About the Annual Assembly
This two-day, information-packed planning and learning days have been designed to inform and inspire, with proven, practical ideas to improve quality of care, quality of life and quality of work life in long-term care, home care and community-based seniors’ care. To view the Program At-A Glance, please click here.
Where to stay: A preferred rate of $159 is available for all registered Annual Assembly attendees at the Westin Harbour Castle Toronto. For more information, please click here.
When: Nov. 22 | 2011 from 10:00a.m. -3:00p.m.
What: Strategic planning for the SHRTN Collaborative
Where: Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto
Cost: FREE. Registration is required. Click here
Who: all Alzheimer Knowledge Exchange, Ontario Research Coalition and SHRTN Knowledge Exchange members or, anyone interested in contributing to the strategic direction of the SHRTN Collaborative.
Event summary
This day has been planned to involve more people in our strategic conversations that will lead to a strategic plan for the SHRTN Collaborative. We encourage all of our members to participate as well as anyone who wants to influence our direction in the future. The Strategic plan we work on at this event will be used to develop our next funding application and will inform our Governance model, decision making, budgets, operational plans and staffing model going forward into the new fiscal year. Our last strategic conversation was held on July 7th in Toronto. Please visit to review the documentation from that event.
On November 22nd we will:
• Reveal new name, vision, mission, values
• Engage people in conversations about the components of the strategic plan
• Gather ideas about initiatives/activities Collaborative could take on under each of the strategic directions
• Gather input into the Network’s success measures
When: Nov. 23 | 2011 from 8:30a.m. -4:30p.m.
What: Learning Day/Applied Research Education Day
Where: Allstream Centre Toronto
Cost: Early bird rate until October 14th is $254.25 Register Now! Click here
Seniors/student is s $75 + tax and are available through the OLTCA. Contact Jennifer Langston for more information.
Limited funds are available for SHRTN CoP members who need financial assistance. You must be registered to apply. Contact Briana Seguin for subsidy details.
Event summary
This year the SHRTN Collaborative has teamed up with the organizing partners of the Applied Research Education Day for our Annual Assembly Learning Day. Last year over 350 people participated in the highly successful event. This year, through the partnership with SHRTN Collaborative, the event focus has expanded beyond long-term care to also include sessions focused on home and community care.
The Team has pulled together an action packed agenda for the day that includes two keynote presentations, a Research Marketplace, Mini-sessions, and Concurrent sessions.
The SHRTN Collaborative would like to thank our partners:
• Health Quality Ontario
• NICE
• Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils
• Ontario Long-Term Care Association
• Ontario Long-Term Care Physicians
and our sponsors:
• ECHO: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario
• Schlegel/UW Research Institute for Aging
If you are a CoP or COI, please click here.
If you are an early researcher funded through the ORC, please click here.
The event organizers have also issued a call for Posters, Innovations and Resources.
Deadline is October 14, 2011.
Questions
Please contact event and resource coordinator Antonia McGuire