PRELIMINARY PROGRAM & REGISTRATION

November 1-3 • Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre

change.challenge.

opportunity.OA

CRS

2015conference

An Invitation to Attend The Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) invites you to participate in our 2015 annual conference, in Toronto. “Change. Challenge. Opportunity” will take place at the Toronto Marriot Downtown Eaton Centre from November 1 – 3, 2015. The conference brings together professionals from a broad range of sectors including: pediatric rehabilitation, research, education, children’s services, policy-makers and families. Representatives are from across Ontario and Canada. Sessions focus on the sharing of best practices, information about issues and trends in the field of childhood disability and pediatric rehabilitation. The conference is designed to provide a better understanding of the changes, challenges and opportunities in providing services to children and youth with disabilities and their families. The program offers a mix of keynote sessions, interactive workshops, and poster presentations plus numerous social and networking opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the province. Join colleagues from various sectors and throughout the province for two full days of knowledge sharing, lively discussion, inspiration and connecting with old (and new) friends to celebrate and work toward providing all children with the best opportunity to reach their potential. Be sure to take advantage of the Early Bird discount by registering before October 16, 2015. We look forward to seeing you in November! Dorothy Harvey and Jennifer Inkpen Co-Chair, OACRS Conference Planning Committee

Information at a Glance Conference Location Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel 525 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L2 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/yyzec-toronto-marriott-downtown-eaton-centre-hotel/ All conference activities will take place in the heart of downtown Toronto at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel, 525 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario. With a terrific location and a range of thoughtful amenities, Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel offers a picture-perfect hotel destination for Toronto visitors who will be delighted with the oversized rooms and suites, which feature luxury extras including spa-inspired bath products and deluxe bedding. The hotel features a pool and health club, giving you unlimited access to cardio and weight training equipment while enjoying a panoramic view of downtown Toronto. Complimentary high speed internet service is available in all guest rooms. On-site restaurant, Trios, showcases fresh fine dining and gorgeous Trinity Square views in an airy, modern atmosphere. Accommodation Please Note: OACRS has not authorized an outside company to solicit our delegates for hotel accommodations. If you are contacted by a company as such, please be aware that they have not been authorized to do so on our behalf. A limited number of rooms are available at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel for delegates attending the 2015 OACRS Conference. The special conference rate is $189.00 per night, single or double occupancy, plus applicable taxes. This rate is available on a first-come, first-served basis until Friday, October 2, 2015. You must make your own reservations by calling the hotel toll free at 1-800-228-9290. Remember to identify yourself as an Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services delegate in order to receive the special rate. Parking On-site parking fee: $7 hourly; $35 daily Valet parking fee: $45 daily Garage height clearance: 2 metres 1 cm or 6 feet 7 inches General Directions to the Hotel From Toronto Pearson International Airport By Taxi Travel Distance: Approximately 40.0 km/25 miles Taxi Fee: $65 approximately

Union Pearson Express Fares between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Union Station Adult – one way $27.50 Adult – return fare $53.00 By Public Transit – 192 Airport Rocket The Airport Rocket provides all-day, regular accessible express bus service between Kipling Station on the Bloor-Danforth Subway and Pearson International Airport. There is a necessary transfer to or from the airport and downtown Toronto. Travel time between the Toronto Airport and Union Station would be about 45 minutes and would cost the adult one-way TTC fare of $3.00. From Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Travel Distance: 3.5 km/1.6 miles N Estimated Taxi Fare: $20.00 (one way) Free Airport Shuttle Service is available from the Airport to Union Station. From Union Station By Subway Take the Yonge Subway line north to Dundas Station and walk west on Dundas to Bay Street. Go south on Bay Street half a block. The hotel is on the east side of the street. The cost of adult one-way TTC fare is $3.00. By Taxi Fare is about $15.00 and travel time is approximately 10 minutes.

For other transportation options, visit the conference location page on the OACRS website at http://www.oacrs.com/en/location

Conference Registration Fees To register online using a credit card, go to www.oacrs.com/en/conference, or download a Registration Form and fax it to 1-905-332-1587. Full Conference Rates Member Non-Member Student On or before October 16 $435.00 $535.00 $280.00 After October 16 $475.00 $575.00 $320.00

One-Day Rates (Monday or Tuesday) Member Non-Member Student On or before October 16 $275.00 $325.00 $175.00 After October 16 $305.00 $365.00 $195.00

Full Conference Registration Includes:

• Welcome Reception • 2 keynote presentations • OACRS Tribute Awards

• One buffet breakfast and two lunches • Poster presentations • Two days of educational sessions

If you have special mobility needs, please contact Meeting Management Services Inc. at 905-335-7993 or david@mmsonline.ca. Cancellation Policy Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing by October 16, 2015, to Meeting Management Services Inc. at the address below. All cancellations are subject to a $75.00 administration fee. Substitutions will be accepted. All refund cheques will be issued after the conference. Important Notes

1. Your registration constitutes acceptance of your personal information being used by the conference organizers for OACRS conference purposes only. Your personal information will not be distributed to any parties not associated with this conference. Your registration constitutes acknowledgement of willingness to appear in photographs, motion pictures and videos taken during the OACRS conference and releases the conference organizers from liability resulting for use of such photographs, motion pictures and/or videos. If you disagree with the above, please see personnel at the registration desk when you arrive at the conference.

2. Canada’s anti-spam legislation requires us to obtain your express consent to send you emails about OACRS conferences. If you would like to receive or continue to receive emails about OACRS conferences from Meeting Management Services Inc., please indicate your consent when you register for the conference.

To request a refund or for more information about the conference, please contact: Meeting Management Services Inc., 2267 Abbotsbury Street, Burlington, ON L7P 4H7 Telephone: 905.335.7993 Fax: 905.332.1587 E-Mail: oacrsconference@mmsonline.ca

Keynote Presentations Monday, November 2 Opening Keynote Presentation

The Effects of Stress on Children Sonia Lupien, Director, Centre for Studies on Human Stress Sonia Lupien holds a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Montreal and is a research scientist. She completed her postdoctoral studies at the University of California at San Diego and at Rockefeller University in New York. She has researched the mechanism of stress, its effect on performance and memory for over 20 years. Her lectures are intended to demystify the popular definition of stress and to accurately explain the factors that contribute to increasing stress in our lives.

Tuesday, November 3 Closing Keynote Presentation

Momentum Choir Performance Momentum's mission is to provide an authentic musical experience in which the gifts of unique artists can be professionally nurtured and through which the artists can be given the opportunity to belong, believe and inspire. Momentum Choir is a highly disciplined, professionally facilitated performance choir comprised of more than 50 adults who live with a disability. Momentum is the only choir of its kind in North America. Mendelt Hoekstra, founder and Executive Director of Momentum will share the contagious connection of the Momentum movement. Since its inception, Momentum has grown to include over 45 talented singers and musicians who are passionate about sharing their joy in music with the world. It has become a sought-after choir that carefully chooses the events and venues at which it will perform.

Program at a Glance Sunday November 1, 2015

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Registration

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Welcoming Reception

Monday November 2, 2015

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration

8:30 am – 9:15 am Opening Remarks

9:15 am – 10:15 am Opening Keynote Presentation – The Effects of Stress in Children Sonia Lupien, Director, Centre for Studies on Human Stress

10:30 am – 11:30 am Concurrent Session Morning Sessions (MA1 – MA5) 5 different sessions to choose from

11:00 am – 5:30 pm Posters on Display

11:30 am – 1:00 pm OACRS Tribute Awards Luncheon

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions Afternoon Sessions (MP1 – MP4) 4 different sessions to choose from

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Coffee Break – Posters on Display

2:45 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions Afternoon Sessions (MP5 – MP11) 7 different sessions to choose from

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Posters on Display

5:30 pm – 9:00 pm PONDA Physicians Network – Dinner Meeting

Tuesday November 4, 2014

7:00 am – 12:30 pm Registration

7:15 am – 8:30 am Delegate Buffet Breakfast

8:00 am – 2:00 pm Posters on Display

8:30 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Morning Sessions (TA1 – TA14) 14 different sessions to choose from

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (TP1 – TP5) 5 different sessions to choose from

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Keynote Presentation Momentum Choir Performance

Detailed Program Monday, November 2, 2015 8:30 am – 10:15 am

Opening Remarks & Opening Keynote Presentation

The Effects of Stress on Children Sonia Lupien, Director, Centre for Studies on Human Stress

Dr. Lupien will talk about the effects of stress on the brain, learning, and emotional regulation in humans, with a particular focus on children. There will be a short questionnaire for the audience, an explanation of what stress is, how we become stressed and the stress response in children. Dr. Lupien will discuss the role of parents and education stakeholders, the impact of man’s best friend and the DeStress for Success program which was designed in close collaboration with school counselors, school nurses, social workers, teachers, children and teenagers.

10:30 am – 11:30 am Concurrent Morning Sessions MA1 Brain Injury in the Preterm Newborn: The Importance of the Everyday

Steven Miller, Head, Division of Neurology and Centre for Brain & Mental Health, The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto

Babies born preterm remain at high risk of significant neurodevelopmental consequence including cerebral palsy and cognitive impairments. Brain maturation in the preterm neonate is vulnerable to many "everyday" experiences through the period of neonatal intensive care. Recognizing the importance of the “everyday” experience of the preterm neonate offers new opportunities to improve trajectories of development for these children.

MA2 Governance Models – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Tom Walters, CEO, George Jeffrey Children's Centre

This workshop will focus on the role of the Board and Senior Leadership in the governance of an organization. Various models, their underlying concepts as well as their pros and cons will be discussed. Participants will have the opportunity to talk about their current models and will be encouraged to think differently about how governance leadership can be strengthened.

Objectives • Understanding the role of the Board. • Review of governance models and their pros and cons.

• Group interaction to stimulate thinking and build on the material discussed. • New learnings on how to improve governance in your own organization.

MA3 Common and Important Issues in Clinical Practice: Exploring What We Think of as Ethical

Dilemmas Peter Rosenbaum, Professor of Pediatrics, CanChild Centre for Child Development; Barbara Jane Cunningham, PhD Candidate, McMaster University

New ways of thinking about ethical issues in developmental disabilities practice are needed. In this presentation we will review the main issues identified by a group of front-line clinicians we surveyed and discuss new ways of thinking about the ethics of developmental disabilities practice.

Objectives • Identification of common and important ethical dilemmas encountered by front-line

clinicians working with children with impairments and their families. • Ethical issues identified in the research literature. • New ways of thinking about ethical issues in clinical practice.

MA4 Therapeutic Recreation: The Current State across CTCs Panel Presentation: Presenters to be announced

This session will provide an overview of current practices in Therapeutic Recreation across Children’s Treatment Centres in Ontario. Discussion will focus on the role of TR at various centres; models of service delivery currently being provided as well as work that has been done across the CTCs to develop common assessment processes and a common Therapeutic Recreation care plan.

MA5 Teaching your daughters and sons about their bodies, boundaries and sexuality Jan Willem Gorter, CanChild Centre for Disability Research, and Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University; Miriam Kaufman, Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children

We will review typical sexual development and identify similarities among youth with disability. Practical pointers for meeting sexual health needs of this population will be discussed. We hope to promote communication and collaboration among the many disciplines involved in the care of youth with disabilities and their families.

11:00 am – 5:30 pm Posters on Display

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tribute Awards Luncheon

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Concurrent Afternoon Sessions MP1 Stress at Work Sonia Lupien, Director, Centre for Studies on Human Stress

In this workshop, Dr. Lupien will discuss the four major factors that can induce stress, our reaction when faced with stress and how different personality types have different ways of reacting to stress. She’ll talk about the difference between acute stress and chronic stress, how men and women react differently to stress, and the importance of social support. She’ll share coping strategies to help manage stress.

MP2 Spark... Igniting Potential

Paola Zimmer, Client Service Manager, KidsAbility; Carolyn Slomka, Occupational Therapist, KidsAbility; Joanne Chan, Physiotherapist, KidsAbility; Nadia Jafri, Speech-Language Pathologist, KidsAbility; Meg Shirley, Recreation Therapist, KidsAbility

A dedicated team (OT, PT, SLP) providing both brief intervention clinics for children with mild delays and team assessments across multiple sites based on service pressures. Timely, appropriate and goal based services are their focus. Team specifics and workload/outcome data will be shared in this presentation.

Objectives • To share an innovative assessment approach across multiple sites and counties. • To share strategies and outcome measures for effective treatment services for children with

mild delays who still need and benefit from OT, SLP and/or PT services. • To share a unique partnership for funding support to assist with assessment and treatment

services at a CTC.

MP3 Developing Workload Standards for Therapeutic Recreation Facilitator: CJ Curran, Interim Sr. Director, Participation and Inclusion, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

The OACRS Clinical Services Network has established an ad-hoc Management Best Practices Working Group to develop workload standards for Therapeutic Recreation. Come prepared to hear more about preliminary results and provide feedback as we move forward with this initiative.

MP4 Complementary health approaches in pediatrics: what works, what doesn't & is it important to know?

Karine Toupin-April, Scientist, CHEO Research Institute

This session will discuss the following areas on complementary health approaches • What are complementary health approaches? • How often are complementary health approaches used in pediatrics? • What works, what doesn't? Is it important to know? • Should we discuss it in pediatric clinical care? • What does the future hold?

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm Refreshment Break and Posters

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Concurrent Afternoon Sessions MP5 Family Mentor Program: From Inception to Implementation

Heather Hamilton, Family Resource Program Coordinator, Children's Treatment Network

Children’s Treatment Network (CTN) will share the steps from inception to recent implementation of our Family Mentor program. This includes hiring the coordinator, comparative research leading to the final model, stakeholder engagement, development of the training program, working with network partners and seamlessly integrating the program into the service system.

Objectives

• Best Practices in Peer Mentor Program. • Collaborating and engaging with families and network partners. • Innovation in family engagement. • The role of mentorship from the family and provider perspective.

MP6 Language Disorders and Evidence Based Practice in Speech Language Therapy Carolyn Windsor, Speech Language Pathologist, Niagara Children’s Centre

This session will provide an overview of the assessment and differential diagnosis related to language disorders as well as current best practices for therapy. The session will incorporate strategies that other professionals (particularly physicians) can incorporate into their day to day practice.

2:45 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Afternoon Sessions (please note these are double sessions) MP7 Clinical Documentation in an Electronic World: Developing Standards across CTCs

Presenters: Clinical Documentation Management Best Practices Working Group

The Clinical Documentation Management Best Practices Working Group has been in the process of reviewing current documentation practices across CTCs as well as looking for opportunities to streamline and standardize practice. Their work has also involved consultations with the various Regulatory Colleges across the province.

Come prepared to hear and discuss findings as well as develop consensus on the recommendations being made by the Working Group.

MP8 Ethics in Governance Rob Butcher, Ethics Consultant; John LaPorta, CEO, Thames Valley Children’s Centre

This presentation will cover essential concepts in ethics for members of governance and leadership teams to consider; core values and principles in ethics-based decision making; how to develop and utilize an ethical decision making model; and practical exercises in the application of the ethical decision making framework on field relevant, challenging situations.

MP9 Building Simulations to Enhance the Cultural Encounter in Paediatric Rehabilitation

Mohammad Zubairi, Developmental Paediatrician, University of Toronto; Anne Kawamura, Developmental Paediatrician, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Kathryn Parker, Director, Academic Affairs and Simulation Lead, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Sally Lindsay, Scientist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Cultural encounters are not uncommon in pediatric rehabilitation. This workshop will introduce participants to learning about cultural competency using the process of building simulations. Participants will have the opportunity to bring a product back to their respective organizations and centres for further development and implementation.

Objectives

• Introduce participants to research around engaging professionals and clients in building simulations to develop cultural competency.

• Practice building a simulation in small groups focused on cultural competency. • Outline future opportunities for engaging professionals and clients in simulation design at

children's treatment centres.

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Afternoon Sessions MP10 Pediatric Concussion: New Guidelines for Optimal Care

Nick Reed, Clinician Scientist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Carol DeMatteo, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, CanChild; Janice Gray, Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Community Outreach Program, Thames Valley Children's Centre; Corinne Kagan, Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation; Roger Zemek, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Comprehensive and evidence-based guidelines can direct care and improve outcomes within patient populations. Until the recent creation of the Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric Concussion, comprehensive guidelines to direct the clinical care of children/adolescents following concussion did not exist. This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of these guidelines.

Objectives • To explain how to recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion within the pediatric

population. • To discuss the development of the Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric

Concussion. • To illustrate the information and resources that are presented within the Guidelines for

Diagnosing and Managing Pediatric Concussion. • To demonstrate how to effectively use the Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing

Pediatric Concussion as a tool to counsel pediatric clients/parents regarding the return to activity (e.g., school and sports) following a concussion.

MP11 #therapyfamily – Working Together for the Goal

Anna Rendell, Mother/ Board Member/FAC, Children's Rehabilitation Centre Algoma; Amy Husk, Speech- Language Pathologist, Children's Rehabilitation Centre Algoma; Jennifer Nieson, Occupational Therapist, Children's Rehabilitation Centre Algoma

This workshop will create discussion and sharing around family-led goal setting. A story of a family and their clinical team's success with translating home-based functional goals into relevant discipline-specific intervention goals will be shared.

Objectives

• Goal setting as a collaborative process. • Information sharing and gathering. • Coaching and working with families as equal contributors.

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Posters on Display

5:30 pm – 9:00 pm PONDA Physicians Network – Dinner Meeting Not included in Conference Registration: Additional Cost of $60

Detailed Program Tuesday, November 3, 2015 7:15 am – 8:30 am Delegate Breakfast

8:00 am – 2:00 pm Posters on Display

8:30 am – 9:30 am Concurrent Morning Sessions TA1 KickStart – Parent Coaching Program for Toddlers with Autism: An Innovative and Effective

Intervention Program Robin Gaines, Speech-Language Pathologist and Clinical Researcher, Private Practice; Suzanne

Jacobson, Founder of QuickStart, QuickStart-Early Intervention for Autism; Veronique Chiasson, Occupational Therapist, Certified ESDM Trainer, Emerging Minds Treatment Centre; Yolanda Korneluk, Clinical Psychologist and Founder of Emerging Minds Treatment Centre

An innovative early intervention program for children less than 30 months of age with ASD will be presented. More than sixty children have been offered the KickStart Parent Coaching Program, which is based on the Early Start Denver Model. Results from the first cohort of children show statistically significant increases in communication and adaptive skills. Objectives • Participants will understand the importance of an early parent-coaching intervention for

toddlers with autism. • Participants will learn how the KickStart program works in Ottawa. • Participants will know the outcomes that are documented for the KickStart program.

TA2 First Nations Family Engagement: Presumptions, Practices, Prescription and Partnerships

Jacqui Getfield, Chair, Family Engagement Council, Children's Treatment Network (Simcoe York); Mourasia Duffus, Educator

The practice of engaging all families is particularly challenging when diverse cultural norms are observed by both families and professionals in their relations. In this session, we will explore some successes and challenges encountered in the engagement of families and in building relationships in First Nations communities and among related agencies.

Objectives • Participants will gain an understanding of family engagement definitions and practice within

First Nations communities. • Participants will explore practical issues when family values and beliefs in First Nations

communities differ from those in the western systems of education and care.

• Participants will gain an overall awareness of cultural differences and biases among professionals.

• Participants will gain an understanding of the successes and challenges in demolishing silos and working together professionally to engage all families, regardless of their ethno-cultural or social backgrounds.

TA3 Building HR Capabilities and Effectiveness

Dave Nanderam, Tapestry Builder

This session will focus on the alignment of human resources with client services/ organizational strategy - as a means of increasing capabilities.

TA4 Power of Media, Social Media and the Blogging World Panel Presentation: to be announced

8:30 am – 10:45 am Concurrent Morning Session (please note this is a double session) TA5 Hip Surveillance for Children with Cerebral Palsy: Why Is This Important, Who's Already Doing

It, and How can We Do This in Ontario? A Collaborative Discussion with Child Health BC Chun Kim, Physiotherapist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Kim Hesketh,

Physiotherapist, British Columbia's Children's Hospital; Stacey Miller, Physiotherapist, British Columbia's Children's Hospital; Jen Molnar-Brown, Physiotherapist, Grandview Children's Centre; Corrie Dixon, Physiotherapist, Grandview Children's Centre; Mark Camp, Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children; Unni Narayanan, Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children; Anne Kawamura, Developmental Pediatrician, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Angie Ip, MDCM, FRCPC, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children The first half of this workshop will review the literature on hip displacement and hip surveillance. The second half will be an interactive workshop aimed at identifying what is being done across the province and identify “Next Step Actions” for hip surveillance in Ontario. Objectives • Participants will be able to understand the pathophysiology of hip displacement for children

with CP. • Participants will understand the current evidence for hip surveillance and identify critical

components of a hip surveillance program. • Participants will be introduced to current work being done in Ontario and BC. • Development of “Next Step Actions” for hip surveillance in Ontario.

9:45 am – 10:45 am Concurrent Morning Sessions TA6 Development and Evaluation of the Adolescent Program at the George Jeffrey Children’s

Centre Lindsay Jarvis, Physiotherapist, George Jeffrey Children's Centre; Scott McBean, Occupational

Therapist, George Jeffrey Children's Centre The Adolescent Program at the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre has undergone a transformation in the way services are provided. This presentation will provide listeners with a description of the journey youth and families take as they enter the program, engage in innovative service delivery pathways, and transition to adult services. The presenters will describe findings from an evaluation of the Adolescent Program based on goal accomplishment, family satisfaction, and waitlist management. Future directions of the Adolescent Program will also be discussed.

Objectives

• Gain an understanding of the innovative service delivery pathways provided within the Adolescent Program at the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre.

• Gain an understanding of a program that uses a transdisciplinary approach in collaboration with families and community supports.

• Develop an understanding on how to create a program that is heavily driven by client/family-centred goals to assist in the transition to adulthood process.

• Gain an understanding of how a youth program can be developed using the 6 F-words of childhood disability as a framework.

• Determine the effectiveness of an innovative transdisciplinary program for youth at the George Jeffrey Children’s Centre.

• Understand client/family perspectives on service delivery and how it can be used to shape future programming.

• Gain an understanding about how a holistic service delivery model can support goal accomplishment of the skills necessary for the transition to adulthood process.

TA7 Interactive Parent Learning Through Videoconferencing

Caroline Houghton-Jones, Speech-Language Pathologist, One Kids Place; Cindy Davis-Maille, Speech-Language Pathologist, One Kids Place

This session will share the success of an interactive parent training program using OTN videoconferencing. The HANEN 'More Than Words' program for parents of children with Autism was delivered in 2 different locations in Northern Ontario – North Bay and New Liskeard. The presenters will share strategies used to successfully engage parents in an interactive group training workshop.

Objectives

• Learn strategies to successfully engage parents in training sessions when using videoconferencing technology.

• Consider the possibilities of reaching isolated families and engaging them in group work using video technology.

• How professionals from different regions can work together in service delivery with the use of videoconferencing.

TA8 Presentation from Ministry of Children and Youth Services

TA9 Dietary Modifications in Children with Developmental Disorders: Current Evidence and Considerations Speaker: to be announced

This session will focus on the current evidence related to various dietary approaches with children with developmental disorders. It will also address practical issues parents should take into consideration if they are contemplating using one of the approaches.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Concurrent Morning Sessions TA10 Enhancing the Listening and Communication Skills of Clinicians: Research Findings and Best

Practices from an Inter-professional Educational Intervention Michelle Servais, Researcher, Thames Valley Children's Centre; Gillian King, Senior Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute; Tracy Shepherd, Speech-Language Pathologist in Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Thames Valley Children’s Centre, and Centralized Equipment Pool; Sheila Moodie, Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Western University; Colleen Willoughby, Manager, Clinical and Technical Specialty Services, Thames Valley Children's Centre; Kerry Knickle, Academic Educator, The Centre for Faculty Development, and the Standardized Patient Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; Linda Bolack, Thames Valley Children’s Centre; Patricia Baldwin, Thames Valley Children’s Centre; Debbie Strachan, Independent Consultant; Madhu Pinto, Bloorview Research Institute; Kathryn Parker, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Nancy McNaughton, University of Toronto; Diane Savage, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Listening and communication form a large part of every clinical and inter-professional encounter impacting clinical practice, the quality of health care, and client outcomes. We will present research findings from a mixed-methods pilot study that focused on assessing the impact and procedures of a comprehensive listening skill educational intervention for clinicians.

Objectives

• To become familiar with how listening and communication skills impact clinical practice, the quality of health care, and client outcomes.

• To learn about the findings from a mixed-methods pilot study examining the impact and procedures of a comprehensive listening skill inter-professional educational intervention for clinicians.

• To learn about the key features of an educational intervention and best practices associated with: a) improving the listening and communication skills of pediatric rehabilitation clinicians and b) facilitating sustainable listening behavior development.

TA11 Effective Innovative and Collaborative Partnerships: What Makes Them Work?

Mary Riggin Springstead, Director, Programs and Services, Children’s Treatment Network; Chris Linton,Vice President Client Services, Closing the Gap Healthcare Group; Louise Paul, Chief Executive Officer, Children’s Treatment Network; Kristen Baumann, Client Services Supervisor, Closing the Gap Healthcare Group Learn about an effective service delivery partnership involving a private and a public agency partnership in which the partners collaborate at both the system/strategic and clinical service levels to effectively meet the rehabilitation needs of children, youth and their families. Objectives • Participants will gain knowledge of how well designed public/private partnerships can be

created, not only to address direct service needs but to also collaborate at a strategic service system level.

• Participants will gain an understanding of the key elements necessary to creating a strong and effective partnership.

• Participants will gain knowledge regarding innovative effective clinical practices being delivered to children and families within the CTN/CTG partnership.

• Participants will have an opportunity to review the evaluation of one clinical model developed within this partnership and consider how this information might be applicable in their own practice.

TA12 Clinical Documentation in an Era of Increasing Transparency: The Impact of Electronic Portals

in Care Laura Williams, Director, Client and Family Integrated Care, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Joanne Maxwell, Project Manager, Clinical Adoption, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Keith Adamson, Senior Director, Collaborative Practice, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Becky Quinlan, Family Leader, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Using Holland Bloorview’s new online patient portal as a case example, this workshop will lead clinicians, physicians, administrators, clients and families in debate and discussion about the use of technology and the ensuing impact that increasing transparency has on clinical documentation and decision-making.

Objectives • Create a dialogue between clinicians, administrators, clients and families on documentation

best practices in relation to online patient portals, electronic health records and other tools that allow online access.

• Participants will explore the implications of engagement and activation of clients and families in care through the use of technology.

• Structure healthy debate around concerns related to increased transparency in clinical documentation.

TA13 Building a Childhood Disability Common Research Agenda Catherine Renwick, Gevity Consulting, Jennifer Inkpen, Director Association Services OACRS, John LaPorta, Chief Executive Officer Thames Valley Children’s Centre, Dorothy Harvey, Manager of Rehabilitation Niagara Children’s Centre Niagara Children’s Centre

On May 20, 2015 OACRS hosted a forum to bring researchers, clinicians and families together to talk about opportunities to strengthen and further develop research and knowledge translation across the pediatric rehabilitation sector in Ontario. This session will present the outcomes of the day and provide information on progress to date on the work plan for moving forward.

TA14 iPads in the Classroom...A Cool Tool for School! Dana Sahian, Speech Language Pathologist, Founder and Clinical Director, SLP4ALL

Dana Sahian is a Speech-Language Pathologist and is the Founder and Clinical Director of SLP4ALL in Toronto, Canada, a clinic that specializes in assistive technology solutions for individuals with learning differences. After many frustrating experiences with out-dated, difficult to use technology with her own three children with learning differences and also those she was supporting in the schools, Dana made it her life's work to identify tools that students would not only want to use, but would be easy for them to learn, implement and would be welcomed by their teachers and parents. Since the inception of the iPad, Dana has been finding new and innovative ways for students to excel in all school-related tasks and teachers have been enjoying how readily, and easily, the students have been able to apply their tools in the classroom. The greatest testament to their success is the number of their peers without learning challenges who have expressed interest in learning the same tools. It is often said that "these tools are good for everyone!!".

Dana is a frequent presenter on the topic of iPads in the classroom for students with learning disabilities and is very involved with a variety of private and public schools, associations for individuals with autism, dyslexia and other learning differences. Dana has been registered with the College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Ontario since 1996.

In this session, Dana will give you an overview of how students with learning differences are accessing curriculum using different "assistive technology" tools on their iPads.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Delegate Luncheon and Posters

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Concurrent Afternoon Sessions TP1 Lego®: A Therapeutic Recreation Intervention for Children with Autism Amy Sinclair, Therapeutic Recreation Coordinator, Grandview Children's Centre

Research supports the use of Lego as a therapeutic medium for enhancing social capacity that can be generalized to various settings in children with Autism. Explore our comprehensive, creative and interactive curriculum. Lego as a therapeutic recreation intervention offers extensive opportunity for utilization in clinical practice, schools and home. Objectives • Explain the value of utilizing Lego-based interventions for individuals with ASD. • Identify specific skills that can be targeted with Lego based interventions. • List curriculum opportunities for therapeutic Lego interventions. • Facilitate Lego based interventions.

TP2 Lanark OT Consultation Project: Two CTCs Partnering in a Shared Service Delivery and

implications for the Special Needs Strategy Margaret van Beers, Director, Child Development Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital; Anne Huot, Director, Client Programs & Information, Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre; Penny Pitcher, Coordinator, Infant and Child Development Program, Lanark Community Programs; Emily Jackson, Team Leader, Preschool Team, Child Development Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital; Bonnie Lowry Bagshaw, Occupational Therapist, Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre This project offered occupational therapy consultation to community service providers and their clients (ages 0-6) in Lanark County, a region that includes the catchment areas of two CTCs. Discussion will describe the process, implementation, evaluation and lessons learned in relation to collaboration at the front line, organizational and community levels. Objectives • Demonstrate how CTCs and community partners work together to provide service in an area

of shared boundaries. • Describe how an OT consultation approach can be implemented in the community through

collaboration with partner agencies.

TP3 Challenging Ourselves to Create Opportunities for Youth Employment in Children's Treatment

Centres Dolly Menna-Dack, Youth Facilitator, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Carolyn

McDougall, Occupational Therapist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; C.J. Curran, Operations Manager, Therapeutic Recreation and Life Skills, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Holland Bloorview’s Youth Engagement Strategy (Y.E.S.) enables Youth Leaders (current and former Holland Bloorview clients) to actively collaborate with families, clinicians and hospital leadership. This workshop will focus on the Youth Employment Stream piloted in 2015 to increase employment of high-school-aged youth with disabilities and diversify Holland Bloorview’s workforce.

Objectives

• Understand theory, benefits and methods in youth engagement. • Explore evaluation results from a pilot youth employment program. • Discuss youth engagement and employment issues and opportunities within CTCs.

TP4 Evidence to Care: Peer Support Toolkit Members from the Evidence to Care Team, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

In 2011, Holland Bloorview launched the Evidence to Care initiative. This unique initiative is the foundation for:

• transforming the best research evidence into high quality and optimal care • bridging the gap between research, policy and clinical care • advancing systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines and evidence-informed best

practices in childhood disability • bringing together knowledge translation experts, health sciences librarians, health care

professionals, decision-makers, families and clients to influence care

The most recent initiative has been the development of a Peer Support Toolkit. The Toolkit outlines best practices in peer support for health care providers who care for families of children with complex medical needs.

TP5 Update on the Pediatric Rehabilitation Reporting System (PRRS)

Siam Javeid, Canadian Pediatric Decision Support Network; Dorothy Harvey Manager of Rehabilitation Niagara Children’s Centre, Co-Chair PRRS Steering Committee

The Pediatric Rehabilitation Reporting System is a national project that is being launched with the goal being to create a powerful national database to support rehabilitation centres across the country make better decisions based on evidence, while improving access to care and health outcomes. Come hear more about this important project and the work being done at some of our partner organizations in Ontario and across the country.

2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Keynote Presentation

Momentum Choir Momentum Choir is a highly disciplined, professionally facilitated performance choir comprised of more than 50 adults who live with a disability. Momentum is the only choir of its kind in North America. Mendelt Hoekstra, founder and Executive Director of Momentum will share the contagious connection of the Momentum movement. Momentum's mission is to provide an authentic musical experience in which the gifts of unique artists can be professionally nurtured, and through which the artists can be given the opportunity to belong, believe and inspire. The choir was established in the Niagara Region in 2007, through the vision of Executive and Artistic Director Mendelt D. Hoekstra, with the assistance of Bethesda Community Services and a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It is a registered charitable organization and operates under the guidance of a Board of Directors. Since its inception, Momentum has grown to include over 45 talented singers and musicians who are passionate about sharing their joy in music with the world. It has become a sought-after choir that carefully chooses the events and venues at which it will perform.

To register online using a credit card, go to www.oacrs.com/en/Registration or download a Registration Form and fax it to 1-905-332-1587.

Posters Posters will be available for viewing on Monday, November 2nd from 11:00 am to 5:30 pm, and on Tuesday, November 3rd from 8 am to 2 pm. Utilizing the MPOC and KidsAbility Satisfaction Survey to Assess Parent Satisfaction at a Children’s Treatment Centre Cheryl Hicks, Data Analyst/Program Evaluation Coordinator, KidsAbility Centre for Child Development

Reverse Integrated Multiple Exceptionalities Site (RIMES) Lara Chebaro, Principal, York Region District School Board; Jeanette McLellan, Teacher, Multiple Exceptionalities Class, James Robinson PS; Debora Manni, Teacher, Multiple Exceptionalities Class, James Robinson PS; Bronson Kennedy, Teacher, Grade 2/3 and Numeracy Coach, James Robinson PS

Moving from Parent ‘Consultant’ to ‘Collaborator’: One Pediatric Research Team’s Experience Doreen Bartlett, Professor, Western University; Lisa Chiarello, Professor, Drexel University; Tina Hjorngaard, Parent Consultant, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research; Barbara Sieck Taylor, Parent Consultant, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research; Robert Palisano, Distinguished Professor, Drexel University

Consensus Classifications of the Gross Motor, Manual Abilities, and Communication Function Classification Systems between Therapists and Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy Doreen Bartlett, Professor, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research; Barbara Galuppi, Project Coordinator, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research; Robert Palisano, Distinguished Professor, Drexel University; Sarah Westcott McCoy, Professor, University of Washington

Implementation of the Patient Oriented Discharge Summary (PODS) in a Pediatric Rehabilitation Setting Joanne Maxwell, Project Manager, Clinical Adoption, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Kim Bradley, Collaborative Practice Leader, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Lisa Kagonge, SLP, Brain Injury Rehab Team, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Laura Williams, Director, Client and Family Integrated Care,Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Shoshana Hahn, Post-Doctoral Fellow, OpenLab (University Health Network); Shawna Wade, Senior Director, Rehab and Complex Continuing Care, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Elaine Widgett, Operations Manager, Brain Injury Rehab Team, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

The Functional Impact of Peripheral Neuropathy in Children and Youth Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: An ICF Approach Marilyn Wright, Physiotherapist, McMaster Children's Hospital and McMaster University; Donna Twose, Kinesiologist, McMaster Children's Hospital and Niagara Children's Centre; Jan Willem Gorter, Physiatrist, McMaster Children's Hospital and CanChild, McMaster University

Parents’ Experiences and Perceptions When Classifying Their Children with Cerebral Palsy: Advice for Service Providers Natalie Scime, Student, Western University; Doreen Bartlett, Professor, Western University; Laura Brunton, Assistant Professor, Western University; Robert Palisano, Distinguished Professor, Drexel University

Advanced Practice Leaders: Champions of the Best Practice Process and Inter-professional Collaboration Kelly Holy, Advanced Practice Leader/Physiotherapist, Five Counties Children's Centre; Ashley Parsons, Advanced Practice Leader/Occupational Therapist, Five Counties Children's Centre

The Development of WikiOutcomes: A Dynamic, Inter-professional Online Database of Pediatric Outcome Measures Kim Bradley, Collaborative Practice Leader, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Andrea Hatherell, Speech Language Pathologist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Joanne Maxwell, Project Manager, Clinical Adoption, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Keith Adamson, Senior Director, Collaborative Practice, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Grandview Kids Language and Literacy Camp Sabrina Bellows, Speech-Language Pathologist and Discipline Lead, Grandview Children's Centre; Sarah Lee, Communicative Disorders Assistant, Grandview Children's Centre; Janice Lee, Speech-Language Pathologist, Grandview Children’s Centre; Ellen Wier, Communicative Disorders Assistant, Grandview Children’s Centre

Introducing the TRAIN – Get on Board! Sabrina Bellows, Speech-Language Pathologist and Discipline Lead, Grandview Children's Centre

Linking Theory, Evidence and Practice – Prone to Play Educational Program to Enhance Upper Extremities Development Lowana Lee, OT, McMaster Children's Hospital, CDRP

Discovering New Diseases with the Internet: How to Find another Patient Laura Meffen, Parent Advocate,NGLY1.org

Seriously Fun Gaming Lorraine Sunstrum-Mann, Executive Director, Grandview Children's Centre; Janet Isaac, Clinical Manager, Grandview Children's Centre; Linda Laing, Clinical Manager, Grandview Children's Centre; Brodie Standfield, CEO, IFTECH Technologies; Ahmed Al-Hulaibi, Capstone Student, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Kyle Sherbert, Capstone Student, University of Ontario Institute of Technology; Julian Tsang, Capstone Student, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

The Impact of Inclusion: Examining the Experiences of Participating in an Inclusive Community-based, Physical Activity Program for Youth with and without Disabilities Alex Boross-Harmer, Master’s Student, University of Toronto

Spiral Garden: A Qualitative Exploration of the Strategies Used to Create an Inclusionary Space for Children with and without Disabilities in an Arts-based Summer Program Shauna Kingsnorth, Clinical Study Investigator, Bloorview Research Institute; Shannon Crossman, Spiral Garden Coordinator, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Eric Smart, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto; Gillian King, Senior Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Retrospective Analysis of Diagnostic Trends: Peel FASD Clinical Services Tanisha Kairsingh, Speech-Language Pathologist, ErinoakKids; Cindy Cyr, Occupational Therapist/Coordinator, Peel FASD Diagnostic Team; Angela Lawton, Developmental Consultant, Infant Child Development Services Peel; Lorna Montgomery, Manager, Infant Child Development Services Peel; Lana Weaver, Developmental Peadiatrician, ErinoakKids

AAC Early Intervention: A Kingston ACS Pilot Project Tyler Levee, Speech-Language Pathologist, Child Development Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital; Jessica Whynot, Therapy Assistant, Child Development Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital

Enhanced Intake Services at KidsAbility Amanda Wood-Atkinson, Client Services Manager, KidsAbility; Rana Shami, Intake Social Worker, KidsAbility; Gabrielle Shiry, Intake Social Worker, KidsAbility

What Factors are Indicators for Youth Continuity and Future Sustainability of the YFIT4U: A Community-based, Physical Intervention Program for Youth with Disabilities? Nisha Goel, Honours Bachelor of Science Student, McMaster University; Lindsay Bray, Physiotherapist, Children's Developmental Rehab Program, McMaster Children's Hospital; Jan Willem Gorter, Director of Canchild, Professor, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, McMaster University

SportFIT and Recreation – A Collaborative Intensive Physiotherapy/Therapeutic Recreation Camp for Youth with Cerebral Palsy Blythe Dalziel, Physiotherapist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Kristen English, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Sarah Hammond, Physiotherapy Assistant, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Temine Fedchak, Physiotherapy Assistant, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Friends for LIFE – Therapeutic Recreation and Wellness Programs at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children (RCC) in Winnipeg Carol Kehler, Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Centre for Children

Development of the Pediatric Family Needs Questionnaire Using a Partnership Approach Virginia Wright, Senior Scientist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabiltation Hospital

Transitioning from Rehabilitation to Community-based Physical Activity – A Collaborative Partnership Perspective Virginia Wright, Senior Scientist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Kelly Arbour-Nicitopouls, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (Kinesiology and Physical Education); Ron Bremner, IFP Project Manager, Holland Bloorview; Jennifer Leo, Director of Research, The Abilities Centre; Archie Allison, Program Director, Variety Village

Finding a Synergy between Standardized Assessments for Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) Programs and Clinical Utility Kim Edwards, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Lauren Fehlings, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Tanya Eimantas, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Krista Shillum, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Cathy Baker, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Krista Baxter, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Clemence Yee, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Dana Henderson, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development

Finding a Synergy between Evidence-based Practice and Available Resources: Innovative Service Delivery Model for Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and Bimanual Therapy (BIT) Lauren Fehlings, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Kim Edwards, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Tanya Eimantas, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Krista Shillum, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Cathy Baker, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Krista Baxter, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Dana Henderson, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development; Clemence Yee, OT, ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and Development

About OACRS For over forty years, the Ontario Association of Children's Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) has represented the interests of children's rehabilitation centres in Ontario. Through our services as a membership organization, we provide a powerful united voice for children and youth with physical, communication or developmental challenges. Through our leadership, and in partnership with the Children's Treatment Centres (CTCs), the Ontario government, families and other stakeholders, the association is influencing policy direction, program funding and access to services for children and youth with special needs.

OACRS is committed to a service delivery system that is integrated, inclusive and family-centred. Our members provide innovative therapies and extensive treatment options to children in cities, towns and rural areas across the province. Our partners in children’s rehabilitation include the Ministries of Children and Youth Services, Community and Social Services, Education and Health and Long-Term Care. Vision A world in which all children and youth have the best opportunity to reach their potential.

Mission The Ontario Association of Children’s Rehabilitation Services (OACRS) is the united provincial voice for all children and youth with physical, communication and/or developmental challenges.

To maximize the potential of children served by its members, OACRS leads in:

• Influencing public policy and resourcing for the sector; • Advancing provincial partnerships, collaboration and engagement to enable a fully integrated

system of services and supports; • Pursuing excellence, innovation and accountability to support transformational change.