Upcoming Events

• Joint Heart & Stroke/Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery Webinar: Virtual Care in Rehabilitation

  December, 2nd, 2020 from: 11:00 am to 12:10 pm EST
  Location: Registration Required

  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER A joint webinar is being held by Heart & Stroke and Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, […]

• Provincial Stroke Rounds: Stroke in young adults: casues, consequences and long-term outcomes

  December, 2nd, 2020 from: 8:00 am to 9:00 am EST
  Location: Registration Required

  Presenter: Dr. Richard Swartz, Associate Professor U of T, Director of Stroke Research Unit at Sunnybrook

• Applications in Post Stroke Spasticity: A Virtual Program

  December, 2nd, 2020 from: 12:00 am to 1:00 pm EST
  Location: Registration Required

  Join us for a 1-hr webinar to learn more about the applications in post-stroke spasticity. This event is sponsored by […]

News/Updates

• A Holistic Approach to Stroke Care Using the Post-Stroke Checklist

  Check out Central South Regional Stroke Network webinar presenting the evidence related to the Post-Stroke Checklist and its application in following patients living with stroke.

• New Release Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

  Heart & Stroke Canadian Best Practice Recommendations (CSBPR) for Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) has just been released. This is a new and separate module as previously ICH was included under acute stroke management. To read the journal article and review all supporting materials – CLICK HERE

• People With Lived Experience at the Centre of Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations

  Check out this  article in the Journal of Patient Experience focusing on the  importance of engaging with people with lived experience (PWLE) to support development of stroke clinical practice guidelines.  “This pilot project evaluated the feasibility, perceived value, and effectiveness of the Community Consultation and Review Panel (CCRP), a new model to engage PWLE in the writing and review of Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations.”  To read more about this CLICK HERE

• Power of Hope Videos

  To celebrate Stroke Month Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) and the Central East Stroke Network (CESN) released four videos in June (2020) highlighting stroke patients and their journey to recovery.

  • Ken McCaw, a musician who had a stroke when he was 47 years old
  • Kari Smith, who shares her inspiring and emotional story
  • Denise and Dave Nielsen, who speak about the importance of calling 911 to activate the appropriate stroke protocols
  • Chris and Helen who share their moving story about adaptation and perseverance

  CLICK HERE  to watch the videos