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E-Posters

Click on the linked icons next to each e-poster in the table below to view the PDF or video of the poster.

How to engage with poster presenters:

If you have any comments or questions for the presenters, click on the icon in the comments column for each poster. We ask that all comments/questions be entered by 1:45 pm on the day of the conference (May 9th). Poster presenters will be asked to check this webpage periodically and to respond to questions by the end of the conference. Responses to comments/questions can be viewed by clicking on “replies” below each comment.

Abstracts of Distinction:

These posters earned the highest scores in a double blind review and are eligible for the Poster of Distinction Awards. A link to vote for your favourite poster will be available on the day of the conference.

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
2
Developing a goal setting process for Neuro-oncology Pre-hab patients in inpatient acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation Carly Stier M. Guo, J. Joachimides
3 What Good Is Knowing Information if You Do Not Share It? Enhancing Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Through Knowledge Translation Parwana Akbari J. Gargaro, M. Bayley
13
Impact of a new model of care targeting patients in post-acute high intensity rehabilitation unit Kelvin Liu A. Smart, T. Sitlani, S. Swartz
16
An emerging better practice: Bundled funding model supports safe and sustainable transitions from specialized in-patient services to community Gillian Montoya L. James, N. Poushinsky
17
Boosting Hospital Throughput: An Out-of-Hospital Reactivation Program Focused on Transitioning Patients Home Stacey Grammick E. Wilczynski, N. Veloso, A. Savvas
21
The NavMAP Standards for youth mental health and addictions navigation programs in Canada Roula Markoulakis S. Arora, S. Kodeeswaran, S. Hitzig, K. Kokorelias, A. Levitt
22
A Psychosocial Transitional Group to Improve Adaptation, Coping and Mental Health Outcomes Following Trauma Oksana Kachmarhcuk B. Alagas, K. Yuzwa, L. Robinson, R. Steinberg
23
Integrating Peer Support across the Continuum of Trauma Care: Trauma Survivor, Caregiver and Healthcare Provider Perspectives and Recommendations Marina Wasilewski L. Reis, A. Vijayakumar, J. Leighton, R. Simpson, A. Mayo, L. Gotlib Conn, K. Vogt, A. McFarlan, B. Haas, K. Kuluski, C. MacKay, L. Robinson, R. Fowler, C. L. Sheppard, M. Cassin, D. Guo, L. Di Prospero, L. Legere, A. Lawlor, M. J. Torrie, P. Polese

Student Abstracts:

These student posters earned the highest scores in a double blind review, and are eligible for the Best Student Poster Award. A link to vote for your favourite poster will be available on the day of the conference.

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
10
Exercise programs provided outside of therapy time in the inpatient stroke rehabilitation setting: a literature review Jing Lin N. M. Salbach, N. Hovanec, S. Munce, M. Bayley
15 Advancing Measurement of Episodic Disability: Assessing the Sensibility, Utility and Implementation Considerations of an Episodic Disability Questionnaire with Older Adults Living with Complex Health Needs Shaheer Khawar S. Cameron, J. Patel, S. Kukuruzovic, K. Wong, K. O'Brien, S. Chan Carusone
19
Exploring Housing Experiences of People with Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction in Ontario: A Qualitative Study Sarmitha Sivakumaran K. E. Yuzwa, C. L. Sheppard, S. J.T. Guilcher, P. Athanasopoulos, K. L. Best, C. Ho, A. Kaiser, V. K. Noonan, S. L. Hitzig
20
Co-designing MedManageSCI: A toolkit to support medication self-management in adults with spinal cord injury/dysfunction Lauren Cadel R. El-Kotob, S. Hitzig, L. McCarthy, S. Hahn-Goldberg, T. Packer, C. H. Ho, T. Patel, S. R. Cimino, A. K. Lofters, S. J. T. Guilcher
24
Economic impact of diabetic foot ulcers and offloading treatment on the health care system in Canada Ciara R Kelly I. Zia
26
Untold Stories of Black and Racialized Immigrants with Disabilities During COVID-19 in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA): Inequities, Change, and Advocating for Change Rana Hamdy C. Niles, K. Yoshida, Y. El-Lahid, K. Vickers, J. Anderson, B. Mistry
28
Exploring the Prevalence of Malnutrition Risk Across Inpatient Rehabilitation Settings Clare Brown & Mark Tomas A. Beales, B. Williams, S. Bharatselvam, K. J.P. Schwenger, J. P. Allard

All Posters - Sorted by Abstract Population Identification:

Amputee

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
1
Usability testing of the COMET (Clinical Outcome Measures Electronic Toolkit) mobile app for outcome measure data collection in individuals with lower limb amputation and clinicians Shaghayegh Mirbaha T. Kobayashi, S. R. Chang, J. Garries, J. Kim, A. L. Mayo, S. L. Hitzig, S. Raschke, A. K. Arabian, D. A. Boone

Brain Injury / Neuro / Stroke

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
2
Developing a goal setting process for Neuro-oncology Pre-hab patients in inpatient acquired brain injury (ABI) rehabilitation Carly Stier M. Guo, J. Joachimides
3 What Good Is Knowing Information if You Do Not Share It? Enhancing Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Through Knowledge Translation Parwana Akbari J. Gargaro, M. Bayley
4
Implementation and Sustainment of a Quality Board for the Inpatient Stroke Unit Jennifer Joachimides L. Schwartz, S. Lockhart
5
Optimizing Recovery for Stroke Survivors: Early Outcomes from a Regional Outpatient Rehabilitation Program Heather White S. Moore-Vasram, K. Aghakani Barfeh, S. Gibson, O. Manning, P. Harvey
6
Caregiving-in-Transition: Insights from a Rapid Review on Intersectoral Partnerships and Integrated Care Interventions for Essential Care Partners Jaylyn Leighton M. LA Nelson, M. Saragosa, E. MacEachern
7 Are You Floundering Around to Find Help? Getting Hooked on a Care Path in Peel Judith Gargaro M. Redgers, A. Ali, A. Budd, T. Singh, E. Petersen, M. Bayley
8 The West GTA Stroke Network Core Skills Orientation Checklist : A Multi- Disciplinary Resource Tool for Community Stroke Rehabilitation Stacey Williams . Pain, L. Hargreaves
9
Best practice initiative to achieving Stroke Distinction Accreditation: Recertifying assessors in completing the FIM (Functional Independence Measure) on an inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit Grace Liu S. Bryant
10
Exercise programs provided outside of therapy time in the inpatient stroke rehabilitation setting: a literature review Jing Lin N. M. Salbach, N. Hovanec, S. Munce, M. Bayley
11
Application of the Appreciative Inquiry Change Model to guide quality improvement work in an inpatient rehabilitation setting Jennifer Joachimides J. Orozco
12 Implementation of a Weekly Music Group for Brain Rehabilitation Jennifer Shaw V. Ong, J. Joachimides

Complex Continuing Care

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
13
Impact of a new model of care targeting patients in post-acute high intensity rehabilitation unit Kelvin Liu A. Smart, T. Sitlani, S. Swartz
14 Targeting the Affective Domain of Learning through Patient Stories, Leader-acted Skits, and Group Reflection to Embody the AIDET Model Hannah Fogel I. Zehrebelny, M. De Leon, A. L. Gonzalez

Senior-Focused Care

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
15 Advancing Measurement of Episodic Disability: Assessing the Sensibility, Utility and Implementation Considerations of an Episodic Disability Questionnaire with Older Adults Living with Complex Health Needs Shaheer Khawar S. Cameron, J. Patel, S. Kukuruzovic, K. Wong, K. O'Brien, S. Chan Carusone
16
An emerging better practice: Bundled funding model supports safe and sustainable transitions from specialized in-patient services to community Gillian Montoya L. James, N. Poushinsky
17
Boosting Hospital Throughput: An Out-of-Hospital Reactivation Program Focused on Transitioning Patients Home Stacey Grammick E. Wilczynski, N. Veloso, A. Savvas
18
Implementing a Community Paramedic Post-Fall Pathway: Ensuring rehabilitative care follow-up for older adults following a fall in the North Western Toronto Ontario Health Team community Sharon Ocampo-Chan G. Sadler, C. Levy, E. Stankevicius, G. Siu, T. Budhoo

Spinal Cord Injury

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
19
Exploring Housing Experiences of People with Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction in Ontario: A Qualitative Study Sarmitha Sivakumaran K. E. Yuzwa, C. L. Sheppard, S. J.T. Guilcher, P. Athanasopoulos, K. L. Best, C. Ho, A. Kaiser, V. K. Noonan, S. L. Hitzig
20
Co-designing MedManageSCI: A toolkit to support medication self-management in adults with spinal cord injury/dysfunction Lauren Cadel R. El-Kotob, S. Hitzig, L. McCarthy, S. Hahn-Goldberg, T. Packer, C. H. Ho, T. Patel, S. R. Cimino, A. K. Lofters, S. J. T. Guilcher

Other

# PDF Video Comment Abstract Title Primary Author(s) Additional Authors
21
The NavMAP Standards for youth mental health and addictions navigation programs in Canada Roula Markoulakis S. Arora, S. Kodeeswaran, S. Hitzig, K. Kokorelias, A. Levitt
22
A Psychosocial Transitional Group to Improve Adaptation, Coping and Mental Health Outcomes Following Trauma Oksana Kachmarhcuk B. Alagas, K. Yuzwa, L. Robinson, R. Steinberg
23
Integrating Peer Support across the Continuum of Trauma Care: Trauma Survivor, Caregiver and Healthcare Provider Perspectives and Recommendations Marina Wasilewski L. Reis, A. Vijayakumar, J. Leighton, R. Simpson, A. Mayo, L. Gotlib Conn, K. Vogt, A. McFarlan, B. Haas, K. Kuluski, C. MacKay, L. Robinson, R. Fowler, C. L. Sheppard, M. Cassin, D. Guo, L. Di Prospero, L. Legere, A. Lawlor, M. J. Torrie, P. Polese
24
Economic impact of diabetic foot ulcers and offloading treatment on the health care system in Canada Ciara R Kelly I. Zia
25
Using Virtual Reality Simulation in a Rehabilitation Hospital Setting to Teach Suicide Risk Assessment Samantha Lombardo R. Antinucchi, F. Hargreaves, R. Brydges, J. Lee, K. Fraser, P. S. Abdool
26
Untold Stories of Black and Racialized Immigrants with Disabilities During COVID-19 in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA): Inequities, Change, and Advocating for Change Rana Hamdy C. Niles, K. Yoshida, Y. El-Lahid, K. Vickers, J. Anderson, B. Mistry
27
Use of a Standardized Change Management Framework to Support Adoption of a Digital App Amanda Longfield S. Fisch, J. Lall-Budhu
28
Exploring the Prevalence of Malnutrition Risk Across Inpatient Rehabilitation Settings Clare Brown A. Beales, B. Williams, S. Bharatselvam, K. J.P. Schwenger, J. P. Allard
29
Developing an Interprofessional Celebration for World Rehabilitation Day Wendy Legacy L.J. Bain, V. Tropiano, J. Filinski, O. Krasik, C. Yeung
30
Advancing Sustainability: Quality Improvement Initiative-Addressing Patient Safety by Ending PJ Paralysis at a Community Teaching Hospital Ekta Singh N. Warrick, M. MacNeil
31
Amplifying Voices: A Community-Based Approach to Assess Experiences of Chronic Pain Among Canadians Living with HIV Francisco Ibanez-Carrasco S. Sivakumaran, K. Webster, E. Fortin, C. Cardinal, D. Lauscher, C. Price, M. Parsons, G.-H. Godin, A. Tseng, D. Kreutzwiser, M. Choiniere, M. Durand, K. Cooley, A. Lacasse, K. Rice, G. Page, J. Swidrovich, K. Vader, J. Vera, K. O'Brien
32
Exploring the routine use of patient-reported experience measures for medications in primary healthcare in Ontario, Canada: A qualitative study Sara Guilcher L. Cadel, R. El-Kotob, J. Crawshaw, S. Hitzig, D. Zidarov, L. McCarthy, L. Dolovich, C. MacKay, S. Cimino, J. Milligan, A. Lofters
33
E-referral: Adapting and Implementing OCEAN e-Referral to Support Streamlined and Timely Access to In-Patient Subacute Care in the Legacy Champlain Region Carol Murphy K. Greene, B. Sottana

Date

May 9, 2025

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