Best Practices Day 2019

Rehabilitative Care: Rising to the Challenges — May 3, 2019 —

Overview Speakers Sponsors Planning Task Group Other Conferences

Overview

This year’s conference was a great success! It was attended by almost 200 people with delegates attending from across Ontario as well as other provinces (Quebec, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Manitoba).

The conference provided insights on:

  • the impact of COVID-19 across the system from patient, provider and research perspectives
  • resilience and coping among healthcare professionals
  • rehab in remote areas, addressing mental health issues in inpatient rehab, therapeutic falls, transitioning to adult rehab services, strategies used by patients and caregivers, and many other best practices in rehabilitative care.

Note: Slides and video recordings have been made available to conference registrants only.

Download a copy of the conference program.

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Speakers

Opening Panel

David K. Conn

M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., FRCPC

THE 3 Ds (DEMENTIA, DELIRIUM AND DEPRESSION): IMPACT ON REHABILITATION FOR OLDER ADULTS

Vice President of Education, Baycrest Health Sciences; Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Toronto

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Kerry Kuluski

MSW, PhD

FROM ALTERNATE LEVEL OF CARE TO PERSON CENTRED CARE: PERSPECTIVES FROM MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS
Scientist, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System; Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto

BIO

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

Larry Robinson St. John’s Rehab – Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ~ Chair
Sang Choi Humber River Hospital
Paula Cripps-McMartin Toronto Rehab – Bickle Centre/University Health Network
Anthony Danial Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Sylvia Davidson Baycrest Health Centre
Robyn Davies Bridgepoint Active Healthcare – Sinai Health System
Carol Di Salle Health Sciences North ~ Sudbury region representative
Patricia Dickson Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
LaVerne Edwards Runnymede Healthcare Centre
Jennifer Fife Hamilton Health Sciences ~ Hamilton region representative
Helen Johnson Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network
Charissa Levy GTA Rehab Network
Sanja Milicic Iafrate GTA Rehab Network
Melissa Monardo Lakeridge Health
Manny Paiva St. Joseph’s Health Centre ~ London region representative
Conference Services Kim Hussey / Christine Turenko

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