Best Practices Day 2019
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.
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

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
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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