Best Practices Day 2014
~ A great success!

The People's Choice Awards recognize the best rapid podium presentation and the best posters presented at the conference. The awards are judged based on the following selection criteria:

• Originality and innovation
• Relevance to the current body of knowledge
• Quality of evidence and objectivity
• Clarity of presentation
• Demonstrated impact and practical implications

Five People's Choice Awards were presented:

Best Rapid Podium
Ten at Ten - Injecting Fun into Fitness 
~ Presenters: Mary Paolini & Mary Dietrich - Credit Valley Hospital

Best Poster - 1st Place
The MORE (Maximizing Opportunities for Rehab Events) Project
~ Primary Author: Julia Filinski - Providence Healthcare

Best Poster - 2nd Place
From Data to Daily Practice: Strategies and Tools to Apply the Canadian Best Recommendations for Stroke Care
~ Primary Author: Marie DiSotto-Monastero - Sunnybrook Health Sciences/St. John's Rehab

Best Poster - 3rd Place
Survey of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists Regarding the Rehabilitation Care of Patients with Morbid Obesity and Mobility Limitations
~ Primary Author: Nancy Bovell - St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton

Best Student Poster
Care Report: Recovery Following Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Youth Female Hockey Player
~ Primary Author: Katie Mah - University of Toronto; Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Abstracts of all poster displays at the conference are available HERE.

Mobility: The fifth vital sign

Dr. Janet McElhaney, MD, FRCPC, FACP. HSN
Chair in Geriatric Research, Medical Lead for Seniors Care, Health Sciences North; Professor of Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Presentation • Biography

A Familey Caregiver's Perspective 

Sandra Dalziel

No presentation available • Biography

Presentation #1
Weighing In: he Effect of BMI on Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes after Stroke in Canada
~ Author: Liam Dessureault

Presentation #2
CATCH: Care after the Care in Hospital
~ Authors: Aaisha Ghauri Savvas and Amber Curry

Presentation #3
Improving Patient Outcomes and Care Transitions through a Short Stay Convalescent Care Program and RAI-HC Assessment Evaluation
~ Authors: Jennifer Scott and Jennifer Wright

Presentation #4
Defining Complexity in Stroke Rehabilitative Practice
~ Authors: Michelle Nelson and Elizabeth Hanna

Presentation #5
TEN AT TEN - Injecting Fun into Fitness
~ Authors: Mary Paolini and Mary Dietrich

Presentation #6
Evidence-Based Payment Reform in Post-Acute Care: Promises and Pitfalls
~ Author: Erik Hellsten

Presentation #7
Education and Partnerships: Keys to the Expansion of Time - A Community-Based Exercise Program
~ Author: Alda Tee

Workshop Presentations

Workshop A 
Transforming Seniors Care through "48/5"
~ Author: Dr. Janet McElhaney

Workshop B
Patient/Client Empowerment: Walking the Walk (Without Tripping)
~ Authors: Sylvia Langlois & Elizabeth Hanna

Workshop C
From Desperate Providers to Effective Providers: A video deconstruction to inform effective strategies for rehabilitating older adults with dementia
~ Authors: Kathy McGilton, Dr. John F. Flannery, Dr. Giovanni Marotta, Alison Wong, Carol Hassan and Paula Szeto