NWO Stroke Education

Location:   TBRHSC – Room 3004A SJ Hospital - Conference Room 1 (basement) Presenter: Denise Taylor PT MPH, Coordinator Northwest LHIN Regional Rehabilitative Care Program & St. Joseph’s Care Group, Physiotherapy Professional Practice Leader Host site: Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Target audience: Health care professionals interested in stroke care To register: Contact your OTN […]

On behalf of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network and the Patient Journey Project Team, we will be introducing a new stroke resource, a visual map of "A Stroke Survivor's Journey in Northwestern Ontario". The map is also available online, in both English and French, at www.nwostroke.ca, in the Patient and Caregiver area, under the […]

You are invited to the upcoming Neuroscience Grand Rounds   Title: A Puzzling Case of Polyneuropathy Speaker: Dr. Pauline Kosalka MD PGY1, Internal Medicine NOSM Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Time: 12:00-12:45 hrs Location: Thunder Bay Regional Medical Centre - Room 202 A&B   See Poster

Please see below for a free education opportunity offered by York Glendon University. Successful applicants will be provided with accommodations at the university residences, meals as well as course tuition and materials for the duration of the workshop. Travel grant may be requested if funds permitting. For more details communicate with Kristoffer Romero at kromero@glendon.yorku.ca […]

Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network presents: Neuroscience Grand Rounds “An Interesting Case in Neurology” Thunder Bay Regional Medical Centre - Room 202C Presented by: Dr. Kerrilyn Stinson, PGY1- Psychiatry Northern Ontario School of Medicine Please bring your own lunch POSTER

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!   EVENT:          NDT/Bobath Certificate Course in the Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury DATES:          Part 1: Thurs Oct 11-Sun Oct 14, 2018 Part 2: Thurs Oct 25 - Sun Oct 28, 2018 Part 3: Fri Nov 9 - Mon Nov 12, 2018 Part 4: Thurs Nov 29 - Sun Dec 2, 2018 […]

WELCOME LETTER On behalf of the World Stroke Organization and the Canadian Stroke Consortium, we extend our warmest welcome to the 11th World Stroke Congress (WSC) in Montreal, Canada October 17-20, 2018. This major Congress will be returning to North America for the first time in more than 12 years. Montreal is a vibrant, cosmopolitan […]

Now accepting program applications for Winter/Spring 2019 This online graduate level credit certificate is an inter-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation program designed to address the learning needs of rehabilitation clinicians across the continuum of care. This program provides high quality post-professional education on best-practices and evidence-based guidelines in stroke rehabilitation which will help to increase effectiveness and […]

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Webinar Invitation   Spasticity - The who, why, when and how Date Thursday November 15, 2018 Time 12:00 - 13:00 EST Presenter Theodore Wein MD, FRCPC Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Stroke Prevention Clinic, Montreal General Hospital   Intended Audience Healthcare providers caring for stroke patients across […]

You are invited to attend the following presentation: Topic: "NWORSN Research Presented at the 11th World Stroke Congress" Location: TBRMC-ROOM-202A Video Conference Speakers: Keli Cristofaro, Dr. M Sweet, Dr. Hassan, Sheri Maltais, Esme French Available by OTN videoconference and Live Webcast. See attached poster for details. POSTER

Central East Stroke Network is pleased to offer a webinar on Knowledge to Action: How the iWalk Toolkit can Improve Walking Assessment Post-Stroke This webinar will be of interest to physiotherapists who administer walk tests, interpret test performance, educate patients, and set goals. Learning objectives: To describe a toolkit designed to help physiotherapists adopt an […]

The West GTA Stroke Network presents Provincial Stroke Rounds Presenter: Dr. Grant Stotts, Director, Ottawa Stroke Program, Deputy Head, Division of Neurology, Ottawa Hospital Title: Targeting Endovascular Thrombectomy(EVT) -Moving Towards a Streamlined System of Care POSTER Attendance Form

On behalf of Heart and Stroke Foundation Heart & Stroke Clinical Update 2018 December 7-8, 2018 Hilton Toronto Downtown Hotel www.clinicalupdate.ca Heart & Stroke Clinical Update December 7-8, 2018 Hilton Toronto Downtown Hotel www.clinicalupdate.ca The Heart & Stroke Clinical Update will offer you practical pearls, scientific updates, and best practice discussions for the prevention and […]

The Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network invitation to Neuroscience Grand Rounds Title: MS & Review of the 2017 McDonald Criteria presented by Dr. Mathieu Buttazzoni and Review of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After TIA or Minor Ischemic Stroke presented by Dr. Vincent Le Date: Friday, January 4th at 12:00-13:00 hrs Location: Thunder Bay Regional Medical Centre […]

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 […]