KHSC-KGH Site received the prestigious Stroke Distinction Award for Acute Stroke Services from Accreditation Canada in 2012, 2014 and again in 2018. The distinction status continues to be...
Beginning on May 2, 2016 Stroke Survivors in Lanark, Leeds and Grenville counties have access to specialized stroke care at the Acute Stroke Unit in Brockville through the partnership of Perth and...
The Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario conducted a community consultation in 2015. he intent of the consultation was to hear stroke survivor, caregiver and health care provider voices and to actionably respond to those stories by charting a course toward improved community reintegration.
Reports evaluating the impacts of the professionally facilitated LHIN-funded Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Groups located in Brockville, Perth, Kingston and Belleville are submitted to the...
The SEO region has higher rates than the province for vascular disease risk factors such as obesity and hypertension as well as high rates of smoking and alcohol use. To improve our understanding...
Timely, enhanced community and LTC rehabilitation services have been provided to stroke survivors in Southeastern Ontario since February 2009 with the launch of an innovative LHIN-funded project....
The 2010 Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care, Section 5.1, Rehabilitation - Assessment Recommendation, states that “Clinicians should use standardized, valid assessment tools to evaluate...
Paramedics in Ontario play an integral role in identifying patients that may be having an acute stroke and transporting directly to a Designated Stroke Centre. By doing so they ensure patients...
In April 2012, an environmental scan of the Commuity Support Service Agencies in Southeastern Ontario was initiated by the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario. The intent of the scan was to...
On November 28, 2012, "Leveraging Rehabilitation to Improve Patient Flow and Quality Outcomes in Southeastern Ontario Using Stroke Care as a Model" took place as part of a first step in...
For further information on this project, please contact Cally Martin, Regional Director, Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario. This project was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion...
In order to better understand how the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario (SNSEO) could best support the 39 LTC Homes in our region to implement and sustain best practice stroke care, an...
For further information on this project, please contact Gwen Brown, Regional Stroke Community & LTC Coordinator at 613-549-6666 x6867. Pamela Smit, Project Consultant, Veradus...
The objective of this project was to develop a stroke continuing education program for frontline community and LTC health care providers that can be used across existing academic settings and programs throughout Ontario. the program is based on the education resource entitled "Tips and Tools for Everyday Living: A Guide for Stroke Caregivers".
From 2002 to 2004, the Stroke Rehabilitation Pilot Project of SEO investigated ways to improve the rehabilitation system for stroke survivors, their families and their health-care providers.
New evidence (DAWN and DEFUSE 3) indicates that highly selected patients with severe ischemic stroke may benefit from stroke Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT) between 6-24 hours of clearly defined stroke symptom onset. In response to the extended time window, Emergency Departments and Paramedic Services collaborated with the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario to implement the ACT-FAST algorithm. The ACT-FAST is a large vessel occlusion screen for EVT eligibility being used to guide decision making for triaging patients arriving in the Emergency Department.Read More...
