What's New
Sunrise Health Region Pilot Project - Evaluation Completed. Please click here for more information. Implementation of the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care, 2010 within Health Regions Across Saskatchewan with Access to Computer Tomography (CT) Services Click here to see the findings.Good News! 90 percent of strokes are preventable. Click
here to view this stroke awareness video with Lee Cayer, Heart and
Stroke Foundation spokesperson and stroke survivor. Stroke Nursing News - Fall 2011 - Click here to read the newsletter.
Risk
factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22
countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study. Click here to read the study.
Guidelines for Community Based Exercise Programs for People with Stroke – Click here for more information.
Canadian Best Practices for Stroke Care 2010 - Click here to the Heart and Stroke Foundation news release. Visit www.strokebestpractices.ca for more.
Saskatchewan Integrated Stroke Strategy - Update
May 24, 2011 - Saskatchewan's Minister of Health attends the opening of the new state-of-the-art stroke prevention clinic in the Sunrise Health Region. The new Stroke Prevention Clinic at the Yorkton Regional health Centre provides assessment and treatment to prevent future strokes in patients with symptoms of a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA). This is an integral part of the Integrated Stroke Strategy in Saskatchewan. Click here for the Sunrise Health Region News Release.
September 20, 2010 - Saskatchewan's Ministers of Health and Finance tour the new state-of-the-art stroke rehabilitation facility in the Sunrise Health Region. Click here for more information regarding this visit.
EMS Toolkit
The purpose of this toolkit is to facilitate the uptake and implementation of the Canadian Stroke Strategy best practice recommendations for the out-of-hospital care of stroke patients by emergency medical services (EMS). The goal of this resource is to create greater consistency and standardization of education and on scene assessments and care of suspected stroke patients. Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation. Click here to view the companion performance manual.
Stroke Secondary Prevention Toolkit
The
Stroke Prevention Toolkit is designed to support the implementation of
the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care for
prevention. Using the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke
Care (Updated 2008), the Toolkit will provide members of the
interprofessional health care team with the foundational knowledge
required to care for patients who have recently had a stroke or TIA or
have been identified as being at high risk. The Toolkit includes
an overview and administrative tools for educators, a series
of PowerPoint presentations with speakers’ notes, and a number
of handouts. Click here to access the Toolkit.
The Canadian Stroke Strategy is pleased to provide a new resource to support implementation of Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care. A Guide to the Implementation of Stroke Unit Care (or Stroke Unit Guide) will help direct the establishment of new stroke units and the enhancement of exiting stroke units across Canada. Developed by the Canadian Stroke Strategy Best Practice and Standards Working Group and members of the acute care and rehabilitation task groups, the guide draws on the expertise of healthcare professionals from across the country with significant contributions from British Columbia, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. It defines and explains the components needed for acute stroke units, stroke rehabilitation units, and integrated stroke units. Click here to view the guide.
The Population-Based Measurement of Quality Indicators for Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Saskatchewan - Click here to view the presentation by Janelle Gerein, BSc, MSc.
Hypertension Canada - How to Measure Your Blood Pressure
Hypertension Canada has published updated recommendations for the management of hypertension (2011). Click here to view the recommendations.
'How to Recognize, Prevent and Treat a TIA or Mini-Stroke' 
Click here to watch Part 1 (3 mins, 22 secs) and here to watch Part 2 (10 mins, 11 secs).
Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (CACR) - Current Issues in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Newsletter - June 2009
Integrated Stroke Strategy - Click here for updates
Upcoming Events
3rd Canadian Stroke CongressStay tuned for announcements on future sessions.
APSS Telehealth Sessions
Acute Stroke Case Rounds - Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Click here for more information.
Manitoba Telehealth Sessions
Stay tuned for announcements on future sessions.