NWO Stroke Education

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations WEBINAR INVITATION Title: Hyperacute & Acute Stroke Care: Updates From the 2018 Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Date: Monday, January 28, 2019 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 EST Presenter: Eric Smith, MD MPH FRCPC FAHA Objectives: Upon completion of the program participants will be able to: Develop collaborative approaches toward assessment and […]

Registration is Open EVENT: NDT Introductory Course in the Management of Adults with Stroke, Brain Injury and other Neuromotor Disorders DATE: January 31& February 4, 2019 LOCATION: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Auditorium (2nd floor) 550 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 2A2 For More Information: Phone: 416-597-3422 ext. 3448 Email: conferences@uhn.ca Website: http://www.abinetwork.ca/abi-conference-2018 HIGHLIGHTS: This five-day introductory […]

POSTER WEBCAST LINK to archived event Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference: Provincial Stroke Rounds Topic: Low-income and Linguistic Minority Status: Challenges with Return to Participation Post-stroke Presenter: Katrine Sauvé-Schenk, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Time: 0800-0900h EST Videoconference Event ID #: 105717721 Host Site: Health Sciences […]

POSTER Course Description: This one-day workshop provides an opportunity for health care professionals to gain insight into managing the individual with contraversive pushing tendencies (“pusher syndrome”). The individual who suffers from a stroke and has “pushing” tendencies presents with unique impairments that challenges health care professionals. This workshop will present current theoretical evidence and practical […]

Register Here Heart & Stroke Knowledge Exchange for Health Professionals Webinar Invitation Heart & Stroke Report 2019 Date Tuesday February 12, 2019 Time 12:00 - 13:00 hr EST   Moderators Dr. Patrice Lindsay, Director of Systems Change and Stroke Program, Heart & Stroke Dr. Cindy Yip, Director Data, Knowledge Management and Heart Program, Heart & […]

Register Here Understanding Indigenous Women & Gender-diverse People's Health Experiences through a Culturally-Relevant and Gender-Based Lens Co-hosted by the Native Women's Association of Canada   Date February 19th, Time 12pm - 1:30pm EST   Presenters Dr. Bernice Downey, Indigenous Early Career Chair in Women's Heart & Brain Health and Marya Jaleel & Kim Wakeford - […]

POSTER Sent on behalf of the Stroke Prevention Clinic (SPC) Provincial Integrated Working Group SAVE THE DATE for a provincial webinar! Secondary Stroke Prevention was identified as a provincial priority by the eleven regional stroke networks in fall 2015. To address this priority, a working group with cross representation from the stroke networks was formed […]

Power point presentation POSTER Provincial Stroke Rounds Topic: An Early Supported Discharge Pilot– Bridging Hospital to Home by Enhancing a Rural Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team Presenter: Lyndsey Butler, OT Reg. (Ont.) Regional Rehabilitation Coordinator - Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network Webcast: Live & Archived http://webcast.otn.ca/mywebcast?id=111299702 Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations This month’s topic relates to the […]

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 […]

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 - […]

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 […]

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 : […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference: Rural-Urban Differences in Stroke Incidence, Risk Factors & Care

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 […]