OCSA Conference
 

Click here to download the full conference brochure, including welcome letters, agenda and workshop descriptions. A schedule-at-a-glance will be provided at the conference, but if you would like to bring the full brochure please download or print it in advance.


Click on any workshop to read its description and learn about your presenters. 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
7:30 am - 3:30 pmRegistration Open
7:30 am - 9:00 amNetworking Breakfast
9:00 am - 9:30 amOpening Remarks - Deborah Simon, OCSA CEO and Indira Naidoo-Harris, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
9:30 am - 10:30 amOpening Keynote: Leading Sustainable Change: Lessons from the Edge
10:40 am - 11:40 amHealth Links Coordinated Care Planning: The Role of CSS OrganizationsPaving the Way for Data-Driven Decision Making​Service Integration: A Legal Perspective on the Lead Agency ModelGood, Better, Best: Insights and Observations on Building Improvement Capability in the CSS SectorUnleashing Innovation by Breaking Your Own Rules
11:40 am - 1:40 pmLunch, Tradeshow, Poster Presentations
12:00 pm - 1:40 pmOCSA Annual General Meeting - Everyone Welcome
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmHow Emerging Ontario Technology Innovators are Transforming People-Powered Home HealthcareIdea Lab: What Keeps You Awake at Night About Privacy Case Studies in Success: Self-Directed Care ModelsPersonal Support Workers: Learning from the UK in Taming the Wild West The Monsters in the Cloud: Taming The Fear of IT
2:45 pm - 3:15 pmRefreshment Break in the Tradeshow Area, Poster Presentations
3:15 pmScavenger Hunt ballots will be drawn and winners will be posted at the registration desk.
3:15 pm - 4:15 pmCreating Seamless Transitions with ParamedicsIdea Lab: Designing Services for Seniors, by SeniorsThe Tipping Point: Factors Which Contribute to a Caregiver’s Inability to Continue to Provide CareBeyond Centralized Access: Reinventing Transitions at Waterloo Wellington and Central CSS with Caredove Paving the Way for Data-Driven Decision Making (Repeat)
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmCocktail Reception (Cash Bar)
6:30 pm - 9:00 pmBanquet Dinner, OCSA Commitment to Care Awards Ceremony, and Evening Keynote by Paula Morand: Unleashed for Impact: Leading Change, Growth and Possibility

Thursday, October 22, 2015
8:00 am - 2:00 pmRegistration Open
8:00 am - 9:00 amNetworking Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 amMorning Keynote: Shifting Thinking by Shifting Relationships
10:15 am - 11:15 amSeven Steps to Embracing Conflict and Improving Relationships with FamiliesPatients First: A Roadmap to Strengthen Home and Community Care - How Will Reforms Impact the Sector & What Can Your Organization Do?End of Life Care in Canada: The Challenge of Rapid ChangeFlip the SWITCH and Turn Your Team On!Idea Lab: Taming the Wicked Problem of Integration
11:15 am - 11:30 amBreak
11:30 am - 12:30 pmCentral Intake for CSS: A Model for SuccessIntroducing the Personal Support Algorithm Adverse Event Review: Reflecting on the Past to Improve the FutureFlip the SWITCH and Turn Your Team On!Have Your Say - Personal Support Worker Health and Safety in Ontario
12:30 pm - 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 pm - 2:00 pmClosing Plenary: New and Emerging Technologies
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmMany Agencies, One Database: Collaborating for Client-Centred CareMaking the Case for Social MediaThe Monsters in the Cloud: Taming the Fear of IT (Repeat)
3:00 pmConference Ends

Idea Labs are facilitated sessions that stimulate transformative thought and challenge you to think in new ways. 
Expect a highly interactive experience, and perhaps some passionate debate.