Best Practices Day 2020

Celebrating 20 Years of Sharing Ideas, Innovations and Best Practices in Rehabilitative Care
— November 27, 2020 —

Conference Summary

The GTA Rehab Network and the Planning Committee are excited to report that Best Practices Day 2020, held virtually on Friday, November 27, 2020, was a great success. Over 260 delegates were in attendance at this year’s conference, from all across Canada.

The theme this year was ‘Celebrating 20 Years of Sharing Ideas, Innovations and Best Practices in Rehabilitative Care‘.

This year’s conference was innovative and was held in a virtual space allowing for networking and knowledge exchange in a new and improved way.

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Speakers

Keynote Address

Chris Sulway,

PT, CHE

Rehabilitating Ontario’s healthcare system: The opportunities for rehabilitation services to shape care integration

The opening keynote address will outline opportunities for rehabilitation services to shape care integration in the context of current system transformation.

Rapid Podium Presentations

1. Experiences with transitions in care for older adults with hip fracture: A qualitative multiple-case study 

Lauren Cadel, MSc
Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation,
Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, ICES

This presentation will compare experiences of key stakeholders and contextual factors that impact care transitions for persons with hip fracture in an urban and a rural health region in Ontario.

2. Bringing research to the bedside: The integration of research and clinical practice in geriatric rehabilitation through a collaborative culture of innovation and care: Development of a model for future implementation

Jahnel Brookes, HBSc
Kunin-Lunenfeld Centre for Applied Research and Evaluation (KL-CARE)
Baycrest Health Sciences
Whitney Sherman, OT Reg. (Ont.)
Baycrest Health Sciences

The presentation will outline how an interprofessional team tested a novel intervention, a real-time engagement monitoring solution, in geriatric rehabilitation. Challenges and factors contributing to implementation success will be examined.

3. Considering the vestibular system when assessing and treating falls

Shaleen Sulway, PT
Vestibular Health and Hertz Clinic for Meniere’s Disease and Vestibular Dysfunction
University Health Network

The presentation will assess the prevalence of vestibular impairment in seniors who have experienced a recent fall and provide practice recommendations.

Concurrent Sessions

SESSION A
Optimal outcomes after hip arthroplasty: What rehab providers need to know

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Angela Accettura

BIO

Patricia Dickson

BIO

Dr. Beeshma Ravi

BIO

Dr. Sebastian Tomescu

BIO

Amy Wainwright

BIO

SESSION B
History should not repeat itself: Strategies to accelerate learning from safety events in rehabilitation

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Dr. Mark Bayley

BIO

Angie Andreoli

BIO

Sarah McDermid-Flabbi

BIO

SESSION C
Exploring excellence with a rehabilitative care unit interprofessional team

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Nancy Snobelen

BIO

Denise Dodman

BIO

Kim de Haan

BIO

Helen Johnson

BIO

SESSION D
Towards transitional care: Developing a new approach to care for Alternate Level of Care patients in a rehabilitation and complex care hospital in Toronto, ON

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Georgi Georgievski

BIO

Leonardo Alfaro

BIO

Meredith McClenaghan

BIO

Daniela Soares

BIO

SESSION E
Identifying post extubation dysphagia: Implementation of an evidence-based screening algorithm in critical care

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Trish Williams

BIO

Shauna Hellen

BIO

Jenny Barker

BIO

SESSION F
Impact of a dedicated concussion clinic based on ONF guidelines

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Dr. Diana Velikonja

BIO

Dr. Beeshma Ravi

BIO

Keynote Panel Discussion

Bundled care panel: Experiences, lessons learned and planning considerations 

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This panel discussion will provide perspectives in orthopaedic bundled care implementation, and future planning considerations for stroke through a quality, best practice and outcome lens. Brief panel presentations will be followed by an interactive plenary discussion.

Leslie Gillies

RN, BScN, MEd (Administration)

BIO

Paulette Gardiner Millar

PT, BScPT, MScHQ, FCAMPT, CAFCI

BIO

Mirna Rahal

MHP

BIO

Shelley Huffman

PT, BScPT, MScHQ

BIO

Sponsors

Thank you to our Gold sponsor!

Thank you to our Bronze sponsors!

Planning Committee

Dr. Larry Robinson Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre/St. John’s Rehab ~ Chair 
Sang Choi Humber River Hospital  
Anthony Danial Holland Bloorview Rehab
Sylvia Davidson Baycrest Health Centre
Patricia Dickson Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
LaVerne Edwards Runnymede Healthcare Centre
Jennifer Fife Hamilton Health Sciences ~ Hamilton region representative
Gabriela Golea University Health Network/Toronto Rehab Institute
Helen Johnson Erie St. Clair LHIN ~ Chatham region representative
Charissa Levy GTA Rehab Network
Martha MacKay Sinai Health Systems/Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
Sanja Milicic Iafrate GTA Rehab Network
Jacqueline Minezes Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Melissa Monardo Lakeridge Health
Manny Paiva St. Joseph’s Health Centre ~ London region representative
Paula Shing Sinai Health System/Bridgepoint Active Healthcare
Kim Hussey UHN Conference Services

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