Acute Stroke Best Practices Workshop “Update on Best Practices in Acute Stroke Care”
A one day Acute Stroke Best Practices Workshop was held on Friday, June 7th. Forty two health care providers from a variety of disciplines attended. Participants were from Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Kenora. The workshop was supported by the NWO Regional Stroke Network, Thunder Bay Regional.
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, from neurology, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) stroke team presented.
| Agenda Topic | Presenter | Attachments |
| Agenda | #1 – Agenda | |
| Triaging TIA & Mild Non-DisablingStroke (MNDS) in
Northwestern Ontario |
Elaine EdwardsRegional Stroke Educator | #2 – Presentation-Triaging TIA & Mild Non-Disabling Stroke (MNDS) in Northwestern Ontario#3 – NWO TIA and Non-Disabling Stroke TRIAGE Algorithm |
| Code Stroke Update & Mock CodeStroke Tabletop Exercise | Barry DucharmeClinical Stroke Nurse | #4 – Presentation-Code Stroke Update & Mock Code Stroke Tabletop Exercise |
| Taking Action Towards OptimalStroke Care | Barry Ducharme
Clinical Stroke Nurse |
#5 -Presentation-Taking Action Towards Optimal Stroke Care |
| Pharmacology in Stroke | Allison Lester
Pharmacist |
#6 – Presentation Pharmacology in Stroke |
| Seeing is Believing: Visual and PerceptualEffects of Stroke | Laura Swancar
Occupational Therapist |
#7- Presentation-Seeing is Believing |
| Neurological Assessment of Acute Stroke | Barry Ducharme
Clinical Stroke Nurse |
#8 – Presentation-Neuro Assessment of Acute Stroke |
| When is it Safe to Mobilize a PatientWho Has Had a Stroke | Fiona Maclean
Physiotherapist |
#10 – Presentation-When Is It Safe To Mobilize A Patient Who Has Had A Stroke
#11 – Early Mobilization Flow Sheet |
| Communication Problems Associatedwith Stroke | Laurie Broadfoot
Speech Language Pathologist |
#14 – Presentation-Communication Problems Associated with Stroke |
| Swallowing Concerns in Acute Stroke Care | Laurie Broadfoot
Speech Language Pathologist |
#15 – Swallowing Concerns in Acute Stroke Care |
Handouts of the presentations are posted above. Contact nwostroke@tbh.net if you have any questions.