Education Opportunities

Reconnecting over Stroke Prevention- a Primary Care Update

The Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario is pleased to announce an upcoming event. Please join us at "Reconnecting over Stroke Prevention- a Primary Care Update" being held on November 22, 2023 at the Brockville Country Club from 1200-1600h. Please note that lunch will be provided at the start of the event.

Southeastern Ontario Stroke Symposium 2023

Registration for this event is now full, please email heather.jenkins@kingstonhsc.ca to be added to a wait list.

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Webinar: Rehabilitation Nursing- Therapeutic Approaches to Everyday Care

This webinar is designed for nursing staff working in stroke rehabilitation across the continuum of care.

Join instructor Karen Guha to learn about:

  • Neuroplasticity- what it is, how do we tap into it
  • What is ‘normal movement' and why it matters
  • How we can make all mobility therapeutic
  • Setting up ADL’s in a therapeutic way
  • Leveraging the team to identify strategies to support the best outcomes

Choose from one of 3 dates!

*NEW* Stroke Care Continuing Professional Development Fund

The Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario has established a Professional Education Fund to support the development of clinical skill and expertise of clinicians working in stroke care across the continuum. Eligible clinicians include physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, rehab assistants, personal support workers within Southeastern Ontario. Funding is available for educational opportunities offered within the fiscal year (April 1 – March 31), and is allocated by quarter. 

To apply for funding, please review and complete the application form.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicant currently works in stroke care
  • Education event is relevant to the stroke population
  • Stroke best practices are reflected in the program content
  • There is a clearly documented plan for the applicant to share learnings as appropriate
  • Applicant’s manager is in support of the educational opportunity

Please direct any questions to heather.jenkins@kingstonhsc.ca

Stroke Care CPD Flyer

The Brain Body and You - Online session Spring 2023!

This series is designed for front-line health care providers (eg. PSW, RPN, RN, Rehab Assistants and Restorative Care Aides) caring for stroke survivors and other related patient populations in the following care settings: long term, community, acute, rehabilitation, complex continuing care, and other related areas. Learn, perform, practice, and enhance your care and support techniques to promote safety, comfort, and dignity for stroke survivors and other client populations. This series of modules is offered in partnership with St. Lawrence College.

This session is being offered online.

Modules:

March 22 & 29, 2023- 6:00-8:00 pm

Stroke care: Prevention to Life after Stroke

 

April 5 & 12, 2023- 6:00-8:00 pm

Cognition, Perception and Behaviour

 

April 19 & 26, 2023- 6:00-8:00 pm

Speech, Swallowing and Communication

 

May 3 &10, 2023- 6:00-8:00 pm

Mobility, Positioning and Transfers

 

Brochure- Registration is open now!

Registration Form - please complete and send to lbarkley@sl.on.ca

 

A certificate of attendance will be offered for each of the 4 topics.

 

Shared Work Day & Field Training: Apply Now!

Choose the education program that best suits your learning needs:

1.    Shared Work Experience Program

One or more learners can spend time learning with a health care provider(s) working in stroke care.  A financial incentive of up to $200 is available to support the applicants.

2.    Field Training Program

This program is designed to support an educational event for a group of health care workers working in stroke care.  Financial support of up to $200 is available for an Instructor.

Purpose - Further develop stroke-specific knowledge, skill and professional networks for those working in stroke care.

How to Apply

1.   Identify the individual or group’s learning needs
2.   Select the education program (above) that best suits your needs
3.   Contact an appropriate learning partner or instructor

a.   You may contact the Stroke Network of SEO for ideas about possible teachers, mentors and peers that you may want to contact to help you arrange your learning program

b.   We can put you in touch with local Stroke Champion Nurses, PTs, OTs, Dieticians, Social Workers, Pharmacists and SLPs, etc. to help you plan your program

4.   Submit the application form for approval
5.   Submit the evaluation form to receive agreed upon funding

If you have any questions please let us know.

Application Form

Shared Work Day Evaluation Form

Field Training Evaluation Form

Advertising Flyer

Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario Education Calendar

Here you will find the education activities for the 2023-2024 Calendar

Archived Provincial Stroke Rounds

May 3, 2023

Implementation of Virtual Care in an Outpatient Rehabilitation Setting (video link)

Presenters: Karl Wong and Gary Siu

Slide deck

 

April 5, 2023

FAST Heroes health Education Campaign. Children Making a Positive Impact in Stroke. (video link)

Presenters: Jan Van Der Merwe, Dr. Razmik Bebedjian, Keli Cristofaro

Slide Deck

Q&A 

 

March 1, 2023

Optimizing transitions for older adults with stroke to support successful community reintegration and life after stroke (video link)

Presenters: Dr. Maureen Markle-Reid, Eileen Britt, and David Dayler

Slide deck

 

February 1, 2023

The Stroke Core Competency Framework (video link)

Presenter: Jodi Powell and Sandy Lyeo, on behalf of the Ontario Regional Educators Group

Slide deck

 

December 7, 2022

Update on the Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT): a Multidisciplinary Approach (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Mandzia

 

November 2, 2022

Treatment Decisions in Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Art of Science? (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Joanna Schaafsma

 

October 5, 2022

Health Sciences North’s EVT Program – How it Started; How It’s Going (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Ravinder Jeet-Singh

 

June 1, 2022

Return to Work, Income, and Access to Social Services & Resources for Low Income Stroke Survivors (video link)

Presenters: Katrine Sauvé-Schenk and Patrick Duong

Handout

 

May 4, 2022

Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults:  Diagnostic Challenges and Uncertainties (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Kanjana Perera 

Handout

 

April 6, 2022

Robotic Endovascular Neurosurgery and Potential for Remote Robotic Stroke Treatment (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Vitor Pereira

 

March 2, 2022

An Innovative Model of Care for High Performing Hyperacute Stroke Teams (video link)

Presenters: Beth Linkewich, MPA, OT Reg. (Ont ); Catherine Convery, MHA, BHSc (Hons), CPHQ; Dr. Houman Khosravani, MD PhD FRCPC

Slide deck

 

December 1, 2021

Risky Behaviours After Stroke: How Can We Support?  (video link password: Dec12021)

Presenters:  Martina Nuttall (RN), Michelle Allain (Bioethicist), and Christina Johnson (NP)

 

November 3, 2021

Advance Care Planning in Stroke (video link)

Presenters: Dr. Kelvin Ng, Leigh Barr and Gillian Maguire

Slide Deck

 

October 6, 2021

Enhanced Community Discharge Destinations  (video link)

Presenter:  Margo Collver, Laura Veenstra and Jeannette Masse 

Slide deck

Condensed handout (printer-friendly)

 

June 2, 2021

The Canadian TIA Score- How to Identify High and Low Risk Patients for Subsequent Stroke (video link)

Dr. Jeff Perry

Link to slide deck

 

May 5th, 2021

Stroke in Young Adults: Patient Reported Outcomes and Psychosocial Needs (video link)

Presenter: Aleksandra Pikula

Slide deck

 

April 7th, 2021 

Evolution of Diagnostic Criteria for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh

 

March 3rd, 2021

Advancing Stroke Prevention Care in Canada: Highlights from the 2021 CSBPR Update, 7th Edition  (video link)

Presenter: Patrice Lindsay, Dr. Alexandre Poppe & Dr. David Gladstone

 

February 3rd, 2021

Health (In)Equity in Health Care (video link)

Presenter: Dr. Atif Zafar, Medical Director, Stroke Program, St. Michael’s Hospital (Unity Health), Toronto

 

December 2nd, 2020

Stroke in young adults: causes, consequences and long-term outcomes (video link)

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

 

November 4th, 2020

Provincial Stroke Rounds- Driving After Stroke- the Art, Science, Legal Implications & Headaches of Reporting our Patients (video link)

Presenter: Hillel M. Finestone, MD, CM, FRCPC 

 

October 7, 2020

Building a Sustainable Integrated Stroke System of Care: A population-based approach to bundled care (video link)

Presenter: Beth Linkewich & Nicola Tahair

 

September 2, 2020

Why 911? Optimizing Stroke Care in Northwestern Ontario (video link)

Presenter: Dr Ayman Hassan, Keli Cristofaro and Kristina Visser

 

 

August 5th, 2020

Stroke and COVID-19: What’s the latest and where can we find resources? (video link)

Presenters:  Dr. Luciana Catanese and Jean Morrow, RN

 

February 5th, 2020

When Stroke Becomes the Life Ending Event (video link)

Presenter:  Dr. W. J. Oczkowski

 

 

 

 

Other Webinar Options

Canadian Stroke Consortium

The Canadian Stroke Consortium is the national professional association for physicians interested in stroke. Their website hosts a wide variety of educational information, including journal clubs and article reviews. In addition to full courses and workshops, they also offer their own monthly stroke rounds which are archived, as well as Knowledge Breaks (5 minute education highlights)

 

Canadian Stroke Best Practices

The Canadian Stroke Best Practice website hots pat webinars ona variety of topics, for health care professionals. Check out their listing here.

 

Health Quality Ontario- Quality and Patient Safety Rounds

HQO hosts regular webinars about a variety of healthcare topics. Here are a few that may be relevant to stroke:

 

Tuesday March 1, 2022       
 

The Reality of Virtual Care: Learning from the Pandemic

Thursday, February 6, 2020
 

The Promise of Virtual Care

November 6, 2019                    
 

Transitions Between Hospital and Home: Achieving a standard of care