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Poster of Distinction
Abstracts were allocated to oral presentations in either breakout sessions or one of five lunch and learns, or as poster presentations. See a summary of abstracts here. The poster with the highest mean score in each category was selected as Poster of Distinction*.
The selection process was led by the Abstract Review Committee, which was comprised of internal and external members, including patient and family caregiver representatives.
Poster Award Winners
Quality Based Procedure for Congestive Heart Failure patients: Strategies for optimal patient care in Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - Kim, Jennifer J.
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Rehabilitative perspectives in complex care: A demonstration project to integrate rehabilitation professionals into an Emergency Department - Cheng, Isabella
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto
Nurse-Initiated Urinary Catheter Removal to Reduce Healthcare-associated Urinary Tract Infections - Sadeghi, Mahsa
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Expanded Implementation and Evaluation of Mobilization of Vulnerable Elders in Ontario: MOVE ON+ - Liu, Barbara
University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Real-Time Patient Advisory Groups: Novel Opportunities for Learning and Improvement - Fancott, Carol
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - UHN
"What If…?" Successfully Empowering Providers with a Simulation-Informed Approach to OR and Bed Map Planning - Metham, Steve
Hamilton Health Sciences - Hamilton
The Personal Support Algorithm: an Evidence-Informed Framework for Allocating Personal Support and Homemaking in Ontario’s Home Care and Community Care Sectors - Legge McMullan, Janet E.
Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres
*Note: in several categories there was a tie for high score. In these instances both were nominated for Poster of Distinction.