Canadian RAI 2007 Conference

7:00 am–5:00 pm

Conference Registration 

Pre-conference workshops–Advanced Registration Required

Supporting decisions using data from CIHI’s Continuing Care (CCRS / RAI MDS 2.0), Home Care (HCRS / RAI-HC) and Ontario Mental Health (OMHRS / RAI-MH) Reporting Systems. 
Three separate workshops, each taught by CIHI staff.

Welcome remarks from CIHI and interRAI
Brent Diverty, Director, Health Services Information, CIHI;
John Hirdes, interRAI Canada

CIHI and interRAI:  A Successful Partnership for More than a Decade.
Jean-Marie Berthelot, Vice President, Programs, CIHI;
Brant Fries, President, interRAI

Opening Keynote: 

How Can We Use Research to Improve the Quality of Health Care
Paula Kokkonen, Deputy Mayor, Helsinki City, Finland;

Connecting Research and Care for Vulnerable Populations: Understanding ourselves through international comparisons.
Harriet Finne-Soveri, interRAI Finland

Concurrent Sessions

7:00 am–5:00 pm

Conference Registration 

7:15 am–8:40 am

“Success Stories” Breakfast–Advanced Registration Required
A facilitated exchange of success stories from the front lines, involving the use of interRAI instruments.
Moderator: Nancy White, CIHI

8:00 am–9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:00 am–10:00 am

Plenary #1:  Building the Foundation:  Evolution of an Integrated standard for health information.
John Hirdes, interRAI Canada

Break – viewing of exhibits and posters

Lunch – viewing of exhibits and posters

Plenary #2:  Caring Across the Continuum, in Canada and Around the World.  International experiences with the interRAI instruments.
Moderator: Katherine Berg, interRAI Canada

• International effort to develop the interRAI Acute Care instrument
  Len Gray, interRAI Australia



• The impact of the RAI Home Care instrument on the quality of home care in Ontario and Michigan
  Brant Fries, interRAI USA



• Potentially inappropriate prescribing in 11 European countries: The Aged in Home Care (AdHoC) Study.
  Daniela Fialova, interRAI Czech Republic



• A comparison of palliative care in Iceland and Ontario: Lessons learned with the interRAI Palliative Care instrument
  Trevor Smith, interRAI Canada



• Acute psychiatric care in five countries, clinical characteristics and outcomes based on the interRAI Mental Health instrument
  Carlos Cruz, Chile

7:15 am–8:40 am

“Cross-Country Check-Up” Breakfast–Advanced Registration Required
The Canadian RAI Forum—Sharing Implementation Experiences.
Facilitated information exchange, with a focus on lessons learned.
Moderator: Leslie Orlikow

8:00 am–9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

11:00 am–
12:15 pm

Plenary #3: The Power of Knowledge: Evidence in Action. Organizational, regional, provincial/territorial and pan-Canadian perspectives.
Moderator: Brent Diverty, Director, Health Services Information, CIHI

A series of presentations focusing on the ways in which data collected using interRAI instruments are being used to support decisions at different levels.
Jean-Marie Berthelot, VP Programs, CIHI

John McKinley, Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Health Division, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care;

The Power of (RAI) Knowledge: The RHA Perspective
Michael Moffatt, Executive Director of Research and Applied Learning, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA);

Edgardo Pérez, CEO Homewood Health Centre;

Lunch