Ontario Collaborative for Aging Well Discussion Forum - June 2026 (1:00 to 2:00 pm)

Event Date: June 17, 2026

On June 17, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, the Ontario Collaborative for Aging Well (OCAW) invites Ontario Health Teams, Primary Care Networks, Specialized Geriatric and Seniors’ Mental Health Services and community partners working to support older adults and care partners to the OCAW discussion forum. Co‑facilitated by PGLO and the Centre for Studies in Aging and Health, this format focuses on shared learning, real-world innovations, and cross‑sector conversations that support older adults and their care partners.

This month (June), which is Seniors’ Month, we feature:

Frailty to Resilience: Rehabilitative Care Alliance (RCA) Rehab Access Pathway

Learning Objectives:

Review the RCA Rehab Access Pathway to guide referrals for older adults with a change from baseline function to the appropriate level of rehabilitative care.
Explore one regional (OH Toronto) referral process example of direct access from Emergency Departments to Inpatient Rehab.

Presented by: Gabrielle Sadler, MSc, Project Manager, RCA

Gabrielle Sadler is an innovative health care leader with a passion for ensuring that people receive the best rehabilitative care across the continuum of care. Her experience as a physiotherapist and health care administrator spans both hospital and community settings, including transdisciplinary home programming, acute and critical care, inpatient rehabilitative care, stroke care, geriatrics and palliative care. Gabrielle is a certified LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt in Health Care Delivery, complementing her current role as a project manager with the Rehabilitative Care Alliance, with a mandate is to strengthen and standardize rehabilitative care across Ontario.

Dignity of Risk: From Principles to Practice

Learning Objectives:

Apply a micro-meso-macro lens to understand how dignity of risk can be translated into practice, programs, policy.
Identify 1-2 actionable strategies to advance dignity of risk within your sphere of influence

Presented by: Dr. Heather MacLeod, DSc, Director Programs and Partnerships, PGLO

Dr. Heather MacLeod is the Director, Programs and Partnerships, at Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO), where she currently leads the Provincial Common Orientation to the Care of Older Adults, a program that has provided training to more than 1,380 health and social care professionals from over 300 organizations across Ontario.

This month’s discussion topic (come prepared to share your ideas or questions):

What are known or needed innovations in aging care that could/should be scaled and spread locally, regionally or provincially in Ontario? (Want to explore existing ideas – check out the Compendium of Innovations)

OCAW: Open access. Practical insights. Collective impact.