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Transitions Conference 5

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Partnerships: Together for LIFE
May 31 and June 1, 2010
Bloorview Kids Rehab and CNIB
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Poster Presentations – Monday, May 31, 2010

Code                           Poster Presentation

PPM1              HEALTHCARE TRANSITIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS:  USING A DELPHI METHOD TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH PRIORITIES
Presented by:  Gail S. Andrews – The University of British Columbia

PPM2              READY…SET…GOOD 2 GO:  AN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PROGRAM PERSPECTIVE
Presented by:  Karen Frost – The Hospital for Sick Children

PPM3              TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD:  A PILOT STUDY USING KIT AND AN ONLINE TRASITION COORDINATOR
Presented by:  Jan Willem Gorter – Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster University/CanChild

PPM4              FRIENDSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY - A PROGRAM FOR ADOLESCENTS TO ENHANCE SELF-CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS
Presented by:  E. Kruijver, A. de Grund, J. van Hoewijk, D. Schipper, M. Rijnsent, J. Bender, S. Hilberink – Sophia Rehabilitation Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands and Transition Network, Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands

PPM5              DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL
Presented by:  Elisabet Ljungstrom – National Upper Secondary School for Physically Disabled Students, Gothenburg, Sweden

PPM6              YOUTH WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS:  HOW CAN WE BEST TEACH YOU SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS?
Presented by:  Margot Mitchell – University Health Network in Partnership with Sick Kids

PPM7              THE ONGOING EXPERIENCE OF AN INPATIENT UNIT FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
Presented by:  Garey Noritz – MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

PPM8              COMPARISON OF PEDIATRIC AND INTERNISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON TRANSITION FOR YOUNG ADULT PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Presented by:  Cory Ellen Nourie – Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children

PPM9              MYHEALTH:  BUILDING THE SKILLS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE ADULT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Presented by:  Christine Stapleford & Bronwen Moore – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute & Bloorview Kids Rehab

PPM10            SUPPORTING SELF-ADVOCACY IN HEALTH TRANSITIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Presented by:  Jane Tuttle and Team – University of Rochester

PPM11            GROWING UP & GROWING OLDER WITH A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
Presented by:  Laura R. Moll – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

Poster Presentations – Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Code                              Poster Presentation

PPT1        CREATING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION
Presented by:  Megan Gage – Community Head Injury Resource Services of Toronto (CHIRS)

PPT2              TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE IN THE PEDIATRIC MCMASTER CLINIC
Presented by:  Liz Helden – Hamilton Health Sciences – Pediatric Lipid Clinic       

PPT3              SUPPORT IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS, A THREE YEAR PROJECT
Presented by:  Elisabet Ljungstrom – National Upper Secondary School for Physically Disabled Students, Gothenburg, Sweden        

PPT4               DESCRIPTION OF A THREE-YEAR PROJECT TO DEVELOP A VARIETY OF PRACTICUM SITES FOR STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES
Presented by:  Elisabet Ljungstrom – National Upper Secondary School for Physically Disabled Students, Gothenburg, Sweden

PPT5               ARE YOUR PATIENTS GOOD 2 GO?:  VOCATIONAL READINESS FOR YOUTH AT SICK KIDS
Presented by:  Sharon Lorber, Erika Armstrong & Ashima Suri – Sick Kids Hospital & Mazemaster

PPT6               ASSESSMENT FOR CHILDREN’S CAPACITY TO CONSENT FOR RESEARCH:  LOOKING AT RESEARCHERS’ PRACTICES AND REDS’ EXPECTATIONS
Presented by:  Maria McDonald – Bloorview Kids Rehab

PPT7               YOUR LIFE AS AN ADULT
Presented by:  Carolyn McDougall & Dolly Menna-Dack – Bloorview Kids Rehab
           
PPT8               WELCOME TO THE NORTHERN EXPERIENCE
Presented by:  Keitha Opala – ICAN Independence Centre and Network    

PPT9               INDEPENDENCE, PARTICIPATION AND TRANSITION READINESS OF AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS
Presented by:  Parag Shah – Children’s Memorial Hospital

PPT10             DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC FOR ADULTS WITH CHILDHOOD NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE
Presented by:  Garey Noritz – MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

PPT11             BRINGING ONTARIO YOUTH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
Presented by: Door 2 Adulthood; Dawn Lunan – Bloorview Kids Rehab, Ontario March of Dimes, Easter Seals Ontario

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