2010 Forum
Breaking Barriers, Advancing Access: Collaborating to Enhance Rehabilitation for People Living with HIV and Other Episodic Illnesses
June 12-13, 2010
Agenda
Saturday June 12
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Session on “Housing, HIV and Human Rights,” in partnership with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Keynote address by Michael Shapcott, Director of Affordable Housing and Community Innovation at the Wellesley Institute
12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
CWGHR Welcome & Lunch
Forum Facilitator: Jeremy Buchner
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Keynote Address: Dr. Michel D. Landry, "Accessing Rehabilitation: Current Trends, Practice and Issues"
Assistant Professor, the Department of Physical Therapy, the University of Toronto, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, the School of Public Health, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Speaker Series & Discussion: Accessing Rehabilitation: Process, Implications and Opportunities for Moving Forward
Deanna Matzanke
Director, Global Employment Strategies
Scotiabank
Tara Carnochan
Manager, Health Promotion and Outreach Programs
Nine Circles Community Health Centre
Bob Gardner
PhD – Director, Healthcare Reform and Public Policy
The Wellesley Institute
3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Accessing Rehabilitation: Process, Implications and Opportunities for Moving Forward (continued)
Small group break-out sessions and report back. Practical strategies to enhance rehabilitation access for people living with HIV and other episodic conditions.
5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Summary and wrap-up of Day 1
Stay tuned until Day 2: Unveiling of Top 5 Opportunities for enhancing access to rehabilitation
5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Reception
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Dinner
8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Award Presentation: 3rd Annual Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation
Honouring recipient, Dr. Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco
Sunday, June 13
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Plenary Session: Where Do We Go From Here?
Summarizing Top 5 Strategies and Opportunities from Day 1
9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
CWGHR Annual General Meeting Part I: Business Meeting
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
CWGHR Annual General Meeting Part II: Current CWGHR Programs and Activities Enhancing Rehabilitation in Canada
Speaker Panel:
Kim Steele, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Episodic Disabilities Network
Sheila Thomas, Occupational Therapist, St. Michael’s Hospital
Mentorship Project and Updated ” Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals Working with People Living with HIV/AIDS”
Paul Curwin, CWGHR Board Member
Episodic Disabilities Employment Network (EDEN)
Glyn Townson, British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society and CWGHR Co-Chair
Aging, Rehabilitation and HIV
Kelly O’Brien, CWGHR Board Member
Canada-UK HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative (CUHRRC)
12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Wrap-up & evaluation
Documents
Manitoba HIV Program: Integrating Rehabilitation
Tara Carnochan, Manager, Health Promotion and Outreach Programs, Nine Circles Community Health Centre
Accessing Rehabilitation: Current Trends, Practice and Issues
Raisa Deber, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Michel Landry, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto
Building the Policy Case for Equity and Rehabilitation
Bob Gardner, Director, Healthcare Reform and Public Policy, Wellesley Institute
Building International Partnerships in HIV and Rehabilitation: CUHRRC
Kelly O’Brien, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University
From Evidence and Principle to Policy and Practice
Michael Shapcott, Director, Affordable Housing and Community Innovation, Wellesley Institute
Housing Backgrounder and Resources
Michael Shapcott, Director, Affordable Housing and Community Innovation, Wellesley Institute
Integrated Approaches to Episodic Disabilities
Kim Steele, Manager, Ontario Government Relations and Communications, Multiple Sclerosis
A Comprehensive Guide for the Care of Persons with HIV Disease: Module 7 Rehabilitation Services
Sheila Thomas, Occupational Therapist, St. Michael’s Hospital