Best Practices Day 2022

Rehabilitative care – moving beyond the pandemic

— May 6, 2022 —

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

Susie Gouldin

Founder of the COVID Long-Haulers Support Group Canada

A COVID-19 Long-Hauler patient’s experience navigating the health care system pathways with and without a positive PCR test

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Dr. Anna Banerji

O.Ont MD MPH FRCPC DTM&H CTropMed

Insights from a COVID-19 care provider
Dr. Banerji will discuss her experience with the COVID Care Clinic and the long COVID Clinic.

BIO

Jenny Davison

BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, MSc Professional Health and Social Care

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Rachel Tarrant

BSc (Hons) Biosciences & Health, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, PG Dip Advancing Respiratory Physiotherapy

BIO

Simon Décary

PT, PhD

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Invited Concurrent Session Speaker

Dr. Joy Richard

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Closing Keynote Panel

Dr. Jon Hunter

MD FRCPC

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Dr. Robert Maunder

MD FRCPC

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Sponsors

Planning Committee

Dr. Larry Robinson St. John’s Rehab/Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ~ Chair 
Sue Balogh GTA Rehab Network
Sang Choi Humber River Hospital  
Anthony Danial Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Sylvia Davidson Baycrest Health Sciences
Patricia Dickson Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Gabriela Golea Toronto Rehab/University Health Network
Kim Hussey UHN Conference Services
Helen Johnson Ontario Health – West ~ Chatham region representative
Charissa Levy GTA Rehab Network
Martha McKay Hennick Bridgepoint Active Healthcare/Sinai Health System
Jacqueline Minezes St. John’s Rehab/Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Melissa Monardo Lakeridge Health
Manny Paiva St. Joseph’s Health Centre ~ London region representative
Danielle Petrucelli Hamilton Health Sciences ~ Hamilton region representative
Paula Shing Hennick Bridgepoint Active Healthcare/Sinai Health System

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