Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network

Education Events & Courses

Regional Stroke Rounds

Tuesdays 0700 – 0800

Please join us for these dynamic case-based discussions where participants will be able to:

Discuss diagnosis and management of TIA and different stroke types.
Explain the indication and interpretation of common imaging modalities used to diagnose stroke (i.e. CT/MRI).
Discuss difficult TIA/stroke cases from diagnosis, prognosis or treatment standpoint.

Please email strokeprogram@hsnsudbury.ca to be added to our distribution list.

Target Audience: Physicians interested in stroke care practicing at North East Designated Stroke Centres or Telestroke Sites including (but not limited to) Emergency, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Neurology, as well as as well as Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care Physicians and Stroke Nurse.

Moderator: Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh, MBBS DM PDF (Stroke) Stroke Neurologist, Health Sciences North

This educational opportunity is accredited through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Continuing Education and Professional Development Office.:

NDT Course – Treating the Individual with Ataxia

Date: April 25, 2026 In-person at Timmins and District Hospital
Time: 8:00am-2:45pm
Speaker: Karen Guha, PT, CIDN, C/NDT, NDTATM Coordinator Instructor
Target Audience: Participants must be a registered Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Therapy Assistant or Registered Kinesiologist
Cost: $100

Workshop Description:

This one-day workshop provides an opportunity for health care professionals to gain insight into treating the individual with ataxia. Treating the individual with ataxia can often be a very challenging experience for the clinician. Perhaps this is because we have focused on addressing the clinical symptoms rather than the underlying impairments. This workshop will explore primary impairments present in the individual with ataxia, current theoretical evidence and treatment strategies using a NDT approach. The overall objective of this workshop is to provide clinicians with knowledge and skills they can use in treating the individual with ataxia to promote positive functional outcomes.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of the course the participants will:

Gain knowledge of the current literature and how we use this information within the NDT Practice Model in treating the individual with ataxia
Identify major impairments interfering with typical movement and function in the individual with ataxia.
Demonstrate handling skills to address impairments in the individual with ataxia and work within functional activities including activities in sitting, standing and gait.
Demonstrate an increased repertoire of evaluation and treatment strategies for the individual with ataxia.

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Upcoming Education

The following education events are being planned and information on the dates, cost and registration information will follow.

Archived Webinars

The Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network YouTube channel contains archived webinars of interest for those working in stroke care.

Archived Webinars include:

Stroke Symposium, January 30, 2026 - Optimizing Acute Stroke Care: Evidence, Best Practices & Innovation
- Brain Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology of Stroke, Rhonda McNicoll-Whiteman
- A Typical Day in the Life of the Designated Stroke Nurse, Annie Power, Holly Love, Darla Caul, Michelle Grandmaison
- Brag & Steal, Ven Rajendran, Rebecca Doni, Danielle Hamelin, Holly Love, Cathy Bellefeuille, Brooke Davies
- When to Treat and Why: Unpacking the Ethical Complexities, Dr. Michel Shamy
- Recognizing Neurological Change in your Patient, Dr. Aviraj Deshmukh

Motivational Interviewing, Parts 1, 2, 3; Dr. Marilyn Herie

Supporting Community Integration after Stroke Symposium session, January 20, 2025
- Sharing My Lived Experience: Brian Desjardins
- Promoting Mental Health Post Stroke, Theresa Straathof
- Enhancing Stroke Recovery: Integrating and Applying Return-to-work Resources in Clinical Practice, Nicole, O’Brien
- Living with Leisure: Supporting the Return to Leisure and Recreation Post-Stroke, Kai Santala
- Aphasia at Home is a New Conversation, Lee-Ann Kant, The Aphasia Institute
- Determining Medical Fitness to Drive, Wendy Nieuwland, Skill Builders
- Driving After Stroke: Development and Application of an Innovative Patient Resource, Jeanette Segeren
- Supporting Clients and Families Through Provision of Educational Resources and Programs: After Stroke at MODC, Suzanne Smith-Bayley
- How Can I Help - An Overview of the Stroke Community Navigator Role, Robin Stainton

Interprofessional Workshop on Best Practices for Managing Perceptual Impairments Post-Stroke, Anita Menon, March 2024.

Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada Webinar, Kerrie St. Jean and Teresa Guolla, May 18, 2023

Rehabilitation after Stroke: Adding to your Toolbox Symposium, February 3, 2023
- Post Stroke Fatigue: Frustrated and Invisible, by Dr. Christine Yang and Patricia Rodgers, OT
- No Patient Left Behind: Optimizing Use of Telehealth Technology to Support Rehabilitation, Dr. Mark Bayley
- Moving Stroke Research to Practice to Benefit People with Lived Experience, Dr. Janice Eng
- Practical Strategies for Working with Stroke Patients with Cognitive Impairments, Dr. Lyn Turkstra, SLP
- Sharing My Lived Experience, John Q. Smith, Person with Lived Experience

Pan Northern Webinar: TIA and Neurology Education Session, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh, MD and Brett Caccamo, Medical Student NOSM, October 19, 2022

Health Sciences North’s EVT Program – How it Started; How It’s Going, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh, Provincial Stroke Rounds, October 5, 2022

Behaviour Change Post Stroke, Margo Collver

Post Stroke Transitional Care Program, Sheryl Pierman

Acute Stroke Care Symposium 2022, including:
- Tom O’Flanagan, person with lived experience
- Overview of the Stroke System in NEO, Susan Bursey
- Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentations of Stroke, Dr. Aviraj Deshmukh
- Overview of Hyper-acute Stroke Treatment, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh
- Identification and Management of Post-stroke Complications, Dr. Rick Kvas
- Stroke Care Path: The Importance of Systematic and Standardized Care, Deanne Bacvar and Nick Noob
- Dysphagia and Oral Care: Prevention and Treatment, Carrie Linklater
- Cognition and Visual Perceptual Deficits after Stroke, Kassi Fritz
- Managing Shoulder Pain after Stroke – Positioning and Protection, John Power

Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Secondary Prevention Update, Colleen Murphy

GRASP Training, Dr. Janice Eng

Stroke Prevention and TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) Management Workshop, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh

TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) or Stroke: Does Etiology Matter?, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh

Evolution of Diagnostic Criteria for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Provincial Stroke Rounds, April 7, 2021

Acute Stroke Therapy: Evidence and Implications, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh

Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke: Quick Review of Evidence and Patient Selection, Dr. Ravinder-Jeet Singh, December 14, 2021

Contact Us

The Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network is hosted by the Regional Stroke Centre, Health Sciences North in Sudbury Ontario.

The regional team members from Sudbury are currently working remotely.

Northeastern Ontario Stroke Network
41 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, ON P3E 5J1
Canada

Email: strokeprogram@hsnsudbury.ca
YouTube: Our YouTube Channel

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