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Forum on Restraint Use
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In May 2006, a group of clinical providers attended a workshop addressing the use of restraints within hospital settings. The workshop, entitled “The Restraints Dilemma”, highlighted current practices within various healthcare organizations and also addressed possible solutions or directions to reduce the use of restraints to help prepare patients for rehab.
As a follow-up to this initial workshop, clinical providers will once again be invited to attend a morning session to address changes that have occurred in hospital practice within the last 18 months. This session, which has been scheduled for January 17, 2008, will provide an update and summary of the efforts made by various hospital organizations.
The following topics will be highlighted during the January forum entitled “Transforming Practice: The Restraint Dilemma”:
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“Seek First to Understand: Creating a Cultural Transformation to Support a Least Restraint Environment”
Presenter: Tiziana Rivera ~ Health System Manager, Seniors' Health Program & Geriatric Mental Health Ambulatory Program, Trillium Health Centre
- “Sustaining a Least Restraint Environment: Findings from RNAO Advanced Clinical Practice”
Presenter: Farah Choudhry ~ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Catherine Morash, Advanced Practice Nurse, Trauma and Critical Care Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- “Best Practice in the Management of Complex Behaviours in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury”
Presenter: Nancy Boaro ~ Advanced Practice Leader, Neuro Rehab Program, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
- “Restraint Resource Guide”
Presenter: Judy Moir ~ Executive Director (Acting), Toronto Acquired Brain Injury Network
The Toronto ABI Network has developed a Restraint Resource Guide to provide ongoing reference and information to clinical settings. The Restraint Resource Guide will be launched at the January workshop and will be made available on our website in the new year.
For more information about the forum on January 17th and for details on how to register, please see the event flyer.
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