Taking Charge of Our Health 2009

Partnership Development Initiative — Building the Self-Management Support Community

Date: November 24 – 25, 2009

Location: Delta Toronto East | 2035 Kennedy Road | Toronto, Ontario

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009


Taking Charge of Opportunities, Advancing our Aims
James Meloche, Senior Director, Central East LHIN

UK Patient Self-Management: Stepping Stones to Sustainable Quality
Simon Knighton, UK Expert Patients Programme, CIC

Self-Management and Evidence-Based Prevention Programs: Wisconsin Pilot Project
Anne Hvizdak, Wisconsin Department of Health

Living Well With Chronic Conditions: The Oregon Experience
Cara Biddlecom, Oregon Public Health Division

ANCHOR PROJECT: A Novel Approach to Cardiovascular Health by Optimizing Risk Management: A Community-Based Research Project

Claudine Szpilfogel, Research Power Inc., Nova Scotia

Engaging Diverse Patient Populations in Self-Management in a Community-Based Setting
James Read, Sherbourne Health Centre, QIIP

How Central East Local Health Integration Network Brought Self-Management to Communities Margery Konan, Central East Self-Management Program

Using Teamwork to Get the Most for Your Patients

Cathy Benbow Plewes, Halton Diabetes Program


Concurrent Afternoon Sessions


Stepping Stones to Quality: A Step-by-Step Approach to Implementing Self-Management in Communities

Simon Knighton, EPP

Power of a Team: VON Canada’s SMART (Seniors Maintaining Active Roles Together)
Sheila Schuehlein, VON Canada


What Works? Evaluating Chronic Disease Self-Management Support in Canada

Sharon Johnston, Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute; Clare Liddy, Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute; Susan Jaglal, University of Toronto

Developing Regional (LHIN-wide) Self- Management Programming: A Model for Community Development

Margery Konan, Pam Cardwell, and Community Partners, Central East Self-Management Program

Condition-Specific Self- Management Programs: Facilitator Training for Health Care Professionals

Anita Mendelson, Baycrest; Christina Wells-Rowsell, Baycrest


Initiating Change in Health Systems: Lessons Learned
Janis Leiterman, VON Canada; Cynthia Hitsman, VON Canada

Tools and Resources for Building and Communicating With Partner Organizations: Examples From Wisconsin and Oregon
Anne Hvizdak, Wisconsin Department of Health; Cara Biddlecom, Oregon Public Health Division

Approach to Cardiovascular Health by Optimizing Risk Management (ANCHOR): A Community-Based Project That Supports Lifestyle Change Through Personal Empowerment
Krista Courtney-Cox, Norma Campbell, Capital and Cape Breton District Health Authorities, Nova Scotia

From Research to Reality: The Champlain Community Connection Strategy

Clare Liddy, Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute; Sharon Johnston, Elisabeth Bruyere Research Institute

Self-Management in MHLHIN
Stacey Horodenzny, Trillium Health Centre; Susan Swartzack, Mississauga Halton LHIN; Jan Baker, Halton Healthcare Services Corporation

Program Framework based on Chronic Disease Self- Management Integrating Evidence, Evaluation, Research and Partnerships
Catherine Goetz-Perry, VON Canada; Janis Leiterman, VON Canada

Self-Management Support Education: Improving Client Outcomes Through Practice Change
Janis Leiterman, VON Canada; Karen Curry, VON Canada

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Building Self-Management Support into Your Practice
Mike Hindmarsh, Hindsight Healthcare Strategies

Chronic Disease Self-Management Practice in Canada — Patterns, Trends and Programs
Barbara Paterson, University of New Brunswick

Self-Management and Diabetes Care in the Primary Care Setting
Ross Kirkconnell, Guelph Family Health Team

Self-Management and Community-Based Rural Care
Elisha Laughren, Timmins Family Health Team

Calgary Health Region — Bodacious Framework Integrating Wellness and Disease Management
Dorothy Whittick, IBM GBS Health Care


Concurrent Sessions


Using Best-Practice Health Information to Support Self-Management: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Gobbledygook
Farrah Schwartz, Toronto Rehab; Jane Nowman, Urban Family Health Team; Rita Kang, Toronto Western Hospital

Increasing Access to Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs in Rural and Remote Communities Using Telehealth
Susan Jaglal, University of Toronto; Vinita Bansod, University of Toronto

Building Self-Management Climate Among Immigrant Community
Yan Gao, Sherbourne Health Centre; Julie Wolfe, Sherbourne Family Health Team; Pamela Mahatoo

Self-Management — Not Just a Program. Learnings Influence Local Health System Design and Early Findings From a Telemedicine Initiative
Ann-Marie Kungl-Baker, NSM LHIN

Self-Management and Exercise for Arthritis, Parkinson’s and Stroke: Demonstrated Success — Evaluation Findings
Anita Mendelson, Baycrest; Christina Wells-Rowsell, Baycrest

Implementation and Evaluation of an Evidence- Based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program in Montreal, QC Deborah Radcliffe-Branch, McGill University Health Centre; Lisa-Anne Elvidge, McGill University Health Centre

Supporting Self- Management in Rural Older Adults with Heart Failure: A Mixed Methods Study
Catherine Goetz-Perry, VON Canada

Applying Wellness Disease Framework
Dorothy Whittick, IBM GBS Health Care