About OITP
The Ontario Intensive Treatment Pathway (OITP) is an unprecedented model that will transform the intensive treatment system in Ontario and improve access for children and youth up to the age of 17 with the most significant mental health needs.
The OITP will be a provincially guided, regionally delivered, connected model of treatment for children and youth with the most intensive mental health needs.
The Ontario Intensive Treatment Pathway represents a major, systemic effort to reimagine intensive mental health treatment for children and youth in Ontario. By combining funding, data, provincial standards, regional delivery, and stakeholder engagement, the OITP hopes to address long-standing gaps: inconsistent access, uneven quality, long wait times, and inequity in care.
About the Symposium
The Ontario Intensive Treatment Pathway (OITP) hosted its first symposium in Ottawa, Canada. The goal of the Symposium was to continue building awareness and learning about the OITP, to inform the further development of the OITP model and Regional Intensive Treatment Networks, and to support the system transformation that the implementation of the OITP would drive.
LOMA Agency was proud to help bring together international experts, system leaders, and service planners to further develop the foundational components of the OITP and build system readiness. Working alongside the OITP Team, advisory groups, and senior leaders from across child and youth mental health and related sectors, LOMA supported a dynamic environment where learning, collaboration, and planning advanced the next phases of the OITP model. Nearly 300 attendees experienced an engaging program featuring keynote speakers, panel discussions, and interactive sessions that fostered meaningful dialogue and actionable strategies to drive positive change for children, youth, and their families.
About CMHO
Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) represents Ontario’s publicly funded Child and Youth Mental Health Centres. With a mission to ensure children and youth receive effective mental health care, CMHO collaborates with sector partners to advocate for system-level improvements, creating better outcomes for young people and their families.
About the CMHO Conference 2024
The CMHO Conference is Ontario’s leading event for mental health professionals, educators, policymakers, and advocates committed to transforming child and youth mental health care. The two-day event welcomed over 550 attendees at the Marriott Downtown at CF Eaton Centre in Toronto, offering a platform for learning, networking, and collaboration.
LOMA Agency was thrilled to partner with CMHO to deliver a seamless and impactful event experience for over 500 attendees. The conference featured inspiring keynote speeches, thought-provoking panel discussions, and interactive workshops centered on critical topics such as trauma-informed care, accessibility in mental health services, and the integration of innovative technologies.
By uniting experts and advocates across sectors, the CMHO Conference 2024 created a space for meaningful dialogue and actionable insights, empowering attendees to drive positive change for children, youth, and their families.
About Frayme
Frayme leads a national network that connects mental health, health and social services working with youth and young adults to accelerate the integration and implementation of youth care in Canada.
About the Learning Institute
The Learning Institute is one of Canada’s only nation-wide conferences solely dedicated to youth mental health and substance use (YMHSU) system transformation. It provides a unique opportunity to bring together different players in the sector across diverse disciplines, backgrounds and experiences to drive knowledge into action.
For their 5th annual event, the team at Frayme was excited to bring together lived experts and partners to share knowledge while collaboratively learning and growing.
LOMA Agency was thrilled to partner with Frayme on this impactful event, which brought together over 300 in-person attendees in Ottawa, Ontario. The two-day conference was filled with content, conversations, and connection. Sessions were led by lived experts and content specialists encouraging the sharing of knowledge in an engaging and welcoming environment. Complementing the workshop sessions and lightning talks, extracurricular activities included a sound bath experience, breath work session, somatic yoga, and some playtime with therapy dogs, courtesy of Therapeutic Paws of Canada.
Finally, to bring together a diverse and amazing group of exhibitors and poster presenters, the event space featured a model Recovery Café with a delicious espresso bar and comfortable lounge. This space was built to showcase an alternative to the emergency department and a preventative option for young people experiencing or nearing a mental health crisis. This space created a dynamic central hub of activity for attendees, and a comfortable space to connect.
ABOUT CNF
Over the past 50 years, CNF has invested more than $12 million to advance nursing practice and knowledge and is has awarded scholarships, bursaries and research grants to more than 1,800 Canadian nurses and nursing students.
Recently, efforts have been focused on two key pillars. Firstly, supporting Indigenous nurses to achieve positive health care outcomes in Indigenous communities, with educational advancement opportunities being provided to over 170 Indigenous nurses to date. Secondly, recognizing the needs for aging and seniors care and supporting the key role nurses play in helping patients and their families facing these challenges to continue to lead productive lives.
ABOUT THE NIGHT SHIFT
The 2023 CNF Night Shift built on the success of the inaugural event in 2022, providing an opportunity to thank and celebrate nursing communities while raising critical funds to support nursing education in Canada. Hosted in Ottawa, the event featured special remarks from government figures such as Dr. Leigh Chapman, Chief Nursing Officer of Canada, and other leaders in the healthcare space.
CTV’s Stefan Keyes returned as the dynamic host of the evening alongside DJ StokeS, lighting up the stage and dance floor together as nurses were recognized with exciting raffle prizes and funds were raised through a 50/50 draw.
About Williams Pharmalogistics
Williams Pharmalogistics is the expert in effective cold chain management and distribution to Healthcare consignees. They leverage advanced technology to monitor and control temperature live for each shipment, while providing shipment tracking and geolocalisation & traceability for each unit.
About the Event
Date: March 28, 2023
Venue: Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre
This luncheon brought together a group of professionals from the industry to discuss key issues in temperature-controlled transportation.
To play on the subject of temperature, the event was build around a “Fire & Ice” theme that was carried throughout the event from the venue (with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a frosty golf course), to the décor (featuring clear Chiavari chairs, fire pots on the tables flanked by florals in the Williams brand colours), to the food (which featured ice bowls, dry ice displays, cloches filled with cedar smoke that revealed the main course, and pulled sugar icebergs on the showstopping dessert).
To end the event on theme, guests were gifted The 6IX Essential Hot Sauce Collection from local Toronto brand, Smoke & Tears.
LOMA was thrilled to partner with the Williams team on this event.
ABOUT CNF
Since 1962, the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) has invested more than $12 million in over 1,800 nurses, nurse researchers and nursing students to advance nursing practice and knowledge in Canada.
The Canadian Nurses Foundation is helping to narrow the gap from both a financial and inclusionary perspectives. In 2021, they launched the CNF Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Fund. As a result, in 2022, they provided 35 new scholarships with a focus on funding students from and/or researching underrepresented communities.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Event: CNF Night Shift
Date: November 17, 2022
Venue: National Arts Centre, Ottawa
On November 17, 2022, the Canadian Nurses Foundation was proud to present The Night Shift, a blowout bash at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa dedicated to Lighting Up The Night for Canadian nurses and raising funds for nursing scholarships and research with a special focus on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Miami inspired evening featured CTV’s Stefan Keyes as the MC and an electric playlist provided by DJ StokeS along with interactive installations, a raffle for nurses, and special guests including Canada’s Chief Nursing Officer Dr. Leigh Chapman.
This event was the foundations largest and most highly anticipated annual fundraiser and marked the return to in-person events after two years of hosting the event virtually in order to continue raising critical funds to support nurses from coast to coast to coast.
MEDIA COVERAGE/SOCIAL MEDIA MENTIONS
The Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) supports world-class Canadian health care by raising funds to advance nursing knowledge and research, and by recognizing professional merit in Canada’s nurses. We invest in nursing excellence for better patient care.
CNF 2021 MASKERAIDE GALA
For the second year in a row, The Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) took their fundraising gala virtual to celebrate nurses across Canada and raise more than $225,000 to advance nursing knowledge and research.
The 2021 Maskeraide focused on generating awareness around five key areas: Immunization, Nursing Shortages, Mental Health, Seniors Care, and Indigenous Health.
Hosted by ETALKs Traci Melchor, the event that took place on October 28th was able to embrace all Canadians from coast to coast to coast, featuring performers including Naoya Ebe from The National Ballet of Canada, Toronto’s singer-songwriter Domanique Grant, Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark, Yukon’s Bhangra dancer Gurdeep Pandher, and East Coast cover band Second Toe.
The program also included messages from Prime Minister Trudeau, William Shatner, Chris Hadfield, Lainey Lui & Jessica Allen from The Social and a special award presentation to Michael Bublé.
The evening started with the VIP Canapés with Crawford – an exclusive pre-show cooking experience with Chef Lynn Crawford and wine pairing with Head Winemaker Adam Pearce from Two Sisters Vineyards.
During the program we spotlighted #ThankANurse nominees who were part of a larger nomination campaign that saw over 400+ nurses nominated this year.
Attendees were also able to enjoy a virtual photobooth, video networking tables and had the opportunity to bid on exciting auction items to raise money for the nursing community.
The Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF) supports world-class Canadian health care by raising funds to advance nursing knowledge and research, and by recognizing professional merit in Canada’s nurses. By investing in nursing education, research and training today, we can be prepared to face the health care challenges of tomorrow.
2020 CNF NIGHTINGALE MASKERAIDE – A VIRTUAL CELEBRATION OF NURSES
The 2020 Nightingale MaskerAide marked the first time CNF took its annual fundraising gala virtual – creating a national stage to shine a spotlight on the nursing community across Canada. For this 10th anniversary gala year, CNF raised just over $100,000 in support of nurses with a portion of proceeds going towards the Canadian Nurses Foundation COVID-19 Fund. Over 600 guests nationwide came together virtually to thank and celebrate nurses for their tireless efforts on the front lines and providing aid during this crucial time.
The evening featured a special live performance by award-winning and chart-topping Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder and performances by America’s Got Talent Season 15 Golden Buzzer Winner Roberta Battaglia, and TikTok star Notorious Cree. There were also special messages from dignitaries and celebrities across Canada including the Honorable Patty Hadju, Hayley Wickenheiser, Lisa Laflamme and Rick Mercer to name a few.
As part of the event’s successful #ThankANurse social media initiative, nearly 150 nurses from around the country were nominated by their peers for going above and beyond, 80 of whom attended the event. A few of these nurses were also invited to share their stories live during the program, a highlight of the night for many attendees.
The evening also featured a virtual photobooth experience, sponsor lounge and an opportunity for guests to bid on an array of auction items through a silent auction platform before, during and after the event.
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