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2012 PSNO Conference Call for Workshops

THE 6TH ANNUAL PSNO PROVINCIAL PSW & PSW Supervisor CONFERENCE
Monday, October 15th, 2012
Toronto, Ontario


CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
The Personal Support Network of Ontario (PSNO) invites you to submit a workshop proposal for our Annual PSW & PSW Supervisor Conference. Join us and share your expertise, experience and new ideas with our enthusiastic delegates. We anticipate 500 delegates for a day of outstanding workshops and plenary sessions.Your experience gained through practical approaches and research is vital to the promotion and sharing of promising approaches in the PSW field.

THEMES
We invite all interested to consider submitting an abstract for a 55 minute session presentation that will take place on Monday, October 15th 2012. The Conference Committee has developed a number of topics which they would like to see covered, but not limited to, at the conference. These include:
  • How technology will improve care in the future
  • Emerging Best Practice in Long Term Care
  • Medication Management
  • Foot care
  • Diabetic care
  • Nutrition and chronic disease (i.e. diabetes, celiac disease, feeding with denture problems, etc)
  • Effective communication and how to advocate for it in the workplace
  • Physical sexual assault and navigating the grey areas
  • Sexuality and Aging
  • PSW and aging well
  • Understanding Generation Y & Z PSWs and how to retain them
  • Role of PSW as a Supervisor
  • Nutrition
  • Working with clients with depression and schizophrenia
  • Understanding the "Changing the Conversation" campaign
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Compassionate communication
  • Mentoring and preceptorship
  • Highs and lows of cluster care
  • Caring for someone with Alzheimer and diabetes
  • Falls prevention
  • Assertiveness training
  • Cultural competencies
  • Resiliency training for staff dealing with discrimination in caregiving and how supervisors can be a support

The Conference Committee also welcomes abstracts that may not fall within the topics above and more than one sub theme can be addressed.
CRITERIA
Your abstract should be informative stating the problem, issue or project in the first paragraph. Briefly describe the manner in which it should be addressed from a PSW perspective and describe the findings, conclusions or solutions to the problem or situation. Evaluate the applicability of this workshop content, innovation or strategy to other PSW occupations (PSW, PA, Home support worker, etc) and the relevance to other settings (LTC, Home Care, Community Care, etc). Your abstract whenever possible, should be easily translated into a one-page takeaway for participants to convert knowledge to action. Guidelines for a one page takeaway will be provided to abstracts approved for the conference.

Your submission must include the title of the presentation, presenter(s) and organization(s), phone number(s), email(s), presentation description, abstract, preferred format, and audio-visual needs. Audio-visual equipment must be ordered in advance.

The deadline for abstract submissions is Friday April 27th, 2012.

OTHER INFORMATION
Conference Sessions are 55 minutes in length inclusive of a 10 minute question period.

SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants will be notified by email/phone of the status of their submission. The contact person will be the only individual contacted regarding the submission.

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE
All applicants will be notified by email/phone of the status of their submission. The contact person will be the only individual contacted regarding the submission. All confirmed speakers will be sent a package including registration information. Speakers will receive complimentary registration (to a maximum of 2 speakers per session) to the conference. Registration includes all sessions, lunch, comfort breaks and conference materials. All presenters are responsible for any and all travel and accommodation expenses incurred.

PSNO will provide access to a microphone, projector and screen. If necessary laptops can also be provided upon request. Additional AV equipment can be negotiated.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Deadline for Submission: 5:00 pm (EST), April 27th, 2012
For more information, please contact:

Sarah Blakely Program Coordinator
PSNO
104-970 Lawrence Avenue West
Toronto, ON M6A 3B6

Phone: 416-256-3010 / 1-800-267-6272 ext. 244
Email: sarah.blakely@psno.ca

For more information about PSNO, our Members and the services they provide, please visit our web site at www.psno.ca

1.Agreement(Required.)
2.Please fill in your complete contact information, including phone, fax and email(Required.)
3.Please list any other presenters (if applicable), including name, title and organization name.
4.Conference session theme to be covered (tick all that apply):(Required.)
5.Which Care Setting(s) will the content be relevant to?(Required.)
6.Workshop Title:(Required.)
7.Workshop Length?(Required.)
8.Please provide a description of your abstract (maximum 50 words). If selected, this description will be used in all conference advertising material.(Required.)
9.Please provide an Abstract in 300 words: (We are looking for sessions that are a hands-on approach to learning. Abstracts should be based on current practice models and easy to implement i.e. practical, useful knowledge).
10.In bullet point form, please provide an outline of the key learning outcomes from your sessions:(Required.)
11.Briefly describe the manner in which your abstract content will be addressed from a PSW perspective and describe the findings, conclusions or solutions to the problem or situation (300 word max):
12.Evaluate the applicability of this workshop content, innovation or strategy to other PSW occupations (PSW, PA, Home support worker, etc) (300 word max):
13.Your abstract should be easily translated into a one-page takeaway for participants to convert knowledge to action. Guidelines for a one page takeaway will be provided to presentations approved for the conference. Handout material must be sent electronically to PSNO by Friday September 7th, 2012 for posting on our website and printing. After that date, presenters are responsible for bringing 75 copies of their handout material to the conference at their own expense. Do you agree to provide handouts in advance and a one page take away?
(Required.)
14.Most presenters use a laptop and projector as part of their presentation. If you are using a laptop and projector, will you be able to supply your own laptop (we will supply all projectors)?(Required.)
Yes
No
I will be using a laptop/projector in my presentation.
I will need a laptop supplied for me.
15.Please provide a short bio of no more than 100 words for each of the presenters listed above.(Required.)
16.Any other comments?
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