• CTA and Endovascular Therapy in Stroke

    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: ********* […]

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  • Stroke Imaging in the Endovascular Era: A Practical Approach

    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 […]

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  • Walk with a Doc – DRYDEN

    Join Dr. Cook and other people looking to improve their health at the next Walk With A Doc. Bring the entire family to join together as a community! Dogs and strollers are always welcome! Time: Saturday July 23 at 11am (CST) Location: Laura Howe Marsh Who can attend: Everyone! See poster attached for all details. Walk with a Doc Poster

  • Friends Living with Stroke – Fort Frances Group

    Friends Living with Stroke – Fort Frances Group All stroke survivors, family members and friends welcomed. Heart healthy lunch is served. The group meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 13:30 pm to 15:30 pm CST Meeting takes place on the ground floor meeting room (next to the stroke clinic) of La Verendrye Hospital, […]

  • Develop an Approach to Gait Assessment

    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, […]

  • Friends Living with Stroke – Fort Frances Group

    Friends Living with Stroke – Fort Frances Group All stroke survivors, family members and friends welcomed. Heart healthy lunch is served. The group meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 13:30 pm to 15:30 pm CST Meeting takes place on the ground floor meeting room (next to the stroke clinic) of La Verendrye Hospital, […]

  • 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 Subacute Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke: What is the Evidence?

    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 […]

  • Cognitive Rehabilitation for Driving After Stroke

    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 […]

  • Friends Living with Stroke – Fort Frances Group

    All stroke survivors, family members and friends welcomed. Heart healthy lunch is served. The group meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 13:30 pm to 15:30 pm CST Meeting takes place on the ground floor meeting room (next to the stroke clinic) of La Verendrye Hospital, Riverside Health Care, Fort Frances. Handicap accessible bathroom […]

  • Thunder Bay Peer Support Chapter (Stroke Recovery Network)

    Thunder Bay 55+ Centre — 700 River Street (back multi-purpose room), Thunder Bay

    Welcome back to our monthly series of talks and opportunity to connect with other stroke survivors and caregivers! This month: “FAST and the Furious” With Guest Speakers: Keli Cristofaro - Stroke Community Engagement Specialist / NWORSN Marikka Listenmaa - Superintendent, Professional Standards / SNEMS Please join us for an engaging afternoon as Keli and Marikka […]

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  • Neuroscience Grand Rounds – “Guillain-Barré Syndrome & its variants”

    Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network presents: Neuroscience Grand Rounds - “Guillain-Barré Syndrome & its variants” Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Medical Centre - Room 202 A/B Presented by: Dr. Jamal Hilal PGY2, Northern Ontario School of Medicine Internal medicine specialist (Syria) MRCP (UK) Endocrinology and diabetes (UK) Target audience: Physicians, health care professionals interested in stroke care […]

  • Provincial Stroke Rounds – What We Heard: Charting A Course for Successful Community Reintegration After Stroke

    Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference: Presenter: Gwen Brown RN, BA, Bed, BA, Long Term Care & Community Coordinator, Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario TBRHSC : ROOM-2171 ICP Video Conference   Videoconference Event ID #: 57941312 Host Site: Kingston General Hospital Webcast: Live & Archived Supporting documents for this event are attached. * If […]

  • Thunder Bay Peer Support Chapter (Stroke Recovery Network)

    Thunder Bay 55+ Centre — 700 River Street (back multi-purpose room), Thunder Bay

    Please join us this month for two guest speakers and an opportunity to connect with other survivors and caregivers! Guest Speaker: Dana Earle, Supervisor – Customer Care & Admin. Services Thunder Bay Transit and Lift+ Thunder Bay’s Transit Services Division continues to enhance their services to meet the needs of our community. This session will […]

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  • Introduction to Supportive Conversation for Adults with Aphasia

    St. Joseph's Heritage - Georgian Room 63 Carrie Street, Thunder Bay, Canada

    Overview:  The 1/2 day workshop will be a mix of theory and practical activities. The Introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults With Aphasia or SCA is designed to help people who “know more than they can say” express their opinions and feelings in a way that makes them feel valued & heard. Through the program’s […]

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  • Friends Living with Stroke – Fort Frances Group

    All stroke survivors, family members and friends welcomed. Heart healthy lunch is served. The group meets the 4th Thursday of every month from 13:30 pm to 15:30 pm CST Meeting takes place on the ground floor meeting room (next to the stroke clinic) of La Verendrye Hospital, Riverside Health Care, Fort Frances. Handicap accessible bathroom […]

  • Stroke and the Elderly: Does Age Matter? – Provincial Stroke Rounds

    Presenter: Dr. Kelvin Kuan Huei Ng MBBS MRCP (UK) Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference Location: TBRHSC – ICP Main Meeting Room 2178 Objectives: At the end of this presentation, the target audience will be able to: 1. Define the older person 2. Describe age as a predictor of outcome in […]

  • Regional Education Rounds – Atrial Fibrillation

    Event:  Regional Education Rounds Speaker: Dr. Paul Dorian (Cardiologist) Dr. Dorian is a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology and in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. He is the Department director, Division of Cardiology, University of Toronto and staff cardiac electrophysiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto. Topic:  Atrial […]

  • Canadian Stoke Best Practice Recommendations – Secondary Prevention webinar

    Webinar

    Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4768256852353274626 Webinar Details ► Dr. Patrice Lindsay will discuss the core elements of stroke prevention, how to use them, and what this means to your practice. ► Dr. Ashkan Shoamanesh will present recommendations on secondary prevention of intracerebral hemorrhage. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. […]

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  • Thunder Bay Peer Support Chapter (Stroke Recovery Network)

    Thunder Bay 55+ Centre — 700 River Street (back multi-purpose room), Thunder Bay

    MONTHLY MEETING — STROKE RECOVERY CANADA Please join us for a special presentation and an opportunity to connect with other survivors and care partners! Special Guest: Detective Constable MacLaurin—Thunder Bay Police Back by popular demand, Thunder Bay’s Crimes Against Seniors Unit Officer will be coming in to provide an informative session regarding a number of […]

  • Heart & Stroke Barnett Memorial Lectureship and Visiting Professorship – Parameter Optimized Treatment For Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients – CME accredited

    TBRHSC Site 0055 System 36, Thunder Bay

    Speaker: Dr. Adnan Qureshi Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Radiology and Executive Director of the Stroke Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. International leader in stroke research and acute stroke management. Topic: Parameter Optimized Treatment For Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Program: 11:45 hrs - Welcome - Heart & Stroke Foundation - by […]