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.
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

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.

Rachel Tarrant
BSc (Hons) Biosciences & Health, BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy, PG Dip Advancing Respiratory Physiotherapy
Invited Concurrent Session Speaker
Closing Keynote Panel
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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