Ontario Chapter Meeting  April 26, 2025
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM ET | Live, In-Person
Holiday Inn & Suites Oakville @ Bronte 2525 Wyecroft, Oakville, ON L6L 6P8

6 ADED Contact Hours | Members $53 USD / Non-Members $106 USD
ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED - REGISTRATION CLOSES WHEN SOLD OUT or April 1, 2025 11:59 PM ET
Please note: You must complete registration and payment to reserve your seat, when completed your receipt will pop up onto the screen.
You must answer the meal option question on checkout. 

Schedule (subject to change)
8:30 – 9:00          Arrival, mix & mingle (breakfast on your own)
9:00 – 9:15          Business meeting
9:15 – 9:25          Sponsor Address
9:25 – 11:25        Dr. Lazar Presentation
11:25-11:35        Break
11:35-11:45        Sponsor Address
11:45-11:55        Sponsor Address
11:55-12:40        Lunch break
12:40-2:40          Dr. Lazar Presentation 
2:40 - 2:50          Nutritional Break
2:50 - 4:50          Toni Taylor and Wendy Nieuwland OT Presentation 
4:50-5:00            Wrap-up & Adjournment

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Application for Vehicular Anxiety Presenter Dr. Lazar

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a highly effective and proven psychological treatment to reduce anxiety and depression. The main tenet of CBT is that thoughts and behaviours impact the way we feel. In CBT, you learn strategies to identify thoughts and beliefs, as well as to modify them. You also learn behavioural strategies to help reduce and eliminate anxiety, depression and worry. Research suggests that our thoughts, emotions and behaviours are interrelated, so that if you change one, you can change the other two. Awareness of CBT theories and practices, will enable you to learn tools to tackle feelings of anxiety. Specific applications to driving anxiety will be discussed and illustrated.

Learning objectives for presentation:
· Understanding the CBT model and conceptualization
· Develop Cognitive Strategies for anxiety
· Develop Behavioural Strategies for anxiety
· Learning to apply these strategies to driving anxiety

Presenter Bio: Dr. Lazar completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Western University in 2011. He has worked in numerous inpatient and outpatient clinics, providing CBT for patients suffering from mood and anxiety disorders, as well as psychosis. He began work in private practice in 2011, and co-founded The Downtown Psychology Clinic in 2019, which has emphasized using evidence-based treatment such as CBT, when treating patients. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in teaching and training endeavors. He has been involved in teaching the PGY-2 CBT seminar in the Department of Psychiatry since 2017. He has also presented workshops for the Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health and is currently the instructor for their CBT Level 2 program. He is also an instructor at OISE at the University of Toronto from since 2004. In that role, he taught and developed multiple courses, including CBT Fundamentals, CBT for Anxiety and CBT for Complex Disorders. He has also presented at national and international conferences on topics related to CBT for anxiety and psychosis. 

Using CBT to address Vehicular Anxiety – Experiences and Barriers Presenters: Toni-Marie Taylor & Wendy Nieuwland

Experiencing driving anxiety after a motor vehicle accident or other trauma that leads to feeling anxious while driving is something that our driver rehab programs are uniquely positioned to help clients with their recovery. As Occupational Therapists and licensed driving instructor who have received specialized training and supervised by the driver rehab OT, we can provide goal based driver rehab services. During this workshop you will learn about the approach, risks, benefits and how helping clients to improve their function will assist with lessening their in car driving anxiety symptoms. Through a didactic lecture on assessment and training techniques followed by a simulated in vehicle demonstration, participants will learn and develop more skill based training to use when working with clients with driving anxiety. 

Learning objectives for presentation: 
• By observing a simulated in-vehicle driver rehab session, participants will learn ideas for use with clients who are experiencing driving anxiety
• After observation of the simulated in-vehicle driver rehab session, participants will discuss approaches, understand risks, benefits and pitfalls. 
• Understand the pitfalls when working with some third-party payers who do not understand the role of the OT and driving instructor in the driver rehab recovery process; learn some ideas of working with this. 

Toni-Marie Taylor is a duly qualified and registered Occupational Therapist in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario as well as a psychotherapist registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. This therapist graduated in 1991 with a B.A in Psychology from the University of Windsor. She went on to graduate from the University of Western Ontario with a B.Sc. in Occupational Therapy in 1994. More recently, she returned to graduate studies, completing her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology to better assist her clients with driving anxiety.  Ms. Taylor has been working in auto sector since 1995 and in the highly specialized field of driver rehabilitation since 1996.  In 1997, Ms. Taylor became Essex County’s only  therapist certified in Driver Rehabilitation and is currently a member of the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED), an international organization. She has attended numerous post graduate driver rehabilitation courses including National Driver Rehabilitation Conferences, and ADED courses. She is an active member of the Ontario ADED chapter and attends semi-annual chapter meetings. She has presented at numerous brain injury and rehabilitation conferences on driver rehabilitation and driving anxiety treatment. 

Wendy Nieuwland is an Occupational Therapist who has been actively involved in the highly specialized field of driver rehabilitation for 26 years. She has been fortunate to train in driving at various places throughout the United States including Louisiana Tech University, Florida, Boston, Michigan, Kansas and Texas to further her knowledge of driver assessment and rehabilitation. She achieved her advanced credentialing in 1996 to earn her certified driver rehabilitation specialist designation from the Association of Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED). Not only is Wendy an OT she has also been a licensed driving instructor since 1991 and a licensed classroom driving instructor since 1996. She is an active Ontario ADED chapter member including serving on the Ontario executive on many occasions. She enjoys working with the medical review section of the MTO which is the drivers’ licensing body of Ontario to work on medical driving issues related to assessment and rehabilitation. She was a contributing author and editor to the 7th edition of the Canadian Medical Association’s “Determining Medical Fitness to Operate Motor Vehicles” which is the main resource on driving for physicians in Canada. She sits on various physician committees regarding how to best assess and screen older drivers. She is the co-owner of Skill Builders Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Centre in Barrie. Currently, her practice mostly focuses on brain injury rehabilitation along with driver rehabilitation. Her Centre is recognized by the Ministry of Transportation to conduct medical driving assessments and was one of the first few driver rehab facilities in Ontario chosen to perform the functional vision waiver assessments for drivers of all ages who do not meet the horizontal vision requirements in 2005. She then conducted the 5 year review of the Vision Waiver Program and updated its protocol in 2010 and provided training at the MTO and other functional assessment centres. She acts a mentor and expert contact for colleagues across the province as well as to the MTO and physicians on the topic of driving. She is the liason to the Ministry of Transportation and all functional assessment centres. She worked closely with the MTO, the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario and the Ontario Association of Occupational Therapists regarding the development of the new MTO reporting form. She speaks often at conferences and enjoys sharing knowledge with those in this wonderful yet challenging career of driver rehabilitation.

Sponsors

         

Attendance at the entire event is required to earn contact hours, no partial hours are awarded. Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. All cancellations must be made in writing to the ADED Executive Office by April 1, 2025 11:59 PM ET; a 20% handling fee will be charged. Refunds will not be issued after this date or for “no-shows.” Partial refunds will not be granted. ADED reserves the right to modify content, timetable, change speakers, or cancel events due to unforeseen/unavoidable circumstances at any time. If ADED cancels an event, a full refund will be provided to registrants. All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

ADED's Education Code of Conduct applies to this and all ADED education.  

Application of Adaptive Vehicle Modifications 2025

April 7-11, 2025 | 6 PM ET - 9:15 PM ET | Live-Virtual Online | 15 ADED Contact Hours
Early bird rate Member $450 / Non-member $900 until 3/24/25 11:59 PM ET
After 3/24/25 Member $550 / Non-member $1100
Registration is limited and closes when sold out or 9 AM ET on 4/3/2025 - We expect a rapid sell out of this course, so don’t delay in registering!

• This is a live-virtual, multi-day course conducted over five consecutive evenings for a total of 15 ADED contact hours.
• Attendees will join the live-virtual event via ADED eLearning to engage in the learning event. 
• Attendees will have access to the content and session recordings until May 11, 2025. 
• Course handouts will be provided in a digital format by the start of the course. 
• Attendees will have access to an online discussion board to communicate with instructors and other attendees during the course. 
• To use this course for ADED credentials maintenance, attendance live for the duration of all virtual sessions is required to earn 15 ADED Contact Hours.*

Abstract

This ADED course is ideal for those desiring knowledge of adaptive driving equipment as well as the process for prescribing and delivering such equipment to individuals with disabilities. Topics will cover adaptive driving equipment assessment, low tech equipment options, high tech driving systems, writing prescriptions, vehicle / equipment fitting and wheelchair passenger accommodations. The course also covers collaboration with local mobility equipment dealers and drivers for best-fit options.

Goals/Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Analyze the taxonomy used in driver rehabilitation and vehicle modifications.
• Describe various client vehicle transfer options.
• Discuss key principles in driver positioning and vehicle fit.
• Compare and differentiate between low tech equipment and high tech driving systems.
• Analyze primary and secondary driving control modification options for drivers with various disabilities.
• Discuss documentation elements and best practice with respect to vehicle adaptations and adaptive vehicle prescription writing.
• Compare various mobility device stowage, securement and carrier options.
• Assess vehicle and equipment fitting.
• Develop effective collaboration with the mobility equipment dealer.
• Discuss key principles of securement for wheelchair dependent drivers and passengers. 

Presented by Jenny Nordine, OT/L, CDRS & Jill Sclease, CTRS, CDRS

Thank you to our course sponsors!

Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. All cancellations for live-virtual events must be made in writing to the ADED Executive Office by March 24, 2025; a 20% handling fee will be charged. Refunds will not be issued after this date or for “no-shows.” Partial refunds will not be granted. ADED reserves the right to modify content, timetable, change speakers, or cancel events due to unforeseen/unavoidable circumstances at any time. If ADED cancels an event, a full refund will be provided to registrants. ADED does not offer refunds because of technological issues.  All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

*Current CDRS' & DRPs please refer to policy 403 for educational activity and maximum contact hours. Attendance at all live virtual sessions is required to earn 15 ADED Contact Hours. 

ADED's Education Code of Conduct applies to this and all ADED education.  

This course has been approved by The Council on Professional Standards for Kinesiotherapy (COPSKT) for 15 contact hours or 1.5 CEU's.

Planning to sit for the 2025 CDRS Exam?
Join our support sessions for discussion and answers to your questions.

All sessions will be held live virtual via eLearning and occur at 12 - 1 PM ET

The Impact of Disability on Driving 2025

March 10-14, 2025 | 6 PM ET - 9:15 PM ET | Live-Virtual Online | 15 ADED Contact Hours
Early bird rate until 2/28/25 Member $450 / Non-member $900
After 2/28/25 Member $550 / Non-member $1100

• This is a live-virtual, multi-day course conducted over five consecutive evenings for a total of 15 ADED contact hours.
• Attendees join the live-virtual event via ADED eLearning to engage in the learning event. 
• Attendees will have access to the content and session recordings until April 14, 2025. 
• The course notebook will be provided in a digital format one week prior to the course. 
• Attendees will have access to an online discussion board to communicate with instructors and other attendees during the week of the course. 
• To use this course for ADED credentials maintenance, attendance live for the duration of all virtual sessions is required to earn 15 ADED Contact Hours.*

Registration is limited and closes 9 AM ET on 3/7/2025. 

Abstract

This ADED course explores various medical conditions and disabilities that can affect an individual's ability to drive safely. It covers acquired, congenital, developmental, progressive conditions focusing on their impact on driving skills. The course also delves into commonly used clinical assessments, adaptive training approaches, and adaptive equipment used in driver rehabilitation for these conditions. This course provides essential knowledge for evaluating and supporting individuals with medical conditions who wish to drive or continue driving.

Target audience:

• driving educators seeking foundational knowledge for the driver rehabilitation specialization
• healthcare generalist practitioners needing to understand the connection between medical conditions and driving
• individuals referring to a driver rehabilitation program

Goals/Objectives

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between various types of medical conditions and disabilities that impact driving.
• Identify common symptoms of the medical conditions and their specific effects on driving ability.
• Define clinical assessments used to determine fitness to drive.
• Evaluate adaptive approaches and equipment used for various medical conditions in driver rehabilitation.
• Analyze the importance of individualized assessment and ongoing monitoring for drivers with medical conditions.

Presented by Laura Juel, MS, OTR/L, CDRS, ATP and Beth Rolland, OTR, CDRS, CBIS

Thank you to our course sponsors!

Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. All cancellations for live-virtual events must be made in writing to the ADED Executive Office by Feb. 28, 2025; a 20% handling fee will be charged. Refunds will not be issued after this date or for “no-shows.” Partial refunds will not be granted. ADED reserves the right to modify content, timetable, change speakers, or cancel events due to unforeseen/unavoidable circumstances at any time. If ADED cancels an event, a full refund will be provided to registrants. ADED does not offer refunds because of technological issues, should the ADED experience a platform outage, attendees will be provided an appropriate credit.  All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

*Current CDRS' & DRPs please refer to policy 403 for educational activity and maximum contact hours.
To use this course for ADED credentials maintenance, attendance live for the duration of all virtual sessions is required to earn 15 ADED Contact Hours. 

ADED's Education Code of Conduct applies to this and all ADED education.  

This course has been approved by The Council on Professional Standards for Kinesiotherapy (COPSKT) for 15 contact hours or 1.5 CEU's.

Prescription Drugs, Driving and Older Adults: The Intersection of Happy and Healthy?

1 ADED Contact Hour | $40 ADED Members | $80 Non-Members
After purchase, you have 6 months from the date of purchase to watch the recording, complete the survey, and claim your contact hours.

An overview of polypharmacy and it's affect on older drivers.

Presented by: Dr. David B Carr, M.D.

Presentation Objectives

1. Identify prescription medications taken by older drivers (aged 65+) that may put them at risk for unsafe driving
2. Understand the myriad of mechanisms on how medications may impact driving
3. Review a recent publication on medications and driving from the DRIVES study
4. Develop an approach to reviewing and managing potential driver-impairing medications taken by older adults.

Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. Refunds will not be issued after purchase or if the purchaser does not complete the content and claim contact hours in the 6-month time frame. ADED does not offer refunds because of technological issues, please consult our FAQs page for any issues you may experience. All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

Current CDRS' & DRPs please refer to policy 403 for educational activity and maximum contact hours.

This toolkit is designed to assist and guide driving educators through a framework to provide driver education to new/novice teen drivers. ADED encourages you to use this resource to help advance education and on-road training. Provided are driver readiness checklists, glossary of terms, CDRS referral form, and resources for common conditions. UPDATED September 2024

Vision Badge Level 1 

$195 Members | $390 Non-Members | 5 ADED Contact Hours
Online, on-demand all education and quizzes are included in this purchase. 
To earn the badge, the participant must successfully complete all coursework and knowledge checks and score 75% or better for quiz components.
You have 6 months from the date of purchase to complete all items and earn your badge. For proper function and the best experience, please review the FAQs and technology requirements https://elearning.aded.net/faq... 

The vision badge is a succession of badges focused on complex factors related to anatomy of the eye, functional vision and the impact of vision and common impairments on driving fitness. The badges are structured to provide an overview with increased complexity and application for the driver instructor/educator and/or health care professional. The succession of badges need to be taken in order and all individuals wishing to take subsequent levels must take Level 1.

The Level 1 (Beginners) Badge is designed for the driving instructor and health care professional needing to review basic vision concepts or other individuals wanting to learn about basic concepts of vision. A basic overview of anatomy of the eye, vision skills, and common vision and visual perceptual impairments that can impact driving fitness or fitness to drive. Discussion on how these conditions can impact driving and community mobility. Click here for the matrix. 

Prerequisites - This badge requires participants to possess a current: 

• registration or license as a driver instructor/educator who has met or exceeded local government requirements and passed approved courses necessary to work as a behind-the-wheel driving instructor in their state or province, verification required via upload of current state registration/license

OR

• current state registration as an allied health professional. Health related degrees include Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Kinesiotherapy, Speech Language Pathology, Therapeutic Recreational Therapy, Nursing, and Exercise Physiology verification required via upload of current state registration/license

Upon completion of the Level 1 (Beginners) Vision Badge, the attendee will consume education on the following competencies and have an understanding of:

• Client Intake: Medical History and Pharmacology; Visual History; Driving History; Age and activities
• Vision Terminology: Medical terminology; Abbreviations; Ophthalmologic specialists; Glossary
• Visual Impairments: Age related vision changes, comorbidities, and medications on vision; Common Eye diseases: Cataracts; Macular degeneration; Glaucoma; Diabetic retinopathy; Astigmatism; Albinism; Nystagmus; Hereditary eye diseases; Reduced acuity and visual fields. Conditions associated with vision impairments: Stroke; Brain injury; Multiple Sclerosis; Muscular Dystrophies; Brain Tumors; Cancer (of eye or neurological structures)
• Basic Vision Screening: Visual acuity; Peripheral vision; Visual Fields; Stereopsis
• Visual Perceptual Overview: Impairments; Assessment; Impact of visual perceptual impairments on driving safety
• Driving Errors Associated with Visual Impairments
• Documentation - State/Province vision guidelines
  • Remains current with relevant research and evidence related to vision and driver training needs
  • Understands and complies with ADED Code of Ethics
  • Understands and complies with ADED Best Practice Guidelines for the Delivery of Driver Rehabilitation Services

The vision badge Level 1 holder will continuously strive to improve quality of services by doing the following:
• Remains current with relevant research and evidence related to vision and driver training needs
• Understands and complies with ADED Code of Ethics
• Understands and complies with ADED Best Practice Guidelines for the Delivery of Driver Rehabilitation Services

Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. Fees paid are non-refundable.  ADED reserves the right to modify content at any time. All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

Current CDRS' & DRPs please refer to policy 403 for educational activity and maximum contact hours. 

ADED's Education Code of Conduct applies to this and all ADED education.  

This course has been approved by The Council on Professional Standards for Kinesiotherapy (COPSKT) for 15 contact hours or 1.5 CEU's.

Help Hope Live 

Sonny Mullen, Director of Outreach discusses the Help Hope Live program and how it can benefit clients. 

Help Hope Live supports community-based fundraising for people with unmet medical expenses and related costs due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses. Even with insurance, a health crisis can become a financial crisis. Since 1983, Help Hope Live has helped thousands of people raise millions of dollars for to pay a wide range of expenses, including out-of-pocket costs for: medications, durable medical equipment, home health care, wheelchair-accessibility modifications, physical therapy, innovative treatments, medical travel and temporary relocation, even emergency living assistance. Our program has also helped thousands pay it forward and assist others with their medical expenses.

Driving Risk Calculator Basics, Updates and Questions
Presented by Ann Forrest Clark, OTR/L, CDRS, LDI
1.5 ADED Contact Hours | $45 ADED Members | $90 Non-Members 
After purchase, you have 6 months from the date of purchase to watch the recording, complete the survey, and claim your contact hours. 

The Driving Risk Calculator (DRC) is a framework that organizes the process of administering and interpreting results from standardized clinical driving skills tests.  The goal of the DRC is to help determine when an individual should or should not be referred for a behind-the-wheel assessment based on clinical skills testing results.  The performance of the DRC has been the subject of previous presentations that are available for viewing on the ADED e-learning platform.  This session will demonstrate how to access and use the fillable test recording forms created for the DRC and posted on the ADED eLearning portal for ADED Members.  Continuous improvement of the DRC is sought through the use of updated evidence-based testing.  Updated standardized tests and resources added over the past months will be presented.   

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will experience the Driving Risk Calculator's purpose, process, and application to the driver rehabilitation assessment process.
• Attendees will learn through demonstration how to access and utilize the Driving Risk Calculator fillable forms available to ADED members on the ADED website.
• Utilization of the DRC as a decision-making tool during clinical testing will be demonstrated through case studies review.

Registration confirmation and payment receipts are e-mailed to the attendee. Refunds will not be issued after purchase or if the purchaser does not complete the content and claim contact hours in the 6-month time frame. ADED does not offer refunds because of technological issues, please consult our FAQs page for any issues you may experience. All complaints relative to the content, instructor, and registration procedures are to be directed to the ADED executive office: 200 1st Ave NW #505 Hickory NC 28601 or via email eLearning@aded.net

Current CDRS' & DRPs please refer to policy 403 for educational activity and maximum contact hours. 

The Driving Risk Calculator (DRC) is a framework that organizes the results from standardized clinical tests to help determine when an individual should or should not be referred for an On the Road Driving assessment.  It was developed for use by OT clinicians across a health care system.  The developer worked with the ADED Research Committee to survey ADED members for feedback on the DRC framework as a method for clinical reasoning. This recording will present the Driving Risk Calculator framework, background and purpose.  It will demonstrate the tests used in the DRC. It will also discuss how the DRC is used as part of clinical reasoning and the development of client recommendations.  The process used to develop the ADED survey, survey results and research path will be examined. 

After registering you will be able to view all content. 

• The Content Tab contains videos to explain the Driving Risk Calculator and all of the resources/references. 
• There are (3) Driving Risk Calculator Forms found in the Handouts Tab. Please be sure you are using Google Chrome as your browser to open the forms.