CAOT Conference 2009 On-Site Guide Congrès de l’ACE 2009 Guide du Congrès

Contents • Sommaire Ottawa • ON • June 3-6 juin 2 Message from the Premier

3 Message from the Mayor • Message du maire

4 Welcome from the President and Executive Director of CAOT Mot de bienvenue de la présidente et de la directrice générale de l’ACE

5 Welcome from the OSOT President • Mot de bienvenue de la présidente de l’OSOT

6 Welcome from the Host Committee Co-Convenors Official publication of the Canadian Mot de bienvenue des co-directeurs du comité d’accueil Association of Occupational Therapists 7 Welcome from the Scientific Program Committee 2009 • Mot de Publication officielle de l’Association bienvenue du comité du programme scientifique du Congrès 2009 canadienne des ergothérapeutes 8 Keynote Speaker • Rachel Thibeault • Conférencière d’honneur Executive Director Directrice générale 10 Muriel Driver Memorial Lecturer • Nicol Korner-Bitensky • Conférencière Claudia von Zweck du discours commémoratif Muriel Driver

CAOT Conference Steering Committee 12 Plenary Speaker • Paulette Bourgeois • Conférencière de la Comité organisateur du congrès séance plénière Mary Manojlovich Cathie Kissick 13 Special Events • Événements spéciaux Jean-Pascal Beaudoin 16 Forums and Sponsored Sessions • Forums et séances parrainées Christina Hatchard Cheryl Evans 19 Session Information • Information sur les séances Lisa Sheehan 19 Conference at a Glance • Coup d’œil sur le congrès Claudia von Zweck 21 Detailed Program • Programme détaillé

21 Thursday, June 4 • Jeudi le 4 juin

37 Friday, June 5 • Vendredi le 5 juin Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to/Retourner les colis non distribuables 49 Saturday, June 6 • Samedi le 6 juin portant une adresse canadienne à l’adresse suivante : 55 Exhibit Floor Plan • Plan du Salon professionnel CAOT/ACE CTTC Building 56 Exhibitor Descriptions • Liste des exposants 3400-1125 Colonel By Dr Ottawa ON K1S 5R1 Canada 61 Sponsors • Répondants Tel. (613) 523-2268 or (800) 434-2268 63 Index of Authors • Index des auteurs

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 1 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

2 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 3 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Welcome from the President and Executive Mot de bienvenue de la présidente et de la Director of CAOT directrice générale de l’ACE

CAOT is pleased to be hosting this year’s con - L’ACE est heureuse d’accueillir le congrès de cet ference in partnership with The Ontario Society année en partenariat avec l’Ontario Society of of Occupational Therapists (OSOT). OSOT ex - Occupational Therapists (OSOT). L’OSOT offre cels at providing vision, voice and value for On - aux ergothérapeutes de l’Ontario une vision, une tario occupational therapists and we are proud voix et des services inestimables et l’ACE est to call them a partner in promoting the profes - fière de compter l’OSOT parmi ses partenaires sion of occupational therapy. pour la promotion de la profession d’ergothérapie. The theme of this year’s conference, Le thème du congrès de cette année, Engaging in Healthy Occupation will explore the S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations benefits of partnerships and the importance of saines, examinera les avantages des partenariats engaging in occupation as a pathway to health. et l’importance de participer à des occupations We invite you to delve into this exceptional pour favoriser sa santé. Nous vous invitons à learning experience and find out the many Claudia von Zweck plonger dans cette expérience d’apprentissage contributions and benefits of partners in practice. CAOT Executive Director exceptionnelle et à découvrir les nombreux This year’s conference is also a time for firsts. apports et avantages des partenaires dans la CAOT has recently developed an innovative pratique. partnership with the Canadian Society of Cette année, le congrès présente un Occupational Scientists (CSOS) and for the first nouveau volet. En effet, l’ACE a récemment établi time CSOS will co-host a one day occupational un partenariat novateur avec la Canadian Society science stream. Another exciting conference first of Occupational Scientists (CSOS), qui est basé is the introduction of a symposium - a presenta - sur un engagement mutuel à produire et à tion format that brings like-minded colleagues appliquer des connaissances sur l’occupation together with a collection of opinions on a dans la pratique. Pour la première fois, la CSOS common subject. We are pleased to offer you a accueillera conjointement avec l’ACE un volet number of symposiums, all of which will expand d’une journée sur la science de l’occupation. your scope of scientific topics and inspire you to Cette occasion unique rassemblera des learn more. scientifiques de l’occupation, des ergothéra- Finally, we are thrilled to launch two new peutes, des cliniciens et d’autres chercheurs s’intéressant au construit de l’occupation pour and innovative publications, one being our first Liz Taylor children’s book, You, Me and my OT , written by rehausser les connaissances sur l’occupation et CAOT President renowned author Paulette Bourgeois and illus - examiner les conséquences en ce qui a trait aux trated by Kristi Bridgeman. We are also excited orientations futures de la recherche et à to launch, Inter-Professional Primary Health Care: l’intégration de ces connaissances dans la pratique. Assembling the Pieces, written by Mary Ann McColl and Un autre événement captivant sera également présenté Jackie Dickenson. pour la première fois au congrès, soit une série de symposiums We are pleased to have so many of our members – une forme de présentation qui rassemble des collègues together to share in the success and achievements of our partageant les mêmes intérêts et pensées qui présenteront presenters and award recipients. This year we are proud to une pléiade d’opinions sur un même sujet. L’ACE est welcome five consumer presenters who will share their heureuse de vous offrir plusieurs symposiums qui vous touching personal stories on how occupational therapists permettront d’élargir vos connaissances sur certains sujets have affected their lives. We are also pleased to welcome scientifiques et qui vous inciteront à en apprendre davantage. keynote speaker Rachel Thibeault and Muriel Driver Finalement, l’ACE est très heureuse de lancer deux Memorial Lecturer Nicol Korner-Bitensky. nouvelles publications, dont l’une est notre premier livre pour On behalf of the CAOT Board of Directors and staff, enfants. Toi, moi et mon ergothérapeute , écrit par la célèbre we would like to extend you a warm welcome. It is our auteure Paulette Bourgeois et illustré par Kristi Bridgeman. pleasure to provide you with the opportunity to explore new L’Association est également fière de lancer le livre Inter- ideas and find innovative ways to apply them to your own Professional Primary Health Care: Assembling the Pieces , practice and research. We would like to thank the Host rédigé par Mary Ann McColl et Jackie Dickenson. Committee, Scientific Program Committee, CAOT’s Steering Nous sommes enthousiastes de voir qu’un si grand Committee, and our many volunteers for their tireless efforts nombre de nos membres se sont rassemblés pour partager that proved invaluable in making this year’s conference a les réussites et les réalisations de nos présentateurs et de success. nos lauréats. Cette année, nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir We look forward to sharing this conference experience cinq consommateurs-conférenciers, qui raconteront de together, and in exploring how we can create change that manière personnelle et touchante comment des ergo- allows people to choose and engage in occupations which thérapeutes ont changé leur vie. Nous avons l’honneur give meaning and purpose to their lives! d’accueillir la conférencière d’honneur Rachel Thibeault, de même que Nicol Korner-Bitensky, — suite à la page 5

4 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Welcome from OSOT President Mot de bienvenue de la présidente de l’OSOT

It is my great pleasure to welcome par - Au nom de l’Ontario Society of Occupational ticipants to the 2009 CAOT conference Therapists (OSOT), j’ai l’immense plaisir de in our nation’s capital on behalf of the souhaiter la bienvenue aux participants au Ontario Society of Occupational Thera - Congrès 2009 de l’ACE dans notre capitale pists (OSOT). OSOT is proud to be co- nationale. L’OSOT est fière d’accueillir le hosting this year’s conference in the congrès de cette année dans la magnifique ville beautiful city of Ottawa, the political hub d’Ottawa, qui est le centre politique du Canada of the country and a fascinating city in its et une ville fascinante en elle-même. Le comité own right. The conference’s Scientific du programme scientifique du congrès a conçu Program Committee has put together a un programme captivant afin de nous stimuler et wonderful program to stimulate and de nous mettre au défi pendant le congrès. challenge us during the days of the con - Par ailleurs, nous espérons rencontrer un grand ference, and we hope to meet many of nombre de délégués pendant les activités you at the social events developed by sociales concoctées par notre dynamique comité our energetic Host Committee. We hope d’accueil. Pendant votre séjour, nous espérons you will also take this opportunity to get Rosemary Lysaght que vous prendrez aussi le temps de découvrir Ottawa et de visiter ses remarquables musées et to know Ottawa during your stay and OSOT President visit its many remarkable museums and établissements gouvernementaux, d’explorer le government institutions, explore the canal Rideau, nouvellement inscrit comme site World Heritage Site Rideau Canal, cycle the bicycle trails du patrimoine mondial, de parcourir les pistes de vélo qui winding through the city and take in the wide variety of traversent la ville et de découvrir les boutiques et les restaurants and shopping areas that abound here. restaurants qui abondent dans cette ville. The Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists has Depuis sa fondation en 1920, l’Ontario Society of been promoting the profession of occupational therapy and Occupational Therapists s’est attachée à promouvoir la serving as a support and common ground for therapists in profession d’ergothérapeute et à offrir du soutien et une Ontario since its inception in 1920. From the 300 persons voix aux ergothérapeutes de l’Ontario. Des 300 personnes who attended the first “drawing room meeting”, OSOT has qui ont assisté à la première réunion « de salon », l’OSOT grown to over 3000 members and now boasts an office of compte maintenant plus de 3 000 membres, cinq employés, five staff, a nine member Board, 10 teams and task forces un conseil de neuf membres, 10 équipes et groupes de and five special representatives to government and provin - travail et cinq représentants spéciaux auprès des cial health care organizations. organismes gouvernementaux et provinciaux de la santé. We are excited to be bringing many of our members Nous sommes très enthousiastes à l’idée de réunir nos together at this conference for dialogue on key issues in the membres à ce congrès pour dialoguer et discuter des field and to have the opportunity to exchange opinions, re - enjeux de notre profession et avoir la possibilité d’échanger sources, and expertise with occupational therapists from des opinions, des ressources et de l’expertise avec des across the country. We are, indeed, all “Partners for ergothérapeutes de partout au Canada. De toute évidence, Change” as we strive to help Canadians from coast to coast nous sommes tous « partenaires pour le changement », car engage in healthy occupation. nous aidons les Canadiens d’un océan à l’autre à participer We hope that your conference experience is enjoyable à des occupations saines. and professionally stimulating. Thank you to all who have Nous espérons que vous vivrez une expérience worked so hard to make this year’s conference a reality, par - plaisante et professionnellement stimulante pendant le ticularly our many volunteer organizers. This promises to be congrès. Merci à toutes les personnes qui ont travaillé avec a memorable event – thanks for being a part of it! beaucoup d’ardeur pour que ce congrès devienne une Rosemary Lysaght réalité, en particulier à nos nombreux organisateurs bénévoles. Ce congrès promet d’être un événement mémorable – et nous sommes heureux de constater que vous en ferez partie! Rosemary Lysaght — suite de la page 4 la lauréate du prix du discours commémoratif Muriel Driver. scientifique, le comité directeur de l’ACE et les nombreux Au nom du conseil d’administration de l’ACE et du bénévoles qui ont travaillé sans relâche pour faire de ce personnel, nous vous souhaitons la bienvenue. Nous sommes congrès une grande réussite. heureuses de vous offrir la possibilité d’explorer de nouvelles Nous sommes impatientes de partager cette expérience idées et de trouver de façons novatrices de les appliquer avec vous et d’explorer des façons d’amener des changements dans votre pratique et vos recherches. Nous aimerions qui permettront aux gens de choisir et de réaliser des remercier le comité d’accueil, le comité du programme occupations qui donnent un sens et un but à leur vie!

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 5 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Welcome from the Host Committee Mot de bienvenue des co-directeurs Co-Convenors du comité d’accueil

Welcome to Ottawa, Canada’s capital city! Bienvenue à Ottawa, la capitale du Canada! The national capital region embodies tranquil scenery, a La région de la capitale nationale est un endroit paisible, multicultural population and a welcome similar to one found caractérisé par une population multiculturelle et un accueil in a small town. A venue chosen for its vast culture, art, aussi chaleureux que celui d’une petite ville. Lieu choisi en history and politics, Ottawa is an exciting place where you raison de sa vaste culture, ses arts, son histoire et sa vie can explore diversity and renew your Canadian heritage. politique, la ville d’Ottawa est un endroit captivant où vous Whether it is walking along the Ottawa River, visiting pourrez explorer la diversité d’une nation et redécouvrir Parliament Hill, exploring the LeBreton flats or experiencing votre patrimoine canadien. Que ce soit en vous promenant international cuisine and shopping, there is something here le long de la rivière Ottawa, en visitant la Colline for everyone. parlementaire, en explorant les plaines LeBreton ou en In any case, your time with us will be more than découvrant la cuisine internationale et les boutiques, vous stimulating. Conference 2009 promises to provide you with saurez vous divertir dans notre ville. the exciting opportunity to celebrate the importance of Nous sommes persuadés que votre séjour parmi nous engaging in occupation as a pathway to health. Together we sera stimulant. Le Congrès 2009 vous offrira la possibilité de can explore how we can create change that allows people to célébrer l’importance de participer à des occupations pour choose and engage in occupations which give meaning and cheminer vers la santé. Ensemble, nous pourrons examiner purpose to their lives in a more inclusive society. comment les ergothérapeutes peuvent proposer des This year’s social events include a classy evening changements qui permettront aux gens de choisir et de opposite the peaceful Rideau Canal at the National Arts réaliser des occupations qui donnent un sens et un but à Centre and a pre-Canada Day celebration at Patty Boland’s leur vie, dans une société favorable à l’intégration. Irish Pub in Ottawa’s historical Bytown Market. These events Parmi les activités sociales prévues au programme, are sure to give you the opportunity to connect with old citons la soirée de grande classe au Centre national des friends and colleagues and to meet new ones. Arts près du canal Rideau et la soirée pour célébrer la fête Should you have any questions regarding conference, du Canada à l’avance, au pub irlandais Patty Boland, situé or general information on navigating the city of Ottawa, au Marché By, dans le quartier historique du centre-ville. we encourage you to speak with a member of the Host Ces activités vous donneront l’occasion de renouer avec Committee, all of whom will be clearly visible in green vests. d’anciens collègues et amis et d’en rencontrer de nouveaux. Finally, the Host Committee would like to thank CAOT Pour toute question relative au congrès ou pour for their guidance and leadership throughout the conference obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur les façons planning process. The conference and workshops you are d’explorer la ville d’Ottawa, nous vous invitons à parler avec participating in this week were made possible by the many les membres du comité d’accueil, qui porteront tous une months of hard work at CAOT and by our local Host veste verte très visible. committee and volunteers - many thanks. Finalement, le comité d’accueil aimerait remercier Once again, welcome and enjoy conference 2009! l’ACE pour sa direction et son leadership tout au long de la planification du congrès. Le congrès et les ateliers auxquels Host Committee 2009 vous participez sont le résultat de nombreux mois de travail ardu de la part de l’ACE, du comité d’accueil et de nos Co-convenors/Co-directeurs : bénévoles. Nous tenons à remercier toutes ces personnes. Cathie Kissick, Jean-Pascal Beaudoin En terminant, nous vous souhaitons encore la bienvenue Registration committee/Comité d’inscription : Sandy Alexander et nous espérons que vous apprécierez le Congrès 2009! Social committee/Comité social : Lara Haddad Comité d’accueil du Congrès 2009 Student committee/Comité étudiant : Catherine Lanoix Volunteer committee/Comité des bénévoles : Diana Bissett, Crystal Morris

Cathie Jean-Pascal Sandy Lara Catherine Diana Crystal Kissick Beaudoin Alexander Haddad Lanoix Bissett Morris

6 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Welcome from the Scientific Program Mot de bienvenue du comité du programme Committee 2009 scientifique du Congrès 2009

On behalf of the Scientific Au nom du comité du programme scientifique du Congrès Program Committee, I 2009, je tiens à vous souhaiter la bienvenue dans notre would like to welcome capitale nationale. Le thème de cette année « S’engager you to our nation’s capital dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour for Conference 2009. This le changement » témoigne de l’importance de travailler en year’s conference theme, collaboration avec les clients et les familles, les collègues “Engaging in Healthy de travail, les collectivités, les gouvernements et autres, Occupations: Partners for afin de favoriser la participation de tous les Canadiens à Change” reflects the impor - des occupations saines. Il est particulièrement judicieux tance of working collabora - de célébrer la valeur des partenariats à Ottawa, la ville qui tively with clients and accueille notre gouvernement fédéral et le bureau national families, co-workers, de l’ACE. L’ACE a réussi à établir des partenariats communities, governments particulièrement efficaces avec d’autres associations and others to advance professionnelles nationales et d’autres paliers de participation in healthy gouvernements, afin de travailler en collaboration pour occupations for all Canadians. Mary Manojlovich atteindre des buts communs. It is especially fitting that we Chair, Conference Scientific Cette année marque le début d’un partenariat are celebrating the value of Program Committee passionnant avec la Canadian Society of Occupational Présidente du comité du programme partnerships in Ottawa, the Scientists (CSOS). En effet, l’ACE et la CSOS se sont unies scientifique du congrès home of our federal govern - pour organiser le Symposium canadien sur la science de ment and the CAOT national l’occupation qui sera présenté conjointement avec le congrès office. de l’ACE. Les délégués auront donc une occasion unique de CAOT has been particularly effective in partnering with participer à des débats et des réflexions sur les connaissances other national professional associations and governments to en sciences de l’occupation et en ergothérapie. work collaboratively to achieve shared goals. Le mandat du comité du programme scientifique du This year marks the beginning of an exciting partner - congrès est d’offrir un programme intéressant, équilibré et ship with the Canadian Society of Occupational Scientists, as de grande qualité, qui répond aux besoins et aux intérêts we join together to offer the Canadian Occupational Science d’une vaste gamme d’ergothérapeutes. Cette année, le Symposium in conjunction with the CAOT national confer - comité a reçu approximativement 400 abrégés, et le taux ence. Delegates will have the unique opportunity to partici - d’acceptation de ces abrégés est d’environ 50 %. Le grand pate in debate and reflection as we consider knowledge in éventail d’abrégés soumis permet au comité de faire des both occupational science and occupational therapy. choix judicieux et de concevoir un programme stimulant, The mandate of the CAOT Scientific Program Committee de qualité, qui porte à réfléchir. is to offer an interesting, high quality and balanced program Dans le cadre de notre programme scientifique, nous that meets the needs and interests of a wide range of sommes heureux d’offrir encore cette année cinq séances occupational therapists. This year, the committee received présentées par des consommateurs. Les commentaires et approximately 400 abstracts, with an acceptance rate of about réactions émis à la suite des séances du congrès de l’an 50%. The opportunity to choose from such a large number of dernier ont été extrêmement positifs et nous attendrons vos abstracts ensures that the committee can offer a stimulating commentaires et suggestions avec enthousiasme, afin de and thought-provoking program of depth and quality. continuer à chercher des façons d’incorporer les Once again this year we are pleased to provide five connaissances des consommateurs dans nos futurs consumer sessions as part of our scientific program. Feed - programmes de congrès. back from the sessions offered last year was extremely posi - Outre nos traditionnelles séances de présentations tive, and we look forward to your feedback and suggestions par affiches, conférences et discussions prolongées, notre as we continue to seek ways to incorporate the knowledge comité expérimente cette année des présentations sous of consumers into our conference program. forme de symposiums d’une heure, pendant lesquels trois In addition to our traditional poster, paper and présentations sur des sujets connexes seront offertes. extended session formats, our committee is experimenting Ces symposiums commenceront par une présentation en with a new hour-long symposium format this year, in which panel, suivie d’un dialogue et d’une discussion entre les three papers on related topics are offered as a panel, followed présentateurs et l’auditoire. Notre objectif est de créer une by dialogue and discussion between the presenters and tribune pour la discussion, le réseautage et l’échange de the audience. Our goal is to create greater opportunity for perspectives entre les délégués, ce qui n’est pas toujours discussion, networking and sharing of perspectives among possible lors des présentations plus courtes. Le comité delegates than is often not possible in the shorter paper du programme scientifique sera intéressé à recueillir vos time slots. The scientific program committee will be commentaires et réactions face à cette nouvelle formule. interested in receiving your feedback on this new format. La création d’un programme scientifique est un travail — continued on page 9 — suite à la page 9

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 7 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Keynote speaker: Rachel Thibeault Conférencière d’honneur : Rachel Thibeault

CAOT is privileged to L’ACE a le privilège de présenter Rachel Thibeault, la present Rachel conférencière d’honneur du Congrès 2009. Thibeault as the La carrière de Rachel a emprunté de nombreuses keynote speaker for voies différentes—autant de directions que celles qu’elle a Conference 2009. explorées autour du monde, au fil des ans. Rachel a travaillé Rachel’s career has à titre d’ergothérapeute, d’enseignante, de chercheuse et taken many different d’organisatrice communautaire. Les travaux de Rachel ont paths—perhaps in as été ancrés dans sa définition de l’ergothérapie : trouver un many directions as she sens à travers l’occupation dans un esprit de justice sociale has travelled around the et de respect de l’environnement, en vue de favoriser world over the years. l’autonomie et le respect de la dignité de toute personne. Rachel has worked as Après avoir obtenu son baccalauréat en ergothérapie à an occupational thera - l’Université Laval en 1979, Rachel a travaillé en psychiatrie, pist, an educator, a dans les soins palliatifs et en réadaptation communautaire Rachel Thibeault researcher and a com - dans les régions du centre et de l’est du Canada. Animée munity organizer. All d’une grande soif d’apprendre, elle a ensuite effectué des of her work has been études de deuxième et de troisième cycles en psychologie rooted in her definition of occupational therapy: to give et en ergothérapie. À la fin de ses études, Rachel n’a pas shape to meaning, through occupation, in a spirit of social suivi une trajectoire universitaire traditionnelle. En effet, justice and environmental stewardship to enable autonomy son intérêt pour les autres cultures et environnements and dignity for all. l’a entraîné à Yellowknife, où elle a continué d’exercer After receiving her baccalaureate in occupational l’ergothérapie à titre de directrice des services therapy from Laval University in 1979, Rachel worked in d’ergothérapie du Stanton Yellowknife Hospital. En 1991, psychiatry, palliative care, and community rehabilitation in elle est devenue directrice du programme d’ergothérapie both central and eastern Canada. Spurred on by a love of de l’Université d’Ottawa et elle enseigne à ce programme learning she then completed graduate and post graduate depuis, à titre de professeure agrégée. degrees in psychology and post doctoral work in both psychology and occupational therapy. On completion of « Mon travail [en Sierra Leone] m’a montré des aspects et des her studies, Rachel did not set out to follow a traditional academic path. Her interest in other cultures and environ - buts de l’occupation que je n’avais jamais saisis auparavant. ments led her to Yellowknife where she continued to prac - Quelle ironie de constater que, même si j’étais l’ergothérapeute, tice occupational therapy as the Director of Occupational ce sont les gens avec qui j’ai travaillé qui m’en ont appris le plus Therapy Services for Stanton Yellowknife Hospital. In 1991 sur ma propre profession […] Lorsque la guerre s’est terminée, she became director of the occupational therapy program les gens sont revenus dans leurs communautés. Les victimes et les at the University of Ottawa and has taught there as an associate professor ever since. auteurs de crimes de guerre vivaient dans les mêmes villages. La Rachel's research program reflects her career-long haine était presque palpable. On leur a demandé de construire interest in social justice and community based rehabilitation. une école ou une clinique ensemble. Au début, ils travaillaient Between 1999 and 2004, Rachel worked in a number of dans un silence total. Puis, graduellement, un dialogue s’est war-torn areas, particularly Sierra Leone. There she worked établi, au moyen de courtes phrases telles – « passe-moi les clous to establish community rehabilitation programs for landmine » ou « donne-moi ce marteau » et le processus de guérison s’est victims and, subsequently, worked to successfully establish amorcé. Ils ont fini par trouver leur salut dans l’occupation ». sustainable rehabilitation programs for “bush wives”, women victims of Sierra Leone’s rebel war. All this work was - Rachel ibeault done through utilizing the spiritual and cultural traditions of their communities. She continues to work on community- based rehabilitation projects in Zambia, Ethiopia and Le programme de recherche de Rachel témoigne de sa Nicaragua. carrière – un intérêt de longue date pour la justice sociale et Rachel is an acclaimed educator and occupational la réadaptation communautaire. Entre 1999 et 2004, Rachel therapist. In 2003, she was named Professor of the Year at a travaillé dans plusieurs pays déchirés par la guerre, en the University of Ottawa. In 2007, she was a recipient of the particulier en Sierra Leone. Elle a oeuvré en vue de mettre National Capital Award for Excellence in Teaching. CAOT sur pied des programmes de réadaptation communautaire awarded Rachel with the Muriel Driver Award in 2001. In à l’intention des victimes de mines antipersonnel et, 2008, Rachel was named an official member of AIFOMD, an subséquemment, elle a réussi à établir des programmes de organization composed of recognized international experts réadaptation durables pour les « épouses de brousse », soit in the UN’s Millennium Development Goals. les femmes victimes de la guerre des rebelles en Sierra Leone. Tous ces travaux ont été effectués à partir des

8 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Keynote speaker: Rachel Thibeault Conférencière d’honneur : Rachel Thibeault

traditions culturelles et spirituelles de leurs communautés. “My work [in Sierra Leone] showed me purposes of Elle continue de travailler sur des projets de réadaptation occupation that I hadn’t seen before. It was ironic that I was the communautaire en République de Zambie, en Éthiopie et au Nicaragua. occupational therapist, and the people I worked with taught me so much about my own profession … When the war ended many Rachel est une enseignante et une ergothérapeute renommée. En 2003, elle a reçu le prix d’excellence en people came back to their communities. Victims and perpetrators enseignement de l’Université d’Ottawa. En 2007, elle a of war crimes lived in the same villages. e hatred was tangible. été la lauréate du prix d’excellence en enseignement ey were asked to build a school or a clinic together. At first de la Capitale nationale. L’ACE lui a décerné le prix they worked in total silence. Gradually a dialogue would be estab - commémoratif Muriel Driver en 2001. En 2008, Rachel a lished—‘pass me some nails’ or ‘hand me that hammer’— and the été nommée membre officielle de l’AIFOMD, un organisme composé d’experts internationaux reconnus dans les healing began. Working with occupation was their saving grace. objectifs du millénaire pour le développement des - Rachel ibeault Nations Unies. L’ACE est très heureuse que Rachel Thibeault ait accepté d’être la conférencière d’honneur cette année. It is a pleasure to have Rachel Thibeault as this year’s Ses travaux sont fondés sur la croyance que l’ergothérapie keynote speaker. Her work flows from the belief that occu - « demeure ancrée dans ce qui rend « la vie plus humaine ». pational therapy “remains rooted in what makes human life Nous vous invitons à découvrir les expériences qu’elle a human.” We invite you to share her experiences of this from vécues en réalisant ses travaux à travers le monde. around the world.

— continued from page 7 — suite de la page 7 The creation of a scientific program is a team effort. d’équipe. L’examen attentif et la sélection des abrégés est The thoughtful review and selection of abstracts is a chal - une composante exigeante, mais essentielle à la création lenging but essential component in building a high quality d’un programme scientifique de qualité. Nous tenons à scientific program. Thanks go to the Abstract Review remercier les bénévoles du comité d’examen des abrégés Board volunteers for their dedication and hard work in pour leur dévouement et le travail qu’ils ont accompli en reviewing assigned abstracts and providing constructive examinant les abrégés et en donnant des commentaires feedback within tight time frames. You are the backbone constructifs dans de très courts délais. La qualité du of an effective scientific program. Thanks also go to the programme scientifique repose en grande partie sur le members of the 2009 Conference Scientific Program travail de ce comité. Nous remercions également les Committee, who demonstrate such commitment to the membres du comité du programme scientifique du congrès, creation of a program of excellence. They are: Noémi qui ont fait preuve d’un grand dévouement pour créer un Cantin, Melissa Nance, Melissa Croskery, Joanie Pelletier, programme sous le signe de l’excellence. Il s’agit de : Krista Wade, Joanne Hanlon, Michelle Ryan, Mary Egan, Noémi Cantin, Melissa Nance, Melissa Croskery, Joanie Brenda Ashe, and Catherine Vallée. Our committee would Pelletier, Krista Wade, Joanne Hanlon, Michelle Ryan, Mary also like to recognize the work of Lisa Sheehan, Conference Egan, Brenda Ashe et Catherine Vallée. Notre comité Manager at the national office, who brings energy, enthusiasm, aimerait aussi souligner le travail de Lisa Sheehan, la and great new ideas to streamlining the conference planning coordonnatrice du congrès au bureau national, qui a mis à process. contribution son énergie, son enthousiasme et de nouvelles Our committee has worked hard to offer you a scien - idées étonnantes afin de faciliter le processus de tific program that is interesting and varied. I hope that you planification du congrès. will find opportunities at conference to reflect on the value Notre comité a travaillé avec ardeur pour vous offrir of partnership as a means to effect change and are inspired un programme scientifique intéressant et varié. J’espère to reach out to new partners to enable occupation in your que tout au long du congrès vous aurez de nombreuses practice. occasions de réfléchir à la valeur des partenariats pour Mary Manojlovich apporter des changements et que cette expérience vous Chair, Conference Scientific Program incitera à chercher de nouveaux partenaires pour faciliter l’occupation dans votre pratique. Mary Manojlovich Présidente du programme scientifique du congrès

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 9 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Muriel Driver Memorial Lecturer: Conférencière du discours commémoratif Nicol Korner-Bitensky Muriel Driver : Nicol Korner-Bitensky

CAOT is honoured to L’ACE a l’honneur de recevoir Nicol Korner-Bitensky, qui present Nicol prononcera le discours commémoratif Muriel Driver du Korner-Bitensky as the Congrès 2009. Nicol est une chef de file dans le domaine Muriel Driver Memorial de la recherche en ergothérapie et elle a fait preuve d’un Lecturer at Conference engagement indéfectible envers sa profession et ses clients 2009. Nicol is a leader en ergothérapie. in occupational therapy research and has demon- strated an outstanding La passion de Nicol pour le transfert des connaissances dé - commitment to the coulant de la recherche dans la pratique l’a amenée à créer In - needs of her profession foAVC, un outil de transfert des connaissances par and the clients it serves. l’intermédiaire du web. Cet outil, qui permet l’échange d’in - Nicol is an associ - formation sur la réadaptation des personnes ayant subi un ate professor in the AVC, est partagé par de multiples parties prenantes et il peut Nicol Korner-Bitensky School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, être utilisé dans les domaines des soins aigus, de la réadapta - Faculty of Medicine, tion et des soins à domicile. McGill University, Montreal. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in 1976 in occupational therapy from McGill University. Her research career started as a research associate, after which, in 1987, she was appointed co-chief of research and Nicol est professeure agrégée à l’École de then, in 1992, director of research at the Jewish Rehabilitation physiothérapie et d’ergothérapie de la Faculté de médecine Hospital. She made a significant contribution to setting up de l’Université McGill, à Montréal. Elle a obtenu son an internationally renowned research centre. baccalauréat en sciences (ergothérapie) en 1976 à l’Université McGill. Elle a débuté sa carrière en recherche à titre d’adjointe à la recherche, puis en 1987 elle a été nommée co-directrice de la recherche et enfin, en 1992, elle Nicol's passion to transfer research knowledge into practice est devenue directrice de la recherche à l’Hôpital juif de led her to create StrokEngine, a multi-stakeholder knowledge réadaptation. Elle a fait un apport considérable en transfer tool for use in acute care, rehabilitation and home web- établissant un nouveau centre de recherche de réputation based information sharing about stroke rehabilitation. internationale. Pendant cette période de recherche active, Nicol a obtenu son doctorat en réadaptation à l’Université McGill During that active period of research, Nicol obtained en 1993. Dans sa thèse, elle a déterminé la fiabilité et la her PhD in 1993 in rehabilitation sciences from McGill validité d’un système de suivi par téléphone. Ce système University. In her thesis, she identified the reliability and permet l’usage à grande échelle du téléphone pour faire un validity of a telephone follow-up system enabling wide - suivi des clients à risques recevant un soutien dans la spread use of telephone monitoring of high-risk clients communauté après avoir obtenu leur congé d’un being supported in the community after discharge from programme de réadaptation à l’hôpital. Elle a ensuite in-patient rehabilitation. Nicol continued her education with effectué une année postdoctorale à l’Université de a one-year post doctorate at the Université de Montréal Montréal, en étudiant des analyses du coût des services de studying cost analyses of health services and the cost santé et du coût-efficacité des interventions novatrices en effectiveness of innovative rehabilitation interventions. As réadaptation. À la suite de ces études, elle a mis au point le a result, she developed a prototype of a visual monitoring prototype d’un système de surveillance visuelle destiné aux system for use by health professionals to interact with high- professionnels de santé désirant faire un suivi des clients à risk rehabilitation clients in their homes, which was a risque en réadaptation ayant regagné leur domicile. Elle a precursor to telerehabilitation. donc été l’instigatrice d’un système qui a été le précurseur In addition to having been involved in teaching many de la téléréadaptation. courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels Nicol est très active dans l’enseignement de at McGill University, she recently co-created a graduate l’ergothérapie à l’Université McGill. Ayant participé à distance learning course to train occupational therapists to l’enseignement de plusieurs cours au baccalauréat et aux perform pre-road and on-road driving assessments. In 2007, études supérieures, elle a récemment co-créé un cours she received an Award of Merit from CAOT for leading the d’apprentissage à distance pour former les ergothérapeutes National CAOT Working Group on Driving. She also created dans l’évaluation des aptitudes à la conduite automobile à the internet-based graduate course Research Methods for l’aide d’épreuves sur route et d’épreuves hors route. En Health Professionals. 2007, elle a reçu un prix du mérite de l'ACE pour avoir

10 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Muriel Driver Memorial Lecturer: Conférencière du discours commémoratif Nicol Korner-Bitensky Muriel Driver : Nicol Korner-Bitensky

Nicol's passion to transfer research knowledge into dirigé le groupe national de travail de l’ACE sur la conduite practice led her to create StrokEngine, a multi-stakeholder automobile. Elle a également créé le cours de deuxième knowledge transfer tool for use in acute care, rehabilitation cycle par l’intermédiaire d’Internet intitulé : Research and home web-based information sharing about stroke Methods for Health Professionals. rehabilitation. In 2003, she was appointed the rehabilitation La passion de Nicol pour le transfert des connaissances team leader of the Canadian Stroke Network, which is a découlant de la recherche dans la pratique l’a amenée à National Centre of Excellence. She collaborates with créer InfoAVC, un outil de transfert des connaissances par Canadian and American researchers to study evidence- l’intermédiaire du web. Cet outil, qui permet l’échange based practice in stroke rehabilitation and variations in d’information sur la réadaptation des personnes ayant subi practice across Canada and the United States. un AVC, est partagé par de multiples parties prenantes et il Nicol has had an outstanding research career. In peut être utilisé dans les domaines des soins aigus, de la addition to being involved in large infrastructure grants, she réadaptation et des soins à domicile. En 2003, elle a été has obtained nearly $2.5 million in funding for her research nommée chercheuse principale du thème de la over the last 15 years as principal or co-principal investigator. réadaptation du Réseau canadien contre les accidents She has also been a co-researcher in more than 30 projects. cérébrovasculaires, qui est un centre national d’excellence. Elle collabore avec des chercheurs canadiens et américains sur les accidents cérébrovasculaires, afin d’étudier la Nicol’s natural talent for scientific research easily translates pratique fondée sur les faits scientifiques dans le domaine de la réadaptation des accidents cérébrovasculaires, ainsi into a public health benefit due to her rare ability to que les variations dans la pratique à travers le Canada et les comprehend and address issues that speak to clinicians. États-Unis.

Le talent naturel de Nicol pour la recherche scientifique se Nicol received the prestigious Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec salary award, first in 2004 (for two traduit facilement en avantages pour la santé publique, en rai - years) and then a senior four-year award in 2006. She has son de sa grande habileté à comprendre et à aborder des ques - published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, tions qui touchent les cliniciens. such as Stroke, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabili - tation, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, and Disability and Rehabilitation . She is author or Nicol a eu une carrière remarquable en recherche. co-author of nearly 220 national and international presenta - Outre le fait qu’elle a participé à des subventions pour de tions to diverse audiences, and an invited speaker at many grandes infrastructures, elle a obtenu près de 2,5 millions meetings. de dollars en financement au cours des 15 dernières Nicol’s natural talent for scientific research easily trans - années, à titre de chercheuse principale ou de chercheuse lates into a public health benefit due to her rare ability to adjointe. Elle a aussi été co-chercheuse dans plus de 30 comprehend and address issues that speak to clinicians. projets mettant en jeu plusieurs millions de dollars. Nicol is a true inspiration and positive role model for many Nicol a reçu la prestigieuse bourse de chercheur- occupational therapists, who can look at her to help build boursier du Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec en their own confidence and self-esteem. 2004 (pendant deux ans) ainsi qu’une bourse de quatre ans pour chercheur-boursier senior, en 2006. Elle a publié plus de 80 articles dans des revues révisées par des pairs, comme Stroke, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, la Revue canadienne d’ergothérapie, American Journal of Occupational Therapy , et Disability and Rehabilitation . Elle est auteure ou co-auteure de près de 220 conférences nationales ou internationales présentées à divers auditoires et a été conférencière invitée à de nombreuses rencontres. Le talent naturel de Nicol pour la recherche scientifique se traduit facilement en avantages pour la santé publique, en raison de sa grande habileté à comprendre et à aborder des questions qui touchent les cliniciens. Nicol est une véritable source d’inspiration et un modèle positif pour de nombreux ergothérapeutes qui peuvent s’inspirer de sa carrière pour établir leur propre confiance en eux et leur estime de soi.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 11 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Conférencière de la séance plénière : Plenary Speaker: Paulette Bourgeois Paulette Bourgeois

CAOT is excited to L’ACE a le plaisir d’accueillir Paulette Bourgeois, auteure have acclaimed chil - renommée de livres pour enfants, qui prononcera un dren’s author Paulette discours au Congrès 2009. Bourgeois to speak at Paulette était dans la première cohorte de diplômés Conference 2009. en ergothérapie de l’University of Western Ontario, qui Paulette was in comptait seulement neuf étudiantes en 1974. Elle a fait son the first graduating internat à l’Hôpital Royal Ottawa et est demeurée au class of occupational département de psychiatrie jusqu’en 1977, puis elle a quitté therapy at the Univer - son emploi pour suivre un programme de deuxième cycle sity of Western Ontario, d’un an en journalisme, à l’Université de Carleton. where she was one of Paulette a des expériences de travail très éclectiques : only nine students in d’abord comme journaliste interne au Ottawa Citizen , puis à the class of 1974. She titre de reporter en direct pour le réseau local CBC-TV, et interned at the Royal éventuellement, comme auteure-pigiste pour différents Paulette Bourgeois Ottawa Hospital and magazines, notamment Maclean’s, Chatelaine, stayed on in the Depart - Homemaker’s et Today’s Parent . Après la naissance de son ment of Psychiatry until premier enfant, Paulette a décidé de se lancer dans 1977 when she left to attend a one-year post-graduate pro - l’écriture de livres pour enfants. gram in journalism at Carleton University. Son livre, Franklin in the Dark (Benjamin la tortue, au Paulette has had an eclectic work history: first as an Canada ), qui raconte l’histoire d’une tortue affolée, était le intern at the Ottawa Citizen , then as an on-air reporter for premier d’une série de livres illustrés par Brenda Clark qui local CBC-TV, and eventually a freelance writer for maga - se sont vendus à plus de 56 millions d’exemplaires à travers zines including Maclean’s, Chatelaine, Homemaker’s and le monde et qui ont été traduits en 38 langues. Par la suite, Today’s Parent . Soon after her first child was born Paulette une série de dessins animés pour la télévision, des produits decided to try her hand at writing books for children. dérivés, des DVD et des films mettant ce personnage en Her book, Franklin in the Dark , the story of a fright - vedette ont été créés. ened turtle was the first in a series of books, illustrated by Paulette est également l’auteure de Changes in You Brenda Clark, that have sold more than 56 million copies and Me , des livres sur l’adolescence, de Oma’s Quilt , une around the world and have been translated into 38 languages. histoire qui a été portée au grand écran par l’Office national An animated television series, merchandise, DVDs and du film du Canada, de Big Sarah's Little Boots , et de bien feature-length films have been based on the character. d’autres oeuvres. Paulette a écrit des douzaines d’œuvres Paulette is also the author of Changes in You and Me , romanesques et non romanesques pour les enfants, y books about adolescence; Oma’s Quilt , a story that became compris la série Amazing et les séries In My a film by the National Film Board of Canada; Big Sarah's Little Neighbourhood, The Sun et The Moon . Elle a aussi écrit Boots , and more. Paulette has written dozens of nonfiction pour la télévision; citons notamment Creepy Canada et The books for children including the Amazing series , the In My Nature of Things . En novembre 2008, Paulette a obtenu Neighbourhood series, The Sun, and The Moon . She has une maîtrise en arts, en création littéraire, à l’University of also written for television and her credits include Creepy British Columbia. Sa thèse est un scénario pour les adultes. Canada and The Nature of Things . In November 2008, Plusieurs de ses livres ont reçu des prix. En 2003, elle est Paulette graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative devenue membre de l’Ordre du Canada et en 2007, elle a Writing from the University of British Columbia. Her thesis is reçu un doctorat honorifique en droit de son alma mater, The a screenplay for adults. University of Western Ontario. Dans son discours, Paulette a Many of her books have been award-winners. In 2003, affirmé que sa formation en ergothérapie avait été la clé de sa she became a Member of the Order of Canada and in 2007 réussite en tant qu’auteure de livres pour enfants. Elle croit she received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from her alma que l’ergothérapie est la meilleure carrière pour préparer des mater, The University of Western Ontario. In her address, personnes à penser de manière globale et à faire preuve de Paulette credited her background as an occupational thera - créativité tout en résolvant des problèmes. pist as fundamental to her success as a writer for children. Paulette était très heureuse que l’ACE accepte de She says it is the best career for preparing individuals to publier son plus récent livre, Toi, moi et mon think holistically and creatively while problem solving. ergothérapeute , qui raconte les aventures d’un nouveau Paulette is thrilled that her most recent book for chil - duo dynamique – une ergothérapeute et une enfant ayant dren, published by CAOT, You, Me and my OT is about a des besoins particuliers. new dynamic duo—occupational therapists and children Paulette Bourgeois sera présente lors du lancement with special needs. officiel du livre T oi, moi et mon ergothérapeute , publié Paulette Bourgeois will be at the official launch of the par l’ACE, qui aura lieu le 6 juin à Chapters, situé au 47, new CAOT publication, You, Me and my OT, on Saturday, rue Rideau. June 6 at Chapters, located on 47 Rideau Street. 12 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Special Events – Wednesday, June 3 Événements spéciaux – Mercredi le 3 juin

Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address Cérémonie d’ouverture et discours d’honneur 18:30-20:30 18:30-20:30 Be sure to join us at the official opening of Conference 2009 Ne ratez pas l’ouverture officielle du Congrès 2009 à at Albert Street School, 440 Albert Street. Enjoy a welcome l’Albert Street School, au 440 rue Albert. Recevez un accueil to Ottawa filled with pomp and circumstance, followed by en grande pompe à Ottawa, suivi du discours d’honneur de an inspiring address by keynote speaker Rachel Thibeault, Rachel Thibeault, professeure agrégée en ergothérapie à Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the Univer - l’Université d’Ottawa, une conférencière inspirante qui sity of Ottawa, Rachel will engage conference delegates partagera les histoires touchantes associées à ses travaux with stories of community rehabilitation work from around en réadaptation communautaire à travers du monde. Cette the world. Don’t miss this great start to your conference conférence est une occasion de commencer votre congrès experience – you don’t want to miss it! de façon captivante et inspirante!

Reception Réception 20:30-22:00 20:30-22:00 After the opening ceremonies, you will be marched back to Après les cérémonies d’ouverture – vous serez accompagnés The Crowne Plaza and be taken up to the penthouse for a à la marche jusqu’à l’Hôtel Crowne Plaza Ottawa.Vous serez spectacular view of Ottawa, to meet other delegates, enjoy ensuite guidés vers l’appartement terrasse pour admirer une a glass of punch and catch up with old friends! vue formidable d’Ottawa et pour rencontrer les délégués et At the reception, you can be among the first to pick-up de vieilles connaissances en dégustant un verre de punch! copies of Paulette Bourgeois’ new children’s book, You Me Pendant la réception, nous serons sur place pour and my OT . vendre les premiers exemplaires du nouveau livre pour enfants de Paulette Bourgeois, Toi, moi et mon ergothérapeute .

Special Events – Thursday, June 4 Événements spéciaux – Jeudi le 4 juin

Morning Yoga Yoga matinal Greet the day by bringing mind and Commencez votre journée en mettant votre corps et votre body together with our complimentary esprit au diapason grâce à nos séances de yoga gratuites yoga sessions, held every morning (June qui se tiendront à l’Hôtel Crowne Plaza Ottawa tous les 4, 5, 6) at 6:30 am before the conference matins dès 6 h 30, les 4, 5 et 6 juin, avant le début des in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. You don’t activités du congrès. Vous n’avez pas besoin d’être un have to know yoga to come—just bring adepte du yoga pour participer– apportez un tapis de sol, yourself (wearing some workout portez vos vêtements d’entraînement et gardez l’esprit clothes!), a mat and a willingness to ouvert. Tout le monde est bienvenu! learn. Everyone is welcome! 8:15-8:30 Ouverture du volet sur la science de 8:15-8:30 Occupational Science Stream Opening l'occupation President of the Canadian Society of Occupational Lynn Shaw, présidente de la Canadian Society of Occupa- Scientists, Lynn Shaw, will introduce the executive and tional Scientists, présentera le comité directeur et le planning committees. President of CAOT, Liz Taylor, will comité de planification. La présidente de l'ACE Liz Taylor introduce Sue Forwell as the moderator for the morning présentera Sue Forwell qui agira à titre de modératrice du of the occupational science stream volet sur la science de l'occupation. Trade Show Grand Opening Ouverture du salon professionnel 11:30-13:00 11:30-13:00 Join us for the Trade Show Grand Opening held at the International Ballroom. Our exhibitors will be showcasing the Participez à l’ouverture de notre salon professionnel qui latest technologies and resources. Be sure to drop by the aura lieu dans la salle de bal internationale. Nos exposants trade show to broaden your contacts and win great prizes! présenteront leurs nouvelles technologies et ressources. Venez faire un tour au Salon professionnel pour augmenter la liste de vos contacts et pour remporter des prix!

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 13 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Special Events – Thursday, June 4 Événements spéciaux – Jeudi le 4 juin

Social Event 18:30-23:00 Activité sociale 18:30-23:00 An Evening by the Rideau Canal Une soirée près du canal Rideau Join your colleagues at this Participez avec vos collègues à notre activité sociale à sold out event for a fabulous guichets fermés qui vous fera vivre une soirée mémorable au soiree at the National Arts Centre national des Arts, près du magnifique canal Rideau! Centre you won’t forget! Min - Célébrez les arts en compagnie d’invités spéciaux qui vous gle while enjoying cocktails feront rire et danser. Participez aux enchères en direct de la and experience a sumptuous FCE! meal. Take part in the excite - Joignez-vous à une équipe dirigée par des bénévoles ment of the COTF live auction! pour vous rendre au Centre national des Arts. Pendant votre Team up with volunteers promenade sur la rue Wellington, vous pourrez admirer les on your way to the NAC and enjoy a scenic walking tour via édifices du Parlement et la Place de la Confédération qui Wellington Street that will provide you with the opportunity accueille le monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada. to see the Parliament Buildings and Confederation Square, Les bénévoles, que vous pourrez identifier facilement car home of Canada’s historical War Memorial. ils porteront le t-shirt du congrès, partiront de l'hôtel dès 17 Volunteers, who will be clearly visible in conference h 45 pour la visite à pied. Des bénévoles partiront à toutes les t-shirts, will begin leaving the hotel for the walking tour starting cinq minutes, jusqu'à 18 h 15. Le Centre national des Arts est at 5:45 p.m. Volunteers will leave every five minutes until 6:15 situé à six pâtés de maisons, ou à environ 15 minutes de p.m.. The NAC is six blocks, or approximately a 15 minute marche de l'Hôtel Crowne Plaza. Une tenue élégante mais walk, from the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Dress is smart casual. décontractée est de mise.

Special Events – Friday, June 5 Événements spéciaux – Vendredi le 5 juin

Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture and Awards Discours commémoratif Muriel Driver et Cérémonie Ceremony de remise des prix 15:30-17:30 15:30-17:30 International Ballroom (Lower level) Salle de bal internationale (Étage inférieur) Come listen to Nicol Korner-Bitensky, this year’s Muriel Venez écouter le discours de Nicol Korner-Bitensky, la Driver Memorial Lecutureship Award winner. Nicol will be lauréate du prix commémoratif Muriel Driver de cette recognized for her outstanding achievements and commit - année. Un hommage sera rendu à Nicol pour ses ment to research in occupational therapy. réalisations remarquables et son engagement envers la Following the Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture, CAOT recherche en ergothérapie. will honour fellow occupational therapists who have made Après le discours commémoratif Muriel Driver, l’ACE outstanding contributions to advancing the profession by rendra hommage à des ergothérapeutes qui ont contribué presenting them with awards. COTF will also announce de façon remarquable à l'avancement de notre profession, grant and scholarship recipients. en dévoilant les lauréats des prix de l'ACE. La FCE annoncera également les lauréats de ses prix et de ses Student Social bourses. 20:00-24:00 Red and White Party: Pre-Canada Day University of Activité sociale organisée par les étudiants Ottawa Student Night 20:00-24:00 Patty Bolands Irish pub, Clarence Street in the Byward Market. Soirée Rouge et Blanc : Une soirée pour célébrer la fête du Canada à l’avance, à la manière des étudiants de l’Université d’Ottawa Join students and alumni from the University of Ottawa occupational Au pub irlandais Patty Bolands, sur la rue Clarence, à la therapy program for a colorful evening! Place du marché By Celebrate Canada Day a month early by Joignez-vous aux étudiants et aux anciens du wearing red and white (No cover charge programme d’ergothérapie de l’Université d’Ottawa à la before 21:00!). Enjoy live music, have fun Place du marché By pour vivre une soirée colorée! Portez du and laugh out loud! Everyone welcome! rouge et du blanc et célébrez la fête du Canada un mois à l’avance (aucun droit d’entrée avant 21 h). Amusez-vous et riez aux éclats au son de la musique en direct! Tout le monde est bienvenu! 14 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Special Events – Saturday, June 6 Événements spéciaux – Samedi le 6 juin

Plenary Session Séance plénière 08:30-09:30 08:30-09:30 Come see noted children’s author Paulette Bourgeois talk Venez rencontrer la célèbre auteure Paulette Bourgeois, qui parlera about, “ The Ripple Effect –Working together to create de « L’effet d’entraînement –Travailler ensemble pour créer des waves of change ". In this thoughtful and entertaining vagues de changement ». Pendant cette conférence divertissante session, Paulette will reflect on how her early training as suscitant la réflexion, Paulette expliquera comment sa formation en an occupational therapist has guided her through many ergothérapie l’a guidée tout au long des nombreux changements changes in her relationships at home, in the community survenus dans ses relations à la maison, dans la collectivité et and at work as a writer in a variety of fields dependent au travail, en tant qu’auteure dans divers domaines fondés sur upon partnerships. This is a session not to be missed! les partenariats. Une séance à ne pas manquer!

CAOT Annual General Meeting Assemblée générale annuelle de l’ACE 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 CAOT members and guests are invited to the Les membres de l’ACE et les délégués sont invités à assister à Annual General Meeting of the Canadian l’Assemblée générale annuelle de l’Association canadienne des Association of Occupational Therapists. ergothérapeutes. Après la discussion des affaires courantes, les Following regular business, members may membres pourront participer au forum annuel des membres. participate in the annual member forum. Assemblée générale annuelle de la FCE COTF Annual General Meeting 11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30 Les membres de la Fondation canadienne d’ergothérapie – Members of the Canadian Occupational c’est-à-dire les personnes qui ont versé des dons à la Therapy Foundation (individuals who have Fondation dans les 12 mois suivant la dernière assemblée donated to the Foundation within the past 12 annuelle – sont invités à assister à l’Assemblée générale months) are invited to attend the Foundation’s annuelle de la FCE. official Annual General Meeting. Dîner-causerie de la FCE en compagnie d’un érudit COTF Lunch with a Scholar 11:30-13:00 11:30-13:00 La culture et l’occupation : nouvelles perspectives Culture and Occupation; new insights from diverse découlant de diverses sphères d’expérience et de divers spheres of experience and ways of knowing modes d’apprentissage Culture can be a challenging construct in the development La culture peut être un construit complexe dans le of knowledge in occupational therapy. This presentation will développement des connaissances en ergothérapie. Cette examine diverse ways of knowing and their influences on conférence examinera les divers modes d’apprentissage et how another challenging construct – occupation, is compre - leur influence sur la façon dont un autre construit complexe – hended and investigated. l’occupation – est compris et remis en question. Dr. Michael Iwama is an Associate Professor in the Dr Michael Iwama est professeur agrégé au Department Department of Occupational Science & Occupational of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy à Therapy at the University of Toronto. He is also Adjunct l’University of Toronto. Il est également professeur associé à Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. l’University of Queensland, en Australie. Tickets must have been pre-purchased as there is no Les billets doivent être achetés à l’avance, car il n’y aura on-site ticket sales. pas de vente de billet sur les lieux.

President’s Address and Closing Ceremony Discours de la présidente de l’ACE et Cérémonie de clôture 15:30 – 16:30 15:30 – 16:30 The 2009 Conference Host Committee will carry on the tra - Le comité d’accueil du Congrès 2009 poursuivra la tradition dition of passing on the conference suitcase to next year’s en passant la valise du congrès au comité d’accueil du committee. Conference 2010 will be held in Halifax, NS, the Congrès 2010. Le Congrès 2010 aura lieu à Halifax, en gateway to Atlantic Canada. Situated in North America’s Nouvelle-Écosse, la passerelle vers la région atlantique du second largest natural harbour, Halifax has many museums, Canada. Située dans le deuxième plus grand port en historic sites and galleries. Come to Halifax and discover, Amérique du Nord, la ville d’Halifax regorge de musées, de “Meaningful Occupation: Enabling an Ocean of sites historiques et de galeries d’art. Un rendez-vous à ne pas Possibilities.” manquer à Halifax, pour discuter en profondeur du thème « L’occupation significative : faciliter un océan de possibilités ». CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 15 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Forums and Sponsored Sessions • Forums et séances parrainées

CAOT Professional Issue Forums CAOT special projects update Friday, June 5 13:00 - 14:00 Advanced Practice in Occupational Therapy F46 The National Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Thursday, June 4 08:30 - 11:30 Drivers The concept of advanced practice in occupational therapy CAOT received funding for the development of a National is being embraced by some professional and academic Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Drivers from the communities (Dickson & Bain, 2008). This Professional Issue Public Health Agency of Canada. This Blueprint outlined a Forum will provide CAOT members with an opportunity to vision and identified directions for action for promoting safe explore advanced practice in occupational therapy within driving among older drivers in Canada. The Blueprint was the current health care context. Panelists will discuss the directed towards increasing the capacity of older adults environmental influences that are driving advanced practice, to drive safely for as long as possible and maintain their and the clinical, educational and research implications. A engagement in the occupations which give meaning and discussion paper and position statement will be produced purpose to their lives. The emerging role of occupational from the PIF and submitted for CAOT Board approval. therapists as leaders in actions stemming from this Blueprint will be discussed. Participants will have opportunities to: • Share knowledge of the current state of advanced Poster boards on conference level throughout practice in occupational therapy. conference: • Identify opportunities for occupational therapists in advanced care roles. Internationally Educated Occupational Therapists: CAOT • Identify policy, practice, and education and research Initiatives implications of advanced practice for the occupational therapy profession. Internationally educated occupational therapists are an important part of the Canadian occupational therapy work - • Identify advanced care models which may serve as the force. After the publication of “Enabling the Workforce foundation for best practice. Integration of International Graduates: Issues and recom - • Establish relationships for future collaboration among mendations for occupational therapy in Canada” in 2006, stakeholders in the development of advanced practice CAOT embarked on two important initiatives designed to roles. improve the experience and integration for foreign-trained occupational therapists. The “Development of an Access Workforce Retention In Occupational Therapy and Registration Framework for Internationally Education Occupational Therapists” project and the “Information Friday, June 5 08:30-11:30 Portal for Internationally Education Occupational Therapists” To ensure an effective Canadian occupational therapy work - project are two examples of innovation and collaboration force for the future, CAOT will continue to explore health between CAOT, ACOTUP and ACOTRO with the purpose human resource strategies to address workforce retention. of developing resources for internationally education Retention initiatives contribute to building the occupa - occupational therapists (funding from Human Resources tional therapy workforce capacity in Canada and encourage and Skills Development Canada). The Information Portal is continued interest in careers in occupational therapy. This a dynamic 21 st century tool that will be viewed internationally Professional Issue Forum will bring together pertinent as the place to go to find all pertinent information about stakeholders such as the employer, occupational therapist, coming to work as an occupational therapist in Canada. regulator and researcher. Together, we will strategize, explore initiatives, foster innovation and develop a research The Practice Profile for Support Personnel in Canada agenda in order to deal effectively with current Canadian occupational therapy workforce retention issues. Building upon the revised and updated Profile of Occupa - tional Therapy Practice in Canada (CAOT, 2007) and previous work that related to support personnel roles and competence, CAOT embarked upon developing a Support Personnel Profile for support personnel working in occupa - tional therapy. The goal of this initiative was to provide a profile that may be used by occupational therapy support personnel for career planning, occupational therapists for appropriate assignment of occupational therapy service components, managers and supervisors for performance appraisals, workforce planning, and assessing qualification

16 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Forums and Sponsored Sessions • Forums et séances parrainées requirements. Educational programs will also find the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (COTF) Sup port Personnel Profile an excellent resource for provid ing Sponsored Session a qualifications recognition process for support personnel Thursday, June 4 15:30 – 17:00 or providing quality education for occupational therapy COTF and CIHR-IA/CIHR-IMHA Collaboration support personnel. In the future, CAOT will also use the Conference delegates are invited to come to this session to Support Personnel Profile for accreditation of occupational find out how COTF has been partnering with CIHR-IA / therapy support personnel education programs in Canada. CIHR-IMHA over the past few years under the Mobility in Aging Initiative. Meet with representatives from the Institute Collaborative Research Agenda Exchange of Aging and our partnered award recipients. We encourage The Collaborative Research Agenda Exchange is an initiative your input on how to support research for improved uptake developed by Lori Letts and McMaster University, CIHR and of evidence-based OT practice. CAOT. The Exchange has the purpose of developing a research agenda for collaborative chronic disease research Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy that includes occupational therapy-related themes. Inter- Regulatory Organizations (ACOTRO) Sponsored professional collaborative research is ideal because it avoids Session duplication, focuses resources on the most relevant areas, Friday, June 5 14:00 – 15:00 and produces high quality results. The management and prevention of chronic diseases are growing areas of impor - Avoiding Pitfalls in Your Practice tance in health care and research evidence is needed to Increased public scrutiny of health professionals heightens support practice. Occupational therapists have an important the need for occupational therapists to be attentive to main - role to play in chronic disease research and practice. The taining competent practice. This interactive session will ex - bringing together of leaders in the field of occupational plore potential pitfalls and help you learn how to manage therapy and chronic diseases and the development of priority risks in your practice. research areas within chronic disease prevention and man - agement, to which occupational therapy can make a contri - World Federation of Occupational Therapists bution, are the key outcomes of the Exchange. The Agenda Sponsored Session will be encouraged for use by occupational therapy and Saturday, June 6 14:00 – 15:00 other researchers as they seek out and complete collaborative research regarding chronic diseases. 4-7 May 2010 Santiago, Chile The 15th WFOT World Congress focuses on contemporary perspectives in occupational therapy and occupational A guide to continuing professional education resources science. Congress participants will participate in stimulating available at www.caot.ca reflective dialogue about their practice and personal contexts Continuing professional education is essential for the per - as well as the emerging evidence which distinguishes Latin sonal and professional development of occupational thera - American practice. pists. CAOT assists occupational therapists in meeting Please visit http://www.wfot.org/wfot2010/ for more advancement needs through learning services and products. information. Learn how to utilize valuable learning resources such as OT Education Finder and Information Gateway that are avail - able at www.caot.ca

Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Programs (ACOTUP) Sponsored Session Thursday, June 4 13:00 – 15:00 What is in a label? How do we best educate today's generation in the Fieldwork setting? We hear that this generation of students is different – What does that really mean? In this workshop, we will explore some of the evidence of the generational differences. We will look at various ways that fieldwork educators might capture the strengths of today's generation and in summary, we will use the ideas discussed to facilitate and enrich new ways of responding to the on-going cycle of changes.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 17 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Forums and Sponsored Sessions • Forums et séances parrainées

Consumer Presentations tools used and the dimensions of work performance signifi - cant to the assessment of work performance from an occu - pational perspective. T32 11:00 - 11:30 Joliet (Convention level) Paper- Consumer Presentation Development of a clinical practice guideline on work- From wanting to achieving: Using a supported education related assessment program to achieve my GED Sophie Roy (Centre de réadaptation Estrie, Sherbrooke) Mike Bevan (Vancouver) Marie-José Durand, Hélène Corriveau Work-related assessment (WRA) is a current practice in occu - pational therapy but it shows high variability among thera - T43 13:00 - 13:30 Frontenac (Convention level) pists. To reduce this variability, a clinical practice guideline Paper- Consumer Presentation (CPG) is currently elaborated through rigorous methods. A Client and therapist: Equal partners in the rehabilitation systematic review on WRA and a first draft of the CPG will process be presented. Bruce Barr (CBI Physiotherapy & Rehab, Ottawa) Ingrid Neufeld F2 8:30 - 9:30 Richelieu (Convention level) F49 13:00 - 14:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) Symposium- Professional Issues Extended Discussion - Consumer Presentation Knowledge translation in occupational therapy using Changing minds, Changing lives communities of practice Laura Domenicucci (Canadian Paralympic Committee, Gwenyth Roberts (Calgary Health Region - Alberta Children, Ottawa) Chris Bourne Calgary) Occupational therapists strive to keep pace with new knowl - edge, to improve integrity in service delivery and to main - F76 14:30 - 15:00 Frontenac (Convention level) tain competence in their practice. The implementation of Paper - Consumer Presentation 'community of practice' sessions bridges the research- Community university partnerships: Defining the role of a practice gap and allows therapists to share practise-based patient navigator to increase community participation experience in the promotion of best practice. post stroke Sharon Anderson (Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa, Developing a community of scholarship: Partnering aca - Ottawa) Janet McTaggart demics and practitioners Leanne Leclair (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Pam S23 14:00 - 15:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Wener, Jacquie Ripat, Marlene Stern, Donna Collins Extended Discussion - Consumer Presentation Collaborations between faculty and practitioners can lead to increased research utilization and clinically relevant research Partnering with injured worker groups to support access production. This presentation will highlight the lessons and use of information learned during implementation of a project that sought to Rob Lindsay (Canadian Injured Workers Alliance) Phil Brake, develop a community of scholarship among academics and Patti MacAhonic, Gerry Landry, Lynn Shaw practitioners and future expansion of the framework to other sites.

Symposiums Communities of practice – What, Why and How? Leann Merla (London Health Sciences Centre, London) T53 14:00 - 15:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Cathy Vandersluis Symposium - Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community “Communities of Practice” allow occupational therapists Assessing and measuring work performance at the to practice in a manner congruent with professional values workplace thereby contributing to professional development and identity, job satisfaction and recruitment and retention. Mary Stergiou-Kita (University of Toronto, Toronto) Susan This workshop will provide participants with knowledge of Rappolt, Deirdre Dawson strategies needed to develop and enhance a Community of Occupational therapists frequently assess clients’ work Practice within their clinical setting. performance at the workplace, yet little is known about the processes and tools used. This presentation brings Canadian occupational therapists together to discuss tools available,

18 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Conference Session Information Information sur les séances du congrès

Conference sessions are listed in chronological order. Please Toutes les séances du congrès sont présentées en ordre note that some sessions run over more than one time slot. chronologique. Veuillez noter que certaines séances seront Posters are available for viewing throughout the day. présentées à plus d’une plage horaire. Presenters are available to defend their posters for 25 Les affiches demeurent disponibles toute la journée. minutes as indicated in the program. Les présentateurs seront sur place pour défendre leurs The Index of Authors can be found on page 64. affiches pendant 25 minutes à l’heure indiquée dans le Authors are listed alphabetically with a session number programme. corresponding to their presentation. L’Index des auteurs se trouve à la page 64. Les auteurs Sessions are numbered as follows: sont énumérés par ordre alphabétique et un numéro de • T1-T87 are presented on Thursday séance correspond à leur présentation. • F1-F79 are presented on Friday Les séances sont numérotées comme suit : • S1-S42 are presented on Saturday • Les séances T1-T87 sont présentées je jeudi Note: This schedule is subject to change without notice. • Les séances F1-F79 sont présentées le vendredi • Les séances S1-S42 sont présentées le samedi N.B. Ce calendrier est sujet à changement sans préavis.

Conference at a glance • Coup d’oeil sur le congrès

Wednesday

18:30-20:30 Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address • Cérémonie d’ouverture et discours d’honneur (Location: Albert Street School, 440 Albert Street, Ottawa) 20:30-22:00 Reception • Réception (Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Penthouse level)

Thursday Panorama Richelieu Chaudière Pinnacle Joliet Capital Frontenac Victoria (OS Posters in Penthouse)

08:30-09:00 T1 T2 T3 OS1 T4 T5 T6 T7 - T9 09:00-09:30 T10 T11 T12 T13 - T15 09:30-10:00 Break OS2- OS4 10:00-10:30 T16 T17 OS5 T18 T19 T20 T21 - T23 10:30-11:00 10:45 OS6 T24 T25 T26 T27 - T29 11:00-11:30 T30 T31 T32 T33 T34 T35 - T27 11:30-12:00 OS7- OS10 12:00-12:30 Lunch 12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 T38 T39 T40 OS11 T41 T42 T43 T44 - T46 13:30-14:00 T47 T48 T49 T50 - T52 14:00-14:30 T53 T54 OS12 T55 T56 T57 T58 - T60 14:30-15:00 T61 T62 T63 T64 - T66 15:00-15:30 Break OS13- OS15 15:30-16:00 T67 T68 T69 OS16 T70 T71 T72 T73 - T75 16:00-16:30 T76 T77 T78 16:30-17:00 T80 T83 OS17 T81 T82 T79 17:00-17:30 T84 T85 T86 T87

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 19 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Conference at a glance • Coup d’oeil sur congrès

Friday Panorama Richelieu Chaudière Pinnacle Joliet Capital Frontenac Victoria

08:30-09:00 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 - F10 09:00-09:30 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 - F17 09:30-10:00 Break 10:00-10:30 F18 F19 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 - F27 10:30-11:00 F28 F29 F30 F31 F32 - F35 11:00-11:30 F36 F37 F38 F39 F40 F41 F42 - F45 11:30-13:00 Lunch 13:00-13:30 F46 F47 F48 F49 F50 F51 F52 F53 - F55 13:30-14:00 F56 F57 F58 F59 F60 - F62 14:00-14:30 F63 F64 F65 F66 F67 F68 F69 F70 - F72 14:30-15:00 F73 F74 F75 F76 F77 - F79 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-17:30 International Ballroom- Muriel Driver & Awards

Saturday

Plenary - International Ballroom 08:30-09:30 09:30-10:00 Break 10:00-11:00 CAOT AGM - International Ballroom 11:00-11:30 COTF AGM - International Ballroom 11:30-13:00 Lunch Panorama Richelieu Chaudière Pinnacle Joliet Capital Frontenac Victoria 13:00-13:30 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 - S11 13:30-14:00 S13 S14 S15 S16 S17 - S21 14:00-14:30 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 S27 S28 S29 - S33 14:30-15:00 S34 S35 S36 S37 S38 - S42 15:00-15:30 Break 15:30-16:30 President's closing - International Ballroom

20 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Detailed Program • Programme détaille Session T1- T2

All sessions are presented in the language of submission. • Toutes les séances sont présentées dans la langue dans laquelle elles ont été soumises.

Tuesday June 2nd/ Mardi le 2 juin Thursday, June 4/ Jeudi le 4 juin Pre-conference Workshops • Ateliers pré-congrès Tapping into Cochrane: How can an evidence-based Event Reminder • Rappel d’événement approach support you in your practice? Presenters: Laurie Snider & Cheryl Arratoon 6:30 Location: University of Ottawa, Monpetit 141 Morning Yoga/Yoga matinal

CO-OP (Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational 8:15-8:30 Performance): Discovering strategies for enabling Occupational Science Stream Opening/Ouverture du occupational performance - CO-OP: À la découverte de volet sur la science de l'occupation stratégies pour promouvoir le rendement occupationnel Two-day workshop: June 2-3, 2009 8:30 - 4:30 11:30-13:00 Presenters: Angela Mandich and Rose Martini Trade Show Grand Opening Location: Richelieu Room Book launch at CAOT booth – Interprofessional Primary Health Care: Assembling the Pieces Wednesday, June 3/ Mercredi le 3 juin 18:30-23:00 Social Event - An Evening by the Rideau Canal Event Reminder • Rappel d’événement Activité sociale - Une soirée près du canal Rideau

18:30-20:30 Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address 8:30 Cérémonie d’ouverture et discours d’honneur Location: Albert Street School, 440 Albert Street T1 8:30 – 11:30 Panorama (Penthouse level) CAOT Professional Issue Forum (PIF) 20:30-22:00 Advanced Practice in Occupational Therapy Reception/Réception The concept of advanced practice in occupational therapy is Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Penthouse level being embraced by some professional and academic com - munities (Dickson & Bain, 2008). This Professional Issue Forum will provide CAOT members with an opportunity to explore advanced practice in occupational therapy within Pre-conference Workshops • Ateliers pré-congrès the current health care context. Panelists will discuss the en - Strategies for responding to tensions in private practice vironmental influences that are driving advanced practice, in occupational therapy and the clinical, educational and research implications. A One-day workshop: June 3, 2009 8:30 - 4:30 discussion paper and position statement will be produced from the PIF and submitted for CAOT Board approval. Presenters: Andrew Freeman, Ron Dick & Brian Gomes Location: Joliet Room T2 8:30 - 9:30 Richelieu (Convention level) Extended Discussion- Practice, Older Adult General / Enabling Occupation II: Tapping the power of Canada's Clinical-Institution new practice guidelines Assessing executive function in older adults One-day workshop: June 3, 2009 8:30 - 4:30 Ellen Odai (Ottawa Hospital- Civic Campus, Ottawa) Emily Presenters: Elizabeth Townsend, Denise De Laat and Sharples Janet Craik Population aging presents a significant challenge to the Location: Frontenac Room Canadian health care system. For older adults, impairment in executive function correlates to risk at home and predicts caregiver burnout. This session will discuss executive function, tools for assessment, and strategies to reduce risk and facili - tate independent community living amongst older adults.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 21 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T3 - T9

T3 8:30 - 9:30 Chaudière (Convention level) T7 8:30 - 9:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 1 Extended Discussion- Practice, Non Specific to Client Student Poster- Practice, Older Adult Physical Health / Group / Education Clinical-Institution Strategies and resources for working with students Driving post-stroke: a Canadian survey of occupational struggling in fieldwork therapists clinical practices Susan Mulholland (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Anita Petzold (McGill University, Montreal) Anita Petzold, Ann Bossers, Audette Bédard, Catherine Donnelly, Donna Nicol Korner-Bitensky, Robert Teasell, Annie Rochette, Drynan, Heidi Lauckner, Donna Barker, Lorie Shimmell, Shawn Marshall, Marie-Josee Perrier Carmen Moliner, Caroline Storr Our main purpose was to investigate driving-related prob - This session provides an opportunity for stakeholders to lem identification, assessment and intervention practices of deepen their understanding of key performance issues clinicians for patients post-stroke. Results indicate less than surrounding student failure (or potential failure) and moving 35% of clinicians identified driving-related issues, fewer than towards a proactive and positive view of these challenges. 12% used driving-specific assessments and under 6% offered Resources aimed at providing critical information and driving retraining suggesting a need for strategies to draw support will be discussed through facilitated (French and greater attention to the management of this important English) group activities. domain of community mobility.

T4 8:30 - 9:00 Joliet (Convention level) T8 8:30 - 9:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 11 Paper- Research, Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Institution Student Poster- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Beyond functioning: Measuring engagement in daily Addressing Depression through Behavioral Activation: occupations in hand osteoarthritis A Role for Occupational Therapy Birgit Prodinger (University of Western Ontario, London) Sheena Kennedy (McMaster University, Hamilton) Tanja Stamm, Lynn Shaw Behavioral Activation is a promising treatment approach for This study examined the measurement properties of instru - depression. The poster presentation will describe the princi - ments used to measure functioning in clinical trials with clients ples and application of Behavioral Activation for clients with suffering from hand osteoarthritis. Recommendations are depression and illustrate how occupational therapy is the given for the further development of instruments and OTs’ ideal profession to implement this treatment approach. contributions to ensure that functioning reflects sufficiently the engagement in daily occupations of clients with HOA. T9 8:30 - 9:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 21 Poster- Education, Adult General / Education T5 8:30 - 9:00 Capital (Convention level) Interprofessional educations’ impact on knowledge, skills, Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / Clinical- attitudes and values Community Pamela Wener (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Christine Designing for enabling occupation in place Ateah, Moni Fricke, Colleen Metge, Wanda Snow, Laura Richard Brault (Studio Innova, Toronto) Dianne Croteau, MacDonald, Sora Ludwig, Penny Davis, Judy Anderson Denise Reid Participating in an interprofessional education opportunity Appropriately designed seating systems have the potential may change students’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to enable a person’s occupation in daily life. This paper will related to collaboration. This presentation will discuss the describe the design characteristics of a new seating concept impact of an interprofessional education experience on that evolved from collaborative OT and industrial design re - students from various university health-profession programs search. Case studies will demonstrate how occupation was who participated in the experience to varying degrees. enabled in place – home, school, and work.

T6 8:30 - 9:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory “I‘ve never told anyone this”: Ethical issues in narrative research Silke Dennhardt (University of Western Ontario, London) When using narrative research to understand occupation, occupational therapy researchers encounter ethical issues specific to narrative approaches. The author will reflect on ethical issues which she encountered in conducting a narra - tive study and share her experiences in implementing strate - gies in the study design that have been suggested for narrative inquiry.

22 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session OS1 - T14

OS1 8:30 - 9:30 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) T11 9:00 - 9:30 Capital (Convention level) Symposium- Occupational Science Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent General / Clinical-Community Moving on to alternative transportation: Managing Effects of a multi-sensory handwriting program with mobility transitions with seniors grade one students Jan Miller Polgar (University of Western Ontario, London) Alanna Derkach (Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary) Gwen Lynn Shaw, Rhysa Leyshon, Jill Jacobson Roberts, Melissa Myers, Jodi Siever Loss of the ability to drive frequently results in significant Handwriting is a meaningful and purposeful occupation for reduction in opportunities to engage in life sustaining and children. Handwriting difficulties are a frequent reason for enhancing occupations. Focus groups with fourteen seniors referral to school-based occupational therapy. Handwriting (64-83 years of age) explored experiences with alternative Without Tears ®, a multi-sensory program, may be recom - transportation. Results indicate that alternative transporta - mended for intervention. This study evaluated the program’s tion is inaccessible, inconvenient and costly and that service effectiveness in improving quality and speed of printing and information is inadequate. students' perceived printing gains.

Aging in place: what does it mean to older adults? T12 9:00 - 9:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Robin Stadnyk (Dalhousie University, Halifax) Sue Pottie Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / In this paper, we challenge typical, policy-focused definitions Administration Health Policy of aging in place by using an occupational lens to explore Gender-based analysis: A tool for evidence-based the narratives of older adults in discussion about their research in occupational therapy? housing needs and preferences. Features of geography Sue Street (Dalhousie University, Halifax) and nature, community, and social connectedness emerge Evidence-based research on gender differences in health is as important aspects of aging in place. limited; however, gender-based analysis is an analytical tool that may take into account these differences. This discussion Exploring the situated nature of occupation: Women’s paper examines the principles of gender-based analysis and stories of preparing for and living in retirement how gender-based analysis offers a plausible framework for Debbie Laliberte Rudman (University of Western Ontario, developing gender-sensitive, evidence-based research in London) occupational therapy. This presentation examines the situated nature of occupa - tion by linking critical discourse and narrative analysis. An T13 9:00 - 9:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 4 interpretive analysis that examined ways in which women, Student Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community of varying age and with varying resources, narrate their Determinants of stroke caregivers’ inability to maintain occupational choices and ideals in relation to social dis - participation in activity courses regarding the ‘right’ ways to retire is illustrated. Dahlia Geft (University of Toronto, Toronto) Angela Cheung, Jill Cameron Stroke caregivers are at risk for poor occupational outcomes, mainly lifestyle interference and decreased participation in 9:00 valued activity. Despite the importance of these outcomes for caregiver and care recipient wellbeing, the topic has received T10 9:00 - 9:30 Joliet (Convention level) minimal attention in the literature and determinants of partici - Paper- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Institution pation outcomes have not yet been elucidated. Successful orthotic intervention for osteoarthritis of the T14 9:00 - 9:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 14 thumb carpometacarpal joint Affiche – Pratique, santé psychosociale des adultes/ Kate Pettifer (University of Toronto, Toronto) David Clark, Établissement clinique Pat McKee Mieux composer avec ces voix dérangeantes : Stratégies Custom-made, thermoplastic-neoprene, hand-based et recommandations orthoses provide significant improvement in pain and function for individuals with thumb carpometacarpal- Céline Grenier (Centre hospitalier Robert-Giffard - Institut osteoarthritis. Positive outcomes are attributed to comfort - universitaire en santé mentale, Québec) Lucie Gauvin, able, usable orthoses that individuals find cosmetically Marie-Eve Pelletier, Jean-François Nobert, Esther Gagnon, acceptable to wear. Conclusions are based on secondary Joëlle Deblois, Amélie Lenelle, Marie-Line Nadeau analysis of data gathered from 20 individuals who had Des ergothérapeutes ont adapté l’ouvrage « Coping with orthotic intervention for thumb carpometacarpal-osteoarthritis. voices: Self help strategies for people who hear voices that are distressing », rédigé par Patricia E. Deegan, Ph. D. Ce guide illustré décrit plusieurs stratégies et recommandations favorisant un meilleur contrôle, au quotidien, sur les hallucinations auditives.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 23 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T15 - T19

T15 9:00 - 9:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 24 pertaining to the children’s social interactions and the nature Poster- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education of their occupational engagement. Bridging the gap: How students can facilitate research for clinicians 10:00 Gill Chard (University College Cork, Cork) Cate Pettigrew, Phil McGowan T16 10:00 - 11:00 Richelieu (Convention level) In order to develop evidence based practice skills, practicing Extended Discussion- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group clinicians submit real clinical problems for therapy students to Clinical-Community conduct a literature search and critical appraisal. The benefits Low vision occupational therapy practice in Canada: and challenges of this collaborative learning process to educa - Envisioning the future tors, students and practitioners were evaluated though ques - Corie Haslbeck (Misericordia Health Centre, Winnipeg) Lara tionnaires, outcomes are presented in the poster presentation. Anderson, Katya Feder, Michelle Markowitz Occupational therapists must be aware of services and best 9:30 practise interventions to address the needs of our growing visually impaired population. OT’s require specialized knowl - OS2 9:30 - 10:00 Penthouse Foyer edge to effectively participate as low vision rehabilitation team Poster- Occupational Science members. Presenters will share experiences and facilitate The meaning of shared occupation when one spouse has discussion on expanding the low vision role for Canadian OT’s. dementia T17 10:00 - 11:00 Chaudière (Convention level) Sandra Hobson (University of Western Ontario, London) Mélanie Wipprecht Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory Couplehood is important to individuals with dementia and their spouses. Accounts about shared occupation from eight Reflecting on history to enrich current partnerships books authored by individuals with dementia or their Sue Baptiste (McMaster University, Hamilton) Judy spouses were analyzed for the meaning ascribed to shared Friedland, Lynn Cockburn, Brenda Head, Liz Townsend, occupations. Shared self care and productivity supported Barry Trentham personhood of the individual, whereas shared leisure helped Participants in this colloquium will review the status of the sustain couplehood. current collection of Canadian occupational therapy history, and engage in a discussion of the options for its develop - OS3 9:30 - 10:00 Penthouse Foyer ment. They will set a course for the future of this important Poster- Occupational Science national resource. Enabling international communication: cultural implications of definitions of occupation within a T18 10:00 - 10:30 Joliet (Convention level) non-Anglophone context Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory Lilian Magalhaes (University of Western Ontario, London) Constructing positive messages about disability through Sandra Galheigo occupational therapy practice This work explores the views of non-Anglophonic occupa - Zofia Kumas-Tan (Gatineau) tional therapists about occupational therapy key terminology Occupational therapists believe in an inclusive society that through a sociolinguistic approach. Views are presented and values people with disabilities as they are. Yet much of occu - show the importance of the social context where that language pational therapy is geared at partnering with clients to ‘get has been used, as well as the political conditions in which better’ – to become less disabled, more independent, more selected words have acquired specific connotations. able-bodied. This presentation explores the tension be - tween valuing and devaluing disability in everyday practice. OS4 9:30 - 10:00 Penthouse Foyer Poster- Occupational Science T19 10:00 - 10:30 Capital (Convention level) Exploring transformations in occupations of children with Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent General / Clinical-Community severe visual impairments Investigating best practices for children with cerebral Maria Urrahman (University of Toronto, Toronto) Jane Davis, palsy: A pilot study of two approaches Helene Polatajko Debra Cameron (University of Toronto, Toronto) Helene Early childhood visual impairment can have implications for Polatajko, Cheryl Missiuna, Heidi Schwellnus future occupational development. In-depth field notes and Plan, Goal, Do, Check. Are children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) visual depictions of the occupational engagement of chil - treated with the Cognitive Orientation to Occupational dren with visual impairments were collected and analysed Performance (CO-OP) approach more successful, then through thematic analysis. The findings included themes children receiving contemporary occupational therapy, in

24 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T20 - T24 improving their performance on child-chosen skills and their of clinical reasoning used by occupational therapists when self-efficacy? Come find out about the preliminary results evaluating work readiness and discusses the challenges in of this study. making transparent the clinical reasoning process.

T20 10:00 - 10:30 Frontenac (Convention level) OS5 10:00 - 10:45 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / Symposium- Occupational Science Clinical-Community Quantifying Urban Heat Islands: Using Science to Best practices in driver assessment for persons with Facilitate Outdoor Occupations disabilities Carol Moogk-Soulis (Waterloo) Brenda Vrkljan (McMaster University, Hamilton) Colleen Heat islands or superheated surfaces in the urban environ - McGrath, Sweta Balsara, Janelle Love ment influence outdoor occupation negatively. The re - Determining medical fitness to drive is a complex issue. searcher quantified the magnitude of the heat island impact Occupational therapists are trained in task analysis and are and a mitigation strategy on occupation. Identifying heat uniquely positioned to determine if a client is safe to drive. islands and mitigating them, enables people to pursue This presentation provides an overview of assessments that wanted o r needed outdoor occupations. can be used to inform clinical decision-making when a client’s driving ability is questioned. At-risk adolescents and the experience of well-being through occupation T21 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 7 Cynthia White (Queens University, Kingston) Wendy Pentland Student Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Institution This paper reports the results of a phenomenological study Validation of a Computerized Assessment of Wayfinding exploring the occupational engagement of “at-risk” adoles - for Occupational Performance cents. Understanding the engagement patterns of these Cecilia Wan (University of Toronto, Toronto) Denise Reid, young people allows us to explore how various occupations, Debbie Hebert those chosen or imposed, impact well-being during this The study is to assess the validity of a virtual assessment on important stage of occupational development. wayfinding, with healthy adults and adults with neurological disorders. This assessment shows promise in differentiating adults with neurological damage from healthy adults, al - 10:30 though its ability to determine the contribution of right/left brain operations on performance is unclear. T24 10:30 - 11:00 Joliet (Convention level) T22 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 17 Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group Poster- Education, Older Adult Health / Education Clinical-Community Providing preoperative education for patients through a Negotiating partnerships with community members: community partnership Lessons from occupational community development Cecilia Nguyen (Holland Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre, Heidi Lauckner (Dalhousie University, Halifax) Margo Toronto) Kelly Reis, Lindsay Crawford, Amy Fullerton, Paterson, Terry Krupa Serena Lee This paper presents the findings of a multiple case study Collaborating with a community partner can expand the that describes community development (CD) from an occu - accessibility of preoperative patient education. This presen - pational therapy perspective. “Partnership-building” was a tation details the evolving partnership between an acute central process engaged in by OTs working in CD. Examples care hospital and a community medical supplier to provide of diverse partners, including re-negotiated relationships comprehensive education to patients awaiting hip and knee with former “clients,” and strategies for promoting partner - replacement surgery. ships will be shared.

T23 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 27 Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community Clinical reasoning underlying work evaluation following acquired brain injury Mary Stergiou-Kita (University of Toronto, Toronto) Susan Rappolt By elucidating the clinical reasoning process used in work evaluations, occupational therapists can support return to work recommendations and facilitate communication be - tween stakeholders. This presentation explores the modes

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 25 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T25 - OS6

T25 10:30 - 11:00 Capital (Convention level) T29 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 30 Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent General / Theory Student Poster- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Community School-based occupational therapy: Enabling student Comprehensive assessment of fatigue in spinal cord injury participation through collaborative consultation Tom Grant (University British Columbia, Vancouver) Darlene Andrea Hasselbusch (Bournemouth University, Wolfe, Susan Forwell United Kingdom) Merrolee Penman Little research has focused on the assessment of factors that Theoretical consultation models for school-based occupa - contribute to fatigue in SCI. This pilot study aims to develop tional therapy have been proposed; however research and evaluate a comprehensive fatigue battery that identifies suggests that therapists still feel inadequately prepared factors that contribute to the fatigue experience. Findings for practice in regular schools. A grounded theory research will inform future development and further evaluation of a project in Aotearoa/ New Zealand resulted in the develop - comprehensive fatigue battery. ment of a consultation practice framework, clearly describ - ing principles of collaboration utilised in practice. 10:45

T26 10:30 - 11:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education OS6 10:45 - 11:45 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) Evaluating the skills to practice occupational therapy in Symposium- Occupational Science community development No Mountain High Enough Mary Lou Boudreau (Queen's University, Kingston) Catherine Donnelly Lindsey Nicholls (Brunel University, United Kingdom) As occupational therapy practice expands to include com - This paper uses a psychoanalytic perspective on mountain munity development, it is imperative that the student learn - climbing narratives to consider if some of the occupations ing and evaluation reflect these specific skills. This session that people pursue are used as defences against uncon - presents the development and implementation of the scious anxiety. The analysis of an activity as a ‘transitional Community Development Progress and Evaluation Tool phenomenon’ may support occupational scientists in think - (CD-PET), a tool for occupational therapy students completing ing further about the hidden (unconscious) meanings of a community development fieldwork placement. occupations.

T27 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 10 Intertwining place and meaning: Youth and occupation in a global context Student Poster- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community Sandra Galheigo (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) Lilian Understanding the impact of breast cancer treatment on Magalhaes occupational performance This work presents occupational experiences of two commu - Jelena Hurma (Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary) Lara nity-based juvenile groups in a peripheral country. Sessions Farthing-Nichol, Sarah Briggs, Reetpal Brar, Jacquie Ripat with young people living in underprivileged communities are Currently occupational therapy services for oncology outpa - analysed and reveal the decentering of identity in late tients are limited. A descriptive qualitative study was con - modernity and the collage effect which makes varied and ducted to explore the occupational performance issues and distant experiences become joined into a single narrative. experiences of women undergoing breast cancer treatment. This session will discuss the common themes that emerged Participating lives: Finding power in resisting, and joining and the potential role for occupational therapists working with others with this population. Ellie Fossey (LaTrobe University, Australia) Fiona McDermott, Wanda Bennetts, Evan Bichara, Carol Harvey, T28 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 20 Diahann Lombardozzi, Sharon Saunders Poster- Research, Older Adult General / Clinical-Institution How do people find valued ways to participate in communities Exploration of predictors of leisure satisfaction after from the marginalized positions? This presentation describes intensive geriatric rehabilitation participatory research guided by the Participating Lives Project Claudine Auger (CRIUGM, Montréal) Ghislaine Bélair, Reference Group in which men and women experiencing Johanne Desrosiers, Louise Demers mental health issues shared their struggles and strategies for This study found that satisfaction with leisure participation ‘participating as resisting’ lived oppression through every - could not be inferred from basic functioning areas routinely day occupations. assessed during inpatient rehabilitation. Therefore, formal leisure assessment by occupational therapists is encouraged. Psychological well-being level at discharge could identify older adults for whom leisure needs are screened.

26 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T30 - T37

T34 11:00 - 11:30 Frontenac (Convention level) 11:00 Conférence – Pratique, santé des adultes/ Éducation « La pause » : Une stratégie pour favoriser l’intégration T30 11:00 - 11:30 Richelieu (Convention level) des données probantes Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community Brigitte Vachon (CAPRIT- Université de Sherbrooke, A framework for clinical reasoning and decision-making in Longueuil) Marie-José Durand, Jeannette LeBlanc community contexts Les résultats de cette étude collaborative décrivent com - Mary Stergiou-Kita (University of Toronto, Toronto) Lynn ment l’utilisation d’un exercice de réflexion sur l’action Rutledge, Tanya Glencross-Eimantas, Susan Rappolt nommé «La pause» a été utilisé par des ergothérapeutes du Data from three studies exploring clinical reasoning and secteur de la réadaptation au travail afin de faire un examen decision-making processes in return to work, auto insurance critique de leur pratique et d’y intégrer les données and in-home modifications practices were analyzed to probantes. develop a provisional framework for occupational therapy clinical reasoning and decision-making in complex commu - T35 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 2 nity environments. The framework will be presented and Student Poster- Research, Adult Physical Health practice applications discussed. Clinical-Community Multidimensional assessment of tremor in multiple T31 11:00 - 11:30 Chaudière (Convention level) sclerosis: A credible instrument Paper- History of Occupational Therapy, Non Specific to Breanne Daudrich (University of British Columbia, Client Group / Theory Vancouver) Danielle Hurl, Susan Forwell Outlining a critical methodology for historical work in Tremor is a debilitating symptom of Multiple Sclerosis that occupational therapy impacts occupational performance. This study established Daniel Molke (The University of Western Ontario, London) the reliability, validity and clinical utility of a multidimen - The writing of history can help to define and redefine what - sional tremor assessment. It includes information on func - ever is written about. All histories are value laden narratives tion, severity, and the psychosocial effect of tremor and of the past that carry consequences for thought and action provides therapists with a clinically useful, evidence-based in the present. This presentation is a guide and an example for evaluation of tremor in MS. those wanting to critically engage the professions history. T36 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 12 T32 11:00 - 11:30 Joliet (Convention level) Poster- Research, Older Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Institution Paper- Consumer Presentation Lighting and mobility in the dark: Who are the risk-takers? From wanting to achieving: Using a supported education Dorothy Kessler (Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital, Ottawa) Frank program to achieve my GED Knoefel, Jodie Morley Mike Bevan (Vancouver) Use of lighting during mobility at night is an important After not having left my house for many years, I partnered safety consideration. This study compares characteristics of with an occupational therapist to pursue my goal of achiev - those clients who continue to mobilize in the dark after re - ing my Graduation Equivalency Diploma (GED). This pres - habilitation to those who now “turned on” lights following entation will discuss how this partnership helped me achieve therapy. my goal, and how achieving this goal contributed to my recovery. T37 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 22 Poster- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Institution T33 11:00 - 11:30 Capital (Convention level) Development of an assessment to measure self-efficacy Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent General / with wheelchair mobility Clinical-Community Paula Rushton (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Ready-set-go: A curriculum of teaching self-determinaiton William Miller to children with disabilities Wheelchair users face many mobility and participation barri - Betty Chan (Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto) Claudia Wood ers which can ultimately impact engagement in healthy oc - Self-determination is critical to support success and inde - cupation. Self-efficacy is a barrier that has yet to be studied pendence in society especially individuals with disabilities. empirically in relation to wheelchair mobility. In this presen - The Ready-Set-Go program is designed to teach self-deter - tation the development of an assessment tool to measure mination to young children with disabilities. Evaluation of self-efficacy with wheelchair mobility will be described. the program shows that children gain better understanding of their disabilities and is more confident to advocate for their needs.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 27 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session OS7 - T39

Book launch – Interprofessional Primary Health Care: Assembling the Pieces By Mary Ann McColl and Jackie Dickensen 11:30 -12:00 Visit the CAOT booth and listen to author Mary Ann McColl speak about her new publication, Interprofessional Primary Health Care: Assembling the Pieces . This publication complete with worksheets and steps to building successful partnerships, is a practical tool for private practitioners and will guide the reader through the process of establishing professional relationships within primary health care.

lence, or marginalised assignations hinders on one’s recov - 12:00 ery. Conversely, work as an occupation and a valued social role, can support this process. OS7 12:00 - 1:00 Penthouse Foyer Poster- Occupational Science OS10 12:00 - 13:00 Penthouse Foyer Psychometric Properties of the Engagement in Poster- Occupational Science Meaningful Activities Survey with Older Adults Beyond media discourse: Work-life balance experiences Aaron Eakman (Idaho State University, USA) Mike Carlson, of power and flexibility Florence Clark Jennifer Wickenden (University of Toronto, Toronto) The Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey (EMAS) Sarah Jomaa, Jane Davis, Helene Polatajko was reliable and demonstrated significant correlations with Employees at both extremes of job power and flexibility are measures of psychological well-being, physical and mental missing from work-life balance research. Two parallel studies health in a sample of older adults. Purpose in life consis - explored the work-life experiences of two such employees tently predicted the EMAS. Socially-related EMAS mean - groups: (1) elite workers, and (2) immigrant workers. The ings were greater in persons with the lowest levels of findings highlight work and non-work experiences of work - physical health. ers at the extremes of power and flexibility.

OS8 12:00 - 1:00 Penthouse Foyer 13:00 Poster- Occupational Science Work Integration for Persons with Disabilities: Best T38 13:00 – 15:00 Panorama (Penthouse level) Practice Across Three Disability Groups Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy University Bonnie Kirsh (University of Toronto, Toronto) Lynn Shaw, Programs (ACOTUP) Sponsored Session Terry Krupa, Mary Stergiou Kita, Rebecca Gewurtz What is in a label? How do we best educate today's As the economy becomes increasingly knowledge-based, generation in the Fieldwork setting? those with limitations in cognitive function are marginalized We hear that this generation of students is different - What from the workforce. Persons with intellectual disabilities, does that really mean? In this workshop, we will explore brain injury and mental illness are particularly likely to expe - some of the evidence of the generational differences. We rience barriers to work. This paper examines the principles will look at various ways that fieldwork educators might cap - and practices guiding work integration for these three dis - ture the strengths of today's generation and in summary, we ability groups and identifies best practices that cross disabil - will use the ideas discussed to facilitate and enrich new ways ity groups. of responding to the on-going cycle of changes.

OS9 12:00 - 1:00 Penthouse Foyer T39 13:00 - 14:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Poster- Occupational Science Extended Discussion- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / What is the role of work in the recovery process of Theory people living with severe mental illness? The meaning of disability within Western occupational Catherine Vallée (Institut national de santé publique du therapy Québec, Gatineau) Céline Mercier, Raymonde Hachey Nicole Thomson (University of Toronto, Toronto) Michael This presentation examines the role of work related activities Iwama, Rona Macdonald in the recovery process of people living with severe mental Disability scholars have challenged rehabilitation professionals illness. Poor working conditions, workplace abuse and vio - to reconsider how they conceptualize ‘disability’; however

28 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T40 - T46 few occupational therapists have engaged in this critique/ T44 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 5 incorporated these views into practice/research. A historical Poster- Practice, Child/Adolescent Health / Clinical-Community review on how disability has been conceptualized in occupa - Chat & chew: Partnership for change tional therapy literature will be outlined including review of dominant ideologies in Western culture. Liz Mathew (Capital Health, Edmonton) Donna Gravelle, Francie Nobleman T40 13:00 - 14:00 Chaudière (Convention level) Occupational therapy in partnership with speech therapy, Extended Discussion- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group developed and implemented an innovative play based oral / Administration Health Policy motor program to meet the needs of toddlers with subtle feeding and expressive speech concerns. Although the Current issues in private practice: A national perspective approach is controversial, positive effects are seen in Hilary Drummond (Creative Therapy Consultants, Oliver) children and parents. Presentation will highlight program Sharon Kaczkowski content and outcomes. This presentation will involve a panel of private practitioners from across the country working in different areas of private T45 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 15 practice in order to present a variety of approaches to com - Poster- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Institution mon issues. A number of issues will be presented as com - D Providing occupational therapy serEvices in a forensic mon to therapists in private practice across Canada. L setting L Mannie Chahal (Regional TreatmEent Centre, Abbotsford) T41 13:00 - 13:30 Joliet (Convention level) C Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group With a growing number of iNndividuals with mental illness A Education entering the correctional system, there is a role for occupa - tional therapists to workCwithin this setting to provide No country is an island: Partnerships in the Caribbean rehabilitative services to these incarcerated clients that Lisa Vandewater (St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto) Debra will be returning to the community after lengthy periods of Cameron, Rachna Chaudhary incarceration. A working group was established to assist one Caribbean country under the framework of an international centre at a Canadian university. The presentation will share the working NEW! T45 Best practice - sexuality education for group’s experience partnering with various service organiza - children with disabilities tions in the Caribbean country to deliver rehabilitation, Student Poster: Education Child/Adolescent General / research, and education initiatives. Education Chelsea Krupa (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Shaniff Esmail T42 13:00 - 13:30 Capital (Convention level) Societal views see the individual with a visual disability as an Student Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent General asexual object and thus not requiring sex education. These Education children show higher incidence of sexually transmitted The Youth K.I.T.: Working together in partnerships infections and sexual abuse. The project investigated issues Lorie Shimmell (McMaster University, Hamilton) Kathryn adolescents with visual disabilities experience in relation Decker, Cheryl Jardine, Deb Stewart to sex education and their current sexual identity. This paper presentation outlines a qualitative research study that explored the experiences of youth with various disabili - T46 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 25 ties and a peer or parent coach as they worked together in Poster- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education partnership through the Youth K.I.T., a tool for youth to give, Introducing the skill of collaboration to first year get and organize information during transition to adulthood. university students: A pilot study Pamela Wener, (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Theresa T43 13:00 - 13:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Sullivan, Laura MacDonald, Cindy Williment, Carla White Paper- Consumer Presentation Using peers to provide first year university students with an Client and therapist: Equal partners in the rehabilitation opportunity to learn the skill of collaboration may improve process students’ attitude and perception about interprofessional Bruce Barr (CBI Physiotherapy & Rehab, Ottawa) Ingrid teams. Furthermore, learning about collaboration and Neufeld interprofessional teams sets the stage for the development This presentation offers a personal perspective by a former of a competent collaborator, a key role for occupational occupational therapy client. My occupational therapist and I therapists . were partners in my journey to recovery. In sharing my story, I hope to inspire other therapists who want to take part in changing the lives of their clients.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 29 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session OS11 - T51

OS11 13:00 - 14:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) T48 13:30 - 14:00 Capital (Convention level) Symposium- Occupational Science Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent General / Administration Survivors on the Edge: The Lived-experiences of Injured Health Policy Professional Musician Meaningful research partnerships contribute to a Christine Guptill (University of Western Ontario, London) blueprint for system-level change Chris Lee, Thelma Sumsion, Paul Woodford Cheryl Missiuna (McMaster University, Hamilton) Nancy Professional Musicians are at risk of career-threatening Pollock, Dianne Russell, Sheila Bennett, John Cairney, injuries. This study used interviews and focus groups to Robin Gaines, Cathy Hecimovich explore the lived experiences of musicians who have A participatory action research project will be described survived injuries. Threats to occupational engagement that brings stakeholders together to design, implement and and avoiding ‘flow’ to minimize injuries will be of interest to evaluate an innovative model of school-based service for occupational scientists. Treatment of musicians will also be children with developmental coordination disorder. Occupa - discussed. tional therapists build community capacity by brokering knowledge to teachers and families about environmental Occupation across the Lifespan - Stories from Today’s adaptations and strategies to facilitate children’s participation. Oldest Old Sandra Hobson (University of Western Ontario, London) T49 13:30 - 14:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Natalie Gagnon, Manon Gallant, Kara Park, Reza Toghrol Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group Five individuals over age 80 were interviewed in depth Clinical-Community about the occupations in which they have engaged through - Back to basics: a prioritization system for generalist out their lives. Their occupations were affected by life therapists circumstances (e.g., gender), world events, life decisions Cathy McNeil (Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit) Janna (e.g., migration), and normal life events. As well, each had MacLachlan unique “signature” occupations that defined them. Remote generalist therapists face the unique challenge of providing service to all populations and prioritizing referrals Exploring the Nexus between Occupation and Development across diverse practice areas. This paper proposes a model Angela Mandich (University of Western Ontario, London) of prioritization that evaluates and orders referrals not by Kim Simpson, Ann Zilberbrant diagnosis, but by the level of impact that an illness or injury This qualitative study explored the child and parent perspec - has on occupational performance. tive regarding occupation and development and presents a model of occupational development. A constructivist T50 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 8 grounded theory methodology was used in the current study. Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent Health / Clinical-Institution Twelve interviews were conducted with children aged 8-16 Feeding difficulties and malnutrition in infants with years of varying abilities and interests. The finding expands congenital heart disease our understanding of occupational development and pro - vides a tentative theory that requires further investigation. Astrid St.Pierre (BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver) Parveen Khattra, Mandy Johnson, Laurie Cender, Sandra Manzano, Liisa Holsti Infants with congenital heart disease have a high prevalence 13:30 of feeding difficulties and malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to develop and establish content validity of a checklist to identify infants at risk for feeding difficulties or T47 13:30 - 14:00 Joliet (Convention level) inadequate nutritional intake for timely referral to an occu - Paper- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education pational therapist or dietitian. Inclusive occupational therapy education: A dream or a reality? Sue Baptiste (McMaster University, Hamilton) Bonny Jung, T51 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 18 Mary Tremblay, Tasha Kravchenko Poster- Practice, Older Adult General / Clinical-Institution This presentation will describe the development, delivery Promoting healthy occupation for older adults in a and evaluation of a series of educational workshops and correctional environment on-line learning modules for teachers involved with the Jennifer Farrell (CSC -Regional Treatment Centre (Pacific), OT professional degree programs across one Canadian Abbotsford) province, to promote an understanding of the experiences A peer-assisted living (PAL) program assists older adults to of students with disabilities in occupational therapy manage challenges experienced within the correctional programs. system. Occupational therapy (OT) has facilitated unique program components, including the expansion of healthy occupational engagement, support of caregiver health and

30 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T52 - T58 recruiting community resources. OT contribution to program this relatively novel OT role. Partnering with clients and local development and policy change is discussed. filmmaker led to empowering opportunities to educate and decrease stigma. T52 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 28 Poster- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education T55 14:00 - 14:30 Joliet (Convention level) 2:1 Fieldwork supervision: Resources to enhance Student Paper- Research, Adult General / Education collaborative learning experiences Development of client-centred knowledge, skills and Margaret Anne Campbell-Rempel (University of Manitoba, attitudes in occupational therapy students Winnipeg) Lisa Mendez, Ellen Davis Kendra Sieradzki (Cameron Bay Child Development Centre, The 2:1 or collaborative learning model of fieldwork supervi - Kenora) Char Bourdon, Jacquie Ripat sion offers educators and students unique learning experi - This presentation will share the results of a qualitative study ences. This poster will discuss resource packages developed with entry-level occupational therapy students that explored to support fieldwork educators and students involved in the the influences on, and process of, their development of model. The resource packages are grounded in feedback client-centred knowledge, skills and attitudes. Results of this from experienced collaborative learning participants and study will provide information to academic and fieldwork current literature. educators to further foster client-centredness in students.

T53 14:00 - 15:00 Richelieu (Convention level) T56 14:00 - 14:30 Capital (Convention level) Symposium- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent General / Clinical-Community Assessing and measuring work performance at the workplace Goodbye mealtime struggles Mary Stergiou-Kita (University of Toronto, Toronto) Susan Liz Mathew (Capital Health, Edmonton) Auni Amini, Georgiana Rappolt, Deirdre Dawson Doell, Donna Gravelle, Sharon Chatenay, John Walker Occupational therapists frequently assess clients’ work Caseload pressures due to increasing numbers of feeding performance at the workplace, yet little is known about the referrals for “picky eaters” necessitated service changes in a processes and tools used. This presentation brings Canadian preschool occupational therapy team. A two stage approach occupational therapists together to discuss tools available, combing workshop, based on client centred practice, and tools used and the dimensions of work performance individualized intervention was implemented. Positive significant to the assessment of work performance from results were seen in caseload management and capacity an occupational perspective. building of parents.

Development of a clinical practice guideline on T57 14:00 - 14:30 Frontenac (Convention level) work-related assessment Paper- Professional Issues, Older Adult General Sophie Roy (Centre de réadaptation Estrie, Sherbrooke) Clinical-Community Marie-José Durand, Hélène Corriveau Who me? Ageism in occupational therapy Work-related assessment (WRA) is a current practice in Jennifer Klein (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Lili Liu occupational therapy but it shows high variability among This paper examines ageism as a barrier to providing opti - therapists. To reduce this variability, a clinical practice guide - mal care for older adults with complex and ongoing medical line (CPG) is currently elaborated through rigorous methods. needs. Concepts and examples of ageism within every day A systematic review on WRA and a first draft of the CPG will practice will be explored situated in occupational therapists’ be presented. stories and experiences. Implications for occupational ther - apy practice will be discussed.

T58 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 3 14:00 Poster- Research, Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Community Pressure reduction and tilt-in-space: Evidence for clinical T54 14:00 - 15:00 Chaudière (Convention level) practice Extended Discussion- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc Ed Giesbrecht (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Clinical-Community Danna Kendzierski Documenting recovery: Partnering with clients to inspire This poster reports study findings in interface pressure re - peers through film duction with increasing angles of wheelchair tilt, including Tara Laing (CAMH, Toronto) differences between healthy individuals and individuals with Explores healthy occupational experience of creating recov - spinal cord injury. Contributing new objective evidence to ery documentary. Five young people share experiences with therapists’ existing clinical experience will inform the clinical psychosis and recovery, challenging stereotypes, and instill - reasoning process in wheelchair positioning and enhance ing hope. OT will screen video and facilitate discussion of advocating for appropriate equipment.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 31 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T59 - T63

T59 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 13 Belonging and occupation in intentional communities Poster- Practice, Older Adult General / Clinical-Community Rebecca Cabell (Dalhousie University, Halifax) Robin Stadnyk Occupational therapy in a primary care practice: This paper explores the relationship between doing and Unravelling the process belonging in intentional communities, reporting the results Catherine Donnelly (Queen's University, Kingston) Mary Lou of a critical literature review. Intentional communities Boudreau, Mary Ann McColl consciously strive to enable members’ belonging and doing. While the provision of collaborative primary health care is a Studying these processes offers important insights into priority, few occupational therapists work in this setting. understanding the relationship between communities and A pilot initiative, “A Framework to Build your Practice in occupation and thus into humans’ occupational nature. Primary Health Care” was offered through CAOT. Two pilot participants describe the four stage process used to partner with a family practice. 14:30 T60 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 23 Poster- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / T61 14:30 - 15:00 Joliet (Convention level) Clinical-Community Paper- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education Work-life balance for parents with low incomes Development of clinical reasoning skills through client Sheila Hamilton (Kitimat Child Development Centre, Kitimat) interviews: Best practices A qualitative research study of work-life balance for parents Rosemary Lysaght (Queen's University, Kingston) with low incomes will be presented. Occupational therapists Donna O'Connor, Margo Paterson can be sensitive and effective partners for change when they This cohort study compared student clinical reasoning better understand the effects of income, culture, gender, learning outcomes achieved using simulated patients versus and oppression on engagement in healthy occupations. volunteers with disabilities for a structured interview assign - ment. Presenters will describe the instructional methodology and the results achieved with each approach. Results inform OS12 14:00 - 15:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) educational efforts to enhance student reasoning skills prior Symposium, Occupational Science to advanced fieldwork and practice. An examination of socially oriented perspectives: Implications for conceptualizing occupational identity T62 14:30 - 15:00 Capital (Convention level) Shanon Phelan (University of Western Ontario, London) Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent General / Clinical-Institution Anne Kinsella Oral stimulation: What is the evidence for occupational This presentation explores the question: What do socially therapy practice? oriented perspectives bring to the conceptualization of Kimberly Coutts (Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary) Joyce Occupational identity? The authors will review current Magill-Evans conceptualizations of occupational identity and introduce Occupational therapists partner with caregivers to provide the theoretical underpinnings of several different social oral stimulation programs for infants who have challenges perspectives on identity construction. These perspectives related to feeding. Study results will assist therapists to un - will be examined in relation to occupational identity. derstand how to improve practice to support the develop - ment of the occupation of feeding for home-based tube fed Occupation in Immigrant Settlement and Integration: infants and also areas for future research. Intersections of race, gender and language Suzanne Hout (University of Western Ontario, London) T63 14:30 - 15:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Belinda Dodson, Lilian Magalhaes Paper- Practice, Older Adult General / Clinical-Institution This paper presents preliminary findings from a critical I listen to the family…don’t I? Family-centered ethnography of Francophone immigrants from visible minor - gerontological occupational therapy ity groups residing in London, Ontario. The connections Jennifer Klein (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Lili Liu between participants’ occupations and identities, according This paper examines how occupational therapists experi - to race, gender, and language, will be explored, particularly ence and respond to the every day interactions with their in terms of how these relate to migrant settlement and inte - older clients’ family members. Understanding the complexi - gration. ties of family-centered care along with developing skills in building collaborative partnerships with family members are essential components to optimizing care for older adults.

32 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T64 - T68

T64 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 6 OS14 15:00 - 15:30 Penthouse Foyer Poster- Practice, Child/Adolescent General / Poster- Occupational Science Clinical-Community Passion in performing artists: Clarifying active The effect of seated position on access to augmentative occupational participation communication Rachel Mullen (University of Toronto, Toronto) Jane Davis, F. Aileen Costigan (The Pennsylvania State University, Helene Polatajko University Park, PA) Janice Light Active participation in daily occupations is a vital part of This single subject study investigated the effect of seated everyday life, social participation and healthy life long position on access to a computer-based augmentative com - human development. This study explores how passion is munication device for a child with cerebral palsy. Results experienced by older adults working or retired from the show that accuracy of target selection was improved in performing arts. Exploration of the significance of passion seated position congruent with guidelines for functional to active participation will enhance our understanding of seating from the literature and clinical convention. occupational engagement and occupational life course development. T65 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 16 Poster- Research, Older Adult General / Clinical-Community OS15 15:00 - 15:30 Penthouse Foyer Aging in place: Creating age-friendly environments in Poster- Occupational Science Canada Quality of Life: Perspectives of Children with Brenda Vrkljan (McMaster University, Hamilton) Valerie Leuty Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Ensuring environments are age-friendly and accessible can Jennifer Palma (University of Toronto, Toronto) Karima facilitate participation across the lifespan. This presentation Ratansi, Rebecca Renwick, Ann Fudge Schormans identifies key points of accessibility for older Canadians that This qualitative study aims to develop an understanding of will enhance their occupational engagement and quality of quality of life (contributors making life good/not so good) life. from the perspectives of children with intellectual/develop - mental disabilities. Video methods and grounded theory T66 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 26 approaches were used to explore the occupations of partici - Poster- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory pants. Key themes and the ‘My Quality of Life’ model Methods to evaluate treatment fidelity for occupational emerged. therapy research 15:30 Briano Di Rezze (McMaster University, Hamilton) Measuring treatment fidelity is an important research method to increase the rigor of occupational therapy T67 15:30 – 17:00 Panorama (Penthouse level) intervention research. The existing methods of measuring COTF and CIHR-IA/CIHR-IMHA Collaboration treatment fidelity in health care and education are reviewed Conference delegates are invited to come to this session to and appraised in terms of their application to occupational find out how COTF has been partnering with CIHR-IA / therapy practice. CIHR-IMHA over the past few years under the Mobility in Aging Initiative. Meet with representatives from the Institute 15:00 of Aging and our partnered award recipients. We encourage your input on how to support research for improved uptake OS13 15:00 - 15:30 Penthouse Foyer of evidence-based OT practice. Poster- Occupational Science T68 15:30 - 16:30 Richelieu (Convention level) A Systematic Review of Photovoice: Implications for Extended Discussion- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group Occupational Science Clinical-Institution Shalini Lal (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) The engaging process of informed consent Photovoice is an innovative research tool that can be utilized Jane Cox (London Health Sciences Centre, London) by occupational scientists to help understand the experi - Cathy Vandersluis ences and perspectives of what participants consider to be important occupational aspects of their lives. This presenta - Obtaining consent provides a clear and transparent avenue tion examines the Photovoice methodology, reviews its to engage clients in the therapeutic process. However, applications, and discusses its relevance to participant- obtaining informed consent is not always a simple process centered research. for therapists. This session will provide participants with an opportunity to review and evaluate their practice process for obtaining informed consent.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 33 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T69 - OS16

T69 15:30 - 16:30 Chaudière (Convention level) T73 15:30 - 16:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 9 Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Student Poster- Practice, Child/Adolescent Health / Client Group / Administration Health Policy Clinical-Community Support Personnel: Partnership for effective Evaluating evidence for neurodevelopmental therapy in occupational therapy service delivery children with cerebral palsy. Kathy Van Benthem (CAOT, Ottawa) Donna Klaiman, Isabel Lee (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Vivien Hollis Jill Stier, Diana Lee-Fong, Carmen Kimoto, Adele Martin, Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT) have been used Siri Marken, Lucy Miller, Marianne Ondrus, Marie-Josee worldwide to treat children with a variety of neuromuscular Thellend disorders. Despite its use by professionals, including The use and applicability of the new practice profile for sup - occupational therapists, evidence demonstrating its port personnel will be presented. With an understanding of effectiveness is unclear and inconclusive. A critical literature support personnel's roles within a continuum of compete - review will evaluate the strength of the evidence and areas nies, occupational therapists can be best supported to pro - for future research. vide service. Participants will be asked to share how the profile could be used in their setting. T74 15:30 - 16:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 19 Poster- Practice, Older Adult Psychosocial Health T70 15:30 - 16:00 Joliet (Convention level) Paper- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education Clinical-Institution Partnership in practice education: Interprofessional Engagement in art as an occupation in long-term care approaches to student placement supervision Elizabeth Newton (Eastern Health, St. John's) Valerie Margaret Gallagher (Brunel University, London) Shari Hodder-Walsh Rone-Adams Dementia and other psychiatric illnesses leave seniors living We report the findings from an interprofessional study on long-term care units with decreased ability to participate exploring the approaches of novice practice educators, in meaningul occupations within their environment. Partner - occupational therapists and physiotherapists, towards the ing the skills of an occupational therapist with those of an supervision of students during placement education. These art educator results in a seniors art program which meets results have informed interprofessional good practice individual goals and allows creativity. guidance for supervision during placement and the training provided by the University to practice educator colleagues. T75 15:30 - 16:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 29 Poster- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group T71 15:30 - 16:00 Capital (Convention level) Clinical-Community Paper- Practice, Adult General / Theory Enabling social change through citizen engagement: The Kawa (River) Model: Enabling partnerships for The winter walkability project engaging healthy occupations Jacquie Ripat (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Michael Iwama (University of Toronto, Toronto) Rona The purpose of this presentation is to use a participatory MacDonald, Nicole Thomson action research project that focused on improving winter Identifying and engaging healthy occupations can be sidewalk accessibility and community participation in an challenging in a diverse world. The Kawa Model, which urban centre to illustrate how occupational therapists can uses the metaphor of a river for the client’s life course and be involved in supporting clients in citizen engagement and occupations, is proving to be a simple-to-understand and indirectly promoting social change. effective medium to guide and explain occupational therapy processes across culturally diverse practice contexts. OS16 15:30 - 16:30 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) Panel Discussion- Occupational Science T72 15:30 - 16:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Panel Discussion with Journal Editors Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc Marcia Finlayson, Clare Hocking, Karen Jacobs Clinical-Community Sensory stories: What they are and how to use them Deborah Marr (Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA) Victoria Nackley Sensory Stories improve participation in occupations for children with over-responsive sensory modulation. This presentation will teach therapists the components of Sensory Stories and provide ideas on how to use them. A brief review of research conducted to date will be included.

34 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session T76 - T82

T80 16:30 - 17:30 Richelieu (Convention level) 16:00 Extended Discussion- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc Clinical-Community T76 16:00 - 16:30 Joliet (Convention level) A phase-specific approach to occupational recovery in Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory first episode psychosis The 'crafting' of occupational therapy: Unpacking Terry Krupa (Queen's University, Kingston) Jennifer Jackson, evidence-based practice Kola Oyewumi Jennifer Landry (Toronto) This extended session will engage participants in reviewing Evidence-based practice is a guiding approach in occupa - and evaluating the potential of a phase-specific approach to tional therapy. Through critical discourse analysis, this occupational recovery in early intervention for psychosis. research outlines the enactment of evidence-based practice, The approach will be developed in the context of current casts light on the historical and social relations that have evidence-based practice in the field. enabled evidence-based practice as a prevailing trend, and helps clarify the relation of scientific knowledge to practice. T81 16:30 - 17:00 Joliet (Convention level) Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group T77 16:00 - 16:30 Capital (Convention level) Clinical-Community Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community Time grants: Promoting clinicians engagement in research Culturally appropriate occupational therapy: Challenges activity and factors beyond language translation Aruna Mitra (Calgary Health Region, Calgary) Maoliosa Sarabjeet Charchun (Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey) Donald A pilot project made possible with donations from Sun Life The Time Grant Program provides dedicated time for Financial allowed translation of the English multidisciplinary clinicians to engage in research activities while continuing cardiac educational program into the Punjabi language. This their role as clinicians. Unspent operational funding funds presentation will focus on the occupational therapy role, key relief staff to perform clinical duties enabling time grant factors beyond language influencing the delivery and con - recipients to focus on project work. The context, processes, tent of the program and strategies for creating partnerships. outcomes as well as challenges will be presented.

T78 16:00 - 16:30 Frontenac (Convention level) T82 16:30 - 17:00 Capital (Convention level) Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent General Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Institution Clinical-Community Views from around the world: Putting “hands” in context Sensory, motor, and daily living skills of children with Autism Susan Mulholland (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Susan Robinson (LEAD Foundation, Calgary) Joyce Susan Hannah Magill-Evans This presentation provides an opportunity for educators, The relationship between the motor and sensory processing students and clinicians to expand their understanding of the skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their meaning(s) ascribed to “hands” from individual and world daily living skills is examined. Twenty children with ASD perspectives. Participants will be encouraged to reflect and between five and seven and a half years of age were tested consider the diversity in these meanings and apply these with minimal variance in daily living skills explained by motor findings to practice. and sensory processing skills.

16:30

T79 16:30 - 17:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent Health / Clinical-Community Motor learning in developmental coordination disorder: Insights from neuroimaging Jill Zwicker (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Cheryl Missiuna, Susan Harris, Lara Boyd At present, no evidence exists to indicate that children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) can demonstrate motor learning that is supported by functional reorganization of the brain. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), this study compared motor learning ability and pat - terns of brain activation of children with and without DCD.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 35 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Thursday June 4th • Jeudi le 4 juin Session OS17 - T87

OS17 16:30 - 17:30 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) T84 17:00 - 17:30 Panorama (Penthouse level) Symposium- Occupational Science Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory A Perspective on Occupational Perspective Discomforting and disquieting: Dreaming to enhance Anna Park Lala (University of Western Ontario, London) reflexivity The literature demonstrates that when occupational scien - Lindsey Nicholls (Brunel University, London, UK) tists and therapists use the term occupational perspective, The paper describes using dreams to enhance reflexivity in a their intended meanings vary, and are not always explicitly qualitative study which uses psychosocial methods. The au - conveyed. This paper raises the question: “What is an occu - thor explores a process which illuminates the ‘hidden from pational perspective?” Current uses of the term are exam - view’ dynamics generated within the research process creat - ined, and a dialogue is invited. ing a new lens through which to view the ethnographic data of interviews, observations and groups. Occupation, personality and well-being Dana Anaby (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) T85 17:00 - 17:30 Joliet (Convention level) Tal Jarus Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group Occupation, as opposed to personality, is amenable to Administration Health Policy change. We examined the unique contribution of occupa - Bone and Joint Decade Canada: Young investigator tion to well-being beyond personality. Occupation had a inititiative smaller contribution, compared to personality, yet its effect is Hazel Wood (Bone and Joint Canada, Toronto) Toby King notable as it is challenging to influence well-being in the Improving the health of people with musculoskeletal condi - presence of a powerful factor such as personality. tions is related to the amount and quality of research on the subject. By training early career investigators that have a Forging Academic and Community Research Partnerships stated interest in musculoskeletal conditions, Bone and Joint for Change Decade Canada and the U.S. Bone and Joint Decade are Elizabeth Townsend (Dalhousie University, Halifax) Jocelyn laying the foundation for improved health and quality of life Brown, Grace Warner, Ingrid Waldron for people with these conditions. This trianing is open to all In this interactive session, a panel will profile three studies disciplines, which means that patients will have the benefit that draw on phenomenology, epidemiology and critical of a broad spectrum of research. social sciences to understand occupational transitions asso - ciated with urban primary health care, rural chronic disease T86 17:00 - 17:30 Capital (Convention level) self-management, and anti-racism in mental health services. Student Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group This session will generate insights for innovative research Clinical-Institution partnerships for change. The practical application of goal attainment scaling in east africa Kate Williams (University of Toronto, Toronto) Ashley Wilson 17:00 After participating in a Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) workshop and implementing the outcome measure for five weeks, occupational therapists within hospital and community T83 17:00 - 18:00 Chaudière (Convention level) settings in East Africa were interviewed on their perceptions Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to and experiences with the measure. Data analysis uncovered Client Group / Administration Health Policy benefits and barriers to using GAS within these settings. Clinical practice guidelines: Defending or restricting best practice? T87 17:00 - 17:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Mandy Lowe (Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto) Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc Debbie Hebert, Mary Stergious Kita, Susan Rappolt, Clinical-Community Catherine Chater Key software issues in assessing students with learning Clinical practice guidelines can assist occupational therapists disabilities in developing systematic approaches to clinical practice and Heidi Cramm (Compass Occupational Therapy Solutions, decision-making. This extended discussion will present an Kingston) overview of guideline development and evaluation Abstract Summary Although different types of assistive processes and provide an opportunity for occupational technology software for students with learning disabilities therapists to discuss priorities for guideline development are available, key features and how they interact with the in our profession. user are critical foundations for effective assistive technology prescription. It is essential to be aware of the discriminating features when engaged in clinical reasoning to optimize person-occupation-environment congruence.

36 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F1- F3

F2 8:30 - 9:30 Event Reminder • Rappel d’événement Symposium- Professional Issues Richelieu (Convention level) Knowledge translation in occupational therapy using 06:30 communities of practice Morning Yoga/Yoga matinal Gwenyth Roberts (Calgary Health Region - Alberta Children, Calgary) 15:30-17:30 Occupational therapists strive to keep pace with new Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture and Awards knowledge, to improve integrity in service delivery and to Ceremony/Discours commémoratif Muriel Driver et maintain competence in their practice. The implementation Cérémonie de remise des prix of 'community of practice' sessions bridges the research- practice gap and allows therapists to share practise-based experience in the promotion of best practice. 20:00-24:00 Student Social/Activité sociale organisée par les étudiants Developing a community of scholarship: Partnering academics and practitioners Leanne Leclair (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Pamela 8:30 Wener, Jacquie Ripat, Marlene Stern, Donna Collins Collaborations between faculty and practitioners can lead to F1 8:30 – 11:30 Panorama (Penthouse level) increased research utilization and clinically relevant research production. This presentation will highlight the lessons CAOT Professional Issue Forum learned during implementation of a project that sought to Workforce Retention In Occupational Therapy develop a community of scholarship among academics and To ensure an effective Canadian occupational therapy work - practitioners and future expansion of the framework to force for the future, CAOT will continue to explore health other sites. human resource strategies to address workforce retention. Retention initiatives contribute to building the occupational Communities of practice – What, Why and How? therapy workforce capacity in Canada and encourage Leann Merla (London Health Sciences Centre, London) continued interest in careers in occupational therapy. This Cathy Vandersluis Professional Issue Forum will bring together pertinent “Communities of Practice” allow occupational therapists stakeholders such as the employer, occupational therapist, to practice in a manner congruent with professional values regulator and researcher. Together we will strategize, thereby contributing to professional development and explore initiatives, foster innovation and develop a research identity, job satisfaction and recruitment and retention. agenda in order to deal effectively with current Canadian This workshop will provide participants with knowledge of occupational therapy workforce retention issues. strategies needed to develop and enhance a Community of Practice within their clinical setting.

F3 8:30 - 9:00 Chaudière (Convention level) Paper- Research, Adult General / Theory Validity evidence for the lifestyle balance inventory Kathleen Matuska (College of St. Catherine, St. Paul) The presentation will describe the development and preliminary validity evidence of the Lifestyle Balance Inventory (LBI). The LBI was tested against subjective well being, basic need satisfaction, and perceived stress, to provide empirical support for the LBI and the theoretical model of lifestyle balance from which it was created.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 37 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F4 - F11

F4 8:30 - 9:30 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) F8 8:30 - 9:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 1 Extended Discussion- Research, Older Adult General Poster- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Clinical-Community Why weight for wellness? Community mental health & Wheeled mobility in older adults: Wheeling into the future wellness program William Miller (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Regina Casey (Vancouver Community Mental Health Claudine Auger, Ben Mortenson, Cher Smith Service, Vancouver) A growing number of older adults use wheelchairs to facili - There exists a critical need to develop services with and for tate their daily occupations yet little research exists in this persons who live with a mental health diagnosis and take area. Novel research about the occupations and quality of anti-psychotic medications. This presentation describes the life of older wheelchair users will be presented, which will be model, vision, goals, funding and outcomes of this large used to generate discussion about the future of wheeled pilot project and could serve as a framework for others with mobility research. similar interests.

F5 8:30 - 9:00 Joliet (Convention level) F9 8:30 - 9:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 11 Paper- Practice, Older Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Institution Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent Physical Health Discharge planning through the lens of ethical principles Clinical-Institution Evelyne Durocher (University of Toronto, Toronto) Barbara Improving gross motor function and postural control with Gibson, Susan Rappolt hippotherapy in Down syndrome children with hypotonia: Ethical issues arise when there is incongruity between Case studies wishes of the patient, family and recommendations of the Danielle Champagne (CSSSTR, Trois-Rivières) Claude Dugas health care team during discharge planning from inpatient The goal of this case study was to evaluate the effectiveness rehabilitation. This study suggests how occupational thera - of hippotherapy as a treatment strategy to improve gross pists can balance the desire for autonomy against safety motor functions in two children with Down syndrome. Ac - risks and engage patients in decision-making concerning risk celerometry and the GMFM test were used to quantify the assessment. effects of the treatment. This research was suppported by AHA. F6 8:30 - 9:00 Capital (Convention level) Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Education F10 8:30 - 9:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 21 Fieldwork to real work: Does fieldwork influence Poster- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group employment eligibility? Clinical-Community Donna Drynan (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Caregiver assessments for community practices Naomi Goffman, Jamie Lewis, Megan Sutherland Tanya Glencross-Eimantas (ErinoakKids, Brampton) Mary Results from a survey designed to capture information on Stergiou-Kita, Lynn Rutledge, Jill Cameron, Susan Rappolt the influence of fieldwork placements on entry-level employ - The role of informal caregiver is a critical component of ment will be presented. Developing a better understanding clients' social environments but there are few tools for of the relationship between fieldwork and real work will help assessing the capacity of caregivers to manage the complexity to inform fieldwork practices both from an academic and of their role. The literature on caregiver assessment is employee recruitment perspective. reviewed, and their applicability is analyzed with respect to three community-based practice contexts. F7 8:30 - 9:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory 9:00 Applying knowledge translation theory: A scoping review Heather Colquhoun (McMaster University, Hamilton) F11 9:00 - 9:30 Chaudière (Convention level) Hundreds of knowledge translation theories exist making Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Institution theory selection difficult and contributing to a persistent Building the employability of offenders with special underutilization of theory in this field. This scoping review needs outlines three important knowledge translation theories, Lisa Bunton (Correctional Service Canada, Abbotsford) describes how each has been used to change service Occupational therapists increase the employability of provider behaviour in health contexts, and makes sugges - offenders with special needs through assessment, job tions for rehabilitation applications. coaching, targeted training and supported community reintegration. These interventions improve personal devel - opment, complement correctional programming, remove employment barriers and lead to positive employment outcomes. These benefits will enable offenders to lead balanced lives in safer communities.

38 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F12 - F17

F12 9:00 - 9:30 Joliet (Convention level) F15 9:00 - 9:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 4 Paper- Research, Older Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Community Student Poster- Other Practice, research, and education, A pre-discharge home assessment screening tool - Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community partnering for research Impacting dementia family caregivers sense of mastery Cara Shorter (Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver) through psychoeducational intervention Linda Boronowski, William Miller Nicole Jones (University of Toronto, Toronto) Nira Hospital and community based occupational therapists and Rittenberg, Elaine Kohn, Jill Cameron a research scientist partnered to develop a screening tool The proposed qualitative phenomenological study aims to for pre-discharge home occupational therapy assessments. determine how psychoeducational group sessions for non- This tool will validate the decision of which service (hospital spousal adult family caregivers of individuals with dementia or community) should complete these assessments. We will affects caregiver mastery. This study will help us to under - present the reliability, validity and predictive value of this stand how psychoeducational support groups benefit non- tool. spousal family caregivers.

F13 9:00 - 9:30 Capital (Convention level) F16 9:00 - 9:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 14 Paper- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education Poster- Practice, Child/Adolescent Physical Health Is interprofessional education a threat to professional Clinical-Institution identity? Evaluation of a new typing program for students with Paulette Guitard (Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa) disabilities Claire-Jehanne Dubouloz, Jacinthe Savard, Lynn Metthé Mary-Beth Sophianopoulos (Bloorview Kids Rehab, Toronto) A pilot project explored the learning experiences of Cynthia Tam, Jennifer Mays students completing a placement in an Interprofessional Children with handwriting difficulties require a computer to University Clinic, more specifically, their comprehension of fully participate in the occupation of writing. However, they their discipline and that of other health care professions. often find touch-typing too hard. Our study developed and Contrary to beliefs, interprofessional education promoted evaluated an interactive typing program, which doesn’t professional identity, better understanding and respect of emphasize touch-typing. Results include significantly other professions and better client care. improved typing speed and accuracy (p<0.05), student motivation, and positive parent feedback. F14 9:00 - 9:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Professional Issues, Adult Health / Administration F17 9:00 - 9:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 24 Health Policy Poster- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory Bone and Joint Decade Canada: Improving access Constraints on access to augmentative communication in to surgery cerebral palsy Hazel Wood (Bone and Joint Canada, Toronto) Rhona F. Aileen Costigan (The Pennsylvania State University, McGlasson Pennsylvania) Karl Newell Timely access to surgery prevents deterioration in joint Constraints to technical management of augmentative status and ultimately leads to improved funciton. Bone and communication systems stem from motor limitations inher - Joint Canada has undertaken to improve access to hip and ent to cerebral palsy and from demands imposed by the knee surgery through the development of a core model of augmentative communication itself. This poster presents care, which includes the use of Advanced Practice Therapists. degrees of freedom as a method of interpreting the interac - By engaging a National Hip and Knee Knowledge tion of these constraints to support the customization of Translastion Network, we have been able to engage leading access to communication devices. orthopaedic surgeons, their teams, hospital administrators and governments in the change process. The result has been improved access, quality and cost of care.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 39 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F18 - F25

inter-professional, inter-facility educational intervention 10:00 addressed knowledge gaps and provided an environment for discussion and solution generation F18 10:00 - 11:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to F22 10:00 - 10:30 F22 Capital (Convention level) Client Group / Administration Health Policy Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group Planning occupational therapy resources in turbulent Administration Health Policy times: An evidence-driven approach Occupational therapists’ service advocacy obligations: Jane McPhee (Saskatoon Health Region, Saskatoon) A complex challenge Marlene Stern, Mary Manojlovich, Lynda Dunal Andrew Freeman (Université Laval, Québec) Occupational therapy practice leaders and clinicians across The nature of health professionals’ obligation to advocate the country are challenged to present an evidence-based for services has become less straightforward in the contem - rationale for caseload management. An evidence-driven porary health care context. Using data collected from practi - draft occupational therapy caseload management algorithm tioners and insights from the literature, a framework for will be presented for discussion and feedback, and is occupational therapy service advocacy will be proposed. expected to provide a framework to inform human resource Advocacy remains a critical, yet complex, professional planning for occupational therapists. obligation.

F19 10:00 - 10:30 Chaudière (Convention level) F23 10:00 - 10:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Practice, Adult Psychosocial Health / Clinical-Institution Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group The art of being in a doing world Administration Health Policy Michelle Elliot (Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary) Continuing competency: Enabling an organization For many individuals with eating disorders, the pursuit of Cathy White (River Valley Health, Fredericton) control prohibits an exploration of greater meaning, pur - The development and implementation of Continuing pose, or connection. Inviting spiritual occupation into Competency Programs require strong partnerships between treatment can be a key component to the recovery process. occupational therapists and their provincial regulatory Broadening the view of balanced living helps create space bodies.The new Canadian Practice Process Framework to enhance being, not just doing, in life. (Polatajko, Craik, Davis & Townsend, 2007), has been effective in guiding the process. Challenges with enabling F20 10:00 - 11:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) clients who are organizations remain. Extended Discussion- Research, Non Specific to Client Group / Clinical-Institution F24 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 7 Future powered wheelchair technology: Therapists’ Poster- Professional Issues, Adult Psych/Soc / Administration perspectives and implications for design Health Policy Rosalie Wang (Toronto Rehab, Toronto) Alex Mihailidis, A tool for client involvement in mental health service Geoff Fernie planning This session will present an overview of advanced powered Gayle Restall (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) wheelchair technology that is in development. Discussion This presentation will describe the development of a tool to topics will focus on therapists’ perspectives on the powered guide the implementation and evaluation of organizational mobility needs of clients with complex physical, sensory and support for client involvement in mental health service cognitive impairments, design priorities and strategies to planning. The tool can be used by occupational therapy better involve users and therapists in the development organizations to develop and evaluate mechanisms and process. contexts that facilitate the inclusion of clients in service development and evaluation. F21 10:00 - 10:30 Joliet (Convention level) Paper- Practice, Older Adult Health / Clinical-Institution F25 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 17 To restrain or not to restrain that is the question Poster- Practice, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc Linda Norton (Shoppers Home Health Care, Toronto) Clinical-Institution Margo McWhirter, Katherine Fisher, Renee John Effectiveness of a pilot social skills group for boys with Occupational therapists recommend positioning belts, lap Autism trays or tilt to support a client’s functional posture. These Keya Clegg (Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton) devices may be classified as “restraints” by the facility and Cyndie Koning, Joyce Magill-Evans, Joanne Volden are often removed, creating a practice dilemma. An School-aged children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder experience difficulty with peer interaction. This poster will describe the results and implications of a pilot

40 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F26 - F33 outcome study using a CBT based social skills group inter - can assist clinicians to develop and critically evaluate tools vention program facilitated by occupational therapists. by considering a broader concept of construct validity.

F26 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 27 F30 10:30 - 11:00 Capital (Convention level) Poster- Education, Adult Psychosocial Health / Education Paper- Research, Adult Psych/Soc / Administration Health An aggregate fieldwork model Policy Pat Precin (New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury) Constructing public policy: A case study of ODSP The Aggregate Fieldwork Model that encourages educators, employment supports students, supervisors, and clinical settings to work together Rebecca Gewurtz (University of Toronto, Toronto) to train students, provide clinical services, and publish OT Bonnie Kirsh material, will be presented. Its outcome data supports the This research examines the ideas, values and beliefs that Centennial Vision’s focus to improve the quality and quantity have shaped policy change in the Employment Support of students’ psychosocial experience. branch of the Ontario Disability Support Program and the impact it has had on employment services, resources and F27 10:00 - 10:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 29 opportunities for persons with mental illnesses. Poster- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group Administration Health Policy F31 10:30 - 11:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Occupational life-worlds of paediatric occupational Student Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client therapists: Reflections on meaningful practice Group / Theory Kirsten Trenc (University of Western Ontario, London), Professional reasoning of occupational therapists' with Anne Kinsella 16-24 months of experience This research reports on a phenomenological study about Alisia Roos & Amber Miller (Winnipeg) Theresa Sullivan the occupational life-worlds of paediatric occupational ther - This study explored the reasoning of occupational therapists apists. Seven themes, reflective of where therapists discern with 16-24 months of experience using a focus group. Defi - meaning in professional practice were identified. The study nitions in the literature proved too broad or too narrow to has implications for the design of enabling workplaces and accurately explain study findings. The multi-facetted and professional practice in occupational therapy. dynamic nature of reasoning makes it difficult to quantify development solely in terms of years of experience. 10:30 F32 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 9 F28 10:30 - 11:00 Chaudière (Convention level) Poster- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Paper- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community No longer all up in smoke: Partnering for healthy change Wellness and bipolar disorder: Self-management Isabella Cheng (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, strategies for healthy living Toronto) Mary Clarke, Édith Gagnon Melinda Suto (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Smoking cessation programs are widespread but do not Erin Michalak, Sandra Hale consider the occupational meaning of smoking, particularly This qualitative study reports on self-management strategies for people with concurrent mental illness. It is within occupa - that people with bipolar disorder use to maintain/regain tional therapists’ scope of practice to consider the occupa - wellness and engage in leisure, work, and social occupa - tion of smoking to enable clients’ engagement in alternative tions. Occupational therapists facilitating recovery can bene - occupations that lead to health, well-being and justice. fit from understanding how people live with bipolar disorder and the skills they develop to manage their condition. F33 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 10 Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent Psychosocial Health / F29 10:30 - 11:00 Joliet (Convention level) Clinical-Community Student Paper- Practice, Older Adult Psychosocial Health The use of visual imagery in Asperger’s Syndrome Theory Pat Precin (New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury) Beyond traditional measures of validity: Measurement of Michele Floria, January Magno, Simi Thomas cognitive competency This poster presents a pilot investigation that showed Briana Zur (University of Western Ontario, London) Andrew how the use of visual imagery training increased the ability Johnson, Eric Roy, Debbie Laliberte Rudman of subjects with Asperger’s Syndrome to perform more inde - Assessing capacity for seniors with dementia to age in place pendently on a simple daily activity. To date, there has been is an ethical issue that demands occupational therapists criti - no such documented research. Limitations will be outlined cally consider the measurement tools that inform such as - with a quantitative study in mind. sessments. A framework by Samuel Messick is explored that

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 41 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F34 - F41

F34 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 20 de la recherche ainsi que le protocole développé seront Poster- Education, Non Specific to Client Group exposés lors de la présentation. Clinical-Institution Formation aux pratiques de proximité en ergothérapie F38 11:00 - 11:30 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) par l’accompagnement-parrainage Paper- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Monique Carrière (Université Laval, Québec) Audette Art Studios: A community of, pride, passion, Bédard, Francine Blackburn engagement, and transformation La pertinence et la faisabilité de former les ergothérapeutes Regina Casey (Vancouver Community Mental Health à des pratiques de proximité sont démontrées et illustrées à Service, Vancouver) Sarah Sinanan, Sandra MacKay partir d’un stage universitaire préclinique d’accompagnement- Engaging in creative occupations is a powerful response to parrainage étroitement supervisé, centré sur le puissant chronic illness. The unique partnership described in this levier relationnel, orienté sur les projets de l’aidé et ancré presentation is a powerful way to enable occupation, dans le milieu de vie de la personne. empower and give voice to those with chronic mental illnesses and facilitate occupational justice within a mental F35 10:30 - 11:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 30 health system. Poster- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group Administration Health Policy F39 11:00 - 11:30 Joliet (Convention level) Professional survival: Why do occupational therapists Paper- Professional Issues, Older Adult General leave the profession? Clinical-Institution Robyn Hastie (University of Toronto, Toronto) Brenda Évaluation de l’inaptitude : Concepts éthiques, Gamble, Raisa Deber, Susan Rappolt juridiques, cliniques et pratiques professionnelles How have employment and personal factors affected the Louise Tremblay (Ordre des ergothérapeutes du Québec, rate of occupational therapists exiting the profession? Montréal) Analysis of a ten-year college registrant database suggests Les ergothérapeutes jouent un rôle important dans that job stability through full-time employment and career l’évaluation de l’inaptitude des personnes âgées en perte investment through self-employment significantly increase d’autonomie. Cependant, leur compréhension des concepts the likelihood of occupational therapists remaining in the éthiques, juridiques et cliniques de l’inaptitude s’avère profession. souvent insuffisante considérant la portée de leur opinion clinique. Une meilleure compréhension de ces concepts est 11:00 nécessaire pour assurer de bonnes pratiques professionnelles.

F36 11:00 - 11:30 Richelieu (Convention level) F40 11:00 - 11:30 Capital (Convention level) Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Institution Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc Clinical-Community Managing the unmanageable: Strategies for caseload management Youth, occupation and human rights: A call for violence prevention Cathy Vandersluis (London Health Sciences Centre, London) Sandra Galheigo (Universidade de São Paulo, Demand for occupational therapy services continues to São Paulo,Brazil) Beatriz Akemi Takeiti outstrip budgeted resources, resulting in a need to prioritize and manage the overwhelming workload. This workshop will This study aims at reporting the experiences and meanings present the process and strategies developed at an acute of violence in young people’s daily lives and the connections hospital in order to prevent staff burnout, meet to the occupational life and occupational roles of underprivi - practice requirements and retain talented staff. leged youth. It is based on secondary analysis of nine-year- period qualitative researches and on reports of occupational F37 11:00 - 11:30 Chaudière (Convention level) therapy sessions in community-based youth programs. Paper- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Institution F41 11:00 - 11:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Protocole d’évaluation fonctionnelle de conduite pour Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group motocyclistes présentant des incapacités Administration Health Policy Martin Presseau (Centre de réadaptation Constance- Program evaluation: Enabling occupation at a systems Lethbridge, Montréal) Isabelle Gélinas, Geneviève Lefebvre, level Jean Doucet Anne Chapman Heinemeyer (Alberta Health Services, Un projet de recherche clinique a été réalisé afin de Calgary) Amy Good développer un protocole d’évaluation pour l’aptitude à conduire une motocyclette pour des personnes présentant The presenter will explore program evaluations and how des incapacités. Les résultats obtenus à chacune des étapes they can be used by occupational therapists to partner for change at a system level. The relationship between program

42 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F42- F48 evaluation and occupational therapy will be demonstrated 13:00 with an example of an evaluation of a community based brain injury program. F46 13:00 – 14:00 Panorama (Penthouse level) F42 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 2 The National Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Poster- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Institution Drivers Smoking room to sensory room: Transformation of the CAOT received funding for the development of a National institutional environment Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Drivers from the Mari Basiletti (Hillsborough Hospital, Charlottetown, PE) Public Health Agency of Canada. This Blueprint outlines a Alison Carr, Karen Schurman, Ellen Rice vision and identified directions for action for promoting safe driving among older drivers in Canada. The Blueprint is This poster illustrates how a long-term care unit in a psychi - directed towards increasing the capacity of older adults atric hospital was transformed through the collaboration of to drive safely for as long as possible and maintain their hospital staff and community partners. The unit, a smoking engagement in the occupations which give meaning and room and an outdoor area were renovated to improve resi - purpose to their lives. The emerging role of occupational dents’ quality of life, to enable engagement in occupation, therapists as leaders in actions stemming from this Blueprint and to promote socialization. will be discussed. F43 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 12 F47 13:00 - 14:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc / Education Extended Discussion- Education, Non Specific to Client Teaching autistic children social perspective-taking Group / Education through presence in virtual reality Apprentissage de la collaboration interprofessionnelle Michelle Wang (University of Toronto, Toronto) Denise Reid dans le continuum des soins de santé Virtual reality technology will be used to involve and Claire-Jehanne Dubouloz (University of Ottawa, Ottawa) immerse autistic children in play scenarios requiring Jacinthe Savard, Paulette Guitard, John Joanisse, Pipa Hall, perspective-taking. This is hypothesized to increase the Dawn Burnett degree of presence felt by the children and consequently Cette séance de longue durée permettra de reconnaître les increase their success on tests of social perspective-taking avancements dans le champ de la formation interprofession - nelle expérientielle en partenariat entre les programmes F44 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 19 universitaires et les milieux cliniques. Ce dialogue basé Poster- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education sur la proposition d'un modèle engagera de nouveaux Seizing opportunities to form meaningful partnerships: participants à entrevoir une collaboration régionale ou Case example nationale dans ce développement interprofessionnel. Susan Doble (Dalhousie University, Halifax) Lindsay MacDonald, Linda Wozniak, Jennifer Saunders F48 13:00 - 13:30 Chaudière (Convention level) By forming partnerships with organization s where no Paper- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community previous occupational therapy services have been provided, Participation and physical function for adults with the role that occupational therapists play in enhancing clients’ traumatic brain injury. well-being can be demonstrated. This concept is illustrated by Alison McLean (GF Strong Rehab Centre, Vancouver) the partnership between an occupational therapy university Dana Anaby, Tal Jarus program and the Intensive Residential Aphasia Communica - There are many barriers to community participation for tion Therapy (InteRACT) program. adults with traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this study was to identify participation patterns of community-dwelling F45 11:00 - 11:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 22 adults with TBI, and whether physical function is associated Poster- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group / with participation. This presentation reports on the results, Administration Health Policy and discusses recommendations for clinical practice. Retention of occupational therapists in practice across employment sectors Robyn Hastie (University of Toronto, Toronto) Brenda Gamble, Raisa Deber, Susan Rappolt Despite recent rhetoric about a shift in care from hospitals to community, occupational therapists are more likely to stay employed in the hospital sector. Policies for service delivery outside of hospitals should be analyzed with the view to im - proving the retention of practicing occupational therapists in these sectors.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 43 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F49 - F56

F49 13:00 - 14:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) F53 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 5 Extended Discussion- Consumer Presentation Poster- Research, Older Adult Health / Clinical-Community Changing minds, Changing lives Beyond the horizon of daily activities, reaching social Laura Domenicucci (Canadian Paralympic Committee, roles Ottawa) Chris Bourne Michelle Plante (Centre de recherche de l'Institut de Changing Minds, Changing Lives educates about the associ - gériatrie universitaire de Montréal, Pointe Claire) Louise ated social and health benefits of regular sport activity, and Demers, Bonnie Swaine, Johanne Desrosiers the potential that resides within all Canadians living with a Social roles are pivotal for the older adults’ quality of life. physical disability. Learn about engaging your clients to partic - A prospective multi-center study clarifies the influence that ipate in sport, use sport as a vehicle for rehabilitation. Get level of autonomy in daily activities has on social roles six your clients off of the sidelines and back onto the playing field. months post discharge. Occupational therapy interventions that focus on daily activities during rehabilitation only par - F50 13:00 - 13:30 Joliet (Convention level) tially explain social roles after discharge. Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group / Administration Health Policy F54 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 15 Narratives of professional practice: Meaningful moments Poster- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Community in therapists’ lives Partenaires en entreprise : Nouvelle collaboration en Shanon Phelan (University of Western Ontario, London) réadaptation du travail Laura Gibson, Dana Wubben, Ashlee Bardell, Andria Valérie Tremblay-Boudreault (Prévigesst, Sherbrooke) Azevedo, Sarah Polley, Anne Kinsella Certains outils de gestion de retour au travail des tra - The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understand - vailleurs atteints de troubles musculosquelettiques sont ing of the meanings that occupational therapists attribute to destinés aux entreprises. Les déterminants d’une collabora - their own occupations. In-depth narrative interviews were tion entre l’entreprise et les cliniciens, à partir de ces outils, conducted with 16 therapists. The findings raise important ont été évalués en vue d’améliorer la pratique des cliniciens themes for practice and open a dialogue concerning occu - en réadaptation du travail auprès de cette clientèle. pational therapy in current health care climates. F55 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 25 F51 13:00 - 13:30 Capital (Convention level) Poster- Practice, Child/Adolescent Health / Clinical-Community Paper- Research, Older Adult General / Clinical-Institution Analyzing the social environment in home modification Utility of the life-space assessment for power mobility assessments device users Tanya Glencross-Eimantas (ErinoakKids, Brampton) Claudine Auger (CRIUGM, Montréal) Louise Demers, Deb Cameron, Jill Cameron, Susan Rappolt Isabelle Gélinas, François Routhier, Jeffrey Jutai, Chantal Occupational therapists must consider social as well as Guérette, Frank DeRuyter physical aspects of a home environment when doing home The presentation will provide evidence to occupational modification assessments. The International Classification of therapists who are looking for a simple and reliable ques - Functioning, Disability and Health provides a framework for tionnaire, validated both in French and English, to measure analyzing the environment that is used to examine the com - the mobility habits of middle-aged and older adults with a ponents of standardized home assessments. person-environment paradigm. 13:30 F52 13:00 - 13:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Institution F56 13:30 - 14:00 Chaudière (Convention level) Implementation of a vision rehabilitation service within a Paper- Research, Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Institution neuro-rehabilitation program What are workers’ perceptions of how they prevented Joanne Andrews (Parkwood Hospital, London) Shannon back re-injury? McGuire Mary Hamilton (Teck Cominco Metals Ltd, Trail) Mary Egan, Visual disturbances after a neurological injury are relatively Joan Versnel common and have a substantial impact on clients’ occupa - Injured workers’ perceptions of how they prevented back tional performance. This session will discuss the implemen - re-injury will be presented. This information may provide tation of a vision rehabilitation service within a neuro- valuable insight for occupational therapists designing rehabilitation program. Therapists’ experiences with this secondary back injury prevention interventions. service will be explored. Recommendations for service enhancement will be discussed.

44 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F57 - F64

F57 13:30 - 14:00 Joliet (Convention level) F61 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 18 Student Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Poster- Research, Adult Health / Clinical-Community Group / Education Practice change: From a theoretical concept to a research Influences on the selection of occupational therapy as a study career Linda Norton (Shoppers Home Health Care, Toronto) Narmin Hemani, Natasha Rana (University of Toronto, Pamela Houghton, Gary Sibbald, Gail Woodbury, Toronto) Jill Stier, Jill Cameron Patricia Coutts, Kevin Woo, Dianne Bryant Despite the demand for occupational therapists across Clinicians can identify the need for a change in practice, Canada, the number of applicants to occupational therapy however they may not recognize the opportunity to take programs remains relatively low. To enhance current recruit - their observations further into a formal research study. This ment initiatives, it is crucial to identify how and when indi - poster demonstrates that by gathering the right team, and viduals decide to enter the profession. Recommendations fostering enthusiasm in the topic, formal research is an were developed that provide a foundation from which to achievable goal. begin improving recruitment. F62 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 28 F58 13:30 - 14:00 Capital (Convention level) Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent General Paper- Research, Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Community Clinical-Community Experiences with a power-assist wheelchair in the Transition to adulthood: Experiences of youth with community epilepsy Ed Giesbrecht (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Jacquie Kelly McIlroy (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Vivien Hollis, Ripat, Juliette Cooper, Art Quanbury Cary Brown, David Mappin The Pushrim-activated Power-assist Wheelchair (PAPAW) is Grounded theory methodology was used to explore the an innovative device; however, evidence of its clinical utility experiences of adolescents and young adults with epilepsy is limited. The purpose of this study was to gather qualita - during transition to adulthood. The qualitative findings tive evidence about user experience with the PAPAW in a presented show that transitional issues impact adolescents’ community setting, to inform interpretation of quantitative abilities to engage in healthy occupations and illustrate the assessment results and support collaborative decision- key role occupational therapists have in being partners in making around prescription. change.

F59 13:30 - 14:00 Frontenac (Convention level) 14:00 Paper- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Institution Developing a best practice interprofessional guideline for F63 14:00 – 15:00 Panorama (Penthouse level) hypertonicity management Association of Canadian Occupational Therapy Regulatory Debbie Hebert (Toronto Rehab, Toronto) Tracy Paulenko Organizations Sponsored Session Hypertonicity interferes with rehabilitation, functional Avoiding pitfalls in your practice independence and meaningful occupation. Management Increased public scrutiny of health professionals heightens consists of a variety of multidisciplinary approaches. There the need for occupational therapists to be attentive to is limited research guiding choice of interventions and rarely maintaining competent practice. This interactive session will is an interprofessional collaborative approach used. An inter - explore potential pitfalls and help you learn how to manage professional team across the organization’s programs collab - risks in your practice. orated to develop interprofessional management guidelines for hypertonicity. F64 14:00 - 15:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to F60 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 8 Client Group / Theory Poster- Research, Older Adult General / Clinical-Community Is that all there is? Making a partnership with yourself Évaluation des personnes âgées fragiles : Comparaison Hilary Drummond (Creative Therapy Consultants, Oliver) entre les milieux clinique et domiciliaire The intention of this session is to assist therapists to identify Véronique Provencher (Centre de recherche de l'IUGM, where they ought to pay more attention to their own needs. Montréal) Louise Demers, Isabelle Gélinas Participants will leave with a better understanding of where Cette recension des écrits cherche à déterminer s’il existe they need to focus attention on their own occupational in - une différence entre les milieux d’évaluation en regard de tegrity as well as some concrete strategies to do so. la réalisation d’activités de la vie domestique (AVD) auprès des personnes âgées fragiles, puis à identifier les facteurs susceptibles d’expliquer cette différence. *Thématique de recherche soutenue par la Fondation canadienne d’ergothérapie. CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 45 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F65 - F71

F65 14:00 - 14:30 Chaudière (Convention level) F69 14:00 - 14:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Paper- Education, Adult General / Education Paper- Practice, Adult Health / Clinical-Community Clinical reasoning with clients receiving auto insurance Integrating rehabilitation principles into chronic disease benefits self-management Lynn Rutledge (Fulcrum Consultants, Toronto) Susan Rappolt Lori Letts (McMaster University, Hamilton) Julie Richardson, Clinical reasoning with clients receiving auto insurance bene - Sarah Wojkowski, Alexis Officer, Elisha Watanabe fits. Clinical reasoning is an implicit process whereby occupa - The rehabilitation self-management program (RSMP) was tional therapists use clinical and contextual data to make designed as a five-week workshop to increase knowledge clinical decisions. Elucidating the process of clinical reasoning and self-management skills for people with chronic illnesses assists occupational therapist to explain and justify their clini - in a primary health care setting. The presentation will de - cal decisions with clients receiving auto insurance benefits. scribe the program and its evaluation conducted as part of a study examining rehabilitation in family health teams. F66 14:00 - 15:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) Extended Discussion- Practice, Older Adult General / F70 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 3 Clinical-Institution Student Poster- Research, Older Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical- From uncertainty to confidence: A process for choosing Community cognitive measures Meaningful occupation and outcomes in caregivers of Heather Colquhoun (McMaster University, Hamilton) heart failure patients Alison Douglas Adrienne Lee (University of Toronto, Toronto) Heather Ross, As evidence-based practitioners, occupational therapists Kirsten Woodend, Jill Cameron measuring cognition often wonder whether they are using Caregivers of heart failure patients often experience a the best measures for their clients. This session outlines a variety of negative psychological outcomes. 50 family care - three-step process for clinicians and practice leaders to givers completed questionnaires four times during the year navigate this uncertainty and determine which measures to after their family member’s hospitalization for heart use. Three typical practice scenarios involving cognition will failure. This study proposes a positive correlation between highlight the process. caregiver participation in meaningful occupations and positive caregiver outcomes and well-being. F67 14:00 - 14:30 Joliet (Convention level) Paper- Education, Non Specific to Client Group / Education F71 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 13 HIV mentorship programme: Building capacity among Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Institution rehabilitation specialists A comparison of Nouse versus Tracker for hands-free Debra Cameron (University of Toronto, Toronto) Julie Hard, computer access Elisse Zack Hilary McKee (Bruyére Continuing Care, Ottawa) This presentation focuses on the development and imple - Mary Egan, Cynthia Cameron, Karina Malamud, mentation of a mentorship program to assist rehabilitation Cindy Lajeunesse, Agathe Rhéaume, Jodie Morley therapists to gain skills and increased comfort in treating in - The Nouse is a new hands-free computer access tool which dividuals living with HIV. The program consists of workshops, uses a web camera to track the nose. 12 individuals with meetings and individual contact. limited upper extremity function tried both the Nouse and a proven hardware-based tool. We report on differences in F68 14:00 - 14:30 Capital (Convention level) accuracy and speed and client preference for each of the Paper- Research, Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Community tools. Fatigue management goals set by people with multiple sclerosis Marcia Finlayson (University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago) Katharine Preissner, Kara Stout Fatigue is a disabling symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). After completing a fatigue management intervention lead by occupational therapists, people with MS set personal fatigue management goals. This paper describes the nature and focus of their goals and the fatigue management strate - gies they planned to use to meet these goals.

46 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F72 - F77

F72 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 23 F75 14:30 - 15:00 Capital (Convention level) Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc / Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community Clinical-Community Enabling fully social and work life participation through Exploring the psychological consequences of environmental changes developmental coordination disorder Birgit Prodinger (University of Western Ontario, London) Cheryl Missiuna (McMaster University, Hamilton) John Andrea Weise, Lynn Shaw Cairney, Nancy Pollock, Martha Cousins, Kathryn This three-round Delphi-study conducted in two European Macdonald, Louis Schmidt, Dianne Russell countries resulted in environmental factors regarding social After screening 3000 children in Grades 4-8 for motor and work participation of people with MS. Key areas were impairment, 250 were assessed and the presence/absence identified that should be addressed by occupational thera - of developmental coordination disorder and attention pists to facilitate health and well-being of people with MS deficit disorder was verified. Parent and child measures of through enabling participation in daily occupations. depression and anxiety showed high levels of psychological distress in children with DCD and children with DCD and F76 14:30 - 15:00 Frontenac (Convention level) ADHD. Paper- Consumer Presentation Community university partnerships: Defining the role of a patient navigator to increase community participation 14:30 post stroke Sharon Anderson (Stroke Survivors Association of Ottawa, F73 14:30 - 15:00 Chaudière (Convention level) Ottawa) Janet McTaggart Paper- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Community Indisputably, medical services increase the quantity of life for Therapeutic relationships with clients receiving auto stroke survivors. Now, adding quality is the challenge. Pa - insurance benefits tient navigators have been proposed to increase participa - Lynn Rutledge (Fulcrum Consultants, Toronto) Susan tion, but this role is under-conceptualized. This paper Rappolt describes the dual processes: development of a commu - nity-university partnership (CUP) and definition/evaluation of Therapeutic relationships with clients receiving auto community stroke navigator role by the CUP. insurance benefits. Therapeutic relationships depend upon client preferences, therapist style, the collaborative process, F77 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 6 and factors related to context. Therapeutic relationships with clients receiving auto insurance benefits reflect the Poster- Research, Older Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Institution complexity of health, social, legal and financial factors, and Practice makes perfect: Training effect on cognitive therapists’ understanding of these various influences. performance test scores Hadassah Rosenthal (University of Toronto, Toronto) Sharon F74 14:30 - 15:00 Joliet (Convention level) Faibish, Lynda Dunal, Theressa Burns Student Paper- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / The proposed pilot study aims to determine if rater training Clinical-Community on scoring the Cognitive Performance Test (CPT) improves Creative arts occupations in therapeutic practice: inter-rater agreement with the gold standard amongst occu - A review of the literature pational therapists (OTs) in a large geriatric facility. Improved Nadia Perruzza (Supportive Housing in Peel, Mississauga) reliability on scoring the CPT will increase rater confidence Anne Kinsella and skill in making client care recommendations. This research reports on a matrix method literature review on the use of creative arts occupations in therapeutic prac - tice. A qualitative analysis of the major outcomes of 23 stud - ies revealed six major themes. The findings suggest that the use of creative arts occupations may have important thera - peutic value.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 47 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friday June 5th • Vendredi le 5 juin Session F78 - F79

F78 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 16 15:30 Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community Meaning ascribed to assistive technology influences 15:30-17:30 consumers’ use and acceptance Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture and Awards Ceremony Jan Miller Polgar (The University of Western Ontario, London) Susan Chappell, Siobhan Howard, Katherine Lynn, Come listen to Nicol Korner-Bitensky, this year’s Muriel Joanne Nunn, Ian Denison Driver Memorial Lectureship Award winner. Nicol will be recognized for her outstanding achievements and commit - 17 assistive technology users participated in a ment to research in occupational therapy. phenomenological study of the meaning ascribed to AT and its effect on occupational performance. Three themes Following the Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture, CAOT emerged: choice and control, incorporation of AT into daily will honour fellow occupational therapists who have made life and perceptions of AT. These results affirm the need to outstanding contributions to advancing the profession by consider device meaning in the assessment/selection presenting them with awards. COTF will also announce process. grant and scholarship recipients.

F79 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 26 Poster- Research, Child/Adolescent Health / Clinical-Institution Visual performance in preterm children: Effects on handwriting/motor performance Katya Feder (Postdoctoral Fellowship, CIHR, Ottawa) Jocelyn Faubert, Annick Fournier, Michael O'Connor, Asha Nair, William Hodge, Ella Ross Visual function is often compromised in preterm children at school-age. Preliminary results indicate that preterms with ROP demonstrate deficits in contrast sensitivity and detect - ing first-order motion stimuli. The functional significance of ophthalmic sequelae and impaired perceptual processing on motor/handwriting performance and the implications for occupational therapy practise will be elucidated.

Book launch – You, Me and my OT • Lancement du livre - Toi, moi et mon ergothérapeute Saturday June 6 • Samdi le 6 juin 13:00 -14:30 Location/Lieu : Chapters, 47 rue Rideau Street Join CAOT as we launch our exciting new children’s book, You, Me and my OT written by Paulette Bourgeois (author of the Franklin the Turtle series) and illustrated by Kristi Bridgeman. This book tells the story of Emma, a feisty young girl with cerebral palsy who participates in everyday classroom occupations with the help of her occupational therapist Katie. This book is targeted towards an audience of children in grades one to three, their parents, teachers, and other caregivers. Author Paulette Bourgeois will be in attendance for a reading and booksigning. Books will be available for sale at the launch for $9.95.

Participez avec l’ACE au lancement de nouveau livre pour enfants Toi, moi et mon ergothérapeute, écrit par Paulette Bourgeois (auteure de la série de livres Benjamin la tortue) et illustré par Kristi Bridgeman. Ce livre raconte l’histoire d’Émilie, une petite fille enjouée atteinte de paralysie cérébrale qui participe aux occupations quotidiennes de sa classe avec l’aide de son ergothérapeute Karine. Ce livre s’adresse aux enfants de la première année à la troisième année du primaire, ainsi qu’à leurs parents, enseignants et autres aidants. L’auteure Paulette Bourgeois sera présente pour une séance de lecture et de signature. Le livre sera en vente au lancement, au coût de 9,95 $, en version anglaise ou en version française.

48 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Saturday June 6th • Samedi le 6 juin Session S1 - S3

11:00 Event Reminder • Rappel d’événement

11:00-11:30 International Ballroom (Lower level) 06:30 COTF Annual General Meeting Morning Yoga/Yoga matinal Members of the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation (individuals who have donated to the Foundation within the 08:30-09:30 past 12 months) are invited to attend the Foundation’s official Plenary Session/Séance plénière Annual General Meeting.

10:00-11:00 13:00 CAOT Annual General Meeting/Assemblée générale annuelle de l’ACE S1 13:00 - 14:00 Panorama (Penthouse level) 11:00-11:30 Extended Discussion- Practice, Adult General COTF Annual General Meeting/Assemblée générale Workplace accommodation: Partners for change annuelle de la FCE Jennifer Landry (Private Practice, Toronto ) Alice Lam Corporations are actively working to increase their work - 11:30-13:00 force’s diversity, including people with disabilities. The work - COTF Lunch with a Scholar/ Dîner-causerie de la FCE place accommodation process is utilized by employers to en compagnie d’un érudit remove barriers and offer solutions to enable employees with disabilities to succeed. The session will describe work - place accommodation, discuss occupational therapy’s contri - 13:00 - 14:30 bution, and strategies for developing effective workplace Book launch – You, Me and my OT partnerships. Lancement du livre - Toi, moi et mon ergothérapeute Location/Lieu : Chapters, 47 rue Rideau Street S2 13:00 - 14:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group / Theory Cultural competence? A critical approach to working with diversity 8:30 Brenda Beagan (Dalhousie University, Halifax) Zofia Kumas-Tan In this session participants will critically examine how cultural 08:30-09:30 International Ballroom (Lower level) competence is approached in occupational therapy; chal - Plenary Session lenge the assumptions that underpin definitions of culture Come see noted children’s author Paulette Bourgeois talk and of competence; examine the limitations of predominant about, “The Ripple Effect –Working together to create waves approaches to cultural competence; and explore an alterna - of change."In this thoughtful and entertaining session, tive approach grounded in reflexive practice. Paulette will reflect on how her early training as an occupa - tional therapist has guided her through many changes in her S3 13:00 - 13:30 Chaudière (Convention level) relationships at home, in the community and at work as a Paper- Practice, Adult Psychosocial Health writer in a variety of fields dependent upon partnerships. Clinical-Institution This is a session not to be missed! The recovery model in acute psychiatry: Irish occupational therapists' perspectives 10:00 Elizabeth McKay (University of Limerick, Limerick) Eithne Hurley 10:00-11:00 International Ballroom (Lower level) This study examined have occupational therapists adapted CAOT Annual General Meeting their practice using the Recovery Model in Irish acute psy - CAOT members and guests are invited to the Annual chosocial settings. Eight interviews were conducted. Find - General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Occupa - ings suggest that therapists work with clients in a person tional Therapists. Following regular business, members may centred manner. Barriers include reluctance of other staff to participate in the annual member forum. change, and using resources in an effective manner.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 49 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Saturday June 6th • Samedi le 6 juin Session S4 - S11

S4 13:00 - 14:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) S8 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 1 Extended Discussion- Research, Non Specific to Client Poster- Practice, Older Adult General / Clinical-Community Group / Theory Introducing a Rehabilitation Assistant into Home Support Life history approach: Advancing our future by revealing Linda Boronowski (North Shore Home & Community Care) our past A union and health authority partnership developed a pilot Alison Atkins (University of Toronto, Toronto) Leanne project to introduce a rehabilitation assistant into the home Layzell, Sasha Stewart, Jane Davis, Barry Trentham support staff mix at a community health center. Results of This session will familiarize participants with a life history the staff survey, client outcomes (Timed Up and Go, se - research approach through the presentation of life histories lected interRAI-HC measures and client goals), and recom - of three retired occupational therapists. Participants will mendations will be discussed. examine and discuss how these stories shed light on our professional values, theoretical foundations, and ongoing S9 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 13 practice-based questions. Student Poster- Practice, Older Adult General Clinical-Community S5 13:00 - 13:30 Joliet (Convention level) How therapists manage falls/fear of falling with older adults Paper- Research, Non Specific to Client Group Negin Maghzy (Fraser Health, Abbotsford) Sandra Hobson Clinical-Institution Occupational therapists from four practice areas (acute Conducting research in Telehealth: Factors to consider care, community, day hospital, and rehabilitation) were Angela Sekulic (Alberta Health Services, Edmonton) Ingrid interviewed about how they manage falls/fear of falling Barlow, Lili Liu with older adults. All addressed falls through service protocol, This paper describes the challenges of conducting a study interdisciplinary work, environmental adaptations, activities comparing face-to-face delivery of specialized seating serv - of daily living practice, and assistive devices. Only a few ices to the use of videoconferencing to deliver such services. addressed fear of falling. It presents factors to consider when therapists are gathering evidence to support the use of telehealth for occupational S10 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 19 therapy service delivery. Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community Occupational therapy for adults with chronic conditions: S6 13:00 - 13:30 Capital (Convention level) A systematic review Paper- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community Carri Hand (McMaster University, Hamilton), Mary Law, Evidence for executive function interventions in brain Mary Ann McColl injury rehabilitation Access to occupational therapy in primary care teams in Alison McLean (GF Strong Rehab Centre, Vancouver) Ontario is limited, despite the expertise of occupational thera - This presentation describes a systematic review of cognitive pists in addressing occupational difficulties experienced by rehabilitation interventions for adults with traumatic brain this population. A systematic review of community-based injury and executive function deficits. Results are presented occupational therapy for adults with chronic conditions and discussed from an occupational therapy perspective, supports this role for occupational therapists within primary focusing on evidence of outcomes relating to re-engagement care. in occupation (activity and participation). S11 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 23 S7 13:00 - 13:30 Frontenac (Convention level) Poster- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group / Education D Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc / Education Unique challenges of practicing oEccupational therapy in L Young school children’s expression of spirituality through remote areas in Canada L E occupational performance Jill Sorenson (St. Joseph's HCealth Centre, Toronto) Sally Townsend (Utica College, Utica) Practicing as occupationalNtherapists in remote communities A This session will help school-based practitioners develop a presents unique enviroCnmental and cultural challenges. working definition of spirituality and then engage in a dis - Literature states the following barriers: professional isolation, cussion to develop strategies to incorporate spirituality into limited resources and geographical barriers. The findings their practices in the classroom in a more explicit manner suggest post-secondary education programs should better and to become familiar with the dynamic relationship be - prepare occupational therapists and new staff require tween spirituality and learning. specialized training for the unique challenges identified in this paper.

50 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Saturday June 6th • Samedi le 6 juin Session S12 - S19

S12 13:00 - 13:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 28 S16 13:30 - 14:00 Frontenac (Convention level) Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community Paper- Research, Child/Adolescent Physical Health Evaluating participation post stroke: A review of measures Clinical-Community Dorothy Kessler (Bruyère Continuing Care, Ottawa) Mary Egan Occupational performance in children with We evaluated ten tools to document the effectiveness of developmental coordination disorder: systematic review occupational therapy in enhancing participation following Livia Magalhaes (Federal University of Minas Gerais, stroke. Based on clinical utility and psychometric properties, Belo Horizonte) Ana Amelia Cardoso, Cheryl Missiuna the Return to Normal Living Index was recommended highly, According to diagnostic criteria, children with Developmental and the LIFE-H and Participation Survey/Mobility (PARTS/M) Coordination Disorder present motor difficulties that impact were recommended to a lesser degree. on daily living skills. What is the evidence concerning the issues faced by these children? A systematic review of all 13:30 experimental articles published showed that most studies investigate and document motor impairment, not occupa - S13 13:30 - 14:00 Chaudière (Convention level) tional performance issues. Student Paper- Research, Adult Psych/Soc / Theory S17 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 4 Recovery, occupations and serious mental illness: Student Poster- Research, Older Adult Psych/Soc A case study Clinical-Community Amee Le (Toronto) Terry Krupa, Carol Mieras What do individuals with dementia want from healthcare The purpose of this study was to uncover the processes of professionals? occupational engagement for persons who have been mar - Amy MacLean (Student at University of Alberta, Edmonton) ginalized from occupation in the context of serious mental Rashid Kashani, Lili Liu illness. Using a grounded theory and a case study approach six themes emerged highlighting the importance of being This qualitative study involves 10 individuals with Alzheimer occupationally engaged. or a related dementia and examines their perceptions of whether healthcare is client-centred. It explores clients’ S14 13:30 - 14:00 Joliet (Convention level) preferred interactions with healthcare professionals, and the desired timeframes for these to occur. Results and practice Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group implications will be discussed. Administration Health Policy A conceptual viability model for sustainable rural S18 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 10 rehabilitation services Poster- Practice, Older Adult General / Clinical-Community Les Smith (Northern Health, Prince George) Systematic review of in-home accidental injury in older adults This paper describes a viability model for sustainable rural Alison Douglas (McMaster University, Hamilton) Lori Letts, rehabilitation services. It will examine the influence of Julie Richardson recruitment and retention factors on the sustainability of rural rehabilitation services. Access to rehabilitation services While home safety assessment commonly includes risk for injury in rural and remote communities will also be discussed. from fires, medication self-administration errors and wandering, the frequency of injury from these sources is not known. A sys - S15 13:30 - 14:00 Capital (Convention level) tematic review (n=16 studies) found low proportions of injury from these sources in older adults with and without dementia. Paper- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Re-connecting: Becoming a blogger after an acquired S19 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 15 brain injury Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Institution Anita Hamilton (University of Alberta, Edmonton) Janet Stability of measures of awareness of ADL limitations Marcelino, Lana Malinowski Rhona Anderson (Toronto Rehab, Toronto) Susan Doble, Putting feelings into words and enhancing social connec - Anders Kottorp, Brenda Merritt tions have health benefits for people with acquired brain in - jury (ABI). Blogging is an opportunity to express feelings and Occupational therapists often struggle with appropriate enhance networks. People with ABI experience barriers to actions when a client’s perspective of ability differs from accessing the internet. Occupational therapists are in a their observations. The validity and stability findings from unique position to facilitate access to virtual communities. a study of an assessment tool that enhances occupational therapists’ ability to plan relevant interventions with persons with acquired brain injury will be shared.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 51 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Saturday June 6th • Samedi le 6 juin Session S20 - S27

S20 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 20 S24 14:00 - 14:30 Chaudière (Convention level) Poster- Professional Issues, Older Adult General Student Paper- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Clinical-Institution Current practice in employment care planning: are we Bridging the gap: The promotion of occupational therapy there yet? in Africa Raquel Williams (University of Toronto, Toronto) Carrie Clark Ellen Odai (Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa) Most individuals with mental illness or addiction are unem - Population aging in Africa will have major economic, politi - ployed, despite the benefits and their desire to work. This cal and social implications. This presentation will evaluate study i) compares current employment care planning with the role of occupational therapists in a developing African best practice, and ii) investigates person factors as predic - Country, the differences in practice between Canada and tors of interventions offered. Findings have implications for Africa, and highlight the value of international liaisons to - resource planning, staff training, and occupational therapy wards enhancing the profession of occupational therapy. practice.

S21 13:30 - 14:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 25 S25 14:00 - 15:00 Pinnacle (Penthouse level) Poster- Practice, Adult Physical Health / Clinical-Institution Extended Discussion- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Alternative delivery of a constraint induced movement Client Group / Education therapy program Comparison of two process frameworks to guide Cherie Henderson (Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, occupational therapy practice Edmonton) Jacquie Ripat (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg) Mary Law, There is strong evidence to support the effectiveness of Leanne Leclair, Lori Letts, Brenda Vrkljan Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), a family Process frameworks are useful in guiding the stages of of rehabilitation techniques developed to improve upper occupational therapy practice; however, uptake of new extremity function following a stroke but the programs are frameworks has historically been slow. Participants will labor and cost intensive. These barriers are addressed compare the Occupational Performance Process Model through development and implementation of a group and the Canadian Practice Process Framework and obtain approach to CIMT. specific knowledge translation tools to facilitate implemen - tation of the frameworks in practice. 14:00 S26 14:00 - 14:30 Joliet (Convention level) S22 14:00 – 15:00 Panorama (Penthouse level) Paper- Professional Issues, Adult General / Clinical-Community World Federation of Occupational Therapists Sponsored The urban/remote challenge: Improving the continuum of Session aboriginal care The 15th WFOT World Congress focuses on contemporary Joanie Conrad (Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa) Janna perspectives in occupational therapy and occupational science. MacLachlan, Cathy McNeil, Brenda Ashe, Myka Riopel Congress participants will participate in stimulating reflective Inuit clients living in the Baffin Region of Nunavut must travel dialogue about their practice and personal contexts as to Ottawa to receive specialized treatment. Historically, com - well as the emerging evidence which distinguishes Latin munication between therapists in these regions has not been American practice. Please visit www.wfot.org/wfot2010/ for well established. This paper examines solutions to improve more information. communication between urban and remote settings and ultimately client care. S23 14:00 - 15:00 Richelieu (Convention level) Extended Discussion S27 14:00 - 14:30 Capital (Convention level) Partnering with injured worker groups to support access Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group / and use of information Theory Rob Lindsay (Canadian Injured Workers Alliance) Phil Brake, Enabling occupation online: Disability, virtual accessibility Patti MacAhonic, Gerry Landry, Lynn Shaw and professional responsibility Collaboration and partnering among Injured Worker Groups Daniel Molke (The University of Western Ontario, London) and occupational therapists is needed to promote the ex - Daniel Fok change of knowledge. In this session CIWA will share their Contemporary occupations are no longer confined to ‘real’ research and invite occupational therapists to work in small spaces, but are also occurring in ‘virtual’ spaces. Enabling groups to dialogue and discuss ways to move this knowl - occupation in this milieu necessitates a new understanding edge into the hands of injured workers. of accessibility. This presentation: explores how ‘virtual’ disabilities limit unfettered participation; discusses the potential role of the occupational therapist and professional boundaries within virtual environments.

52 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Saturday June 6th • Samedi le 6 juin Session S28 - S35

S28 14:00 - 14:30 Frontenac (Convention level) S32 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 24 Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent Psych/Soc Poster- Practice, Non Specific to Client Group Clinical-Community Clinical-Community Enabling occupation in younger children with motor A documentary on occupational therapists’ interventions problems during 9/11 Ann Zilberbrandt (Jewish Family Services, Montreal) Pat Precin (New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury) Angela Mandich, Kim Simpson This poster documents the experiences and interventions of For children with Developmental Coordination Disorder occupational therapists dealing with the 9/11 disaster and (DCD), everyday skills can be challenging and difficult to its aftermath. These interventions required immediate yet attain. The CO-OP approach has been confirmed to be thoughtful planning of practitioners, researchers, students, effective with children with DCD ages 7-12. This study and educators working together and with the community explores the effectiveness of this approach with children throughout this intense spirited effort to heal. ages 5-7. Statistically significant results confirmed the effectiveness. S33 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 29 Student Poster- Research, Adult General / Education S29 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 7 Changes in the occupations of young caregivers of stroke Poster- Practice, Adult General / Clinical-Institution survivors Advancing occupational therapy practice in low vision Evelyn Lasso (Toronto), Alison McCordick, Jill Cameron and visual perception The proposed study aims to identify the changing occupa - Edith Ng (Toronto Rehab, Toronto) Kristine Pearce, Nykema tions of young adult caregivers (18-24) of stroke survivors Wright, Amy Spear, Paula Ellis, Andrea Carson, Anna Yuen, across the care continuum. In-depth qualitative interviews Jenny Kim, Debbie Hebert will be conducted to gain an understanding of this popula - Enhancing knowledge in the assessment and management tion’s experiences. Information obtained has potential to of Visual Impairments is a learning need indicated by inform the creation of programs and interventions to occupational therapists in a rehabilitation centre. Rationale, support this population. objectives and approaches taken by the Low Vision and Visual Perceptual Best Practice Group developed to address 14:30 this need shared across programs and sites will be presented. S34 14:30 - 15:00 Chaudière (Convention level) S30 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 14 Paper- Research, Adult Psychosocial Health / Theory Poster- Practice, Older Adult General / Clinical-Community Le processus d’adaptation au stress chez les professeurs Developing a community based fall prevention partnership d’université Linda Boronowski (North Shore Community, Vancouver) Isabelle Matte (CSSS-IUGS, Sherbrooke) Jean-François esbiens Kelly Fletcher Des niveaux de stress élevés sont signalés chez les pro - A community care team, mental health team and a commu - fesseurs d’université. Cette conférence présente les résultats nity center partnered together to develop a fall prevention d’une étude qui examine en profondeur le processus program focused on seniors with strength and balance d’adaptation au stress de 19 universitaires par la mise en issues who have difficulty accessing community programs. commun de trois modélisations théoriques dont le modèle Results showed that a more supportive program can canadien du rendement occupationnel (ACE, 1997). improve strength and balance and encourage continued community participation. S35 14:30 - 15:00 Joliet (Convention level) S31 14:00 - 14:30 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 17 Paper- Professional Issues, Non Specific to Client Group Administration Health Policy Poster- Research, Adult Health / Clinical-Community Creating a learning culture of accessibility Fidélité de la version canadienne française du wheelchair outcome measure (WhOM-F) par mode téléphonique Elizabeth Steggles (McMaster University, Hamilton) Sue Baptiste, Pat McMahon, Melissa Aguto, Heather Hammond, Claudine Auger (CRIUGM, Montréal) Isabelle Gélinas, François Priya Kaur, Colleen McGrath Routhier, William Mortenson, William Miller, Louise Demers This paper focuses upon an accessibility project on a univer - Cette étude évaluait la fidélité test retest de la version sity campus, involving collaborations between OT, students, canadienne-française du Wheelchair Outcome Measure faculty and staff to ensure legislated standards are met (WhOM-F). Le WhOM-F permet d’identifier les objectifs du within a mandated timeframe. Qualitative and quantitative client et de suivre l’importance et la satisfaction envers les methods are employed supported by emergence theory for activités réalisées avec le fauteuil roulant. Les résultats organizational change. obtenus indiquent une excellente stabilité dans le temps. Des modifications pour le rendre applicable par téléphone seront exposées. CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 53 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Saturday June 6th • Samedi le 6 juin Session S36 - S42

S36 14:30 - 15:00 Capital (Convention level) S40 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 16 Student Paper- Practice, Adult Psych/Soc / Clinical-Community Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Community Discussing mental health in the workplace: The effects of stigma A tool measuring assistive technology outcomes as Jackie Kinsella (London Health Sciences Centre, London) Lynn Shaw experienced by caregivers A literature review was used to synthesize the evidence and Malgorzata Depa (CRIUGM, Montréal) Louise Demers, knowledge on mental health stigma in the workplace. This Marcus Fuhrer, Jeffrey Jutai, Jim Lenker, Frank DeRuyter knowledge can be used by occupational therapists to This study describes the development and pre-test of a new initiate discussions in the workplace on mental health. assessment tool designed for understanding assistive tech - nology outcomes as experienced by caregivers who provide S37 14:30 - 15:00 Frontenac (Convention level) assistance to assistive technology users. This tool will enable Paper- Practice, Child/Adolescent Health / Clinical-Community occupational therapists to measure the impact of their assis - Pediatric home modification recommendations: Assessing tive technology interventions on caregivers. Funded by environments and future needs NIDRR (www.atoutcomes.org). Tanya Glencross-Eimantas (ErinoakKids, Brampton) S41 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 21 Jill Cameron, Deb Cameron, Susan Rappolt Poster- Education, Adult Physical Health / Education Using a grounded theory approach, this study examines the home modification assessment processes of educationally in - Protocols with a twist fluential pediatric occupational therapists. Consideration of Dianna Mah-Jones (GF Strong Rehab, Vancouver) both the physical and social environments, and future needs of Clinical protocols direct practice but must be remembered if children with complex physical needs and their caregivers are they are to be enacted. A creative approach was taken with incorporated into a provisional practice model. two protocols for spinal cord rehabilitation, skin care and range of motion, in which clinical prose was translated to S38 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 9 poetry. An entertaining message engages the learner and Poster- Research, Adult General / Clinical-Institution leads to more carry-over. Development of a visual tool for assessment of occupational performance S42 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 26 Susan Strong (St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton) Robert Student Poster- Research, Older Adult Psych/Soc Wojkowski Clinical-Community A new communication tool designed to facilitate collabora - Participation, satisfaction with life, and the built tive occupational performance issue (OPI) identification with environment post-stroke people with social and cognitive disabilities was examined Tara Cairo (University of British Columbia, Vancouver) Holly regarding clinical utility, test-retest reliability and disciminant Eno, Dana Anaby, Tal Jarus validity. Composite vignettes illustrate how the VTOP facili - The relationship between participation, satisfaction with life tated expression of client’s perspective and collaborative and the built environment will be examined among individu - goal identification. als who have had a stroke. It is expected that participation and satisfaction with life will be positively correlated with S39 14:30 - 15:00 Victoria (Lower level) Poster Board 12 each other and negatively correlated with the level of envi - Poster- Research, Older Adult Psychosocial Health ronmental barriers encountered. Clinical-Community Transportation and social participation in community- 15:30 dwelling elderly Noémi Dahan-Oliel (McGill University, Montreal) Barbara 15:30 – 16:30 Mazer, Isabelle Gélinas, Bonnie Dobbs, Hélène Lefebvre President’s Address and Closing Ceremony This study examined the association between primary CAOT President Liz Taylor will discuss “The Power of transportation mode and social participation in community- Occupational Therapy in Tough Times: A Profession on dwelling seniors. Ninety elderly individuals were interviewed the Move” in person or by telephone. Findings indicate that using The 2009 Conference Host Committee will carry on the independent modes of transportation is associated with tradition of passing on the conference suitcase to next year’s greater social participation and should therefore be a committee. Conference 2010 will be held in Halifax, NS, the priority in occupational therapy. gateway to Atlantic Canada. Situated in North America’s second largest natural harbour, Halifax has many museums, historic sites and galleries. Come to Halifax and discover, “Meaningful Occupation: Enabling an Ocean of Possibilities.”

54 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Exhibit Floor Plan • Plan du Salon professionnel

1 Invacare Canada 2 Invacare Canada 3 Interior Health 4 Bayshore Home Health 5 Handwriting Without Tears ) l e

6 University of Toronto v e 10 Medline Canada l r 11 Rehab Results Inc. e w o l

12 Pearson Assessment/ PsychCorp (

13 Pearson Assessment/ PsychCorp m o o

14 Remington Medical r l l

15 Parsons ADL a B

16 AON l a n

17 Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation o i t

18 Broda Seating a n r

19 Broda Seating e t n

20 Advanced Health Care Products I 21 Sammons Preston Canada Inc 22 Soul Comfort Sheepskin 23 Otto Bock HealthCare 24 Quantum Rehab 25 FDMT Enterprises 26 Canadian Injured Workers Alliance 27 Innovative Senior Care 50 Shopper's Home Health 28 DJO Canada 51 Shopper's Home Health 29 Advanced Health Care Products 52 ergoCentric Seating 30 Blake Medical Distribution 53 ergoCentric Seating 31 Carefoam Inc. 54 Alberta Health Services 32 Therapeutica Inc. 55 HealthCraft Products 33 Trulife 56 BSN Medical 34 Professional Orthopedic Products 60 Liberty Motor Company 35 Mountain Land Rehabilitation 61 Liberty Motor Company 36 AMG Medical 62 Innotech Rehabilitation Products Inc. 37 Handicare Inc 63 Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists 38 Handicare Inc (Conference Co-hosts) 39 Wheels of Fitness 64 Information Portal for Internationally Educated 40 Sunrise Medical Occupational Therapists 41 Associated Health Systems 65 National Blueprint for Injury Prevention in 42 The University of Western Ontario Older Drivers 43 Philips Lifeline 66 Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists 44 Future Mobility Healthcare 70 Canada Revenue Agency 45 Future Mobility Healthcare 71 Pride Mobility 46 Canada Care Medical Inc. 72 School Specialty Canada 47 CIHR-Institute of Aging & CIHR-Institute of 73 School Specialty Canada Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis 74 ERP Group 48 Toys, Tools and Treasures 80 Conference 2010 49 Sunrise Medical 81 World Federation of Occupational Therapists

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 55 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Exhibitor Descriptions • Liste des exposants

Advanced Health Care Products Booth 20 & 29 Blake Medical Distribution Booth 30 Advanced Health Care is the Canadian distributor for Body - At Blake Medical Distribution we pride ourselves in adapting point, Carex, Levo, Xsensor, ShowerBuddy, Liber-T, Prime to your needs and exceeding your expectations. We do this Engineering, Vitacare/V4 and The ROHO GROUP. AHC is by offering a wide range of stock and customizable seating the representative for ROTEC Beds. We also manufacture options along with innovative therapeutic surfaces. Our our own line of innovative bath room safety products. With team promises nothing but the highest quality products and representation across Canada, Advanced Health Care repre - exceptional service. sentatives provide educational training to authorized dealers and healthcare professionals. For more information, please Broda Seating Booth 18 & 19 check out our website at www.advancedhealthcare.ca Since 1981, Broda Seating has been manufacturing tilt and recline positioning chairs that improve quality of life for the Alberta Health Services Booth 54 elderly. Broda chairs combine comfort for residents with Alberta Health Services (AHS) provides specialized care to caregiver-friendly features. Broda’s Comfort Tension 3.5 million Albertans, and referral services to the western Seating ™ system helps reduce pressure and aid in long term provinces and northern territories. Province-wide programs sitting comfort. Broda chairs integrate into No-Lift and Safe and services are provided by more than 90,000 employees Patient Handling programs and also accommodate common and 7,000 physicians at 400 facilities including hospitals, seating problems, as well as conditions and diseases including clinics, and continuing care, mental health and community Huntington’s Chorea, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, brain injury health sites. and knee contractures. Broda also offers a variety of custom sizes including Bariatric sizes. AMG Medical Booth 36 AMG Medical provides products that deliver freedom and BSN Medical Booth 56 empower people to live and feel better. Our mission is to BSN medical is a global medical device company - and one continuously strive to achieve excellence through improved of the world’s leading suppliers in the product segments of products, processes and service. We would like to present casting, bandaging, traditional wound care and compression to you our line of Rollators and bathroom safety. AMG stockings. Several of our well-known brands – Gypsona ®, Médical veut aider la population vieillissante à être libre et Orthoglass ®, JOBST ®, Deltacast ®, Tricodur ® and Leukoplast ® autonome en lui fournissant des produits qui lui permettent – are among the most trusted names in the healthcare de mieux vivre. Notre mission est l'amélioration continue de profession. nos produits, de nos procédures et de notre service pour la recherche de l'excellence. Canada Care Medical Inc Booth 46 Canada Care Medical Inc. has been providing medical AON Booth 16 equipment and supplies in Ontario and Québec since 1970. AON is Canada's leading insurance brokerage and risk We also offer delivery of mobility products, ostomy supplies management firm with over 26 offices coast-to-coast, and medical equipment around the world. Come visit our including our National Associations’ Insurance Programs booth today, or visit www.canadacaremedical.com for more Centre of Excellence located in Ottawa. By truly listening to information. you and working with you as a partner, Aon creates value for CAOT members by offering knowledgeable, flexible and Canada Revenue Agency/ Agence du revenu du Canada innovative insurance solutions. Booth 70 The Disability Tax Credit is a non refundable credit that re - Associated Health Systems Booth 41 duces the amount of income tax a person has to pay. Le Associated Health Systems specializes in providing devices to crédit d'impôt pour personnes handicapées est un crédit help prevent falls and falls injury in care home and hospital. non remboursable qui réduit l'impôt sur le revenu qu'une Devices include Bed-Check Bed, Chair and Bathroom moni - personne doit payer. tors, Wanderguard, SAtech cushion floors and falls mats, Hip Saver garments, and more. AHS provides user clinical and de - Canadian Injured Workers Alliance Booth 26 vice use education. www.associatedhealthsystems.com CIWA is a national network of injured workers groups to support the work of local and provincial groups. We believe Bayshore Home health Booth 4 injured workers should democratically control their destinies Bayshore's National Care Team provides a single point of through injured worker groups, and we provide a forum for contact for services across Canada. At Bayshore, we under - exchanging information and experiences. Through partner - stand that providing quality home health care to a person ships we conduct research, provide training and educational with a serious injury can be a challenge. Our team of experi - resources. enced managers and caregivers will ensure that your client will be cared for with dignity and respect. 1.866.265.1920 or [email protected]

56 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Exhibitor Descriptions • Liste des exposants

Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation Booth 81 Booth 67 COTF is a not for profit charitable foundation with a mandate Governed by its values of integrity, accountability, respect to promote and fund research and scholarship in OT. At the and equity, CAOT is committed to cultivating a strong, vital booth, a fundraising silent auction will be held. Remember to profession to advance excellence in occupational therapy participate in this event that supports awards for OTs! and to foster healthy occupation. We encourage you to visit our booth to pick up the DJO Canada Booth 28 latest CAOT publications and promotional materials. Also, DJO is a leading global medical device company providing join us in celebrating the launch of two new and innovative solutions for musculoskeletal and vascular health, and publications: Inter-Professional Primary Health Care: pain management. The Company’s products help patients Assembling the Pieces , written by Mary Ann McColl and prevent injuries or rehabilitate after surgery, injury or degen - Jackie Dickenson; and You, Me and my OT a erative disease. DJO’s brands include Aircast ®, DonJoy ®, children’s book written by renowned author Paulette ProCare ®, CMF™, Empi ®, Saunders ®, Chattanooga Group ™, Bourgeois and illustrated by Kristi Bridgeman. DJO Surgical, Cefar ®-Compex ® and Ormed ®. Visit Feeling out of touch while you are away? Visit the www.DJOglobal.com. CAOT booth to check your email at our public computers. ergoCentric Seating Booth 52 & 53 Carefoam Inc. Booth 31 At ergoCentric, we work closely with ergonomists and Long Term Care Seating Solutions. Carefoam manufactures health practitioners to continuously improve and refine our unique chairs that optimize the comfort and safety of clients chair designs. Our patented and proprietary products requiring fall reduction and positioning solutions. We provide distinguish ergoCentric as a leading provider of the highest safety and comfort for Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, stroke pa - quality ergonomic seating for the industrial, laboratory, tients, and many others that require assistance to be seated hi-tech and office seating environments. and transported throughout the facility where they reside. ERP Group Booth 74 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute For over 30 years, ERP Group is your prime Canadian source of Aging and Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and for therapy products. Our full catalog is now available online. Arthritis (IMHA) Booth 47 Please visit www.erp.ca. Depuis plus de 30 ans, Groupe ERP CIHR-IA’s fundamental goal is the advancement of knowl - est la référence de choix en matière d’équipement de réadap - edge in the field of aging to improve the quality of life and tation physique. Notre catalogue est maintenant disponible en the health of older Canadians. CIHR-IMHA’s goal is to sus - ligne sur www.erp.ca. tain health and enhance quality of life through research thereby eradicating the pain, suffering and disability caused FDMT Enterprises Booth 25 by arthritis, musculoskeletal, oral and skin conditions. FDMT offre du matériel adapté et divers produits facilitant l’intégration sensorielle et l’apprentissage chez les enfants Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) ayant des besoins particuliers. FDMT offers adapted equip - Booth 17 ment and products used to promote sensory integration and CMHC is Canada's national housing agency committed to facilitate the learning of children with special needs. helping Canadians access a wide choice of quality, afford - able housing in vibrant, healthy communities. CMHC works Future Mobility Healthcare Booth 44 & 45 to improve building standards and housing construction, Future Mobility Healthcare strives to enhance the quality of and provide housing policymakers with the information and life for all mobility-challenged individuals, by manufacturing analysis they need. The CMHC booth will offer materials on and distributing innovative mobility and seating systems, expanding accessible housing choices for older Canadians promoting active lifestyles and improved clinical care. With and persons with disabilities. our dedicated team of professionals, we lead the industry in the designs, manufactures and distribution of innovative Conference 2010- Halifax, Nova Scotia Booth 80 solutions for seating and mobility. We constantly aspire for Meaningful occupation: Enabling an ocean of possibilities product improvements and development through close rela - Visit the Halifax Host Committee’s booth and get excited for tionships with our Dealer Network, the Occupational Ther - what’s in store for you at next year’s conference. Learn about apy Associations and by involving our clients themselves. our role as enablers, and the power of occupational engage - ment. Build on a past of innovation, discovery, and success and let us propel occupational therapy into the future by enabling occupations for all! Don’t miss your chance to enter a draw – be sure to make a special stop at our booth!

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 57 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Exhibitor Descriptions • Liste des exposants

Handicare Inc Booth 37 & 38 Invacare Canada Booth 1 & 2 Handicare offers high quality products that increase the in - Invacare Canada L.P. provides complete Nationwide coverage dependence of people with mobility and accessibility needs. for all your home medical equipment needs via a network Our product lines include the well-respected Fortress Scoot - of Invacare dealers throughout Canada. At Invacare, we ers - with a legacy of over 20 years, Ibis and Emineo Manual believe in providing our customers with the right products, Tilt-in-Space Wheelchairs, Neptune Bath Lifts and EZ-Access the right programs and the highest level of service which is Portable and Modular Ramp Systems. why we are the Canadian market leader for home medical equipment and rehab products. Handwriting Without Tears Booth 5 HWT® is a handwriting curriculum that includes workbooks Liberty Motor Company Booth 60 & 61 and teachers’ guides, hands-on materials, music, and assess - Liberty Motor Company provides information guides to Occu - ments from preschool through fifth grade. pational Therapists to recommend and select the appropriate wheelchair accessible van for people with mobility issues. HealthCraft Products Inc. Booth 55 Liberty Motor Company is one of the leading suppliers HealthCraft Products Inc. is a young and dynamic Canadian (manufacturers) of wheelchair accessible vehicles in North company founded to design and manufacture highly innova - America. Liberty Motor Company supplies front, rear and tive home medical equipment that enable elderly and physi - side-entry accessible minivans, serving thousands of families cally challenged persons the option to live independently in and businesses across the continent. their homes. www.healthcraftproducts.com Medline Booth 10 Information Portal for Internationally Educated Medline is the largest privately held manufacturer and Occupational Therapists Booth 66 distributor of health care supplies in North America, bring - The Information Portal for Internationally Educated Occupa - ing over 100,000 products to the market. Our mission is to tional Therapists (IEOTs) is a unified electronic information provide quality medical products with superior value to gateway or Portal with centralized information for IEOTs on healthcare providers and end users, improving patient care the internet. The Portal is an entry point to access informa - and the quality of people's lives. tion related to occupational therapy in Canada and is designed for IEOTs, employers, domestically educated Mountain Land Rehabilitation Booth 35 occupational therapists, settlement agencies, and other Mountain Land Rehabilitation is a comprehensive rehabilita - organizations working with IEOTs. tion services company owned and operated by therapists. Based out of Utah, we're growing into one of the region's Innotech Rehabilitation Products Inc. Booth 62 largest providers of quality therapy services. Our vision is to If you are recommending back support products for your be a vital, valued provider of healthcare while helping our patients you'll need to drop by the Innotech Rehabilitation customers and employees achieve their potential. booth for your free EmbraceAIRPlus. This Canadian made product is clinically proven to beneficially change spinal National Blueprint for Injury Prevention in Older Drivers curvature. Data is available at the booth, supplies are Booth 65 limited. EmbraceAIRPlus, the choice of professionals. The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, along with McGill University launched the National Blueprint for Innovative Senior Care Booth 27 Injury Prevention in Older Drivers in February 2009. The Innovative Senior Care, a division of Brookdale Senior Living, Older Driver Blueprint is an important and innovative initia - provides inpatient, outpatient, and home health physical, tive funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada that occupational, and speech therapy services in upscale, senior aims to enhance the capacity of older adults to maintain living communities throughout the United States. Visit us on - their ability to drive safely for as long as possible. The intent line at www.innovativeseniorcare.com. is that the Older Drivers Blueprint will be used by many stakeholders and will support policy-making, education and Interior Health Booth 3 legislation for injury prevention, enhanced health, well-being and safety amongst older drivers in Canada. Come by the Begin and grow your career at Interior Health in British booth to learn more about the Older Driver Blueprint. Columbia and experience ... Leadership committed to team work, empowerment, innovation, and quality; Opportunities Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists Booth 63 for continued growth through our University Education Assistance Program and focused skill development support. The Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT), Check out our website at www.roomtogrowbc.ca is the provincial professional association of occupational therapists living and/or working in Ontario. OSOT repre - sents, promotes and serves its members to assist them to best meet the needs of the clients they serve and to

58 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Exhibitor Descriptions • Liste des exposants

experience satisfying and valued roles in the province's Quantum Rehab Booth 24 health care system. Over 3,000 members strong, OSOT Quantum Rehab ® meets the needs of individuals with com - plays important roles in shaping the practice of occupational plex mobility requirements by designing, developing, and therapy in the province and shares the voice of occupational manufacturing the most versatile, high performance rehab therapists to the public, government and other stakeholders. innovations available. Our Q6 Power Chair Series can be fitted with a broad spectrum of innovations, including our Otto Bock Booth 23 TRU-Balance ® 2 Power Positioning System and Q-Logic Worldwide Otto Bock HealthCare stands for high-quality Drive Control System. and technologically outstanding products in prosthetics, or - thotics and rehabilitation. For 30 years in Canada, we have Rehab Results Booth 11 made it our commitment to uphold this standard through Provides disability management services to individuals with sales/service excellence, breadth and depth of product line physical and cognitive impairments including musculoskeletal and understanding the unique needs of our customers. injuries (e.g. muscle, tendon and joint pain), spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, learning disabilities, and Parsons ADL Inc. Booth 15 mental health issues. Services include pre-employment Parsons ADL inc. manufactures and distributes accessories screening, workplace accommodations, in-home functional for daily living which make independent living possible. assessments and treatments, case management, and Products assist with mobility, transfer, bathroom safety, independent specialist assessments. wheelchair accessories, household, kitchen and tableware. New Parsons products include Soft Top Transfer Swivel Remington Medical Booth 14 Discs, Tub Rail Suction Bars, Step Stool with Handrail, and Remington Medical now distributes products from 3 point Crutch Critters. products and Orift Industries. We also brought back the well loved LMB line from Deroyal and continue to supply Pearson Assessment Booth 12 & 13 the Canadian market with North Coast Medical products. Pearson is dedicated to provide technically sound, reliable as - Please stop by booth 14 to for a demonstration and a copy sessment resources to Occupational Therapists. Essential test - of our new Catalog. ing measures include the RBMT-3 and Sensory Profile family of products, the ESI-R, BASC-2, BOT-2, Beery VMI, the Ounce Sammons Preston Canada Booth 21 Scale, and many more. To find out more, meet us at booth Sammons Preston is Canada’s premier supplier of products #12 and #13 or visit our website at www.PsychCorp.ca. for OT applications. We have the products and expertise to equip and supply your entire rehab department with over Philips Lifeline Booth 43 20,000 different products. From Hand Therapy, Orthopedics Philips Lifeline is an easy-to-use medical alarm service de - and Treatment Furniture to Seating, Mobility and Sensory signed to reduce the risk of living alone. In the event of a fall Motor products our Rehab Sales Consultants would like to or emergency, help is available at the push of a button - 24 work with you to provide customized on-site solutions and hours a day. Lifeline provides increased peace of mind and advice. helps subscribers to maintain an independent lifestyle. School Specialty Booth 72 & 73 Pride Mobility Booth 71 School Specialty offers a wide range of innovative, educa - Pride Mobility Products is the world’s leader in the design tional therapy products & solutions (many selected and/or and manufacture of power chairs, scooters, lift chairs and designed by therapists) to engage and inspire children with vehicle lift systems. With several distinct product lines–Jazzy differing abilities. From mild attention-deficit to more severe Power Chairs, Pride Scooters, Go-Go Travel Mobility, Pride physical or mental challenges, our ABILITATIONS ® and Lift Chairs, and Pride SilverStar Lifts & Ramps–Pride offers INTEGRATIONS ® brands are designed to help educators high quality, complete mobility solutions. and professionals make a genuine difference in the quality of a child’s life. Visit www.schoolspecialty.ca or call toll free Professional Orthopedic Products Booth 34 866-519-2816 for your free Special Needs and Sensory Professional Orthopedic Products will unveil ComfiHips ™ to Solutions catalogues. the CAOT membership. Designed in conjunction with the University of Florida Department of Applied Physiology and Shopper's Home Healthcare Booth 50 & 51 Kinesiology, ComfiHips ™ utilizes state of the art materials to Shoppers Home Healthcare is dedicated to being a leader prevent hip fractures. ComfiHips ™ pads weigh less than 28 within the healthcare industry. Our solutions based approach potato chips (one ounce) making it lightweight, comfortable provides a full spectrum of products for our clients including to sleep in while still being cost effective. medical supplies, mobility and home accessibility products. With over 55 Shoppers Home Health Care locations across Canada, we provide an unmatched network to serve our customers with their health care needs.

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 59 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Exhibitor Descriptions • Liste des exposants

Soul Comfort Sheepskin & Sheep Wool Booth 22 also sell directly to therapists, teachers and parents at Medical experts agree 95% of bedsores are preventable! Wool conferences and workshops. Visit us at offers nature’s perfect solution. New on the market: Super wwww.toystoolsandtreasures.com dense genuine wool nursing fleece- absorbs moisture, pro - vides pressure relief, prevents shearing and maintains body TruLife Booth 33 temperature of 37 Celsius. Machine washable and dryable at Trulife is an internationally based and managed group 70 Celsius. 1800 404-0622 www.soulcomfortwoolcare.com engaged in the creation, development, manufacture and marketing of niche healthcare and consumer products. The Sunrise Medical Booth 40 & 49 Group activities encompass Orthopaedic, Prosthetic, Breast - At Sunrise Medical our daily goal is to improve the lives of care, Pressurecare and Consumer Products. The Group also the people who use our products. When you know every provides clinical orthotic and prosthetic services in the UK effort in your day directly affects the lives of others, you and Ireland. For further details on all our product ranges, become a company made up of individuals who try harder, please visit www.trulife.com work smarter and who have come to understand the true value of innovation. Our products are designed to promote University of Toronto Booth 6 independent and involved lifestyles. We are about abilities, Meet me at U of T! The University of Toronto Department and we are dedicated to quality of design and its impact on of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy warmly the quality of life. www.sunrisemedical.com welcomes alumnae and all others to meet at our booth to get (re)aquainted. Learn how we’re connecting with our The University of Western Ontario Booth 42 clinical communities and provide us with feedback. Come and study with us at Western! The graduate program in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences provides students with Wheels of Fitness Inc Booth 39 a unique opportunity to explore issues and ideas related to Founded by a physiotherapist who’s committed to marketing the health of Canadians, and others, in an interdisciplinary unique and innovative products for rehabilitation, exercise forum. We have 10 fields of study including Occupational and mobility. Products suitable for use at home, in facilities Science. http://www.uwo.ca/fhs/health_rehab_sci/ and clinics. Featured products include the Resistance Chair Rehabilitation & Exercise System, the Roll-A-Bout, Multifit Therapeutica Inc Booth 32 Leglifter, & Tailwind Baltac bilateral arm trainer with Therapeutica Inc. manufactures quality products for the Rhythmic auditory cueing. health care industry. A Cervical Sleeping Pillow that pro - motes proper spinal alignment while either back or side World Federation of Occupational Therapists 15th World sleeping, a Back Support and Spinal Orthotic for use in Congress Booth 64 home, office and auto that match the natural curvature of 4-7 May 2010 Santiago, Chile the spine providing proper back support. The 15 th WFOT World Congress focuses on contemporary perspectives in occupational therapy and occupational Toys, Tools and Treasures Booth 48 science. Congress participants will participate in stimulating Toys, Tools and Treasures is an occupational therapist owned reflective dialogue about their practice and personal con - company which sells sensory tools, educational toys, adap - texts as well as the emerging evidence which distinguishes tive equipment and resources of benefit to many individuals Latin American practice. Please visit http://www.wfot.org/ with special needs. We are an internet-based company, but wfot2010/ for more information.

CAOT Friends

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging CIHR-IA’s fundamental goal is the advancement of knowledge in the field of aging to improve the quality of life and the health of older Canadians.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) CIHR-IMHA’s goal is to sustain health and enhance quality of life through research thereby eradicating the pain, suffering and disability caused by arthritis, musculoskeletal, oral and skin conditions.

60 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Sponsors • Répondants

Platinum Sponsor

AON is a global leader in risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. For more than 150 years, Canadians have benefited from our broad practice and extensive knowledge of the business risks and insurance needs unique to their specific industry and region of operation. We work closely with our clients – building strong, long-term relationships with each of them. With our expertise, experience and dominant position in the insurance industry, we’ll help clients such as members of CAOT find the right balance between cost control and adequate insurance coverage. Through Aon’s global network, you’ll always be assured of having access to insurance and consulting specialists with the integrated business solutions to meet your unique needs.

Gold Sponsor

Future Mobility Healthcare strives to enhance the quality of life for all mobility-challenged individuals, by manufacturing and distributing innovative mobility and seating systems, promoting active lifestyles and improved clinical care. With our dedicated team of professionals, we lead the industry in the designs, manufactures and distribution of innovative solutions for seating and mobility. We constantly aspire for product improvements and development through close relationships with our Dealer Network, the Occupational Therapy Associations and by involving our clients themselves.

Silver Sponsor

Shoppers Home Healthcare is dedicated to being a leader within the healthcare industry. Our solutions based approach provides a full spectrum of products for our clients including medical supplies, mobility and home accessibility products. With over 55 Shoppers Home Health Care locations across Canada, we provide an unmatched network to serve our customers with their health care needs.

Door Prizes — Gather in the Exhibit Hall on Friday, June 5 at 12:30 pm for your opportunity to win great prizes! To win, simply complete your Trade Show Crossword Puzzle(included in your delegate bag) and drop it off at the CAOT booth by June 5th 11 am. You must be present at the drawing to be eligible. Fabulous prizes were generously donated by:

Advanced Health Care Products Handwriting Without Tears Sunrise Medical Bayshore Home Health Interior Health Therapeutica Inc FDMT Enterprises Otto Bock Handicare Inc Remington Medical

Donations to the Conference Delegate Bags — Warmest thanks and appreciation is extended to the following for their support and contributions:

Goodlife Motion Specialties Sunrise Invacare OMS University of Ottawa

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 61 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Friend of Occupational Therapy Sponsors

Dalhousie University Supporting occupational therapists and others in life long learning. Online anytime, anywhere. Workshops Post-professional degrees Single Courses Resources. Visit us at www.occupationaltherapy.dal.ca.

MindWorks MindWorks assists individuals living with the effects of brain injury achieve a better quality of life and believes that every individual has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.MindWorks is hosting Joan Toglia as she presents “ Cognitive Rehabilitation and the Multi-context Approach to Executive Dysfunction, Awareness and Memory” Sept 2009 in Peterborough. Info in guide or www.mindworksgroup.ca

Vancouver Coastal Health One of BC’s Top 50 Employers, Vancouver Coastal Health provides health care services from hospital treat - ment to community-based residential, home health, mental health, and public health services.

The Ventopedic Concept A product line built around a unique combination of moisture- transport technology together with a ventilated cushioning support system. Recommended for prevention and treatment of early stage pressure ulcers.

Pre-conference workshop Supporters

ergocanada Canada's largest source of ergonomic input devices (keyboards, mice, etc.) & accessories (document/book holders, laptop stands, etc.) - in stock & ready to ship same day.

Fraser Health Fraser Health provides healthcare services ranging from teaching hospitals to community programs to 1.5 mil - lion people in Metro Vancouver & Fraser Valley, British Columbia.

Professional Orthopedic Products Professional Orthopedic Products, will introduce the MedSpec Boxers Splint, for use on fourth metacarpal fractures and fifth metacarpal fractures. It easily adjusts to the intrinsic plus position and offers superior com - fort and support to enhance compliance.

62 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Index of Authors • Index des auteurs

A C D

Aguto, Melissa S35 Cabell, Rebecca OS12 Dahan-Oliel, Noémi S39 Akemi Takeiti, Beatriz F40 Cairney, John T48, F72 Daudrich, Breanne T35 Amini, Auni T56 Cairo, Tara S42 Davis, Ellen T52 Anaby, Dana F48, S42, OS17 Anderson, Judy E. T9 Cameron, Cynthia T86, F71 Davis, Jane OS4, OS10, OS14, S4 Anderson, Lara T16 Cameron, Debra T19, T41, F55, F67, Davis, Penny T9 Anderson, Rhona S19 S37 Dawson, Deirdre T53 Anderson, Sharon F76 Cameron, Jill T13, F10, F15, F55, F57, Deber, Raisa F35, F45 Andrews, Joanne F52 F70, S33, S37 Deblois, Joëlle T14 Ashe, Brenda S26 Campbell-Rempel, Margaret Anne T52 Decker, Kathryn T42 Ateah, Christine T9 Cardoso, Ana Amelia S16 Atkins, Alison S4 Demers, Louise T28, F51, F53, F60, S31, Auger, Claudine T28, F4, F51, S31 Carlson, Mike OS7 S40 Azevedo, Andria F50 Carr, Alison F42 Denison, Ian F78 Carrière, Monique F34 Dennhardt, Silke T6 B Carson, Andrea S29 Depa, Malgorzata S40 Casey, Regina F8, F38 Derkach, Alanna T11 Cender, Laurie T50 Balsara, Sweta T20 DeRuyter, Frank F51, S40 Champagne, Danielle F9 Baptiste, Sue T17, T47, S35 Desbiens, Jean-François S34 Chan, Betty T33 Bardell, Ashlee F50 Desrosiers, Johanne T28, F53 Chapman Heinemeyer, Anne F41 Barker, Donna T3 Di Rezze, Briano T66 Chappell, Susan F78 Barlow, Ingrid S5 Dobbs, Bonnie S39 Charchun, Sarabjeet T77 Barr, Bruce T43 Doble, Susan F44, S19 Chard, Gill T15 Basiletti, Mari F42 Dodson, Belinda OS12 Chatenay, Sharon T56 Beagan, Brenda S2 Doell, Georgiana T56 Chater, Catherine T83 Bédard, Audette T3, F34 Domenicucci, Laura F49 Chaudhary, Rachna T41 Bélair, Ghislaine T28 Donald, Maoliosa T81 Cheng, Isabella F32 Bennett, Sheila T48 Donnelly, Catherine T3, T26, T59 Cheung, Angela T13 Bennetts, Wanda OS6 Doucet, Jean F37 Clark, Carrie S24 Bevan, Mike T32 Douglas, Alison F66, S18 Clark, David T10 Bichara, Evan OS6 Drummond, Hilary T40, F64 Clark, Florence OS7 Blackburn, Francine F34 Drynan, Donna T3, F6 Clarke, Mary F32 Boronowski, Linda F12, S8, S30 Dubouloz, Claire-Jehanne F13, F47 Clegg, Keya F25 Bossers, Ann T3 Dugas, Claude F9 Cockburn, Lynn T17 Boudreau, Mary Lou T26, T59 Dunal, Lynda F18, F77 Collins, Donna F2 Bourdon, Char T55 Durand, Marie-José T34, T53 Colquhoun, Heather F7, F66 Bourne, Chris F49 Durocher, Evelyne F5 Conrad, Joanie S26 Boyd, Lara T79 Cooper, Juliette F58 Brake, Phil S23 E Corriveau, Hélène T53 Brar, Reetpal T27 Costigan, F. Aileen T64, F17 Brault, Richard T5 Eakman, Aaron OS7 Cousins, Martha F72 Briggs, Sarah T27 Egan, Mary F56, F71, S12 Coutts, Kimberly T62 Brown, Cary F62 Elliot, Michelle F19 Coutts, Patricia F61 Brown, Jocelyn OS17 Ellis, Paula S29 Cox, Jane T68 Bryant, Dianne F61 Eno, Holly S42 Cramm, Heidi T87 Bunton, Lisa F11 Crawford, Lindsay T22 Burnett, Dawn F47 Croteau, Dianne T5 Burns, Theressa F77

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 63 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Index of Authors • Index des auteurs

Jones, Nicole F15 F H Jung, Bonny T47 Jutai, Jeffrey F51, S40 Faibish, Sharon F77 Hachey, Raymonde OS9 Farrell, Jennifer T51 Hale, Sandra F28 K Farthing-Nichol, Lara T27 Hall, Pipa F47 Faubert, Jocelyn F79 Hamilton, Anita S15 Feder, Katya T16, F79 Hamilton, Mary F56 Kaczkowsk, Sharon T40 Fernie, Geoff F20 Hamilton, Sheila T60 Kashan, Rashid S17 Finlayson, Marcia OS16, F68 Hammond, Heather S35 Kaur, Priya S35 Fisher, Katherine F21 Hand, Carri S10 Kendzierski, Danna T58 Fletcher, Kelly S30 Hannah, Susan T82 Kennedy, Sheena T8 Floria, Michele F33 Hard, Julie F67 Kessler, Dorothy T36, S12 Fok, Daniel S27 Harris, Susan T79 Khattra, Parveen T50 Forwell, Susan T29, T35 Harvey, Carol OS6 Kim, Jenny S29 Fossey, Ellie OS6 Haslbeck, Corie T16 Kimoto, Carmen T69 Fournier, Annick F79 Hasselbusch, Andrea T25 King, Toby T85 Freeman, Andrew F22 Hastie, Robyn F35, F45 Kinsella, Anne OS12, F27, F50, F74 Fricke, Moni T9 Head, Brenda T17 Kinsella, Jackie S36 Friedland, Judy T17 Hebert, Debbie T21, T83, F59, S29 Kirsh, Bonnie OS8, F30 Fudge Schormans, Ann OS15 Hecimovich, Cathy T48 Klaiman, Donna T69 Fuhrer, Marcus S40 Hemani, Narmin F57 Klein, Jennifer T57, T63 Fullerton, Amy T22 Henderson, Cherie S21 Knoefel, Frank T36 Hobson, Sandra OS2, OS11, S9 Kohn, Elaine F15 Koning, Cyndie F25 G Hocking, Clare OS16 Hodder-Walsh, Valerie T74 Korner-Bitensky, Nicol T7 Kottorp, Anders S19 Gagnon, Édith F32 Hodge, William F79 Kravchenko, Tasha T47 Gagnon, Esther T14 Hollis, Vivien T73, F62 Krupa, Terry OS8, T24, T80, S13 Gagnon, Natalie OS11 Holsti, Liisa T50 Kumas-Tan, Zofia T18, S2 Gaines, Robin T48 Houghton, Pamela F61 Galheigo, Sandra OS3, OS6, F40 Hout, Suzanne OS12 L Gallagher, Margaret T70 Howard, Siobhan F78 Gallant, Manon OS11 Hurl, Danielle T35 Gamble, Brenda F35, F45 Hurley, Eithne S3 Laing, Tara T54 Gauvin, Lucie T14 Hurma, Jelena T27 Lajeunesse, Cindy F71 Geft, Dahlia T13 Lal , Shalini OS13 Gélinas, Isabelle F37, F51, F60, S31, S39 I Laliberte Rudman, Debbie OS1, OS12, F29 Gewurtz, Rebecca OS8, F30 Lam, Alice S1 Gibson, Barbara F5 Iwama, Michael T39, T71 Landry, Gerry S23 Gibson, Laura F50 Landry, Jennifer T76, S1 Giesbrecht, Ed T58, F58 J Lasso, Evelyn S33 Glencross-Eimantas, Tanya T30, F10, F55, S37 Lauckner, Heidi T3, T24 Jackson, Jennifer T80 Law, Mary S10, S25 Goffman, Naomi F6 Jacobs, Karen OS16 Good, Amy F41 Layzell, Leanne S4 Jacobson, Jill OS1 Le, Amee S13 Grant, Tom T29 Jardine, Cheryl T42 Gravelle, Donna T44, T56 LeBlanc, Jeannette T34 Jarus, Tal OS17, F48, S42 Leclair, Leanne F2, S25 Grenier, Céline T14 Joanisse, John F47 Guérette, Chantal F51 Lee, Adrienne F70 John, Renee F21 Lee, Chris OS11 Guitard, Paulette F13, F47 Johnson, Andrew F29 Guptill, Christine OS11 Lee, Isabel T73 Johnson, Mandy T50 Lee, Serena T22 Jomaa, Sarah OS10

64 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès Engaging in healthy occupation : Partners for change

Index of Authors • Index des auteurs

Lee-Fong, Diana T69 Mays, Jennifer F16 Ng, Edith S29 Lefebvre, Geneviève F37 Mazer, Barbara S39 Nguyen, Cecilia T22 Lefebvre, Hélène S39 McColl, Mary Ann T59, S10 Nicholls, Lindsey OS6, T84 Lenelle, Amélie T14 McCordick, Alison S33 Nobert, Jean-François T14 Lenker, Jim S40 McDermott, Fiona OS6 Nobleman, Francie T44 Letts, Lori F69, S18, S25 McGlasson, Rhona F14 Norton, Linda F21, F61 Leuty, Valerie T65 McGowan, Phil T15 Nunn, Joanne F78 Lewis, Jamie F6 McGrath, Colleen T20, S35 Leyshon, Rhysa OS1 McGuire, Shannon F52 O Light, Janice T64 McIlroy, Kelly F62 Lindsay, Rob S23 McKay, Elizabeth S3 O'Connor, Donna T61 Liu, Lili T57, T63, S5, S17 McKee, Hilary F71 O'Connor, Michael F79 Lombardozzi, Diahann OS6 McKee, Pat T10 Odai, Ellen T2, S20 Love, Janelle T20 McLean, Alison F48, S6 Officer, Alexis F69 Lowe, Mandy T83 McMahon, Pat S35 Ondrus, Marianne T69 Ludwig, Sora T9 McNeil, Cathy T49, S26 Oyewumi, Kola T80 Lynn, Katherine F78 McPhee, Jane F18 Lysaght, Rosemary T61 McTaggart, Janet F76 P McWhirter, Margo F21 Mendez, Lisa T52 M Palma, Jennifer OS15 Mercier, Céline OS9 Park Lala, Anna OS17 Merla, Leann F2 Ma, Lily S15 Park, Kara OS11 Merritt, Brenda S19 MacAhonic, Patti S23 Paterson, Margo T24, T61 Metge, Colleen T9 Macdonald, Kathryn F72 Paulenko, Tracy F59 Metthé, Lynn F13 MacDonald, Laura T9, T46 Pearce, Kristine S29 Michalak, Erin F28 MacDonald, Lindsay F44 Pelletier, Marie-Eve T14 Mieras, Carol S13 Macdonald, Rona T39, T71 Penman, Merrolee T25 Mihailidis, Alex F20 MacKay, Sandra F38 Pentland, Wendy OS5 Miller Polgar, Jan OS1, F78 MacLachlan, Janna T49, S26 Perrier, Marie-Josee T7 Miller, Amber F31 MacLean, Amy S17 Perruzza, Nadia F74 Miller, Lucy T69 Magalhaes, Lilian OS3, OS6, OS12 Pettifer, Kate T10 Miller, William T37, F4, F12, S31 Magalhaes, Livia S16 Pettigrew, Cate T15 Missiuna, Cheryl T19, T48, T79, F72, S16 Maghzy , Negin S9 Petzold, Anita T7 Mitra, Aruna T81 Magill-Evans, Joyce T62, T78, F25 Phelan, Shanon OS12, F50 Moliner, Carmen T3 Magno, January F33 Plante, Michelle F53 Molke, Daniel T31, S27 Mah-Jones, Dianna S41 Polatajko, Helene OS4, OS10, OS14, Malamud, Karina F71 Moogk-Soulis, Carol OS5 T19 Malinowski, Lana S15 Morley, Jodie T36, F71 Polley, Sarah F50 Mandich, Angela OS11, S28 Mortenson, William F4, S31 Pollock, Nancy T48, F72 Manojlovich, Mary F18 Mulholland, Susan T3, T82 Pottie, Sue OS1 Manzano, Sandra T50 Mullen, Rachel OS14 Precin, Pat F26, F33, S32 Mappin, David F62 Myers, Melissa T11 Preissner, Katharine F68 Marcelino, Janet S15 Presseau, Martin F37 Marken, Siri T69 N Prodinger, Birgit T4, F75 Markowitz, Michelle T16 Provencher, Véronique F60 Marr, Deborah T72 Nackley, Victoria T72 Marshall, Shawn T7 Nadeau, Marie-Line T14 Q Martin, Adele T69 Nair, Asha F79 Mathew, Liz T44, T56 Neufeld, Ingrid T43 Quanbury, Art F58 Matte, Isabelle S34 Newell, Karl F17 Matuska, Kathleen F3 Newton, Elizabeth T74

CAOT Conference 2009, On-Site Guide 65 S’engager dans la réalisation d’occupations saines : Partenaires pour le changement

Index of Authors • Index des auteurs

Smith, Les S14 Vandewater, Lisa T41 R Snow, Wanda T9 Versnel, Joan F56 Sophianopoulos, Mary-Beth F16 Volden, Joanne F25 Rana, Natasha F57 Spear, Amy S29 Vrkljan, Brenda T20, T65, S25 Rappolt, Susan T23, T30, T53, T83, F10, F5, F35, F45, F55, F65, F73, S37 St.Pierre, Astrid T50 Ratansi, Karima OS15 Stack, Rachel T3 W Reid, Denise T5, T21, F43 Stadnyk , Robin OS1, OS12 Reis, Kelly T22 Stamm, Tanja T4 Waldron, Ingrid OS17 Renwick, Rebecca OS15 Steggles, Elizabeth S35 Walker, John T56 Restall, Gayle F24 Stergiou-Kita, Mary OS8, T23, T30, T53, Wan, Cecilia T21 T83, F10 Rhéaume, Agathe F71 Wang, Michelle F43 Stern, Marlene F2, F18 Rice, Ellen F42 Wang, Rosalie F20 Stewart, Deb T42 Richardson, Julie F69, S18 Warner, Grace OS17 Stewart, Sasha S4 Riopel, Myka S26 Watanabe, Elisha F69 Stier, Jill T69, F57 Ripat, Jacquie T27, T55, T75, F2, F58, Weise, Andrea F75 S25 Storr, Caroline T3 Wener, Pamela T9, T46, F2 Rittenberg, Nira F15 Stout, Kara F68 White, Carla T46 Roberts, Gwenyth T11, F2 Street, Sue T12 White, Cathy F23 Robinson, Susan T78 Strong, Susan S38 White, Cynthia OS5 Rochette, Annie T7 Sullivan, Theresa T46, F31 Wickenden, Jennifer OS10 Rone-Adams, Shari T70 Sumsion, Thelma OS11 Williams, Kate T86 Roos, Alisia F31 Sutherland, Megan F6 Williams, Raquel S24 Rosenthal, Hadassah F77 Suto, Melinda F28 Williment, Cindy T46 Ross, Ella F79 Swaine, Bonnie F53 Wilson, Ashley T86 Ross, Heather F70 Wipprecht, Mélanie OS2 Routhier, François F51, S31 T Wojkowski, Robert S38 Roy, Eric F29 Wojkowski, Sarah F69 Roy, Sophie T53 Tam, Cynthia F16 Wolfe, Darlene T29 Rushton, Paula T37 Teasell, Robert T7 Woo, Kevin F61 Russell, Dianne T48, F72 Thellend, Marie-Josee T69 Wood, Claudia T33 Rutledge, Lynn T30, F10, F55, F65, F73 Thomas, Simi F33 Wood, Hazel T85, F14 Thomson, Nicole T39, T71 Woodbury, Gail F61 S Toghrol, Reza OS11 Woodend, Kirsten F70 Townsend, Elizabeth OS17, T17 Woodford, Paul OS11 Saunders, Jennifer F44 Townsend, Sally S7 Wozniak, Linda F44 Saunders, Sharon OS6 Tremblay, Louise F39 Wright, Nykema S29 Savard, Jacinthe F13, F47 Tremblay, Mary T47 Wubben, Dana F50 Schmidt, Louis F72 Tremblay-Boudreault, Valérie F54 Schurman, Karen F42 Trenc, Kirsten F27 Y Schwellnus, Heidi T19 Trentham, Barry T17, S4 Sekulic, Angela S5 Yuen, Anna S29 Sharples, Emily T2 U Shaw, Lynn OS1, T4, OS8, F75, S23, S36 Z Shimmell, Lorie T3, T42 Urrahman, Maria OS4 Shorter, Cara F12 Zack, Ellisse T67 Sibbald, Gary F61 V Zilberbrant, Ann OS11, S28 Sieradzki, Kendra T55 Zur, Briana F29 Siever, Jodi T11 Vachon, Brigitte T34 Zwicker, Jill T79 Simpson, Kim OS11, S28 Vallée, Catherine OS9 Sinanan, Sarah F38 Van Benthem, Kathy T69 Smith, Cher F4 Vandersluis, Cathy T68, F2, F36

66 Congrès de l’ACE 2009, Guide du Congrès