Best Practices Day 2016

The GTA Rehab Network’s Best Practices Day 2016 was held on Monday, May 2, 2016 and was a great success. Attended by close to 190 participants, the day provided the opportunity for clinicians, researchers and management professionals to explore this year’s theme, Innovations Influencing Rehabilitative Care, with our keynote speakers, podium presenters, poster presenters and healthcare professionals from across Ontario.

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
Mandy Lau, Providence Healthcare
Jessica Anderson, Variety Village
Irene Nicolakis, Providence Healthcare 

“REHAB…THEN WHAT?” – AN INTEGRATED REHAB TO COMMUNITY TRANSITION (RCT) PROGRAM

Best Poster – 1st Place
Tina Fernandes Chopra – North York General Hospital

Poster #6: SUCCESSFUL INTERPROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR TOR-BSST (Toronto Bedside Swallowing Screening Tool) BEST PRACTICES IN STROKE CARE

Best Poster – 2nd Place
Teresa Chien – University of Toronto

Poster #25: EVALUATING INDIVIDUALIZED FALLS PREVENTION FOR CLIENTS WITH MEDICALLY COMPLEX CONDITIONS

Best Poster – 3rd Place
Debbie Hebert – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute/UHN

Poster #13: EVALUATING A WEEKEND THERAPY MODEL

Best Student Poster
Mallory Rotman – University of Toronto

Poster #47: THE COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE TEST: A DISCONNECT IN PRACTICE OR PURPOSE?

Abstracts of all poster displays at the conference are available HERE.

Speakers

Rapid Podium Presentations

Presentation #1
WHAT’S NEXT AFTER DISCHARGE? THE ROLE OF REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS IN INCREASING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED EXERCISE
~ Presenters: Jennifer Neirinckx

Presentation #2
TRANSITIONING AN INPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM INTO A HYBRID MODEL OF AMBULATORY AND INPATIENT CARE FOR AN ADULT AMPUTEE POPULATION
~ Presenter: Jutta Mueller; Mirela Anton; Teri Czajka

Presentation #3
“REHAB…THEN WHAT?” – AN INTEGRATED REHAB TO COMMUNITY TRANSITION (RCT) PROGRAM
~ Presenters: Mandy Lau; Jessica Anderson

Presentation #4
4 QUADRANTS OF CARE: A THERAPEUTIC RECREATION SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL THAT EMBODIES REHABILITATION BEYOND THE TRADTIONAL MEDICAL MODEL
~ Presenters: Jeff Nissen; Jackie Doyle

Concurrent Presentations

Morning Sessions

Session A 
Early Identification and Treatment of Long Term Pain: Waiting for All the Evidence! What to do with the “Pain” Patient?
~ Presenter: Janet Holly

Session B (Permission to post presentation slides not provided)
LiveWell – Strengthening Lives Together
~ Presenters: Genevieve Hladysh; Teri Czajka; Rebecca Fleck; Ada Tang

Session C 
Autonomy vs. Risk – Finding the Fit for Rehab Ethics
Also available e-Ethics Bits & Bytes Resources
~ Presenter: Peter Allatt

Afternoon Sessions

Session A (Permission to post presentation slides not provided)
Innovative services for clients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA)
~ Presenter: Regina Jokel

Session B 
Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS): Optimizing Transitions from Inpatient Rehabilitation to the Community – an example from Spinal Cord Injury Rehab
~ Presenters: Anthony Simas; Joshua Forbes; Heather Flett; Sandra Mills

Session C
Post stroke community based exercise guidelines
~ Presenters: Julie Matthews; Alda Tee

Sponsors

Thank you to the following organization for their contribution as Silver sponsor:

Thank you to the following organizations for their contribution as Bronze sponsors:

Planning Task Group

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