NWO Stroke Network

This webinar will provide an overview of a few highlights in the newly released Stroke Rehabilitation
module of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations.

The Together in Movement & Exercise or TIME™ program is a group, task-oriented community exercise program involving a healthcare-recreation partnership. This webinar will summarize the findings of a qualitative study designed to explore perceptions of participants with neurological conditions and caregivers on how the TIME™ program impacts physical function, participation, and caregiver assistance and health. […]

This webinar will focus on the Heart and Stroke Foundation 2016 Stroke Report, which will be released in June.

Presentation Objectives At the end of this presentation, you will be able to: Understand the PIWP process; Describe the tools and resources developed by the 2015-16 PIWPs to support RI, Stroke Units and professional stroke development towards stroke expertise: Consider how to utilize these tools and resources; and Describe the 2016-17 PIWPs (i.e. Interprofessional Core […]

Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network invites you to attend a Stroke Month Education Event “Recognizing and Preventing Stroke” Presenter: Dr. Ayman Hassan, Neurologist Medical Lead- Neurology & Stroke Target Audience: Staff working in a health care setting Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 Time: 11:45- 12:10 hrs EST Repeat Session 12:15-12:40 hrs EST 10:45 – 11:10 […]

1. Understand the role of exercise in secondary prevention and post stroke recover
2. Understand the updated post stroke community based exercise guidelines

Objectives: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to: a) Describe the clinical indications for CTA in Stroke and TIA b) Understand the evidence for Endovascular Therapy in Stroke c) Describe the requirements of being an Endovascular Referring Site Target audience: Physicians, health care professionals interested in stroke care Videoconference Info: ********* […]

Presenter: Dr. Sachin Pandey, NeuroInterventional Radiologist, London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital Objectives Participants will have an understanding of: 1) The role of noncontrast head CT in stroke. 2) Technical interpretations and pitfalls of multiphase CT Angiography(CTA). 3) Utility and limitations of advanced neuroimaging for stroke(CT perfusion and MRI). Target Audience: Radiologists, Imaging Technicians working […]

You are invited to attend the next Neuroscience Grand Rounds   Location: TBRMC-ROOM-202A Video Conference Presenter: Dr. Michela Febbraro, PGY2- Internal Medicine Program, NOSM Learner Objectives: 1. Develop an approach to gait assessment. 2. Understand the various patterns of gait abnormalities with underlying pathology. Light lunch will be served. Seats are limited. RSVP: by Monday, August 8, […]

Highlights from the University of Alberta’s Stroke Rehabilitation Certificate Course: Rehab 540 A 2-Part Series Part 1 - Friday Sept 9, 2016 12:00 – 13:00 Eastern, 11:00 – 12:00 Central TOPIC: The use of Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Vs. Traditional Therapies to Improve Manual Dexterity in Adults with Upper-Extremity Hemiparesis as a Result of a […]

Highlights from the University of Alberta’s Stroke Rehabilitation Certificate Course: Rehab 540 A 2-Part Series Part 2 - Monday Sept 12, 2016 12:00 – 13:00 Eastern, 11:00 – 12:00 Central TOPIC: Cognitive Rehabilitation for Driving After Stroke Target Audience: Healthcare providers with an interest in stroke care and rehabilitation. Presenter: Susan Traini, Occupational Therapist Dryden […]