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2016 OCSA Conference: "Prepare, Adapt, Thrive!"

October 18 & 19, 2016

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There are just days left to register for the 2016 OCSA Conference at our special Early Bird rate. Don't miss out on this chance to save $100 per delegate. 

With major health care transformation on the horizon – and the spotlight on home and community care – our sector is feeling a mixture of optimism and anxiety. That’s why we’ve designed this year’s OCSA conference to transform concern into confidence.

The program is packed with topics of particular interest to home care and community support providers, including integration, co-ordinated care, collaborating both within and across sectors, quality improvement, new best practices, pilot-project results, health equity, and much more. We’ve invited keynote speakers who both educate and entertain, with special emphasis on experts who will provide insight into our sector's future. Not enough learning for you? Don't miss the poster gallery!

Of course, the conference is also a chance to have a little fun. We're looking forward to recognizing this year's Commitment to Care Award winners at our evening banquet, and following it up with our first OCSA movie night. (The documentary we're showing will make you want to get up and dance!)

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Workshops

We received an amazing response to our call for abstracts, and selected the very best to present at the conference. We also saved a few slots for workshops, panels and presentations that address some of our sectors biggest challenges.

Here are the workshops we've confirmed so far... stay tuned as the list continues to grow! Click here to read descriptions and presenter bios.
Using Population Health to Understand and Address Health Inequities

Best Practice Stroke Care in Community Settings

Developing Successful Cross-Sector Collaborations Between Health Services Providers

Cross-Sector Collaboration to Address Hoarding and Senior Squalour

Are We Really Client- and Family-Centred? Creating a Culture of Engagement Supported by Standards of Best Practice

Connect Smarter, Not Harder

Weaving a Mosaic of Support for Caregivers

Emerging Applications of the interRAI Assessment Systems to Support Health Equity Across Home and Community Care
Innovative Models in Self-Directed Care from Around the World

Health Link Virtual Hub: An Integrated Model to Identify & Refer Complex Clients for Care Coordination

Bringing Family Caregivers into the Circle of Care

Community Medication Management: Practical Approaches to Reduce Errors in High Risk Seniors

Leveraging Our Strengths: CSS Networks and the Collaborative Lead Agency Model

Care Coordination Evolution: Embedding Services & Coordination in the Community

New Tools for Collaboration: Rapid Planning and Implementation


...And more on the way!

 

Keynotes & Plenaries

Levels of Care & CSS Agencies: What We Know, and What Comes Next?


Dr. John Hirdes photographOne of the goals of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term's Care's Patients First: A Roadmap to Strengthen Home and Community Care is the establishment of a Levels of Care framework intended to ensure services and assessments are consistent across the province, and  help the public to understand the level of care they can expect. 

Dr. John Hirdes is leading research on this key Ministry priority. His plenary at the 2016 OCSA Conference will include one of the first public overviews of the development of the framework, as well as the first release of aggregate InterRAI CHA data on the role of community support services in Ontario’s health care system, including serving high-needs and acute clients. This evidence will inform the Levels of Care framework, helping to identify and respond to the needs of CSS clients in an integrated and equitable manner.

Join us to learn the results of this important research, and hear the latest updates on how it will impact our sector during health system transformation.

Integrating Health and Social Care in Ontario


Dr. Walter Wodchis photographBecause of the rising number of people with complex health needs, health and social care providers are struggling to keep up with increasing demand. Meeting the needs of these individuals requires providers to find new ways of working across health and social care to integrate activities and deliver patient and family-centred care. Dr. Walter Wodchis is a leader for several research programs seeking to understand what policy-makers, organizations, providers and people with complex health needs can do to better engage with each other and create better health outcomes. Examples from around the world, and Ontario’s own experience, provide useful lessons to galvanize knowledge and implement system-wide changes to improve the health of all Ontarians, and those with complex health needs in particular.

Strengthening Home and Community Care from the Ground Up


Dan Carbin photographJanine Hopkins photographDan Carbin and Janine Hopkins, Principals for Santis Health, are returning in 2016 to provide the closing plenary, sharing their reflections and insights about Ontario’s Patients First transformation journey. This interactive discussion will highlight latest facts and developments, tackle the unknowns, and illuminate the most important considerations for home care and CSS agencies as they turn client-centred care from an aspirational idea into the standard for all Ontarians, from the ground up.

Creating Peer to Peer Healthcare: Lessons in Storifying Evidence, Creativity, Nudge, and Healthy Viruses


Dr. Mike Evans photographDr. Michael Evans is the creator of the worldwide YouTube sensation “23½Hours,” which has been viewed by over four million people, drastically outpacing any other health-based messaging in history. Believing that everyone should take a proactive role in their health, "Dr. Mike" shares both his approach to healthcare education and his invaluable knowledge, offering suggestions on how to best take care of ourselves to avoid disease.

His talk will review the changing landscape in healthcare; how it is changing (email clinics, apps, quantified self), how it is not changing (relationships, self-care, attitudes), and emerging tools that help the public inform their health choices. The talk will be interspersed with media developed in Dr. Mike’s lab. Concepts such as curation, nudge, and evidence-based storytelling will also be covered. 

OCSA Movie Night

Each year, we host fun social event following the evening banquet on October 18th, and this year, we’re excited to be trying something new – an OCSA movie night. We'll bring the popcorn!

We’ll be screening Hip-Hoperation, a funny, inspiring documentary about a senior citizens’ dance crew from New Zealand who journey to Las Vegas to for the World Hip Hop Dance Championships. Click here to watch the trailer.
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Deadline Approaching!
2016 OCSA Commitment To Care Awards


For the second year, OCSA is pleased to celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of our members. Nominations are due August 8, so it's time to recognize deserving individuals and organizations in the following categories:
  • OCSA Award for Commitment to Leadership
  • OCSA Award for Commitment to Volunteer Service
  • OCSA Award for Commitment to Exceptional Client and Family Care
  • OCSA Award for Commitment to Quality Improvement
Many thanks to Lough Barnes Consulting Group for their continued support of this program. 

For more information, click here.
Looking for a way to connect with hundreds of health sector leaders from across the province? Conference sponsorship opportunities and tradeshow exhibitor spaces are now available, but space is limited! Click here for more information, or e-mail kim.prince@ocsa.on.ca.

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