Clinician Toolkit

• Canadian Stroke Best Practices: Screening and Assessment Tools Summary Table
• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA)
• Cognistat
• Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario: cognition and perception poster
• Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario: cognition and perception handout

• Aphasia Institute
• March of Dimes Canada: Aphasia Services
• Canadian Stroke Best Practices: Suggested Screening and Assessment Tools for Aphasia
• Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC): Speech and Language Tip Sheet
• National Aphasia Association: Videos (12): Voices of Aphasia

• Canadian Stroke Best Practices, Mood Cognition and Fatigue following Stroke; 1. Post Stroke Depression Sixth Edition, 2019 Update; Table 1A: Selected Validated Screening and Assessment Tools for Post-Stroke Depression
• Canadian Stroke Best Practices, Mood Cognition and Fatigue following Stroke; 1. Post Stroke Depression Sixth Edition, 2019 Update; Table 1B: Selected Validated Screening and Assessment Tools for Post-Stroke Anxiety
• Canadian Stroke Best Practices, Mood Cognition and Fatigue following Stroke; 1. Post Stroke Depression Sixth Edition, 2019 Update; Table 1C: Summary Table for Selected Pharmacotherapy for Post-Stroke Depression
• American Stroke Association – Emotional Effects of Stroke - Pseudobulbar Affect

• Driving and Dementia e-Learning Module
• Service Ontario: Accessible Parking Permit
• Ontario Ministry of Transportation – Medical Review of Drivers
• Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Transitions and Community Participation following Stroke, Table 3: Assessment Tools for Pre-Driving Screening and Research Correlating Tools with Driving Risk. (2019)
• CMA Driver's Guide (9th edition)
• Heart and Stroke: Driving
• American Stroke Association: Driving after Stroke

• Central LHIN & partners: Swallowing Screening Flowsheet
• Central LHIN & partners: Staff Swallowing Screening Information 
• A Conversation on Management of Dysphagia
• A Conversation on Management of Dysphagia: Facilitator's Guide
• Make Feeding Safer for Residents with Dysphagia (developed for LTC) - POSTER Stroke Strategy of Southeastern Ontario
• Make Feeding Safer for Residents with Dysphagia (developed for LTC) - HANDOUT Stroke Strategy of Southeastern Ontario
• Canadian Stroke Best Practices: Table 3: Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Swallow Screening and Assessment Tools
• The Swallowing Lab: TOR-BSST©
• CESN: Swallow Screening Patient and Family Brochure
• Central LHIN & partners: Patient-Family Swallowing Screening Brochure
• Heart & Stroke: Swallowing (Dysphagia)

Dysphagia Brochures translated into multiple languages from University Health Network and the Toronto Stroke Networks

• English
• Chinese
• French
• Greek
• Italian
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Punjabi
• Spanish
• Tagalog
• Tamil
• Urdu
• Vietnamese

• Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Rehabilitation and Recovery following Stroke: Table 2: Suggested Screening/Assessment Tools for Risk of Falling Post Stroke
• RNAO: Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls, Fourth Edition (2017)
• Seniors’ Health, Wellness and Fall Prevention

• RNAO: Promoting Continence Using Prompted Voiding
• RNAO: Prevention of Constipation in the Older Adult Population
• Presentation: Urinary Continence & Management Post Stroke
• RNAO: Talking with your Health Care Provider: What can I do about urinary incontinence?
• continence: Stroke and Bladder and Bowel Control

iWalkAssess

• Canadian Neurological Scale (CNS) is a tool to be used in the evaluation and monitoring of a stroke patient's neurological status in the acute phase. Instructions for completing the scale can be found in the Stroke Assessment and Prevention Pocket Cards.
• A training video was developed which provides the background/evidence for the CNS scale as well as steps to complete. CESN developed a short video clip which provides 3 cases examples to support training.
• Stroke Assessment and Prevention Pocket Cards (pg. 11)
• CNS Training video
• CESN Case Examples video

• National Institute for Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a 15-item stroke scale used to evaluate acuity as well as guide treatment and clinical outcomes. Training and certification is required to use the tool in clinical practice. 
• NIH Stroke Scale International  - Free, but must register to complete training
• APEX Innovations NIHSS - Click on Free NIHSS and register
• Heart and Stroke: Stroke Assessment and Prevention Pocket Cards
• NIH Stroke Scale Booklet

• Pain Management After Stroke
• Stroke Association: Pain after stroke
• Stroke Foundation enable me

• Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Rehabilitation and Recovery following Stroke: Table 1: Suggested Stroke Rehabilitation Screening and Assessment Tools (scroll down to table 1g, Page 15)
• Line Bisection Test
• Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery
• Stroke Association UK: Visual problems after Stroke
• Heart and Stroke: Changes in Perception

VIATherapy - Upper Extremity

• • Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Rehabilitation and Recovery following Stroke: Table 1: Suggested Stroke Rehabilitation Screening and Assessment Tools (scroll down to table 1e, Page 11)