Acute Stroke Patient Care Workshop
Friday, Sept. 24, 2010
Brandon, MB

Best Practice in Nursing Care (a.m. & p.m.)
Linda Kelloway, RN, MN, CNN(c)
Discuss the impact of hyper-acute and acute stroke management; review the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care related to hyper-acute and acute stroke management, and indentify and discuss strategies for implementing best practice change within your health care facility.
Audience: Nurses

Front Line Stroke Caregivers: An Important Connection for Patient Recovery (a.m.)
Diana Bayles, Resuscitation and AED Manager at HSFM.
Discuss practical knowledge needed by care givers providing day to day care whether in the home, long care facilities, day programs or in other settings.
Audience: Health care aides, home care workers and support caregivers

Communication & Swallowing Disorders (a.m.)
Allison Baird, Speech Language Pathologist, SpeechWorks, Inc.
Discuss the communication problems occurring in the fi rst 10 days of a stroke; the characteristic swallowing patterns seen with different types of strokes and the prognosis for speech, language and swallowing recovery.
Audience: Any health care professional

Getting on With the Rest of Your Life After Stroke (a.m. & p.m.)
Dr. Ruth Barclay-Goddard, Asst. Prof., Dept. Physical Therapy, School of Medical Rehabilitation - University of Manitoba.
After care, treatment, and therapy are complete, the stroke patient is back at home - what then? This workshop discusses some of the goal setting strategies and other activities persons with stroke have participated in to get on with the rest of their life and also reviews some early results of Manitoba’s research on this subject.
Audience: Nurses, rehabilitation professionals, home care staff

Skills for Communicating with Aphasia Patients (p.m.)
Brenda Rust, MA, SLP (C), Speech-Language Pathologist Ngaire Abernethy, BSW, RSW, Social Worker
An introduction to the approach of Support Conversation for Adults (SCA) with Aphasia - a language disorder which reduces the ability to comprehend, use spoken and written words; explore ways to adapt this new tool in your workplace. Learn about the service provided by the Brandon Aphasia Project and its various training programs.
Audience: Any health care provider

Driving after a Stroke (p.m.)
Victoria MacDonald, Manitoba Public Insurance, Driver Safety & Regulatory Control
Providing information regarding MPI’s assessment for drivers who have experienced a stroke and/or other medical conditions.
Audience: Any health care provider

EMS: Rising to the Challenges of Acute Stroke in Pre-Hospital care (p.m.)
Dr. Adrian Robertson, Provincial Medical Director for EMS
Providing specialized care in a time sensitive situation has its challenges. Especially over a wide geographic area, requiring high degrees of decision making, interregional cooperation and interdisciplinary integration. In this dynamic workshop we demystify the obstacles and discuss pathways to success.
Audience: All EMS personnel

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2nd Canadian Stroke Congress
October 2011
Ottawa, ON