The Voice of Kinesiology in Ontario

1. The Voice of Kinesiology in Ontario

2. Call to Order & Welcome OKA President Krista Crozier, R.Kin

3. Motion to approve the agenda of the May 4, 2019 Annual General Meeting

4. Motion to approve the minutes of the April 28, 2018 Annual General Meeting

5. What have we been doing? Updates by OKA Public and Government Relations Consultant, John Armstrong

6. Government of Ontario • Queen’s Park Day • Election “Exercise First” included campaign kit, webinar, social media campaign • Congratulatory letter sent to MPPs • Reposition materials to align w/ new Gov’t • Meeting w/ Minister’s Office • Pre-budget Submission • New policy work re Kinesiology and mental health • Meeting w/ PA Martin re mental health • Meeting w/ Director of the Health Workforce Regulatory Oversight Branch • Monitoring reg oversight changes, drafted brief

7. Government of Ontario con’t • Seek presentation in Thunder Bay with Premier’s Council on Healthcare Transformation • Outreach re Allied Health Professional Development (Scott Thomas) • Actively following healthcare transformation

8. OCPDA • Meetings with Premier’s office re comprehensive chronic disease prevention strategy • Incorporated into CDP Strategy (Kins in Primary Care) • Health Care debate on TVO • Queen’s Park Day • Speaker’s Initiative • New members – AFTO, NPAO, Cardia Rehab • CEO Roundtable • Meeting w/ Minister of Health • Taking over as Chair

9. Partnerships • Nurse Practitioners • Dietitians of Canada (Ontario), Dietitians at Loblaws • Met w/Stonegate CHC re Kin placements • ORCS Ontario Respiratory Care Society • Joined bid for CHIR funding for“Prescribing physical Activity in primary Care (PACT)” w/Lora Giangregorio • Obesity Network – booth and briefing • CORHPA • OCDPA • WSIB • Participate in new WSIB Forum • OKA rep recommended for new Health Care Advisory Committee (Renee Raymond)

10. Membership • Held 3 student focus groups to design student membership program (fall 2019) • Environmental scan for member benefits from other Associations • KEEN Initiative • Developing Mentoring Moments video work • Creating 2 new working groups • Building your referral network • Attracting clients

11. Academic Advisory Committee • Participate in the formation of the KEEN initiative • PBRN and Knowledge Translation • Developed new identity for KEEN • Working to establish Speaker’s Bureau w/AAC

12. Third-party Payers • Partnered w/ CKA to present to and have booth at Canadian Life and Health Insurance Conference • meet w/ Greenshield re program for Kin coverage • Work w/ BC and Que re messaging • New health benefits and wellness backgrounder • The Future of Benefits, hosted by Benefits Canada • Booth at Benefits and Pension Summit

13. Social Media Campaigns • “Exercise First” throughout the campaign • “Proud Kin” series • “Tell them it’s time” over the spring • 1,829 Twitter followers (1,691 on May 1, 2018) 7.4% increase6,095 Facebook likes (5,316 on May 1, 2018) 12.8% increase757 LinkedIn followers (588 on May 1, 2018) 22.3% increase201 Instagram followers (98 on May 1, 2018) 51.2% increase

14. Kinesiology Evidence and Engagement Network (KEEN) Update by OKA Secretary/Treasurer Steve Fischer, PhD, R.Kin, CCPE

16. Ontario Kinesiology Association Board of Directors KEEN Advisory Board Leanne Smith (Lakehead University, co-chair) Steven Fischer (University of Waterloo, co-chair) Scott Thomas (University of Toronto) Leslie Auger (Guelph-Humber) John Srbely (University of Guelph) Cindi Goldrick (Armstrong Communications) KEEN Project Coordinator - Cheryl Beech KEEN Interns Recruited from UofT G-H, UofG, UWaterloo

17. Mission: • To grow a network promoting collaboration and knowledge exchange between Registered Kinesiologists, Academic Researchers and students, insurance providers, government stakeholders, and other regulated health professionals providing preventative and primary care to Ontarians.

18. Mission: • To use the network as a mechanism to generate and share new knowledge and evidence to: • Enhance the integration/utilization of practicing Registered Kinesiologist’s within the health delivery system • Describe the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Kinesiologist delivered programming • Promote continuous quality improvement among Registered Kinesiologist’s • Improve and sustaining the health of Ontarians

19. 2019 Key Objectives: • Compile existing best practice guidelines and existing client/patient assessment tools to populate the network’s knowledge bank • Explore and select a web platform to host knowledge bank resources • Initiate first PBRN driven research project to explore the integration/utilization of practicing Registered Kinesiologist’s within Family Health Teams in Ontario

20. 2018 Financial Statement Review • Update by OKA Secretary/Treasurer • Steve Fischer, PhD, R.Kin, CCPE

21. Main points of interest: • 1: Stable membership revenue year-over-year, small decrease in revenue from education • 2: Increased operating expenses due to expanded board (both in number and geographical representation) and attendance at CLIHIA in Newfoundland • 3: 2019 budget focused on increasing member benefits including a new website and integrated membership management software and the launch of KEEN – the go to resource for evidence based practice in Kinesiology

22. Motion to approve the 2018 Financial Statement as presented for the year ending December 31, 2018

23. Each year the membership is required to approve the appointment of the auditor at the Annual General Meeting. • R&C Chartered Accountants (formerly Roetsch & Company) has consistently delivered the financial statement in accordance with the timelines and expectations that the Board has set for them. • The Board of Directors is recommending the appointment of R&C Chartered Accountants as the association’s financial auditor.

24. Motion to appoint R&C Chartered Accountants as the OKA Auditor for the year ending December 31, 2019

25. Other Business?

26. Adjournment • Thank you for participating!