Given the evolving COVID-19 situation and in an abundance of caution, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this event. In place of the in-person meeting, we are currently exploring other ways we can connect by means of webinars, and potentially postponing to a later date. We will share more details on our plans in the coming weeks.

The 2020 KT Canada Annual Scientific Meeting is being held on May 7th & 8th in Ottawa, ON at the Delta Hotel, 101 Lyon Street.

The theme is ‘Developing KT interventions in a complex health system’.

We will be posting additional information as it becomes available. For questions please contact Meghan.Storey@UnityHealth.to.

Claire Ludwig

Claire Ludwig is a PhD candidate at the School of Nursing, University of Ottawa.  Her doctoral work is focused on patient engagement in research, specifically engaging frail and/or seriously ill patients as knowledge users.  Her other research interests examine how patients and nurses negotiate the process of triage and self-management in cancer symptom management.  Claire is a senior health care leader involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of large-scale programs aimed at improving patient and caregiver outcomes.  Claire is also a patient with a cancer, currently in remission.  She has served as a knowledge user on research projects as a healthcare administrator and as a patient advisor in the acute treatment and maintenance phases of her illness.

Dr. Carl May

Carl May is Professor of Medical Sociology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.  Carl’s research focuses on developing a richer understanding of the development and implementation of innovative healthcare technologies and other complex healthcare interventions.  His contributions to this field include ethnographic and other qualitative studies of professional practice and health technologies in use, along with leadership of the development of Normalization Process Theory and Burden of Treatment Theory.  These models are widely used to help understand the implementation of new technologies and ways of working in healthcare, and their impacts on patients, caregivers and professionals.

Dr. France Légaré

First trained as an architect, France Légaré practices family medicine in Quebec since 1990 and is a full professor in the Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine Department at Université Laval, Quebec. She is an internationally recognized leader in Shared Decision-Making (SDM) and Knowledge Translation research. In 2005, she obtained her PhD in Population Health from the University of Ottawa under the supervision of Dr. Annette O’Connor. The same year, she was awarded a grant as a clinical investigator by the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ) for her research program entitled “Health professionals in primary care: From knowledge brokers to decision brokers.” From June 2006 to May 2016, Dr. Légaré held the title of Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation. As of June 1st 2016, she holds the title of Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation. She was also the Canadian Cochrane Network Site representative at Université Laval (the CHU de Québec Research Centre) from 1999 to 2013 and, from 2013-15, its inaugural scientific director. She now acts as its scientific co-director. Dre Légaré is nominated PI/co-PI on 35 grants (˃$16 M) and Co-I on 53 (˃$49 M) for a total of ˃$65 M in the past 7 years. She has published more than 350 papers with 327 PubMed indexed; her H index is 67 and she has ˃22 500 citations (Google Scholar). In both 2017 and2018, she was listed as one of the top 1% most cited scientists (Clarivate Analytics https://hcr.clarivate.com/ ) indicating that her work has been repeatedly judged by her peers to be of notable significance and utility. Her research program aims at implementing shared decision making in clinical practices with a focus on home care.

Dr. Justin Presseau

Dr. Presseau is a Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and Assistant Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health and School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. He is also Chair of the Canadian Psychological Association’s Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine section. Dr. Presseau has been awarded early career awards from the UK Society for Behavioural Medicine, the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the European Health Psychology Society, a mid-career award from the Canadian Psychological Association, and is an Associate Editor for Implementation Science and Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. Dr. Presseau’s research program operates at the intersection between health psychology and implementation science, drawing upon behaviour change theories and methods to design and evaluate theory-based strategies for promoting healthcare professional behaviour change to increase best practice and reduce non-evidenced healthcare.

Jenny Leese

Jenny Leese is a PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of British Columbia and a research trainee at Arthritis Research Canada. Her qualitative research in patient-oriented knowledge translation uses an ethics lens to develop e-health interventions with persons living with arthritis. Her work is supported by a Canadian Institutes for Research Doctoral Research Award.

Dr. Michael Strong

Dr. Michael J. Strong became the President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research in October, 2018. Prior to this, he served as the Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University where he continues to hold an appointment as a Distinguished University Professor and a Scientist at the Robarts Research Institute. He undertook his medical training at Queens University in Kingston (1976 – 1982), neurology training at Western University (1982 – 1987), and postgraduate training at the Laboratory of Central Nervous System Studies (director – D. Carleton Gadjusek, Nobel Laureate) at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland under the supervision of Ralph M. Garruto, PhD (1987 – 1990).

He has published over 195 peer-reviewed articles and 29 chapters, edited 4 textbooks and given over 170 invited lectures nationally and internationally related to his research in ALS. Dr. Strong was awarded the Sheila Essay Award in 2005 and the Forbes Norris Award in 2008, and is the only Canadian to have received both international awards for ALS research. He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology in 2008. In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

His research has focused on understanding the cellular biology of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) including the role of altered RNA metabolism in the genesis of neuronal cytoplasmic inclusions and in the clinicopathological correlates of the frontotemporal spectrum disorder that can be associated with ALS. The latter has led to an appreciation for the role of alterations in tau protein metabolism in ALS.

Professor Nicolas Fernandez

Nicolas Fernandez is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the Université de Montreal.  Recipient of a transplanted kidney in 2008, Nicolas learned to manage his dialysis treatments, both peritoneal and hemodialysis, over a period of eight years.  This life transforming experience, combined with his academic career in educational research and teaching, allowed Nicolas to develop unique insights into self-management of chronic illness.  His doctoral thesis was completed in large part during treatment sessions in the dialysis unit of his local hospital.  Nicolas contributes regularly to initiatives aimed at integrating patient perspective into training of health professionals, health research and Quality Improvement in clinical settings.

Dr. Nicole Etherington

Nicole Etherington is a Senior Research Associate in the Clinical Epidemiology Program at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI). Dr. Etherington completed her PhD in sociology at the University of Western Ontario in 2016, with a focus on gender and health. Dr. Etherington’s current research applies a social lens to clinical practice issues, focusing primarily on the multi-level factors shaping teamwork, provider occupational well-being, and patient outcomes in acute care.

Dr. Ruth Ndjaboue

Ruth Ndjaboue completed her Masters in Psychology (2006, Cameroon) and Public health (2007, Belgium) and a PhD in Epidemiology (2016, Université Laval).  She is currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Knowledge Translation (2017-present, Université Laval and University of Toronto), funded by Diabetes Action Canada and the International Society of Medical Decision Making.  Her work has contributed to knowledge advancement of the psychosocial factors, chronic diseases, medical education, gender and social inequalities.  Her interdisciplinary methodological expertise includes quantitative and qualitative methods and human-computer interaction.  She focuses on developing innovative strategies to facilitate patient engagement and the use of information technology in healthcare research and education.

Registration is now open for the 2020 KT Canada Scientific Meeting!

Fees

Regular: $675

Students & Fellows: $365

Patients and Caregivers: Please contact Meghan directly: Meghan.Storey@unityhealth.to

The deadline to register is April 30th, 2020.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kt-canada-scientific-meeting-2020-tickets-87812801453

Venue/ Hotel Information

You may book a room at the Delta Hotel by using this link.

Please note that you must use the above link in order to get the conference room rate.

You must book your room before 4:00pm EST, Sunday, April 5th in order to receive the conference room rate.

The KT Canada Scientific Meeting is being held at the Delta Hotel at 101 Lyon St. in Ottawa on the 7-8th of May 2020.

Hotel website: Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre

Hotel Address: 101 Lyon Street North, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5T9

Phone: +1 613-237-3600

“Enjoy a luxurious stay within walking distance of many city centre attractions at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre. Ideally located in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, our modern, stylish hotel offers sleek, spacious hotel rooms and suites featuring pillow-top bedding, floor-to-ceiling windows and scenic city views. Enjoy complimentary Wi-Fi throughout our hotel. Dine at our Italian inspired bar and kitchen, Prova, our signature hotel restaurant. Maintain your fitness routine in our state-of-the-art gym, relax on our rooftop terrace or take a dip in our indoor, oversized saltwater pool. Those who are in downtown Ottawa, Ontario to host a meeting or social occasion will appreciate our complementary business center and flexible event venues that can accommodate up to 1,100 guests. Explore Ottawa city centre with ease – Shaw Convention Centre, the ByWard Market District, Rideau Canal and Parliament Hill are moments away. We can’t wait for you to visit us at our hotel in downtown Ottawa, Ontario.”

Accessibility

For more information about the physical features of our accessible rooms, common areas, or special services relating to a specific disability, please call +1 613-237-3600.

Accessible Areas with Accessible Routes from Public Entrance

Business Center

Fitness Center

Meeting spaces and ballrooms

Public entrance alternative

Registration Desk Pathway

Registration desk

Restaurant(s)/Lounge(s)

Accessible Hotel Features

Accessible Self-parking

Self-parking facility, van-accessible spaces

Self-parking, accessible spaces

Service animals are welcome

Valet parking for vehicles outfitted for drivers in wheelchairs

Elevators

Guest Room Accessibility

Accessible guest rooms with 32” wide doorways

Accessible route from public entrance to accessible guest rooms

Bathroom grab bars

Bathtub grab bars

Bathtub seat

Deadbolt locks, lowered

Doors with lever handles

Electrical outlets, lowered

Hearing accessible rooms and/or kits

Roll-in shower

Shower wand, adjustable

TTY/TTD available

TV with close-captioning

Toilet seat at wheelchair height

Transfer shower

Vanities, accessible

Viewports, lowered

Parking

On-site parking, fee: 6 CAD hourly, 25 CAD daily

Valet parking, fee: 35 CAD daily

Onsite Garage clearance is 6 feet. Contact the hotel for larger vehicle options.

Abstract submission is now closed.

To download the agenda for the 2020 KT Canada Scientific Meeting, click here.

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