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OCA Town Hall: Chiropractic and Opioid Reduction
2017-06-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
Join the OCA and the CCA to learn more about the current federal and provincial environment around the opioid crisis and the opportunities emerging for chiropractors as our health system seeks a better way to deal with chronic pain.

Date: June 13, 2017
Time: 7-8 PM
Speakers: OCA & CCA

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Summer Accounting and Tax Clean-up
2017-06-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
As summer approaches, take advantage of the time to get your financial records up-to-date. This webinar reviews major accounting and tax considerations you should address at least once a year.

Speaker
Kevin Fok, SRJ Chartered Accountants

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Online Advertising for New Patient Acquisition
2017-05-31 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Just like TV, newspapers or outdoor banners, online advertising can bring you new patients. Unlike traditional advertising, online advertising allows you to only pay when someone clicks on your ad and to collect all the data you could ever need to see what return you get for your investment. In this webinar, we show you how to use online advertising to grow your patient caseload.

Speaker
TechWyse

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Markham - Practice Building: Convince, Convey & Connect
2017-05-04 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto)
Whether you are marketing your business, giving powerful presentations, networking with other healthcare professionals, or persuading patients to follow exercises and become engaged in their own care, you need effective communications for a thriving practice.
This fast-paced, interactive workshop will cover public speaking, networking, negotiations, presentation skills and more. We will explore practical examples related to health care and practice these new skills with interactive exercises drawn from Dale Carnegie Principles.
Workshop attendees will receive course materials and resources package, framed Certificate of Completion and three CE structured credit hours.

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Pricing

Pricing Category
Early Bird* (Ends April 24)
Regular*

OCA Member
$129
$159

OCA 2016 Graduate / Student Member
$99
$129

*Plus HST

▼ Click here for Learning Objectives

Become a Great Public Speaker:

Gain attention and create strong impressions
Persuade and engage your audience
Speak with confidence and authority
Answer questions effectively

Facilitate Understanding:

Communicate complex ideas simply
Create a lasting understanding
Use visual aids effectively

Gain Willing Cooperation:

Overcome barriers to authentic connections and strong relationships
Present your case effectively without high-pressure tactics
Convince others in a positive and cooperative manner

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8:30 – 9am
ARRIVAL/REGISTRATION (Light Buffet)

9:00 am
WARM UP
We’ll get to know each other with icebreaking games and team building exercises.

9:15 am
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDAMENTALS
This module covers what you say and how you say it including body language, verbal cues and how you structure information. We’ll also cover strategies for answering questions.

10:30 am
BREAK

10:40 am
SPEECH STRUCTURES
We’ll learn how to create strong and memorable openings and closings and how to structure information to maximize retention both verbally and with your visual aids.

11:30 am
GAINING WILLING COOPERATION
We’ll explore strategies for presenting to individuals or small groups in a conversational way, and how to convince individuals without using high-pressure tactics.

12:00 pm
CONCLUSION

Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 4th, 2017
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Breakfast provided upon arrival at 8:30 am); 3 CE hours
Location: Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites, 9005 Leslie St, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B2
Meeting Room: Buttonville Room
Due to unexpected renovations in our original location, this workshop will now be held across the street at Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites. We look forward to hosting you there.
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Parking Onsite: Complimentary

Instructor: Ivan Wanis Ruiz from Dale Carnegie Training
Ivan Wanis Ruiz has over 15 years of communication and public speaking experience. Originally trained at the Ministry of Attorney General’s Office of British Columbia in facilitation, he spent two years facilitating interactive workshops on racism and violence prevention. He is a distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), Certified Dale Carnegie trainer in High Impact Presentations, a graduate of The Second City Improv and accomplished actor whose credits include Supernatural, Covert Affairs and Smallville to name a few. He has been a guest instructor at The University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business, The OISE School at University of Toronto and The Ted Rogers School of Business Management at Ryerson University.
Ivan has also put his public speaking skills to the test in a variety of environments from formal awards ceremonies (Latin Chamber of Commerce Awards) to specialty events like Salsa on St. Clair. Most recently, Ivan was the host for the Pan Am / Parapan Am Games torch relay & games, speaking and entertaining groups of thousands nightly.
You can find out more about Ivan on his website: http://www.speakingandcommunication.com

Refund/Cancellation Policy
In the event that you choose to cancel your registration, a full refund less $25 will be provided for cancellations received in writing by May 9, 2016. No refunds will be provided after May 9, 2016.

Clinic Change Management
2017-05-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Whether it’s implementing new products, expanding your clinic team or introducing new services, strategic implementation of change is important to maintaining a successful practice. This webinar will introduce some of the main concepts of change management and how you can apply them to your clinic.

Speaker
Lynsey Turchet, Consultant, MD+A Health Solutions

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Changes to the CCO Public Register
2017-04-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Lad Kucis of Gardiner Roberts LLP will be speaking on the types of information that are posted on the CCO public register regarding chiropractors, including new types of information mandated by recent by-law changes. In addition, Lad will be discussing the potential implications that this new era of transparency will have on chiropractors.

Speaker
Lad Kucis, Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Pursuing Collaborative Relationships
2017-04-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Learn how you can prepare for and pursue collaborative relationships with other health professionals. Our panel of Ontario chiropractors will share insights gained through their own collaborative relationships.

Speakers
Dr. Murray Townsend, Dr. Tyler Fletcher, Dr. Luke Winegard

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Understanding Investments
2017-04-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Confused about all of those investment acronyms and terms? This is the webinar for you. We’ll walk you through all the jargon and talk about how to make investments work for you.

Speaker
Saeed Ally, The Heritage Group — Manulife Securities

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Migrating from Paper to EHR
2017-03-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Catherine Renwick from Gevity Consulting Inc. is an expert on EHR implementation. She will discuss the advantages of switching to EHRs, how to migrate patient data from paper notes or previous software, and tips on how to pull off a successful transition.

Speaker(s)
Catherine Renwick, Gevity Consulting Inc.

Original Broadcast
February 24, 2016

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Relevance of the Thoracic Spine in Neck Pain
2017-03-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
There is mounting evidence suggesting that assessing and treating thoracic spine function is paramount in the comprehensive management of mechanical neck pain – we will review this body of literature and put it in the context of daily patient management.

Speaker
Dr. Shawn Thistle, RRS Education
* This webinar was originally broadcast on April 20, 2016 *

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Telephone Town Hall – OCA Public Advertising Strategy
2017-02-23 12:15 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Live Q&A with OCA President Dr. Ayla Azad and CEO Dr. Bob Haig
We believe it is important for our members to have opportunities to connect directly with OCA leadership. This telephone town hall is an opportunity for our membership to learn more about the strategy and thinking behind our advertising efforts and discover what we have planned for 2017 to promote the profession.
Dr. Ayla Azad (OCA President), Dr. Bob Haig (OCA CEO) and Miguel Pacheco (OCA Director of Marketing and Communications) gave a 20-minute presentation and then opened the floor for a live Q&A for 30 minutes.

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SafetyNET: How You Can Contribute to Patient Safety Research
2017-02-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This webinar will review ongoing SMT safety research being led by Canada and opportunities for you to participate in that research, including the SafetyNET study. We will discuss patient safety as a spectrum and why we must get past “blame and shame” and work towards establishing a just and trusting culture.

Speakers
Dr. Silvano Mior & Dr. Sunita Vohra, SafetyNET

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Falls and Floods: Protecting Your Office (Rebroadcast)
2017-02-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
What is your liability if a patient slips and falls in your office? Who pays if a flood in your clinic causes water damage next door? Learn about premises liability and how to protect your business with office insurance.

Speaker
Steven Campanella, Brokers Trust Insurance Group Inc.
* This webinar was originally broadcast on January 13, 2016 *

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Simple Tips to Boost Your Patient Caseload
2017-02-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
The InnoCare team will discuss simple and subtle tips to increase patient traffic to your clinic while ensuring that your clinic doesn’t feel the squeeze operationally.

Speakers
Michael Barton, InnoCare

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The Changing Face of Arthritis
2017-02-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
A webinar offered by the Arthritis Society on the latest research related to osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis.
Speaker: Mary Aisen, The Arthritis Society
* This webinar was originally broadcast on June 10, 2015 *

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Commercial General Liability: Employees vs. Contractors
2017-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This webinar will help you understand how Commercial General Liability responds when actions are brought against third party independent contractors (i.e. chiropractors, RMTs, physiotherapists, and other healthcare practitioners).

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Practical Budgeting to Achieve Your Goals
2016-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
Living within your means is essential to financial stability and success, but traditional budgeting can be tedious and ineffective. Join us to learn a practical method to keep your budget in check that fits with your life and future goals.

Speaker(s)
Saeed Ally, The Heritage Group – Manulife Securities

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Practice Valuation Part 2
2016-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
In part two of this two part series, we will discuss valuation methods, tax efficient strategies and organizational structure. Whether you are an investor or a seller, this presentation will outline the components of practice value and the importance of understanding the types of goodwill that determines a practice’s value.
Speaker: Rishabh Khamesra, SRJ Chartered Accountants

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Thrive 2016
2016-12-03 08:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | InterContinental Toronto Centre, 225 Front Street West, Toronto, ON, M5V 2X3 , Canada
Nourish your clinical skills.
Grow your business with passion.
Energize your practice and watch it Thrive.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 2016
InterContinental Toronto Centre | 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM (4.5 Structured CE Hours)

Join us at Thrive to enhance your clinical knowledge and business strategy. In the morning, choose a workshop stream to gain practical tools, research insights and best practices. After lunch, you’ll be inspired by John DeHart, a cofounder of Nurse Next Door. He will take you through his journey of building a unique, successful health care brand driven by vision, values and purpose. John’s approach will help you build the kind of practice that patients will eagerly recommend to others.
Thrive will give you opportunities to network with other chiropractors and deepen your treatment knowledge while earning 4.5 structured CE credits.

Please join us after Thrive at 3 PM for our Annual General Meeting. We will be announcing the Board election results and reporting back to members on OCA initiatives and plans for the future. This is your chance to get involved in OCA governance and learn where your member dues are going. Questions and input from our members is highly valued as we prepare for another influential year in chiropractic!

CCGI Webinar & Online Module on Treating Neck Pain & Whiplash-Associated Disorders
2016-11-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto)
Chiropractors today frequently see patients who present with neck pain-associated and whiplash-associated disorders. This installment in the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative (CCGI) series presents two components packed with useful guideline and best practice advice for practitioners to assess, categorize and manage patients who present with neck pain-associated or whiplash-associated disorders.
The first component of this course is a live webinar broadcast at 2 PM on November 30, 2016 where experts Dr. David Whitty and Dr. Joel Weisberg will join Dr. André Bussières as host to explain these new recommendations and how they can be utilized and applied in clinical practice. Learn more about providing multimodal care and how to empower your patients to participate in their treatment using new CCGI video and handout resource materials. The live webinar broadcast will be recorded and made available online to all registrants who are unable to attend the live broadcast.
The second component of this course is an interactive piece developed by CCGI which provides more detail and reference resources about diagnostic triage and treatment of Neck Pain Associated and Whiplash Associated Disorders. This online learning module takes 30 minutes to complete and is available now.

Practice Valuation Part 1
2016-11-30 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
In part one of this two part series, we will discuss valuation methods, tax efficient strategies and organizational structure. Whether you are an investor or a seller, this presentation will outline the components of practice value and the importance of understanding the types of goodwill that determines a practice’s value.
Speaker: Rishabh Khamesra, SRJ Chartered Accountants

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Tradeshow 101: How to Present Chiropractic Effectively
2016-11-16 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This session will provide you with the necessary background and tips to successfully develop potential leads while building awareness and understanding for the profession. Learn tips on how to have an effective booth in your community and how you can participate at an OCA tradeshow booth.
Speaker: Dr. Amy Brown, OCA

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Data Analytics and Your Clinic
2016-11-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This panel discussion will give an overview of different uses of your practice’s data: Reporting, Research and Analytics. We will discuss examples of each and how you can contribute data to analytics initiatives and how your clinic could benefit from this.

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Telephone Town Hall: Lab Tests & Imaging Advocacy (Live Q&A with OCA President Dr. Ayla Azad and CEO Dr. Bob Haig)
2016-10-27 12:15 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
We believe it is important for our members to have opportunities to connect directly with OCA leadership. This telephone town hall provides an update on how our advocacy efforts are progressing while providing some clarity on the current governmental health care landscape and our current approach within that context.
Dr. Ayla Azad (OCA President) and Dr. Bob Haig (OCA CEO) updated members on our advocacy with the government on three main issues: a) reinstatement of hospital ordering rights, and b) ordering authority for advanced imaging and c) ordering authority for laboratory tests.
Drs. Azad and Haig gave a 20-minute presentation and then opened the floor for a live Q&A.
The telephone town hall was available toll-free to members across the province.

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Business Practices
2016-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This webinar will make members aware of the expectations set out by the College of Chiropractors of Ontario regarding business practices, including with respect to advertising, disclosure of fees, block fees and/or payment plans, etc.
Speaker: Lad Kucis, Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Spine Sparing Strategies
2016-10-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This webinar will review the evidence on the relationship between hip mobility and lumbar spine function. Dr. Shawn Thistle will demonstrate simple spine-sparing treatment and exercise techniques for your older patients.
Speaker: Dr. Shawn Thistle, RRS Education

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Mobile Search Optimization
2016-09-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This webinar will explain local Search Engine Optimization and show you how to improve your mobile search rankings on Google Maps, local Google search rankings, local business listings and more.
Speaker: Falk Jaehnchen, Spark Marketing

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Increasing the Usability of Your New Website
2016-09-14 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto)
This webinar will feature recommendations on making your website user‐friendly and easy to navigate, attracting users to highlighted content and creating effective calls to action. We will focus on formatting, organization and layout.
Speaker: Jenn Melynk, SiteWyze Solutions

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Tax Implications of Dissolving or Selling Your Practice
2016-06-15 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Learn about the tax implications of dissolving your practice or selling it through an asset or share sale.
Speaker: Rishabh Khamesra of SRJCA

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Persuade with Purpose
2016-05-26 18:30 - 21:30 UTC
Whether you are marketing your business, giving powerful presentations, networking with other healthcare professionals, or persuading patients to follow exercises and become engaged in their own care, you need effective communications for a thriving practice.
This fast-paced, interactive workshop will cover public speaking, networking, negotiations, presentation skills and more. We will explore practical examples related to health care and practice these new skills with interactive exercises drawn from Dale Carnegie Principles.
Workshop attendees will receive a Certificate of Completion and three CE structured credit hours.
Learning Objectives
Become a Great Public Speaker:

Gain attention and create strong impressions
Persuade and engage your audience
Speak with confidence and authority
Answer questions effectively

Facilitate Understanding:

Communicate complex ideas simply
Create a lasting understanding
Use visual aids effectively

Gain Willing Cooperation:

Overcome barriers to authentic connections and strong relationships
Present your case effectively without high-pressure tactics
Convince others in a positive and cooperative manner

▼ Click here for workshop agenda

5:30 – 6 PM
ARRIVAL/REGISTRATION (Light Buffet)

6:00 PM
WARM UP
We’ll get to know each other with icebreaking games and team building exercises.

6:15 PM
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDAMENTALS
This module covers what you say and how you say it including body language, verbal cues and how you structure information. We’ll also cover strategies for answering questions.

7:30 PM
BREAK

7:40 PM
SPEECH STRUCTURES
We’ll learn how to create strong and memorable openings and closings and how to structure information to maximize retention both verbally and with your visual aids.

8:30 PM
GAINING WILLING COOPERATION
We’ll explore strategies for presenting to individuals or small groups in a conversational way, and how to convince individuals without using high-pressure tactics.

9:00 PM
CONCLUSION

Date: Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. (Dinner provided upon arrival at 6 pm); 3 CE hours
Location: Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St, Ottawa, ON
Meeting Room: Rideau Salon (3rd Floor)

Instructor: Ivan Wanis Ruiz from Dale Carnegie Training
Ivan Wanis Ruiz has over 15 years of communication and public speaking experience. Originally trained at the Ministry of Attorney General’s Office of British Columbia in facilitation, he spent two years facilitating interactive workshops on racism and violence prevention. He is a distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), Certified Dale Carnegie trainer in High Impact Presentations, a graduate of The Second City Improv and accomplished actor whose credits include Supernatural, Covert Affairs and Smallville to name a few. He has been a guest instructor at The University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business, The OISE School at University of Toronto and The Ted Rogers School of Business Management at Ryerson University.
Ivan has also put his public speaking skills to the test in a variety of environments from formal awards ceremonies (Latin Chamber of Commerce Awards) to specialty events like Salsa on St. Clair. Most recently, Ivan was the host for the Pan Am / Parapan Am Games torch relay & games, speaking and entertaining groups of thousands nightly.
You can find out more about Ivan on his website: http://www.speakingandcommunication.com/
Price

Pricing Category
Early Bird* (Ends April 26)
Regular*

OCA Member
$79
$99

OCA 2015 Graduate / Student Member
$59
$79

Non-OCA Member (Contact OCA for registration) 1-877-327-2273
$129
$149

*Plus HST
Refund/Cancellation Policy
In the event that you choose to cancel your registration, a full refund less $25 will be provided for cancellations received in writing by May 9, 2016. No refunds will be provided after May 9, 2016.
Driving Directions
The Ottawa Marriott Hotel is located at 100 Kent St, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5R7. The hotel is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa.
Phone: 1-613-238-1122
Toll free: 1-800-853-8463
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Parking
On-site parking, fee: 6 CAD hourly, 22 CAD daily
Valet parking, fee: 27 CAD daily
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