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| Practical Pearls in Long-Term Care Clinical Conference.A must-attend event for Long-Term Care Physicians and other primary care providers!October 24 — Sunday, October 26, 2025 Hilton Toronto |
| History of Long-Term Care & Future Directions Dr. Fred Mather is Medical Director at Sunnyside Home, municipal home for Region of Waterloo. A former president of OLTCC and OLTCP, he presently serves as Vice Chair for Ontario Association of Residents Councils. Dr. Mather recently received the King Charles III medal for his volunteer contributions to long term care. |
 | Serious Illness Conversations Dr. Celeste Fung is a family physician and the Medical Director of St. Patrick’s Home. She has experience in community geriatrics, rehabilitation, transitional, respite and long-term care. She has participated in creating long-term care educational modules and has research interests in care transitions and technologies to improve access to care. |
 | Amy Hsu Dr. Amy Hsu is a Scientist at Bruyère Health Research Institute and a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Her research uses population-level health data to examine older adults' health and healthcare needs, especially in those living with dementia and needing long-term care |
 | Mental Health in LTC Dr. Sophiya Benjamin is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and the Schlegel Chair for Mental Health in Aging. She is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of GeriMedRisk, a publicly funded, not-for-profit organization that optimizes medications in older adults through clinical consultations in Ontario and education of clinicians nationally and internationally. Dr. Benjamin’s work focuses on implementing and integrating evidence informed solutions at a system level for common challenges in older adults such as polypharmacy and insomnia. She completed her training in general adult and geriatric psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina and her master's in health sciences through the Duke-National Institute for Health (NIH) Clinical Research Training Program. Her clinical practice is in the Waterloo region of Ontario. |
| Joanne Ho Dr. Ho is an internist, geriatrician, and clinical pharmacologist. She is Associate Professor of McMaster University in the Divisions of Geriatric Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology in the Department of Medicine, where she holds the Schlegel Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy. Her focus is on medication optimization in older adults through clinical work, education and research. Located in Kitchener-Waterloo, she is an active medical staff member of Waterloo Regional Health Network, where she provides inpatient geriatric medicine, internal medicine and clinical pharmacology consultation services. She is an examiner with and the Vice-Chair of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Examination Committee. Dr. Ho also founded GeriMedRisk, a provincial learning health system that specializes in medication optimization for older adult with an interdisciplinary specialist team through clinical service, education and research. |
| Andrea Iaboni Dr. Andrea Iaboni is a geriatric psychiatrist clinician-scientist and Associate Professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is the Division lead for Seniors Mental Health at the University Health Network and Medical Director of the Specialized Dementia Unit and Virtual Behavioural Medicine services at Toronto Rehab. |
| Systems Analysis of Incidents for Improving Resident Safety in LTC Dr. Michael Hamilton is Medical Director at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada). In addition to his oversight, leadership, and analysis roles, he collaborates in the many ongoing research projects at ISMP Canada. He continues his current clinical practice as a LTC Physician in the northern GTA area. |
| Carolyn Hoffman Carolyn Hoffman RN BScN MN has senior leadership experience in hospital operations, nursing regulation and quality improvement in healthcare. She became CEO of ISMP Canada in 2018. Carolyn is a co-author of the Tool for the Concise Analysis of Patient Safety Incidents (2016), Canadian Incident Analysis Framework (2012); and co-author of the Canadian Patient Safety Dictionary (2003). |
| Chistina Jeong
Christina Jeong is a Registered Nurse and Project Manager for the Strengthening Medication Safety in Long-Term Care initiative at Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada). With a background in nursing leadership, she applies systems thinking to improve medication safety and drive sustainable, resident-centred change across long-term care homes. |
| Andrea Moser Dr Moser is a family physician, COE, Certified Medical Director, Associate Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto, Corporate Medical Director, LTC Division, City of Toronto, Clinical Lead for LTC + Womens College Hospital. She is a board member of CSLTCM and co-developer of the OLTCC Medical Director Curriculum. |
 | Aim, Align, Achieve Quality Palliative Care: A Quality Improvement & Change & Management Workshop Dr. Ozer has worked in quality improvement, consulting and project management for more than twenty years in settings including hospital care, community, and residential health services, including long term care, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. She has developed QI education and coaching programs for project teams, including the Aim Align Achieve Quality Palliative Care program offered by CLRI and has facilitated the Ontario provincial QI program IDEAS. |
| Lesley Hirst Lesley Hirst, RN, MNNP, MSc, is a seasoned healthcare professional with 35+ years' experience in leadership, nursing and system transformation. She has led executive roles in Canada and the UK, contributes nationally to palliative care innovation, and currently leads strategic consulting and coaching through Hirst Health Care Consulting. |
| Recommendations from the Geriatric Long Term Care Review Committee (GLTCRC) Dr Moser is a family physician, COE, Certified Medical Director, Associate Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto, Corporate Medical Director, LTC Division, City of Toronto, Clinical Lead for LTC + Womens College Hospital. She is a board member of CSLTCM and co-developer of the OLTCC Medical Director Curriculum. |
| Rejean Duwyn Rejean Duwyn is currently employed by the Office of the Chief Coroner in the position of Regional Supervising Coroner – Operations. He also serve as chair of the Geriatric and Long-Term Care Review Committee. Prior to his current role, Rejean split his time between full scope family practice and emergency medicine. He has held leadership positions with the Kincardine Family Health Organization, South Bruce Grey Health Centre (Kincardine Site) and Norfolk General Hospital. |
| Sid Feldman Dr. Sid Feldman is Executive Medical Director and Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baycrest and Associate Professor and Head, Division of Care of the Elderly, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
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| From Quality Standard to Quality Sleep: Improving Adult Insomnia Care in Ontario Dr. Sophiya Benjamin is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University and the Schlegel Chair for Mental Health in Aging. She is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of GeriMedRisk, a publicly funded, not-for-profit organization that optimizes medications in older adults through clinical consultations in Ontario and education of clinicians nationally and internationally. Dr. Benjamin’s work focuses on implementing and integrating evidence informed solutions at a system level for common challenges in older adults such as polypharmacy and insomnia. She completed her training in general adult and geriatric psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina and her master's in health sciences through the Duke-National Institute for Health (NIH) Clinical Research Training Program. Her clinical practice is in the Waterloo region of Ontario. Sophiya Benjamin |
.png) | Paratonia in Dementia: A Treatable Disorder Galit Kleiner Staff Neurologist, Baycrest Movement Disorders and Spasticity Management Clinic Baycrest Health Sciences Principal Investigator, Paratonia Research Platform, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education (BARE) Affiliated Investigator, Katz Interprofessional Research Program in Geriatric and Dementia Care Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education |
| Jessica Cuppage Dr. Jessica Cuppage is a Care of the Elderly physician, and the Chief Medical Innovation Officer (CMIO) at Baycrest Hospital in Toronto. She is a clinician teacher through her role of Lecturer with the Department of Family & Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Cuppage is passionate about the intersection between holistic and person-centered aging and dementia care, health technology and innovation, and building a low carbon and climate resilient health care system. |
| Does Medical Cannabis Have a Role in LTC Dr. Tran is an emergency physician, family physician, and LTC physician in the Greater Toronto Area. |
| Reducing Potentially Avoidable End-of-Life Hospitalizations in LTC Homes Ms. Annie Sun is a Master of Science in Epidemiology student at the University of Ottawa. Her thesis focuses on potentially avoidable hospitalizations among long-term care residents at the end of life. She also works as a Research Coordinator at Bruyère Health Research Institute, specializing in aging and health services research. |
| Amy Hsu Dr. Amy Hsu is a Scientist at Bruyère Health Research Institute and a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Her research uses population-level health data to examine older adults' health and healthcare needs, especially in those living with dementia and needing long-term care |
| Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Director, Movement Disorders Program LHSC Professor, Neurology Western University. |
| Clinical Framework to Guide the Use of Pharmacology, Based Upon the Ascribed Meaning, to Manage BPSD in Advanced NCD
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| Urologist’s Approach to Recurrent UTIs in Elderly Patients Dr. Alaina Garbens is a urologist with a PhD in surgical education from the University of Toronto. She completed a fellowship in minimally invasive and complex stone surgery at UT Southwestern. Her expertise blends academic excellence with advanced surgical training to provide innovative, patient-centered urologic care. |
| Managing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: An Updated Clinical Tool Dr Moser is a family physician, COE, Certified Medical Director, Associate Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto, Corporate Medical Director, LTC Division, City of Toronto, Clinical Lead for LTC + Womens College Hospital. She is a board member of CSLTCM and co-developer of the OLTCC Medical Director Curriculum. |
| Sid Feldman Dr. Sid Feldman is Executive Medical Director and Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baycrest and Associate Professor and Head, Division of Care of the Elderly, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. |
| Enhancing Serious Illness Conversations in LTC: Tools and Insights Dr. Amy Hsu is a Scientist at Bruyère Health Research Institute and a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Her research uses population-level health data to examine older adults' health and healthcare needs, especially in those living with dementia and needing long-term care. |
| Is Newer Better? Choosing Antihyperglycemics for LTC Residents with Diabetes
Dr. McCarthy is a pharmacist who has provided care across many settings for more than 20 years. She is an Associate Professor with the University of Toronto and a Learning Health System Fellow with the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners. She is a Co-Director of the deprescribing.org team, and an Executive member with the Canadian Mediation Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network.
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| Iliana Lega Dr. Iliana Lega is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at University of Toronto, a staff physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Women’s College Hospital (WCH) and a clinician scientist at Women’s College Research Institute. Dr. Lega has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and holds funding from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Menopause Society. Dr. Lega led the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guideline update for the Hypoglycemia chapter in 2023, and is currently leading the Older Adult Update . Dr. Lega is interested in the relationship between diabetes and complex chronic conditions such as cancer, cognitive dysfunction and dementia in older adults with diabetes. Dr. Lega received the Canadian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (CSEM) New Investigator Award in 2023. |
| Leading Family Meetings in LTC: Strategies to Improve Effectiveness, Collaboration and Conflict Resolution |
| Sid Feldman Dr. Sid Feldman is Executive Medical Director and Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baycrest and Associate Professor and Head, Division of Care of the Elderly, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. |
| Advanced Parkinson's Disease and Palliation Joyce Lee is the Co-Director of the Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence at University of Alberta, where she started the Geriatric Parkinson's Assessment Program in 2022. Previously she led the Geriatric Parkinson's Program at North York General Hospital. She would like to empower more clinicians in providing Comprehensive Parkinson's Care. |
| Panel – LTC Home Inspections Natasha Milijasevic leads Quality and Risk at Extendicare, drawing on 25 years of leadership in healthcare, technology, public sector, and consulting. She holds an MBA from Rotman and PhD from U of T, with published work and conference presentations, and executive Board roles in agencies and NGOs. |
| Andrea Moser Dr Moser is a family physician, COE, Certified Medical Director, Associate Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto, Corporate Medical Director, LTC Division, City of Toronto, Clinical Lead for LTC + Womens College Hospital. She is a board member of CSLTCM and co-developer of the OLTCC Medical Director Curriculum. |
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Managing Acute Blood Pressure Elevations: When Transfer Isn’t the Answer
Reassessing Form 1 Transfers: Safer Alternatives to the ER Vu Kiet Tran DR. Tran is an emergency physician, family physician, and LTC physician in the Greater Toronto Area. |
| Compassionomics & Cognitive Load in LTC: Leadership as a Practice Approach Lesley Hirst, RN, MNNP, MSc, is a seasoned healthcare professional with 35+ years' experience in leadership, nursing and system transformation. She has led executive roles in Canada and the UK, contributes nationally to palliative care innovation, and currently leads strategic consulting and coaching through Hirst Health Care Consulting. |
| Strengthening Relationships Through Conflict Resolution Joan Chan is a mother of two sons, a wife of one husband, a new but passionate Swiftie, and a family physician of a thousand patients in Guelph, ON. She also serves her medical community as a restorative medical educator, using courses, workshops and coaching to facilitate the reconnection of medical practitioners with their humanity. Her podcast, The Other Human in the Room, engages a growing audience of healthcare humans from across the globe. She loves working with burnt out clinicians to build sustainable and even enjoyable experiences of medical practice - and believes this is the key to saving our healthcare system as a whole. |
| RAI LTC Assessment Dr. Hirdes holds the distinguished title of University Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo with a cross-appointment to the Balsillie School of International Affairs. He is a Member of the Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In addition, he is the Senior Canadian Fellow and a Board Member of interRAI (www.interRAI.org), an international consortium of researchers from over 40 countries. He chairs interRAI's Network for Mental Health and the interRAI Network of Canada. |
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| Using Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Medication Safety in LTC |
| Carolyn Hoffman Carolyn Hoffman RN BScN MN has senior leadership experience in hospital operations, nursing regulation and quality improvement in healthcare. She became CEO of ISMP Canada in 2018. Carolyn is a co-author of the Tool for the Concise Analysis of Patient Safety Incidents (2016), Canadian Incident Analysis Framework (2012); and co-author of the Canadian Patient Safety Dictionary (2003). |
| Christina Jeong Christina Jeong is a Registered Nurse and Project Manager for the Strengthening Medication Safety in Long-Term Care initiative at Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada). With a background in nursing leadership, she applies systems thinking to improve medication safety and drive sustainable, resident-centred change across long-term care homes. |
| Michael Hamilton Dr. Michael Hamilton is Medical Director at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada). In addition to his oversight, leadership, and analysis roles, he collaborates in the many ongoing research projects at ISMP Canada. He continues his current clinical practice as a LTC Physician in the northern GTA area. |
| Andrea Moser Dr Moser is a family physician, COE, Certified Medical Director, Associate Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto, Corporate Medical Director, LTC Division, City of Toronto, Clinical Lead for LTC + Womens College Hospital. She is a board member of CSLTCM and co-developer of the OLTCC Medical Director Curriculum. |
| Serious Illness Conversations |
| Amy Hsu Dr. Amy Hsu is a Scientist at Bruyère Health Research Institute and a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Her research uses population-level health data to examine older adults' health and healthcare needs, especially in those living with dementia and needing long-term care. |
| Aging in Visual Arts Lorand Kristof Dr. Lorand Kristof is a Medical Director at Malton Village LTC and Davis Center LTC homes. He is certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor Medicine at McMaster University and Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He is the Medical Humanities lead for TMU’ s Family Medicine Department. |
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| Timea Kristof Timea Kristof is an educator and visual artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from York University and a Master of Science in Education. Timea currently teaches Visual Arts and Media Arts at De La Salle College in Toronto, where she is the Department Head for Music, Drama, and Media Arts. She is an accomplished painter and sculptor. |
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| Less is More: Practical Application of Antibiotic Stewardship Dr. Lucas Castellani is an Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine physician in Sault Ste. Marie. He serves as Medical Director of Medicine and Infection Prevention & Control at Sault Area Hospital, Medical Director at Extendicare Van Daele Manor, and Assistant Professor at NOSM University, with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship, wound care, and infection prevention in long-term care. |
| Dan Dalton Dan Dalton is a Clinical Consultant Pharmacist and the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Lead with CareRx. He specializes in medication management for residents in long-term care and retirement home settings. With extensive experience supporting interdisciplinary teams, Dan plays a key role in promoting safe, effective, and evidence-based pharmacotherapy. He is particularly passionate about antimicrobial stewardship, deprescribing, and improving quality of care for older adults. |
| Defender of Residents’ Rights: The Clinician's Role Fred Mather Dr. Fred Mather is Medical Director at Sunnyside Home, municipal home for Region of Waterloo. A former president of OLTCC and OLTCP, he presently serves as Vice Chair for Ontario Association of Residents Councils. Dr. Mather recently received the King Charles III medal for his volunteer contributions to long term care. |
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| Reducing Fractures in Long-Term Care: Addressing Controversies and Care Gaps for Frail Older Adults Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou is a Professor of Medicine (Division of Geriatrics) at McMaster University, a Geriatric Medicine Specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences and Executive Director of the Geras Centre for Aging Research. She holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine and Healthy Aging. She is the lead clinician-scientist of the Canadian Geriatrics Society Frailty working group and a member of the Global Frailty Network. Dr. Papaioannou is the Chair of the Regional Geriatric Program Central and past Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at McMaster University. She is the recipient of the 2025 Department of Medicine's Irene Turpie Award and 2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging. Dr. Papaioannou has 416 peer-reviewed publications, 20 book chapters and 466 published abstracts (h-index 78; 26,000+ citations, i10-index 273). She has mentored 150+ research trainees from undergraduate to post-doctoral fellows many of whom have received nationally-funded awards. Her program of research is focused on bringing the best research evidence to the frontlines of care for older adults to age with dignity and independence. |
| Sid Feldman Dr. Sid Feldman is Executive Medical Director and Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baycrest and Associate Professor and Head, Division of Care of the Elderly, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. |
| When to Stop Statins? The New Evidence-Based Statin Deprescribing Guideline
Dr. McCarthy is a pharmacist who has provided care across many settings for more than 20 years. She is an Associate Professor with the University of Toronto and a Learning Health System Fellow with the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners. She is a Co-Director of the deprescribing.org team, and an Executive member with the Canadian Mediation Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network.
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| Wade Thompson Wade is a practising LTC pharmacist at Providence Health in Vancouver, and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. He is a co-director of deprescribing.org. His research focuses on safe and appropriate medication use for older adults. |
| Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in LTC: Is It Useful? DR. Tran is an emergency physician, family physician, and LTC physician in the Greater Toronto Area. |
| What Do LTC Clinicians Need to Know to Stay Out of Court Dr. Jessica Dy (/dee/) completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology residency training at the University of Ottawa (2004) and a Master's Degree in Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health (2010). She also received additional training in physician leadership and quality with the Telfer School of Management and the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa. Prior to joining the CMPA as a Physician Advisor in 2024, Dr. Dy held various leadership roles including Vice Chair of Quality and Patient Safety, Head of the Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Medical Director of the Maternal Newborn and Women's Health Program at The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa. |
| Shu-Tai Chang Shu-Tai Cheng is Co-Director of Legal Services with the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS) and was called to the Ontario bar in 1993. Prior to joining CNPS, Shu-Tai was a partner at Gowlings until 2004, practicing in litigation, then was in-house at national not-for-profit organizations with roles in advice-giving, governance, risk management and legal education. She also served in quasi-judicial positions, including as Vice-Chair for the Licence Appeal Tribunal (Ontario) and was on the Appeal Division of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada. |
