Regional Stroke Rounds
Tuesdays 0700 – 0800
Please join us for these dynamic case-based discussions where participants will be able to:
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Discuss diagnosis and management of TIA and different stroke types.
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Explain the indication and interpretation of common imaging modalities used to diagnose stroke (i.e. CT/MRI).
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Discuss difficult TIA/stroke cases from diagnosis, prognosis or treatment standpoint.
Please email strokeprogram@hsnsudbury.ca to be added to our distribution list.
Target Audience: Physicians interested in stroke care practicing at North East Designated Stroke Centres or Telestroke Sites including (but not limited to) Emergency, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, as well as as well as Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care Physicians and Stroke Nurse.
Moderator: Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh, MBBS DM PDF (Stroke) Stroke Neurologist, Health Sciences North
This educational opportunity is accredited through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Continuing Education and Professional Development Office.
Culturally Safe Stroke Care: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Practice
Presented By: Valerie Ross, Interim Director Indigenous Health, HSN & Gary Martin, Knowledge Keeper
We are happy to offer another session of this webinar, as it was so well received the first time. It will basically cover the same information and is for those who were unable to attend the first time or those who would like to listen a second time to this information.
Key Areas of Focus:
- Cultural Awareness
- Cultural Safety in Stroke Care
- Bridge Western and Indigenous Knowledge
- Acknowledge Historical and Social Context
- Importance of Building Trust and Relationships
- Importance of Action and Advocacy
- Tailored Case Study
- Reflection
Date: November 3, 2025
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free (sponsored by the NEO Stroke Network)
Registration is now open:
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Delivering Aerobic Exercise during Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Real-world Perspective
Speakers:
Michelle Ploughman, PT PhD; Adam Drover, CSEP; Sarah Ashcroft, Post-doc Fellow
Target Audience:
Health Care Providers working in stroke care across Northeastern Ontario.
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm EST
Cost: Free, sponsored by the NEO Stroke Network
Agenda:
- Why should we provide aerobic exercise during stroke rehabilitation? (15 min)
- Conducting fitness tests and delivering aerobic exercise during inpatient stroke rehab (15 min)
- Real world data of our new CardioTherapy program (15 min)
- Q&A Session (15 min)
What you will learn:
- Appreciate the benefits of aerobic fitness for cognition, fitness and walking for people with stroke.
- Consider the challenges in delivering aerobic exercise for inpatients with stroke.
- Consider the challenges in delivering aerobic exercise for inpatients with stroke.
Registration:
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Learn to Screen Driver Safety Online Course
The NEO Stroke Network is pleased to offer free access to an online module where you will learn the basic elements to screen for driving safety and specific tools to use when performing an initial screening of an at-risk driver.
On completion of this online Screening Driving Safety course, the health care professional will be able to:
- Identify the component skills required to drive a motorized vehicle and understand the potential impact of various functional deficits on the driving task.
- Know the regulations and legal aspects of driving and licensure.
- Explain the screening principles and apply correct screening procedures to identify at–risk drivers within the continuum of the health care system.
- Identify clients in need of referral to centers offering specialized driving evaluation services.
- This learning activity is an online, interactive, module which will require an internet connection to complete.
Target Audience
Allied Health Professionals, and other health care providers who may screen for driver safety.
Cost
Free (sponsored in full by the NEO Stroke Network)
Date
Deadline to register your interest in participating: November 14, 2025. Once you have registered your interest, you will be notified of your acceptance into the program following the November 14th deadline. Once accepted, you will be given a link and then will have 30 days to complete the online learning.
Space is limited
A Live Q&A session will be held with the instructors and all participants following completion of the online module. This Q&A will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm. When completing the course, please write down any questions or comments you have and bring them to the Live Q&A.
Speakers from the course are: Isabelle Gélinas, Dana Benoit and Monica Slanik.
To express your interest, please register at this link:
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You will be notified if you are accepted to participate in this learning.