Innovation in a Learning Organization: Impact and Challenges in Rehabilitation
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November 19, 2026, 08h00-15h30
Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Center
7000 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, QC H4B 1R3
This event is open to all: healthcare professionals, clinical managers, researchers, graduate students, research staff, service users, and the general public, as well as policymakers interested in physical rehabilitation
The program will be published and registrations will open as of August 27, 2026
Organizing Committee:
Walter Wittich, Associate Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal; CRIR Researcher
Sara Ahmed, Full Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University; CRIR Researcher
Frédérique Poncet, Institutional Researcher and Assistant Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal; CRIR Researcher
Ebrahim Mahmoudi Kojidi, Student Representative for the Constance-Lethbridge site
Shari Joseph, Coordinator, Rehabilitation Services, Miriam Home and Services
Gina Mills, Assistant to the Director, Rehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Services Directorate
Mark Demaine, Associate Director, ID-ASD-PD Rehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Services
Thi Thanh Thao Dang, Physical Health Coordinator, Catherine Booth Hospital
Erica Fagen, Planning, Programming and Research Officer, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Catherine Leblanc-Cormier
Christina Da Costa, Physiotherapist, MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
Lucyna Maria Lach, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, McGill University
Natalina Martiniello, Assistant Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal
Nancy Cox, Program Administration Manager, Children’s Services, Ages 0–11
Caroline Pelletier, Associate Director, Learning Partnerships and Knowledge Activation Directorate (DPAAS)
Sharon O’Grady, Coordinator, Integrated Quality and Risk Management and User Partnership
Hiba Messaoudi, Program Administration Manager, Home Rehabilitation Services, Metro, Intermediate Resources, and Cross-Cutting Projects
Andréa Faust, Program Administration Manager, Learning Partnerships and Knowledge Activation Directorate (DPAAS)
Mushirah Hossenbaccus, Clinical Research Coordinator in Rehabilitation, MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
Naima Abbadi, Planning, Programming and Research Officer, MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
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