Celebrating June is Stroke Month

In celebration of June is Stroke Month, we would like to recognize some of the activities that have taken place in Toronto:

On May 4th, 2018, Toronto Western Hospital’s Neurovascular team participated in the Big Bike for Heart & Stroke at Toronto General Hospital. The bike was full with the 29 riders who raised $4855.00 dollars this year!

On June 20th, Toronto Western Hospital’s stroke prevention clinic staff held an information booth and blood pressure clinic for the general public in the hospital’s Atrium.

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On June 19th, 20 staff from the Sunnybrook Stroke Team participated in the Heart & Stroke Big Bike event.  Sunnybrook’s Regional Stroke Team also increased awareness of the Heart & Stroke FAST campaign while offering free ice-cream to staff, patients and families on June 13th.

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Members of the NYGH Neuro Stroke Unit rode the Big Bike for Heart & Stroke on June 20th raising $4213. 

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During the month of June, the Providence Healthcare team celebrated their team’s successes, viewed the new Heart & Stroke public service announcement that featured women and stroke, and examined the evidence supporting psychosocial care and the adoption of hopeful care in stroke recovery.

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On June 26th, 2018, the St. John’s Rehab in-patient stroke team hosted a 3rd stroke care observership with Kitchener’s Grand River Hospital who plans to implement a similar interprofessional sub-team model within their hospital.  The stroke team at  St. John’s Rehab was proud that they were able to inspire, influence and support another hospital in striving towards excellence in stroke care.

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To celebrate June is Stroke Month, Dr. Aditya Bharatha, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology Division Head at St. Michael’s Hospital presented on Endovascular Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

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If you would like your team or organization’s Stroke Month activities featured on our TSNs website or Virtual Community of Practice, please email us at moc.ekortsotnull@ofni.

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