Dr. Bob Litchfield
Neil McCartney
Dr. Bob Litchfield is the Medical Director of the Fowler Kennedy
Sport Medicine Clinic in London, an Associate Professor in the
Department of Surgery at The University of Western Ontario
and the past Angus D. McLachlin Chair. His research and clinical
interest is in the area of shoulder and knee reconstructive
surgery. He is involved in several clinical trials funded through
the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), and is
principal investigator or co-investigator for an additional 10
randomized clinical trials. He is a founding member of the
research group JOINTS Canada, whose focus is multicentered
RCT’s involving common conditions of the shoulder. He is
extensively involved in surgical education through his role as
the Director of Education for the Canadian Surgical Technologies
and Advanced Robotics centre in the Lawson Health Research
Institute at the London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Litchfield is
past president of the medical staff organization for the London
Health Sciences Centre and has served on the Board of Directors
for the hospital. He holds memberships in the American
Shoulder and Elbow Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons, Herodicus Society, the Arthroscopy Association of
North America and the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine.
An avid skier and golfer, Dr. Litchfield is a member of the
Physician’s Group for the Canadian National Ski Team and is just
returning from Germany where he was looking after our team at
one of the International Ski Federation World Cup Events.
2009 ARGC/FHS Symposium Planning
Committee
Bonita Stevenson Lizebeth Cox
Cathy Collins Manuel Montero Odasso
Charles Rice Marita Kloseck
Dalton Wolfe Matt Quin
David Keast Norine Foley
Debbie Rudman Rob Petrella
Gord MacDonald Ryan DeForge
Jim Weese Tony Vandervoort
Dr.
Dr. Neil McCartney holds a Ph.D. Degree from McMaster University
(Medical Sciences) and has spent the past 29 years conducting
research, and providing service programs for people with physical
disabilities. He is currently the Chair of the Department of
2009 ARGC/FHS
Kinesiology, and the Director of the Centre for Health Promotion and
Rehabilitation. The Centre houses research and service programs for
healthy seniors, for those with cardiovascular disease, and individuals
Symposium
with spinal cord injury. His research has been instrumental in
changing the way that cardiac rehabilitation is conducted worldwide.
Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis
Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis is a Professor of Health and Exercise
Psychology and a CIHR New Investigator at McMaster University’s
Department of Kinesiology. Her research program focuses on
“Bridging Partnerships in Aging and
psychosocial influences and consequences of physical activity Rehabilitation Research”
participation, particularly among people with physical disability. She
has received over $2.5 million in grants for her research from agencies
including the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Friday, February 6, 2009
She has published over 100 refereed scientific journal articles and
book chapters, and is a co-author of The Psychology of Exercise:
Elborn College, 1201 Western Road
Integrating Theory and Practice. The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Audrey Hicks 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Audrey Hicks is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at
McMaster University, and she teaches undergraduate and graduate
courses in Neuromuscular Physiology, Biology of Aging and Exercise, Dr. Jim Weese, Dean
and Exercise Rehabilitation. For the past 10 years, her research has Faculty of Health Sciences
been primarily focused on exercise rehabilitation after spinal cord The University of Western Ontario
injury, specifically examining the various health-related benefits to Email: jweese1@uwo.ca
exercise in this population. Dr. Hicks is the founding Director of the
MacWheelers exercise program, a community-based exercise service
program for people with spinal cord injury that is offered through Information:
the Centre for Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, is a member of Cathy Collins, Secretary
the Leadership Team for the National Spinal Cord Injury Solutions Phone: 519-850-2440
Network, and is President-Elect for the Canadian Society of Exercise Email: ccollins@uwo.ca
Physiology.
2009 ARGC/FHS Symposium Theme Leaders
Dalton Wolfe Marita Kloseck
Iris Gutmanis Norine Foley
Maggie Gibson Robert Teasell
Manuel Montero Odasso Tim Doherty
www.uwo.ca/fhs/events/ARGC_09/

REGISTRATION
8:15 Central corridor by Room 1590
POSTER SETUP
8:15 PT Gym, Room 1300
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
9:00 Room 1330
Dr. Jim Weese
Dean – Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Western Ontario
Dr. Rob Petrella
Beryl & Richard Ivey Research Chair,
Program Leader – Aging, Rehabilitation Evidence-based Practice/From Bench-to-bedside
& Geriatric Care, Assistant Director Room 1548
Lawson Health Research Institute
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
9:15 Room 1330
Dr. Robert Litchfield, MD FRCSC,
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic,
The University of Western Ontario
“Management of the arthritic knee: Alternatives evidence-based MSK Rehabilitation”
to surgery”
NUTRITION/STRETCH BREAK
10:15 – 10:30 PT Gym, Room 1300
THEMATIC PRESENTATIONS
10:30 – 12:00 2:45 – 3:00
Mobility and Aging
Room 1330
Theme Leader: Manuel Montero Odasso
• Mark Speechley – “Epidemiology of falls and mobility
disability in frail populations”
• Joseph DeCaria – “The effect of intra-articular
hyaluronic acid on gait in older people with knee
osteoarthritis”
• Manuel Montero Odasso – “Gait as an early marker of
frailty subtypes. Mobility heterogeneity”
ARGC/FHS SYMPOSIUM 2009 - AGENDA
Building Capacity Through Community-based Aging
and Rehabilitation Research
Room 1576
Theme Leaders: Iris Gutmanis and Maggie Gibson
• Iris Gutmanis – “Discharge with a difference: Evaluating
the transition of long-stay yet stable geriatric psychiatry
patients to long-term care”
• Dorothy Forbes – “Building capacity in rural home care:
Perceptions of formal and informal care providers of
persons with dementia”
• Andrea Willson and Amir Erfani – “Socioeconomic history
and preventable disease: A comparative analysis of
fundamental cause theory”
Theme Leaders: Tim Doherty and Robert Teasell
• Robert Teasell – “The challenge of applying evidence-
based practice in rehabilitation”
• Matthew Meyer – “Developing an economic review of
best practices in stroke rehabilitation”
• Joy MacDermid – “Challenges and solutions to practicing
LUNCH AND POSTER EXHIBIT
12:00 – 1:15 PT Gym, Room 1300
THEMATIC PRESENTATIONS
1:15 – 2:45
Rehabilitation: Adding Quality to Years
Room 1330
Theme Leaders: Norine Foley
• Angela Colantonio – “Long-term outcomes following
traumatic brain injury”
• Deb Willems – “Building a regional stroke rehabilitation
system: From evidence to action”
• Jayne Garland – “Recovery of standing balance following
stroke”
Activity and Mobility across the Lifespan
Room 1576
Theme Leader: Dalton Wolfe
• Sheree Shapiro – “Children’s Health and Activity
Modification Program (C.H.A.M.P.): A lifestyle
intervention for obese children and their families”
• Dalton Wolfe – “Functional electrical stimulation
(FES)-assisted cycling exercise to reduce
cardiovascular disease risk in people with SCI”
• Denise Connelly – “Seated all-extremity exercise
to promote mobility capacity and capability for
those with varied chronic health conditions in
mid- and later life”
Psychosocial Determinants of Health and Aging
Room 1548
Theme Leader: Marita Kloseck
• Cheryl Forchuk – “Mental health, housing and
homelessness”
• Maggie Gibson – “Older adults’ distinct
psychosocial issues in emergencies and disasters”
• Harry Prapavessis – Exercise and cancer:
Overview of prevention and treatment research
being conducted in the new Exercise and Health
Psychology Lab (EHPL)
NUTRITION/STRETCH BREAK
PT Gym, Room 1300
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
3:00 – 4:00
Room 1330
Dr. Neil McCartney, Dr. Audrey Hicks and Dr. Kathleen
Martin Ginis, Centre for Health Promotion and
Rehabilitation, McMaster University
“From cell to society: Exercise rehabilitation research
at McMaster”
CLOSING REMARKS
4:00
Room 1330
Drs. Weese & Petrella