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Stroke Prevention Poster
Taking Action in Stroke Prevention; A Quick Response Guide Click here to view the new Prevention of Stroke Quick Reference Guide. To order a bilingual copy of the poster contact us at...
View ArticleCalling all healthcare professionals; We need your input
Please take 10 minutes and participate in the Canadian Interprofessional Quality of Stroke Care Survey. This information will be very valuable in informing professional educational activities, resource...
View ArticleBrand new Stroke Best Practices focus on prevention of stroke
Prevention of stroke is the focus of newly updated Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care. The Best Practices, first released in 2006, are intended to provide the most up-to-date...
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SWO Stroke Network develops website for people returning to work after stroke
There are over 21,000 people who experience a stroke each year in Ontario and close to 120,000 people are living with stroke. Approximately, 25% of stroke survivors are people under the age of 65 and...
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CSN’s Patrice Lindsay talks about Clinical Practice Guidelines in Health...
CSN’s Patty Lindsay, Director of Performance and Standards, discusses the integration of performance measures into clinical practice guidelines in a new video and blog series produced by the Health...
View ArticleSave the Date: Telestroke Summit, May 10th – 11th, 2013
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick is pleased to be hosting the 2013 Telestroke Summit in collaboration with Horizon Health Network, Vitalité Health Network and the Canadian Stroke...
View ArticleNew Post Stroke Checklist Ensures Patients Needs are Being Met
The Post Stroke Checklist (PSC): Improving Life After Stroke Developed by the Global Stroke Community Advisory Panel (GSCAP), The Post Stroke Checklist (PSC) was developed by an international...
View ArticleIrregular heart rhythm a major clue to unexplained strokes, Canadian study finds
30-day home-based monitoring key to detection of hidden risk factor HONOLULU, Hawaii – A significant portion of people with unexplained strokes has silent atrial fibrillation, researchers in 16...
View ArticleNew Stroke Best Practices update focus on mood and cognition
New guidelines released today for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals recommend depression screening for all individuals living with stroke and their caregivers. The incidence of...
View ArticleNew national recommendations highlight the urgency to call emergency medical...
Treatment and protocols start as soon as emergency medical services are activated Ottawa (May 23, 2013) – New recommendations released today for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals...
View ArticleNew national recommendations expand the concept of stroke rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation takes place in various settings with multiple providers and caregivers Ottawa (July 10, 2013) – New recommendations released today for physicians, nurses and allied health...
View ArticleTelestroke has a bigger role to play in stroke care delivery
Technology is not being used to its full potential to improve care for stroke patients Ottawa (Sept 30, 2013) – Telestroke is an effective way to deliver care to stroke patients anywhere in the...
View ArticleNew recommendations stress the importance of patient involvement
Stroke patients and their families play an integral role in transitions of care Ottawa (October 29, 2013) – New recommendations released today for physicians, nurses and allied health professionals...
View ArticleNew documents now available on Stroke Best Practices Website
The Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care consist of eight chapters that span the stroke continuum of care. A summary document that lists the stroke best practice recommendations...
View ArticleStroke Program in Neurorecovery (SPiN) Workshop
June 10-12, 2014, Ottawa, ON Attention CPSR National Trainee Association Members, We are now accepting applications to attend the 2014 Stroke Program in Neurorecovery (SPiN) workshop, being organized...
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New Look, New Name!
We are pleased to announce that the 5th edition of our stroke best practices is underway under the leadership of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. As part of the transition from the Canadian Stroke...
View ArticleStroke Report 2014: Will an aging population, sicker patients, and an...
New data reveal Canadians are benefitting from improvements in stroke care. But more work is needed to ensure Canadians get the best treatment and care possible June 5, 2014 – According to the new...
View ArticleTaking Charge of Your Stroke Recovery
A new resource encourages stroke patients and caregivers to be informed, be involved and take action. Taking Charge of Your Stroke Recovery, A Survivor’s Guide to the Canadian Stroke Best Practice...
View ArticleCode Stroke on the Ward
Vancouver ─ At the first sign of a stroke, time is of the essence. For every minute of delay in treatment, people typically lose almost two million brain cells. Yet a new study presented at the...
View ArticleInnovative stroke patient management system cuts hospital bed usage by more...
Vancouver ─ An innovative patient management system at the acute stroke unit of Kelowna (BC) General Hospital has reduced the number of stroke patient bed days by more than 25 per cent, according to a...
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