna | Bridgepoint Active Healthcare | ||
Jennifer Kodis | Hamilton Health Sciences ~ Hamilton region representative | ||
Andrea Lee | Health Sciences North ~ Sudbury region representative | ||
Charissa Levy | GTA Rehab Network | ||
Janine Mels-Dyer | Providence Continuing Care Centre ~ Kingston region representative | ||
Jacqueline Minezes | Halton Healthcare Services | ||
Sharon Ocampo-Chan | GTA Rehab Network | ||
Kevin Reel | Mackenzie Health & Southlake Regional Health Centre | ||
Dr. Anoushka Singh | University Health Network | ||
Elizabeth Villar-Guerrero | North York General Hospital | ||
Helen Zipes | The Ottawa Hospital ~ Ottawa region representative | ||
Conference Services: | Jill Fredericks / Jason Almeida / Kim Hussey / Nancy La |
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