Day 1 – October 21 (AMHO Members Only)
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:40 am
Land Acknowledgement
Elder Blu Waters
8:40 am – 8:50 am
Welcoming Remarks
Karen O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario
8:50 am – 9:00 am
Guest Speaker
Anna Greenberg, Chief Operating Officer at Ontario Health
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Presentation- Ontario Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence
Provincial Priorities in Action: Shaping the Future of Mental Health & Addictions
Danyal Martin, Director, Clinical Programs, MHA Centre of Excellence
Terra Cadeau, Director, Planning, Performance, Operations and Engagement, MHA Centre of Excellence
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Morning Break
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Panel Presentation – Ontario Health Teams
Trailblazing Tomorrow: Navigating the Future of Mental Health & Addictions in Ontario’s Health Teams
Penny Marrett, Addiction Services Central Ontario, representing North York Toronto Health Partners
Nancy Chamberlain, Thunder Bay Counselling, representing Noojmawing Sookataging
Shawn Fisk, CAPSA, representing Ottawa West Four Rivers
Meaghan Cunningham, Director of OHT Implementation from Ontario Health
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch / Annual Meeting
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm
Guest Speaker
Hon. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
1:10 pm – 2:25 pm
AMHO Communities of Practice
Community Mental Health Services
Community Addictions Services
Supportive Housing
Children and Youth MHA Services
2:25 pm – 2:45 pm
Afternoon Break
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
AMHO Communities of Practice
Community Mental Health Services
Community Addictions Services
Supportive Housing
Children and Youth MHA Services
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Program Concludes
Day 2 – October 22 (Open to Public)
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am – 8:40 am
Land Acknowledgement
Elder Blu Waters
8:40 am – 8:45 am
Welcoming Remarks
Karen O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer, Addictions and Mental Health Ontario
8:45 am – 9:00 am
Guest Speaker
Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto
9:00 am – 9:45 am
Keynote Speaker
Dr. James Makokis, Nehiyô (Plains Cree) Family Physician from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Opening Session – Health Human Resources
Strengthening the Frontline: Building, Recruiting, and Retaining a Thriving Workforce
David Lamb, Director of the Capacity and Health Workforce Planning Branch, Ministry of Health
Aseefa Sarang, Executive Director, Across Boundaries
Mark Macaulay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Salus Ottawa
Dr. Mary Bartram, Chief Executive Officer, Rideauwood Addictions and Family Services
10:45 am – 11:00 am
Morning Break
11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Concurrent Presentations
Resilient Health Care: Strategic Staffing and Workforce Well-Being Strategies
Sustaining Excellence in Mental Health Care
Innovative HR Strategies at Lanark County Mental Health (Lanark County Mental Health)
The Resilient Workplace
Prioritizing Health for HHR (CAPSA)
Innovating for Inclusion: Comprehensive Strategies for Gender-Affirming Care and Equitable Health Data
Collecting and Applying Inclusive Data
Allowing for Equitable Access to Navigation and Services (Services and Housing in the Province (SHIP))
Gender-Affirming Care for Gender-Diverse Adults
A New, Evidence-Based Quality Standard (Ontario Health)
Building Futures: Creating Sustainable and Supportive Communities
Template Design for Affordable / Supportive
Housing Developments
(EllisDon Community Builders)
Finding Success in Waterloo Region
(House of Friendship)
Collaborative Care Models: Addressing Complex Needs Through Integrated Services
Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration in Support of Complex Clients Living with Physical & Addiction/Mental Health Issues
(WoodGreen Community Services)
Strengthening the Delivery of Integrated Care in Specialized Mental Health Settings for Adults Experiencing Serious Mental Illness
(Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
The Broadview Program
An Integrated Care Model for Women with Substance Use Concerns (The Jean Tweed Centre)
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Panel Discussion- Ontario Drug Toxicity Crisis
Crisis Point: Understanding and Responding to the Drug Toxicity Crisis in Ontario
Dean Valentine, Member of the Minister’s of Health’s Patient Family Advisory Council and Member of AMHO’s PWLLE Advisory Panel
Seamus Murphy, Deputy Chief, Cochrane District Paramedic Service
Hayley Thompson, Managing Director, Toronto’s Drug Checking Service and Ontario’s Drug Checking Community
Dr. Lisa Simon, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and Chair, Drug/Opioid Toxicity Crisis Working Group, The Council of Ontario Medical Officers of Health
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Afternoon Break
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Concurrent Presentations
Sustaining Success: The Role of Stable Housing
LOFT’s Back to Home Model
Supporting hospital transitions to community across life stages (LOFT Community Services)
Keyholders of Hope
Empowering Landlords for Supportive Housing Success (Services and Housing in the Province (SHIP))
Culturally Inclusive MHA Programs
Recovery College as a Peer-driven Means of Providing Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care
The Experience of Hong Fook Recovery College (Hong Fook & Ontario Shores)
Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Program
(LOFT Community Services)
Redefining Care: Integrating Harm Reduction in Shelters and Hospitals
Embedded Outcome Focused Harm Reduction
(Mission Services of Hamilton)
Changing the Narrative around Harm Reduction and Integrating Health and Social Systems for Better Outcomes
(St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton)
Bridging Gaps in Housing and Mental Health: Collaborative Strategies for People Experiencing Homelessness
Bringing Care to You
A low barrier and flexible approach to providing care for individuals experiencing homelessness (LOFT Community Services)
Overnight Shelter Programs
Eliminating the Barriers to Achieving Housing Outcomes (Services and Housing in the Province (SHIP))
Homeless in Hospital
Using Data to Drive Housing Partnerships (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Program Concludes