Professional Education
The SWO Regional Stroke Network is committed to the provision of professional education for health care professionals and providers caring for individuals with stroke in Southwestern Ontario. By providing health care professionals and providers with access to stroke education resources, including information regarding stroke related workshops and tools, the goal of best practice stroke care for stroke survivors will be achieved.
Please visit this section of our website regularly, as stroke education resources will be updated frequently. Also, remember to visit our education calendar for a list of upcoming educational opportunities!
Resources:
An Education Resource Guide that provides an overview of available resources and who you can contact to access this information. The Heart and Stroke Foundation Professional Education website also provides numerous professional resources for providers across the continuum of care.
Resources for stroke survivors can be obtained from Heart and Stroke using this order form.
New Resources are also highlighted in the What’s New Section of this website.
Best Practices:
The Canadian Stroke Network has released 2008 Canadian Best Practice Guidelines, an updated version of the original Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care (2006). The Canadian guidelines are a comprehensive set of evidenced-based recommendations and guidelines clinically-based and are an excellent resource for health care professionals working in practice settings across the continuum of care.
The Canadian guidelines are a comprehensive set of evidenced-based recommendations and guidelines clinically-based and are an excellent resource for health care professionals working in practice settings across the continuum of care.
The Ontario Stroke System (OSS) Best Practice Guidelines, released in 2003, provide systems-based guidelines with respect to stroke care. You can find these Guidelines at www.heartandstroke.ca/profed under Stroke/Best Practice Guidelines/Ontario Best Practice Guidelines.
Mentoring:
Mentoring provides health care professionals/providers with opportunities to learn in real environments. Health care professionals/providers (mentee) can shadow a clinical expert (mentor) for a period of time. The mentee may have a place for the stroke learning experience in mind, or we can assist with the location and best fit for the learning experience. To ensure the best learning experience, please complete and return our Mentoring Request Tool.
Networks:
Several health care professional stroke networks exist in SWO. The goal of these networks is to provide health care professionals in the region with the opportunity for mutual support, education, advocacy and to develop research. Networks are listed below, new members are always welcome!
Social Worker Stroke Network (SWSN) – Southwest Chapter
Co-chairs:
Erin Bickell, Social Worker, Huron Perth Community Stroke Rehab Team
Patrycja Birbaum, Social Worker, London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, Clinical Neurosciences
patrycja.birbaum@lhsc.on.ca
Recreation Therapy Stroke Network (RTSN) -Southwest Chapter
Co-chairs:
Jackie Doyle
Recreation Therapist
jdoyle@ckha.on.ca
Michelle Denniss
Recreation Therapist
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Stroke Network
Co-Chair: Rowena Maruska
Speech Language Pathologist
rowena_maruska@wrh.on.ca
Co-Chair: Carol Harrison
Speech Language Pathologist
Ontario Stroke Nursing Network (OSNN)
The OSNN is a provincial network of nurses engaged in stroke care in all settings: emergency room, acute stroke services, rehabilitation, community care and support, long term care and secondary prevention. For more info on OSNN and the Network’s Terms of Reference visit: http://profed.heartandstroke.ca/.