To register, click here Understanding Indigenous Women's & Gender-Diverse People's Health Experiences: A Culturally-Relevant & Gender-Based Lens Co-hosted by the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) and featuring speakers from NWAC and Dr. Bernice Downey of McMaster University, this session will discuss pre-colonization concepts of health and wellness and how colonization and assimilation efforts affected the health of communities. The session will also cover current social and political realities for Indigenous communities as well as strategies and responses for improving…
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POSTER Guest: Kaija Makinen, Yoga Instructor Men, women, survivors, caregivers!! Dress comfortably for a fun and interactive session of seated yoga as Kaija returns to our group!! Kaija has been teaching yoga since 1988 after receiving her certification from the Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health. Since then she has studied various disciplines. Kaija has provided instruction to folks of all walks of life and is also a certified Cardiac Yoga instructor and has extensive experience working with people from…
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POSTER The Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network Presents: Highlights from the University of Alberta’s Stroke Rehabilitation Certificate Course: Rehab 540 The safety and efficacy of high intensity interval training (HIIT) in the chronic stroke population - Meranda Termaat, PT Effectiveness of using the Bioness H200 to improve hand function in the acute stroke population - Linda Sanzo, OT PLACE: Videoconference, OTN live webcast or in-person At TBRHSC: Room 3004A At SJ Hospital: East Wing – Conference Room B (E0033)…
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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Webinar Invitation Return to work after stroke and cardiac events - Building opportunities and overcoming challenges Group viewing at TBRHSC Location: Thunder Bay Regional Medical Centre Building - 202C Date Wednesday April 10, 2019 Time 12:00 - 13:00 EST Presenter Allan Garland, MD, MA Professor of Medicine & Community Health Sciences Co-Head, Section of Critical Care Medicine University of Manitoba Samuel Kim, BScOT and Gerard Curley, BScOT, Occupational Therapists and Productivity Consultants Community…
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POSTER A Cooking Program for Heart & Stroke Survivors and Caregivers A Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Stroke and Healthy Lifestyles funded program to promote a healthy diet with heart disease and stroke. Learn about the new Canada Food Guide and how to prepare plant based proteins CONTACT TODD KENNEDY TO REGISTER: 807.345.6595 EXT 105 SPOTS ARE LIMITED — REGISTER BY APRIL 12 DATE: THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2019 TIME: 1:00—3:00 LOCATION: ROOTS TO HARVEST KITCHEN 450 FORT WILLIAM ROAD, THUNDER…
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POSTER Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference: Provincial Stroke Rounds Topic: Home Virtual visits (E-visit) in the Stroke Prevention Clinic Presenter: Dr. Ramana Appireddy MBBS DM MSc (Clin Epi), Stroke Neurologist, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Queen’s University, Kingston Videoconference Event ID #: 111286690 Host Site: KNG_KGH_0318_KGH_06 Webcast: Live & Archived : http://webcast.otn.ca/mywebcast?id=111286690 Supporting documents for this event are attached. * If you would like to register your site: Contact your OTN Telehealth Coordinator to reserve your…
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POSTER Course Description: Often after a stroke or brain injury, it is challenging to find a role for the more involved upper extremity (UE) while performing ADLs. This one day workshop will present NDT principles related to incorporating the more involved or hemiplegic UE into Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) through using the UE in an active support role. The course will provide an opportunity to explore practical tips to engage the UE in active support during functional tasks in…
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POSTER Presenters Patrice Lindsay, RN, PhD, Director of Systems Change and Stroke Program, Heart & Stroke Cindy Yip, Ph.D., PMP, Director Data, Knowledge Management and Heart Program, Heart & Stroke Other speakers to be announced. About this presentation The Heart and Stroke Foundation provides guidance for healthcare providers supporting people who have experienced heart conditions, stroke and vascular cognitive impairment. The 2019 Heart and Stroke Report examines the connections between these conditions. Nurses have a unique first-hand experience of these…
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Back Works Spinal and Sports Rehabilitation is currently offering two NDT continuing education courses coming up in May and June: Managing the “Pusher”: An NDT Perspective on Managing the Individual with Contraversive Pushing Tendencies Post-Stroke - Saturday May 11, 2019 Registration Form For more information, please contact as at admin@backworks.ca Dianne Green Administrative Assistant Back Works Spinal & Sports Rehabilitation 99 Northfield Dr E Unit 102 Waterloo ON N2K 3P9 Phone - (519) 746-8172 Fax - (519) 746-8346
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POSTER LOCATION: Chestnut Conference Centre, 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, ON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Phone: 416-597-3422 x3448 Email: Conferences@uhn.ca Website: http://www.gtarehabnetwork.ca/best-practices-day-2019
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POSTER Greetings Everyone! Here is what to expect for our last gathering before summer! Presenter:Sharon Jaspers RN(EC) HBScN PHCNP CDE Stroke Prevention Clinic, Nurse Practitioner Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network; TBRHSC We are very pleased to have Sharon join us this month to present on a number of “Hot Topics” regarding stroke care along with responding to questions sent in from the group. Not to fear, there will also be time to ask additional questions regarding stroke related health care.…
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Neuroscience Grand Rounds - “2019 WHO Guidelines on Dementia” Location: TBRMC 202A Presented by: Dr. Azar Kia, PGY-1 Psychiatry Northern Ontario School of Medicine Brown bag event- please bring your own lunch POSTER
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POSTER Workshop Description: This one-day workshop provides an opportunity for health care professionals to gain insight into treating the individual with ataxia. Treating the individual with ataxia can often be a very challenging experience for the clinician. Perhaps this is because we have focused on addressing the clinical symptoms rather than the underlying impairments. This workshop will explore primary impairments present in the individual with ataxia, current theoretical evidence and treatment strategies using a NDT approach. The overall objective of…
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Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference: Rural-Urban Differences in Stroke Incidence, Risk Factors & Care
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One day Acute Stroke Best Practices Workshop. The focus was on acute stroke and integrating stroke best practices, with the goal of optimizing care. The program included a variety of topics pertaining to acute stroke, including updates on Code Stroke at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and available interventions and an opportunity to participate in a Mock Code Stroke. Interprofessional members of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) stroke team, including Dr. Hassan (TBRHSC Medical Lead- Neurology…
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Central East Stroke Network is pleased to offer a webinar on What is community reintegration and how can we better promote it? Speaker: Dr. Mary Egan This webinar will be of interest to healthcare professionals across the care continuum who are working with individuals post-stroke. Objectives: reflect on individual and program concepts of community reintegration introduce the concept of Personal Projects* and the usefulness of this concept in stroke rehabilitation refine an understanding of the following ingredients of return to…
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Back Works Spinal and Sports Rehabilitation is currently offering two NDT continuing education courses coming up in May and June: NDTA Advanced Gait Course - June 19 - 23, 2019 Registration Form For more information, please contact as at admin@backworks.ca Dianne Green Administrative Assistant Back Works Spinal & Sports Rehabilitation Phone - (519) 746-8172 Fax - (519) 746-8346
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POSTER Event Name: RehabWeek 2019 Date: June 24-28, 2019 Location: Toronto Ontario Website for more information: https://www.rehabweek.org/ RehabWeek 2019 RehabWeek is a week-long event that brings together different conferences in the field of rehabilitation technology at the same time and place in order to foster cross-disciplinary communication and the development of relationships between different players. Includes:• the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) • the International Consortium on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) • the International Industry Society in Advanced Rehabilitation Technology…
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Regional Stroke Rounds Topic: Cannabis: The Impact on Vascular Health Viewed Through a Public Health Lens POSTER EVALUATION Presenter: Dr. Chris Simpson, BSc, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FHRS, FCCS, FCAHS Vice-Dean (Clinical), School of Medicine, Professor, Division of Cardiology, Queen’s University Date: Monday, June 24th, 2019 Time: 12:00 – 13:00 hrs. EST Location: TBRMC-ROOM-202A Video Conference Videoconference Event ID #: 120767951 Webcast (Live & Archived): http://webcast.otn.ca/mywebcast?id=120767951 Audio Line: 905-415-6666 (long distance charges will apply) * If you would like to register…
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POSTER Healthy Harvest! - Learn about use of seasonal produce and how to prepare plant based proteins. Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Stroke and Healthy Lifestyles funded program to promote a healthy diet with heart disease and stroke. CONTACT TODD KENNEDY TO REGISTER: 807.345.6595 EXT 105 SPOTS ARE LIMITED — REGISTER BY AUGUST 19TH LOCATION: ROOTS TO HARVEST KITCHEN 450 FORT WILLIAM ROAD, THUNDER BAY COST : Free
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