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  • NEW Stroke Rehabilitation Planning for Optimal Care Delivery
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Initial Stroke Rehabilitation Screening and Assessment
    • 2. Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
    • 3. Delivery of Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
    • 4. Outpatient & Community Based Rehabilitation, and Early Supported Discharge
    • 5. Stroke Rehabilitation in Long-term Care and Complex Continuing Care
    • 6. Virtual Stroke Rehabilitation
    • 7. Interdisciplinary Stroke Rehabilitation Care Planning, Transitions and Communication
    • 8. Supporting Individuals with Stroke, Family and Caregivers During Stroke Rehabilitation
    • 9. Education for Individuals with Stroke, Family and Caregivers During Stroke Rehabilitation
  • NEW Delivery Of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Upper Extremity Function - General Principles and Therapies
    • 2. Shoulder Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) following Stroke
    • 3. Range of Motion and Post-Stroke Spasticity
    • 4. Lower Extremity, Balance, Mobility and Aerobic Training
    • 5. Falls Prevention and Management
    • 6. Swallowing (Dysphagia), Nutrition and Oral Care
    • 7. Language and Communication
    • 8. Visual and Visual-Perceptual Impairment
    • 9. Central Pain
    • 10. Bladder and Bowel Function
  • NEW Optimizing Activity and Community Participation following Stroke
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Mood and Depression
    • 2. Sleep Health and Post-Stroke Fatigue
    • 3. Cognitive Rehabilitation for Individuals with Stroke
    • 4. Health Management, and Return to Driving and Vocational Roles
    • 5. Participation in Social and Leisure Activities Following Stroke
  • Overview, Methods and Knowledge Translation
  • Secondary Prevention Of Stroke
    • Definitions
    • Core Elements of Delivery of Secondary Stroke Prevention Services
    • 1. Triage and Initial Diagnostic Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack and Non-Disabling Stroke
    • 2. Lifestyle and Risk Factor Management
    • 3. Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention
    • 4. Lipid Management
    • 5. Diabetes and Stroke
    • 6. Anti-platelet Therapy in Ischemic Stroke and TIA
    • 7. Anticoagulation for Individuals with Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation
    • 8. Perioperative Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy
    • 9. Management of Extracranial Carotid Disease and Intracranial Atherosclerosis
    • 10. Cardiac Issues in Individuals with Stroke
    • 11. Cancer Associated Ischemic Stroke
  • Acute Stroke Management
    • Definitions
    • 1. Stroke Awareness, Recognition, and Response
    • 2. Triage and Initial Diagnostic Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack and Non-Disabling Stroke
    • 3. Emergency Medical Services Management of Acute Stroke Patients
    • 4. Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Patients with Acute Stroke and TIA
    • 5. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment
    • 6. Acute Antithrombotic Therapy
    • 7. Early Management of Patients Considered for Hemicraniectomy
    • 8. Acute Stroke Unit Care
    • 9. Inpatient Prevention and Management of Complications following Stroke
    • 10. Advanced Care Planning
    • 11. Palliative and End of Life Care
  • NEW Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Diagnosis and Initial Clinical Assessment of Symptomatic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT)
    • 2. Acute Treatment of Symptomatic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • 3. Post-Acute Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Person-centered Care
    • 4. Special Considerations in the Longterm Management of Individuals with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • 5. Considerations related to Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Special Circumstances
  • Prevention of Recurrent Stroke in Pregnancy
    • 1. General Management Considerations Prior to, during, and after Pregnancy in a Woman with Stroke
    • 2. Specific Management Considerations for Secondary Stroke Prevention during Pregnancy
    • 3. Management Considerations for Specific Ischemic Stroke Etiologies in Pregnancy
  • Acute Stroke Management during Pregnancy
    • 1. Initial Emergency Management
    • 2. Diagnostic Imaging
    • 3. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Intravenous Thrombolysis and Endovascular Treatment
    • 4. Management of Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke during Pregnancy (subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage)
    • 5. Anesthetic Management in the setting of Acute Stroke during Pregnancy
    • 6. Early Post-Stroke Management in a Pregnant Woman
    • 7. Post-Stroke Antenatal Obstetric Considerations for Women with a Stroke in Pregnancy
    • 8. Intrapartum Considerations
    • 9. Post-Partum Management
  • Transitions and Community Participation Following Stroke
    • Definition and Considerations
    • 1. Supporting People with Stroke, Their Families and Caregivers
    • 2. Education for People with Stroke, Their Families and Caregivers
    • 3. Interprofessional Care Planning and Communication
    • 4. Community Participation Following Stroke
    • 5. Transition to Long-Term Care Following a Stroke
    • 6. Post Stroke Depression
    • 7. Post-Stroke Fatigue
  • NEW Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis
    • 2. Management of Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    • 3. Cognitive Rehabilitation
    • 4. Support for Individuals with VCI, Their Families and Caregivers
    • 5. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
  • Telestroke
    • Definitions
  • Pediatric Stroke
  • Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) for Prevention of Vascular Events
    • Definitions
    • Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) for Prevention of Vascular Events
  • Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • Definitions
    • 1. Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • 2. Inpatient Care Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • 3. Secondary Stroke Prevention in an Individual with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • Stroke best practices during the COVID19 pandemic
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  • NEW Stroke Rehabilitation Planning for Optimal Care Delivery
    • NEW Stroke Rehabilitation Planning for Optimal Care Delivery
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Initial Stroke Rehabilitation Screening and Assessment
    • 2. Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
    • 3. Delivery of Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
    • 4. Outpatient & Community Based Rehabilitation, and Early Supported Discharge
    • 5. Stroke Rehabilitation in Long-term Care and Complex Continuing Care
    • 6. Virtual Stroke Rehabilitation
    • 7. Interdisciplinary Stroke Rehabilitation Care Planning, Transitions and Communication
    • 8. Supporting Individuals with Stroke, Family and Caregivers During Stroke Rehabilitation
    • 9. Education for Individuals with Stroke, Family and Caregivers During Stroke Rehabilitation
  • NEW Delivery Of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery
    • NEW Delivery Of Stroke Rehabilitation to Optimize Functional Recovery
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Upper Extremity Function - General Principles and Therapies
    • 2. Shoulder Pain and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) following Stroke
    • 3. Range of Motion and Post-Stroke Spasticity
    • 4. Lower Extremity, Balance, Mobility and Aerobic Training
    • 5. Falls Prevention and Management
    • 6. Swallowing (Dysphagia), Nutrition and Oral Care
    • 7. Language and Communication
    • 8. Visual and Visual-Perceptual Impairment
    • 9. Central Pain
    • 10. Bladder and Bowel Function
  • NEW Optimizing Activity and Community Participation following Stroke
    • NEW Optimizing Activity and Community Participation following Stroke
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Mood and Depression
    • 2. Sleep Health and Post-Stroke Fatigue
    • 3. Cognitive Rehabilitation for Individuals with Stroke
    • 4. Health Management, and Return to Driving and Vocational Roles
    • 5. Participation in Social and Leisure Activities Following Stroke
  • Overview, Methods and Knowledge Translation
  • Secondary Prevention Of Stroke
    • Secondary Prevention Of Stroke
    • Definitions
    • Core Elements of Delivery of Secondary Stroke Prevention Services
    • 1. Triage and Initial Diagnostic Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack and Non-Disabling Stroke
    • 2. Lifestyle and Risk Factor Management
    • 3. Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention
    • 4. Lipid Management
    • 5. Diabetes and Stroke
    • 6. Anti-platelet Therapy in Ischemic Stroke and TIA
    • 7. Anticoagulation for Individuals with Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation
    • 8. Perioperative Management of Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy
    • 9. Management of Extracranial Carotid Disease and Intracranial Atherosclerosis
    • 10. Cardiac Issues in Individuals with Stroke
    • 11. Cancer Associated Ischemic Stroke
  • Acute Stroke Management
    • Acute Stroke Management
    • Definitions
    • 1. Stroke Awareness, Recognition, and Response
    • 2. Triage and Initial Diagnostic Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack and Non-Disabling Stroke
    • 3. Emergency Medical Services Management of Acute Stroke Patients
    • 4. Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Patients with Acute Stroke and TIA
    • 5. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment
    • 6. Acute Antithrombotic Therapy
    • 7. Early Management of Patients Considered for Hemicraniectomy
    • 8. Acute Stroke Unit Care
    • 9. Inpatient Prevention and Management of Complications following Stroke
    • 10. Advanced Care Planning
    • 11. Palliative and End of Life Care
  • NEW Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • NEW Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Diagnosis and Initial Clinical Assessment of Symptomatic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT)
    • 2. Acute Treatment of Symptomatic Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • 3. Post-Acute Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Person-centered Care
    • 4. Special Considerations in the Longterm Management of Individuals with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
    • 5. Considerations related to Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Special Circumstances
  • Prevention of Recurrent Stroke in Pregnancy
    • Prevention of Recurrent Stroke in Pregnancy
    • 1. General Management Considerations Prior to, during, and after Pregnancy in a Woman with Stroke
    • 2. Specific Management Considerations for Secondary Stroke Prevention during Pregnancy
    • 3. Management Considerations for Specific Ischemic Stroke Etiologies in Pregnancy
  • Acute Stroke Management during Pregnancy
    • Acute Stroke Management during Pregnancy
    • 1. Initial Emergency Management
    • 2. Diagnostic Imaging
    • 3. Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment: Intravenous Thrombolysis and Endovascular Treatment
    • 4. Management of Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke during Pregnancy (subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage)
    • 5. Anesthetic Management in the setting of Acute Stroke during Pregnancy
    • 6. Early Post-Stroke Management in a Pregnant Woman
    • 7. Post-Stroke Antenatal Obstetric Considerations for Women with a Stroke in Pregnancy
    • 8. Intrapartum Considerations
    • 9. Post-Partum Management
  • Transitions and Community Participation Following Stroke
    • Transitions and Community Participation Following Stroke
    • Definition and Considerations
    • 1. Supporting People with Stroke, Their Families and Caregivers
    • 2. Education for People with Stroke, Their Families and Caregivers
    • 3. Interprofessional Care Planning and Communication
    • 4. Community Participation Following Stroke
    • 5. Transition to Long-Term Care Following a Stroke
    • 6. Post Stroke Depression
    • 7. Post-Stroke Fatigue
  • NEW Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    • NEW Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    • Definitions and Descriptions
    • 1. Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis
    • 2. Management of Vascular Cognitive Impairment
    • 3. Cognitive Rehabilitation
    • 4. Support for Individuals with VCI, Their Families and Caregivers
    • 5. Palliative and End-of-Life Care
  • Telestroke
    • Telestroke
    • Definitions
  • Pediatric Stroke
  • Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) for Prevention of Vascular Events
    • Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) for Prevention of Vascular Events
    • Definitions
    • Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) for Prevention of Vascular Events
  • Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • Definitions
    • 1. Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • 2. Inpatient Care Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage
    • 3. Secondary Stroke Prevention in an Individual with Intracerebral Hemorrhage
  • Stroke best practices during the COVID19 pandemic
  • Resources
  • COVID 19 Webinar Series
  • Professional Resources
  • Patient & Caregiver Resources
  • Webinars
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