2015 CARN Conference Lighting our Future June 2‐5, 2015
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB Conference Schedule
This schedule is subject to change (check CARN website at www.carn.ca for updated information) Tuesday, June 2 6:30‐ 7:00‐ 7:30 7:30‐8:00 7:30‐9:00 Welcome Mixer Registration Welcome & Opening Remarks Sugar Swing Dancing Wine & Cheese (Open to all Participants and Partners ) Wednesday, June 3 7:00 AM 7:00‐ 8:00 8:00‐8:30 8:30‐10:00 10:00‐10:15 10:15 ‐ 11:15 Registration Desk‐ Open Breakfast Welcome & Introductions What Sets Us Up for the Rest of our New Life Keynote Speaker: Kuen Tang This presentation will inform on living with disability in the community, develop skills for resiliency and learn how to self empower. Refreshment Break Lower Limb Amputation: Caring for Persons with Vascular Disease Dr. Jacqueline Hebert This presentation will review the process of recovery following lower limb amputation, the postoperative and rehabilitation considerations, and aspects to consider for maximizing long term function and health of the person with lower limb loss. 11:15‐11:45 11:45‐1:15 Support for Rehabilitation Service Delivery in Nepal: A Canadian Team Experience Dr. Shaun Gray, Mary Mark and Lorna Richmond This presentation will outline an ongoing neurologic rehabilitation project in Nepal that is supported by a multidisciplinary team from across Canada. Lunch 2015 CARN Conference June 2‐5, 2015
Lighting our Future Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB 1:15‐2:15 Canadian Armed Forces and our Civilian Health Care Partners C.A (Cori) Hunter This presentation will highlight why our civilian health care partners are so important to the CAF and will provide an overview of what health care services the CAF are able to provide in garrison (at a base) and while deployed overseas. 2:15‐2:45 Exoskeleton Forrest Gainer This presentation will include a brief overview of the EKSO external Skelton. The Ekso is an external robotic system that may be used with individuals who have lower extremity weakness. Populations may include persons who have had a stroke or brain injury, MS or spinal cord injury. The session will also include a demo of the unit. 2:45‐3:00 Refreshment Break 3:00‐3:30 Where Have we Been and Where are we Going? Jo‐Ann Lapointe McKenzie, RN, BSc.N, MN The history of CARN will be presented and, using the theoretical framework for advancing nursing practice, the importance of volunteer special interest groups, the impact of a united voice in advancing practice and the outcomes to date of the work of this organization will be highlighted. The 2014‐2016 CARN strategic plan will be presented along with strategies for engaging current and new members. 3:30‐4:30 Annual General Meeting (Open to all Participants. But only CARN Members Can Vote) 6:15 PM Edmonton Events (Registration Required) Thursday, June 4 7:30 AM Registration 7:30‐ 8:45 Breakfast & Housekeeping Preselected Concurrent Sessions A A1. A2. 8:45‐9:45 Cannabis Use by Simulated Immediate Patients: An Ethical Response Training Ken Brisbin, EMT, Challenge for CACE, CD Nurses? Gary Goldsand, Clinical Ethicist A3. A4. Involving Consumers in Care Implementing a Strengths‐ Based Paul Wright, RN, Approach Within BSc.N, CNN(C) & Family Team Nicole Burchall, SCI AB Members Health Liaison and Rehab Professional Jenette Schoon, RN, CNNC(C), CRN(C) & 2015 CARN Conference Lighting our Future Preselected Concurrent Sessions B 9:45‐10:45 B1. Healthcare‐Relevant Sensing at Home: Lessons from the Smart Condo June 2‐5, 2015
Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB Danielle Lewis, RN, BSc.N, CRN(C) B2. B3. B4. Caring for the Caregivers Basic Measures to Patient Safety and Quality of Rehab Care Forty Years of Tackling the Taboo: A Model of Service Delivery for Sexual Health Rehab Deb Paches, BSc.N, RN, GNCC Ioanis Nikolaidis, BSc.U, PhD Michelle Nadon, BSc.N, M.SC(A) & Éric Trépanier, BSc. 10:45‐11:00 Refreshment Break 11:00‐12:00 Urogynecology for the Rehabilitation Nurse Kate McBride, RN, BSc.N, CRRN Julia‐lin Ding This presentation will focus on the importance of the vagina and pelvic supports in relation to voiding dysfunction in rehabilitation patients (and the nurses who provide care for them). 12:00‐ 1:30 Lunch & Poster Viewing Preselected Concurrent Sessions C C2. 1:30‐2:30 C1. The Experience of Patients and Nurses on Three Inpatient Rehabilitation Units Business Practice Excellence in Medical Rehabilitation Programs Alison Craggs, RN, Daniel Stavert, CRN. & Lisa Dalley, RN, M.S.W., R.S.W. BN. C3. C4. On the Continuum Between Collaborative and Consultative Practice: One Nurse Practitioner’s Role Development in the Rehabilitation Setting INTENZ Enhancing Rehab Intensity Through Collaborative Practice June Trevoy, MN, NP 3:15‐4:45 Glenrose Rehabilitation Tours (Registration Required) *Transportation will depart from the hotel at 2:45 P.M. and depart from the hospital at 4:45 P.M* Friday, June 5 7:30 AM 7:30‐ 8:30 8:15‐8:30 Paul Wright, RN, BSc.N, CNN(C), Lindsey Bright, BSc.OT, Karen Haynes, RTA, Katherine Kajdy, HCA Registration Desk‐ Open Breakfast President’s Address & Poster Award Delegate Monique Davey 2015 CARN Conference June 2‐5, 2015
Lighting our Future Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB 8:30‐9:30 Promoting Quality Care for Rehabilitation Patients With Obesity Mary Forhan, OT Reg(Alberta), PhD Participants will gain knowledge about the impact of obesity on rehabilitation cost of care and treatment outcomes. The impact of rehabilitation programs and interventions on the management of obesity and initiatives underway in Canada to promote quality care for rehabilitation patients with obesity. 9:30‐10:00 Advancing the Restorative Care Agenda Isabel Henderson, Senior Operating Officer, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital This presentation will overview the key components of Restorative Care, highlight the benefits and challenges of implementing a comprehensive model of Restorative Care and will share examples of successful models, both nationally and internationally. This talk will highlight the important role of Rehabilitation Nursing in advancing this sea of change across our health care system. 10:00‐10:15 Refreshment Break 10:15‐11:00 Leadership and Mentoring in Every Day Care Diane McGregor This presentation will discuss way to explore processes that support patient connections, develop awareness of the key elements of mentoring and discuss the importance of nurses “encouraging” their young. 11:00‐12:15 The Warm Blankets Keynote Speaker: Sue Robins Sue Robins will share how nurses have made a significant difference in her family's life. She will share stories of nurses who have made a valuable impact to those who are most vulnerable, and emphasize how the 'little things' that nurses do are actually big things for patients and families. 12:15‐12:30 Boxed Lunch‐ Pick Up 12:30 Wrap Up/Door Prizes 8:45‐9:45 Concurrent Session Summary‐ Thursday, June 4 A1. Cannabis Use by Patients: An Ethical Challenge for Nurses? Gary Goldsand This session aims to outline how concepts in clinical ethics (eg. shared‐decision making, respect for persons, and comfort as a goal of care) might assist nurses in navigating these difficult situations. 2015 CARN Conference June 2‐5, 2015
Lighting our Future Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB A2.Simulated Immediate Response Training Ken Brisbin, EMT, CACE, CD Using simulation to focus teams on rapid assessment, prioritization and initial care of the non‐acute patient requiring immediate care. A3. Involving Consumers in Care Paul Wright, RN, BSc.N, CNN(C) & Nicole Burchall, SCI AB Health Liaison and Rehab Professional The Foothills Medical Centre see’s patients with varying levels of Spinal Cord Injuries, age, gender and backgrounds, with an understanding that life changing events often come with a change in roles and responsibilities within the family unit. The presentation will outline how we involve consumers in care using unique positions imbedded in the health care team to give added patient perspective. A4. Implementing a Strengths‐Based Approach Within Family Team Members Jenette Schoon, RN, CNNC(C), CRN(C) & Danielle Lewis, RN, BSc.N, CRN(C) Holland Bloorview is Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital. We service children with medically complex needs, brain injury and orthopedic and spinal cord injuries. In May 2012, the rehab team embarked on a quality improvement initiative to enhance our family engagement and partnership within the Family Team Goal Plan (FTGP) process. 9:45‐10:45 B1. Healthcare‐Relevant Sensing at Home: Lessons from the Smart Condo Ioanis Nikolaidis, BSc.U, PhD The abundance of new sensor devices, many available as off‐the‐shelf low‐cost consumer electronics, motivates questions about the extent to which they can be used for healthcare applications. Through the SmartCondo project, we have been experimenting with the ways that different sensing modalities can be combined to provide clinically relevant information. B2. Caring for the Caregivers Deb Paches, BSc.N, RN, GNCC Family caregivers provide 80‐90% of the care required by persons in the community. Care Providers – those acting in a paid, professional capacity – health professionals, home care providers, social workers, and those in the community, need to recognize caregivers early in their journey – to provide support, resources and education to help them avoid becoming overwhelmed in their role. B3. Basic Measures to Patient Safety and Quality of Rehab Care Michelle Nadon, BSc.N, M.SC(A) & Éric Trépanier, BSc. Within the context of continuing improvement of work reorganization with the goal to improve patient safety and quality of care, the Nursing Department of the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital (JRH) has invested time and energy in two fruitful nursing projects: one related to communication and the other to basic AM care. 2015 CARN Conference June 2‐5, 2015
Lighting our Future Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton, AB B4. Forty Years of Tackling the Taboo: A Model of Service Delivery for Sexual Health Rehab Kate McBride, RN, BSc.N, CRRN This session will highlight the benefits of interdisciplinary approaches to sexual health care by reviewing the model of service delivery for the Sexual Health Rehab Service. Including the use of the Sexual Rehabilitation Framework (SRF) to illustrate where health care providers play a crucial role in facilitating sexual health of their patients, and the new “SEXPLISSIT” model which guides practitioners as to how and when to intervene. 1:30‐2:30 C1. The Experience of Patients and Nurses on Three Inpatient Rehabilitation Units Alison Craggs, RN, CRN. & Lisa Dalley, RN, BN. Intentional Nurse Rounding is proactively addressing patient care needs at regular intervals and bundling tasks to make sure all needs are met. (Patterson, 2014). Our Rehabilitation Inpatient program was invited to take part in a Participatory Research Action project in the fall of 2013 involving Intentional Nurse Rounding. C2. Business Practice Excellence in Medical Rehabilitation Programs Daniel Stavert, M.S.W., R.S.W. This presentation will focus on the role that accreditation standards for business excellence play in enhancing he lives of persons served by the organization. This interactive session will explore key business practice standards applicable to medical rehabilitation accreditation programs ranging from inpatient to outpatient environments, home care providers, vocational and occupational rehabilitation programs, independent evaluation services and case management. C3. On the Continuum Between Collaborative and Consultative Practice: One Nurse Practitioner’s Role Development in the Rehabilitation Setting June Trevoy, MN, NP To increase knowledge and understanding of Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice and role variations. Explore challenges to NP role implementations and integrations. C4. INTENZ Enhancing Rehab Intensity Through Collaborative Practice‐ Paul Wright, RN, BSc.N, CNN(C), Lindsey Bright, BSc.OT, Karen Haynes, RTA, Katherine Kajdy, HCA This presentation will outline the positive impact that the inTENz program has on providing outstanding patient care for the patients, families, and staff of the Tertiary Neuro Rehab program at Foothills Medical Centre.