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Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
To transform lives, we take bold steps. This means continuously elevating our ambitions and not settling for less when it comes to improving the lives of others and all those on TeamUHN.
We know the road to excellence is not covered by a single plan, but a shared commitment to the betterment of all. UHN’s 2019-23 Strategic Plan is built on that shared commitment and serves as our guide for harnessing our efforts across care, research and education. This plan will help us make important choices and presents our way to a better future — A Healthier World for all.
Program Description:
One of North America’s largest and most diverse SCI rehabilitation
research groups – that develops and evaluates novel rehabilitation
devices and therapies. The NET Team includes seven scientists, eight adjunct scientists, four postdoctoral fellows, 24 graduate students and 24 research staff. Transferring research innovations into clinical best practices ensures that Toronto Rehab patients benefit from the latest therapeutic and technological advancements in SCI rehabilitation.
Implementation in Action
Consortium Members
Site Leads
Catharine Craven - Senior Scientist & Medical Director
Heather Flett – Advance Practice Leader
Iona MacRitchie – Program Services Manager
Farnoosh Farahani - Research Manager
Implementation & Evaluation Specialists (IES)
Nelly Ventre – Speech Language Pathologist
Carrie Mizzoni – Occupational therapist
Kristina Plourde – Physiotherapist
Andrea Brown – IES mentor
Site Implementation Team (SIT)
Sandra Mills – Patient and Family Educator
Linda Flockhart - Clinical Director
Martha McKay – Clinical Psychologist
Christie Yao – Clinical Psychologist
Carol McAnuff – Clinical Nurse Specialist
Data Support
Mohammad Alavinia - Biostatistician, Data Lead
Maryam Omidvar – Research Associate
Suban Kangatharan - Research Coordinator
Hamed Hami - Research Clerk
Julie Vo - Communications Liaison