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Championing Community Integration
Conference Plus Exhibit Hall & Poster Display
Friday, May 23,
2008
Hampton Inn Ottawa & Conference Centre; 200 Coventry
Road,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Workshop
Objectives
This
conference focuses on the ultimate goal of Rehabilitation,
which is maximizing community integration and
participation. Podium and poster presentations will feature
best practice and current findings in this area and will
highlight some of our “Champions” in this endeavor.
Who Should
Attend
All who are
involved in the rehabilitation and re-integration of persons
with disabilities and other challenges. This includes
physicians, physical and occupational therapists, social
workers, speech-language pathologists, recreation
therapists, athletic therapists, community support workers,
vocational rehab professionals and many more
Keynote
Speakers
Jason
Dunkerley
Jason is one
of the world’s leading visually-impaired middle distance
runners. He is a two-time silver medalist in the 1500m blind
running event at the 2000 and 2004 Paralympic Games and the
2006 World Champion for the 800m & 1500m events. Jason
continues to train hard and hopes to once again represent
Canada at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. He is
originally from Hamilton but now calls Ottawa home.
Bob Lujano
Born in
Wichita , Kansas , Bob graduated from the University of
Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law. He
holds a Master of Science in Sports Management from the
University of Tennessee. He is also a quadruple amputee.
In the summer of 2005, moviegoers got to know Bob
as one of the hard charging Quad Rugby players who were
profiled in the critically-acclaimed documentary MURDERBALL.
The film chronicled the team’s quest for gold at the 2004
Paralympic Games in Athens , Greece . The U.S. team took
home the bronze.
Bob currently works at the Lakeshore Foundation, an official
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training site, as a Recreation
Specialist.
Program
Friday, May
23, 2008
7:30
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 Welcoming
Remarks
8:05 1st Keynote
Speaker : Mr, Bob Lujano
9:15 Peer
Support – Speaker TBD
9:45
Refreshments / Exhibit Hall
10:15 Dr.
Mary Egan: Re-engagement in Meaningful Activity
10:45 Panel:
Bridges to Leisure and Recreation
Donna Quiggin,
Portfolio Manager, Special Needs Services, City of Ottawa
Kim
Durst-Mackenzie, Recreation Therapist, Sisters of Charity
Health Services
Denise Delaat,
Occupational Therapist, Children’s Hospital of Eastern
Ontario
11:30 Lunch /
Exhibit Hall / Networking
13:00 2nd
KEYNOTE SPEAKER : MR. JASON DUNKERLEY
14:00 Getting
Back to Work Panel: Kirby Kranabetter et al.
15:15
Changing Minds, Changing Lives: Dr. Nancy Dudek and Mr.
Chris Bourne of the Canadian Paralympic Committee
16:15 Closing
remarks, evaluation
Reminder:
Information and application for reimbursement may be made to
The Allied Health Professional Development Fund by
accessing
www.ahpdf.ca This applies to the targeted professions
of medical laboratory technology, medical radiation
technology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy,
speech-language pathology, audiology, dietetics, respiratory
therapy and pharmacy. |
