Angela LoPonte, R.N., RRP Curriculum Vitae
HIGHLIGHT OF EXPERIENCE: • • • • •
Registered Rehabilitation Professional Extensive experience as a Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor for Brain Injured Clients and Clients with Catastrophic Losses Registered Nurse: Registration Number: 884065 4 Member of the Ontario Brain Injury Association Member of the Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Ontario
EMPLOYMENT_HISTORY August 2002 to present
North York Rehabilitation Centre
Rehabilitation Co-ordinator
Toronto, Ontario •
Specializing in Catastrophic and TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Losses (Re: Paediatric, Young Adult, Adult and Geriatric Population) • Vocational Counselling • Claims Management • Co-ordination of Insurer Examinations • Medical Review/ Summaries • Assessment of Attendant Care Needs (Form 1) • Assessment of Medical Rehabilitation Services • Facilitate Educational Sessions/ Conference Speaker
April 2000 – August 2002 Independent Rehabilitation Services Inc.
Supervisor of Rehabilitation Services
Mississauga, Ontario • • • • • •
Specializing in Catastrophic and TBI Losses (Re: Paediatric, Young Adult, Adult and Geriatric Population) Assessment of Attendant Care Needs (Form 1) Vocational Counselling Claims Management Co-ordination of Insurer Examinations Medical Review/ Summaries 2011
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September 1999 to April 2000
Provincial Medical Therapy Services
Medical Rehabilitation Counsellor
Toronto, Ontario • •
February 1997 to September 1999
Rehabilitation of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents specializing in Catastrophic Losses and TBI Rehabilitation of persons injured under WSIB/WCB and Long/Short Term Disability
Self-Employed
Medical Services Consultant
Toronto, Ontario • •
December 1994 to February 1997
Rehabilitation of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents, specializing in Catastrophic losses and TBI Responsible for restoring injured individuals to self-sufficiency or productive employment at his/her highest attainable level of skill.
Med-Pro Health Care Management Services
Senior Medical Services Consultant
Scarborough, Ontario •
April 1994 to December 1994
Rehabilitation of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents, specializing in Catastrophic and TBI losses (Re: Paediatric, Young Adult, Adult and Geriatric Population)
Dr. Howard Seiden and Associates
Case Manager
Toronto, Ontario •
Rehabilitation of persons injured in motor vehicle accidents, specializing in Catastrophic and TBI losses
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June 1990 to April 1994
North York Branson Hospital
Registered Nurse
Willowdale, Ontario • •
September 1987 to June 1990
Field: 1990 – 1992 Intravenous Team Field: 1992 – 1994 Orthpaedics
The Toronto Hospital
Registered Nurse
Toronto, Ontario •
June 1985 to September 1987
Field: Cardiovascular Surgery/ Neurosurgery/ Medical Surgery
Riverdale Hospital
Registered Nurse
Toronto, Ontario •
Field: Geriatric Care
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
November 7/8, 2003
Brock University Certificate Rehabilitation for Children with Acquired Brain Injury: Cognition Communication, Behavior and Special Education-Level I
January 2003
Acquired Brain Injury Specialist Witness Testified as an Expert Witness in Tort Proceeding
February 18, 2000-Present
Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP): Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada (VRA)
1994 –Present
Numerous Medical/ Rehabilitation Courses
March 1994
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Sunny Brook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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September – November 1990
Obstetric Nursing Humber College, Toronto: Post Graduate R.N. course
April – June 1990
Leadership Skills The Toronto Hospital, Toronto Post Graduate R.N. course
September – December 1986
Coronary Care Nursing Humber College, Toronto Post Graduate R.N. course
September 1985 – December 1987
Nursing Graduate Diploma Program George Brown College, Toronto
September 1981 – January 1985
Ontario Secondary School Diploma Laura Secord Secondary School, St. Catharines
WORKSHOPS • • • • • • • • • • •
Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario: Communication: The Invisible Barrier (June 2000) CARP Seminar- Work Place Modifications and Accommodations (Toronto, June 2000) Information Session: St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital- Assisting Patients to Determine Rehabilitation Need (Toronto, June 2000) CARP Seminar- How to Stay Creative, Current and Connected In Your Job (Toronto, September 2000) Brain Injury Seminar- Overcoming Barriers II (Oshawa, October 2000) Speaker- Presentation at CGU Insurance-Management of Brain Injury Files (Toronto, November 2000) CARP Seminar-Anxiety and Depression: Dr. Ilya Roumeliotis (April 2001) Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario- Addiction Treatment: Acquired Brain Injury: Centre for Addiction and Mental Addiction (April 2001) Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario- Ministry of Education: Re: Funding Issues for Special Education (May 2001) CARP Seminar: Critical Appraisals of IME's; Regulation of Rehabilitation Professionals; Functional Assessments: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (June 2001) CARP Seminar: In Defence of Assessments; Vocational Assessments and the Ethical Considerations of Service Delivery (June 2001)
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Insight Seminar: Effectively Managing the Acquired Brain Injury Claim: Program Chairman: Bogoroch and Associates (June 2001) Riverdale Hospital Seminar: The 2nd Annual Acquired Brain Injury Information Day (June 2001) Conference- Discharge and Beyond Spinal Cord Conference: Sponsor: Excel Care (September 2001) Conference- Assessment and Treatment of Depression and Suicidal Behavior: Sponsor: Leading Edge: Speaker: Dr. Donald Meichenbaum (November 2001) Conference- Bill 59 Reform: The Next Legislation": Sponsor: Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals: Speakers: David McDonald (Thomson Rogers LLP) and Lee Tasker (Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies) October, 2002 Workshop-Medical and Rehabilitation Workshop "Forum on Auto Insurance Form": Sponsor: Association of Designated Assessment Centres (ADAC): Speakers: Dr. Rocco Gueirriero, Dr. Carlan Stants, Mr. Rob Sampson (M.P.) November 2002 CARP Seminar: Stress, Depression and Anxiety: Canadian Mental Health Association (February 2003) Conference Speaker: "Case Management of Catastrophic Injuries": Sponsor: CSCE, CMCC: Whiplash and Neck Pain Research, Guidelines and Legislation (April 2003) CARP Seminar: Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (April 2003) Certificate of Participation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto (Re: Doctoral Dissertation Study-Changing Employment Patterns and the Psychological Contract) May 14, 2003 OBIA Seminar: Speaker: (Mark Ylvisaker, Ph.D) Rehabilitation for Children with Acquired Brain Injury: Cognition, Communication, Behavior and Special Education (November 7/8, 2003) Mindworks Seminar: Work After Brain Injury: Outcomes, Prognosis and Effective Interventions (Speakers: Dr. Jeffrey Kreutzer & Dr. Laura Taylor) October 2/3, 2003 Conference: Change in Motion (Understanding Ontario's New Auto Insurance Legislation) September 9, 2003 CARP Conference: Bill 198: What the Rehabilitation Professional Needs to Know (Speakers: David MacDonald, L.L.B-Partner, Thomas Rogers; Sharon Ramsden L.L.B.-Thomson Rogers; Carmen Spano-Para Legal-Thomas Rogers (September 24, 2003) CARP Conference: Management of Medically Unexplained Syndromes (October 22, 2003) CARP Conference: Transforming Conflict (Peggy Grall, B.A., Certified Psychotherapist, Speaker/Coach/ Author) November 19, 2003 Hamilton Health Sciences (Acquired Brain Injury Conference) Learning to Help…Helping to Learn Rehabilitation: A Forum for Learning and Capacity Building (11th Annual Conference on Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury)-Certificate Granted (May 27-28, 2004) Neurocognitive and Neurobehavioral Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury- Speaker: Dr. Peggy Voorneveld (Neuropsychologist) February 16, 2005 Case Management in TBI Rehabilitation- Sponsored by NRS and Howie, Sacks and Henry LLP, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (May 19, 2005) Life after DAC’s: Working for Adults and Children with Brain Injury Within the New Post-DAC System-Sponsoring Organization (Thomson Rogers) February 6, 2006 NYRC Workshop: New Post DAC System (February 16, 2006)
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CARP Conference: Interdisciplinary Pain Management (Dr. Hamilton Hall/ Jason Busse) March 29, 2006 NRIO Seminar-Bill 198 and SABS Update (April 28, 2006) Hamilton Health Sciences Centre Conference- Back to Basics -Management of Challenging Behavior in ABI (May 4/5, 2006) Discharge and Beyond 2006: Many Faces of Spinal Cord Injury- Sponsoring Organization-Excel Care (September 14, 2006) Brain Injury and Beyond: Looking Back, Thinking Forward- Sponsoring Organization-Toronto Acquired Brain Injury Network (November 23/24, 2006) Catastrophic Determination Workshop- North York Rehabilitation Centre (February 22, 2007) How to Interpret the OCF Forms-North York Rehabilitation Centre (April 19, 2007) “Attention Pleazze”-Improving Practical Applications and Providing Strategies for Attention, Pain, Sleep-Ms. Beverly Melamed (OT) and Ms. Dorothy Hillmann (PT). Sponsoring OrganizationNeurologic Institute of Ontario (April 20, 2007) Determining Driving Competency-Ms. Shirley Rolin (Drive Again-Bridgepoint Health Care Centre). Sponsoring Organization-Neurologic Institute of Ontario (May 17, 2007) Attendant Care: Who Pays What in Hospital and Home- Mr. David MacDonald (Thomson Rogers). Sponsoring Organization-Neurologic Institute of Ontario (June 26, 2007) Health Care Innovations 2007 Conference and Trade Show-Sponsoring Organization (Shoppers Home Health Care) November 20, 2007 Understanding Vision and Its Impact in Assisting Client’s Achieve Their Vocational PotentialSponsoring Organization (Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada) April 30, 2008 Biopsychosocial Neuropsychiatry in ABI- (Dr. Rob Van Reekum) NRIO (June 17, 2008) Toronto ABI Network Conference-November 3/4, 2008 Relax & Learn 2009 (An Interactive Collaborative Forum For ABI Professionals)-Sponsoring Organizations: Community Solutions Ltd./ Bogoroch & Associates-April 23/ 24, 2009 Acquired Brain Injury Provincial Conference-Harnessing the Power After Brain Injury-Sponsoring Organization: Ontario Brain Injury Association (October 28-30, 2009) Navigating the New SABS: Practical Solutions-Sponsoring Organization: Thomson Rogers, Toronto Acquired Brain Injury Network (March 31, 2010) New Direction in the Changing World of Auto Insurance: New SABS, New Rules of Civil Procedure, Renewed HCAI (April 16, 2010) Sponsoring Organization-Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT) Workplace Harassment & The Respectful Workplace (April 20, 2010) Stringer, Brisbin, Humphrey Avoid Burn Out You Help Everyone Else Who Helps You (May 28-30, 2010) Dr. Irene Cop (Sponsoring Organizations: Pace Law Firm, Interpreters Group, North York Rehabilitation Centre, Claudia Maurice Occupational Therapy, Community Solutions Ltd.) 2010 Auto Insurance Reforms: A Review for Health and Insurance Professionals Webinar (June 17, 2010)- Presented by IBC and the Coalition Representing Health Professionals in Auto Insurance Reform
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Practical Strategies for Health Care Professionals Webinar (September 3, 2010) Presented by Oatley, Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers Superwoman is Just a Comic Character (October 1-3, 2010 Retreat) Dr. Irene Cop (Sponsoring Organizations: Pace Law Firm, Interpreters Group, North York Rehabilitation Centre, Claudia Maurice Occupational Therapy, Community Solutions Ltd.)
PRESENT AFFILIATIONS: • • • •
College of Nurses of Ontario Vocational Rehabilitation Association of Canada Ontario Brain Injury Association Alliance of Community Medical and Rehabilitation Providers
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