Back Works Spinal & Sports Rehabilitation Presents:  Supporting Recovery of the Upper Extremity During ADL's Following Stroke or Brain Injury Using an NDT Approach Date: Saturday October 20th, 2018 Course Description: Often after a stroke or brain injury, it is challenging to find a role for the more involved upper extremity (UE) while performing ADLs. This one day workshop will present NDT principles related to incorporating the more involved or hemiplegic UE into Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) through using…

The Ontario West Chapter of the Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses Presents: The 2018 Annual Fall Conference When: October 26th, 2018 Where: Best Western Lamplighter Inn (591 Wellington Road, London ON) Target Audience: Nurses (NP, RN, RPN) and other Health Professionals caring for neuroscience patients across the continuum of care       Neuroradiology Focus Overview of Neurovascular Procedures  Dr. S. Pandey Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT): Indications, Outcomes and Nursing Implications  Dr. S. Pandey A Patient’s Story Interpretation of Diagnostic Images (approach and…

Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment Training Workshop Date: Friday October 26th, 2018 Location: Trillium Health Partners – Mississauga Hospital Site | Clinical Administrative Building- 4th Floor, Large Boardroom A | 100 Queensway West | Mississauga, Ontario L5B 1B8 | Canada Time: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Description: The goal of this workshop is to ensure that participants are able to administer the Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA) with clients who have had a stroke at all stages of the recovery process. During the…

Aphasia Camp 2018 Date: November 2nd - 4th Where: Camp Trillium (433 Thompson Road West, Waterford ON, N0E 1Y0) Application & More Information: AphasiaCamp_Brochure_2018 Application Form: Aphasia Camp Application Form_PWA_2018_ Application Form (For Those Guests Accompanying Persons with Aphasia): Aphasia Camp Application Form_Guest_2018_Final

Managing the “Pusher”: A NDT Perspective on Managing the Individual with Contraversive Pushing Tendencies Post-Stroke Date: Saturday November 3rd, 2018 Requirements: Participants must be a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Language Pathologist, Therapy/Rehab Assistant or Kinesiologist working with Stroke Survivors in LHINS I & II LHINS I & II encompass the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, Perth, London-Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin, Norfolk, Chatham, Kent, Sarnia, Lampton and Windsor Essex Course Description: This one-day workshop provides an opportunity for health care professionals to gain…

SAVE THE DATE: Toronto ABI Network Conference 2018 We are excited to announce that next year's conference will take place Thursday November 15th & Friday November 16th, 2018 at the Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel in Toronto, ON   Join leaders and colleagues from across the ABI community for one of Canada's leading ABI conferences.  If you are a healthcare or community service provider, a legal representative, an individual living with the effects of an ABI or their caregiver, you…

Kinesio Taping Seminar Date: November 17th & 18th, 2018 Where: Parkwood Institute, Main Physio Gym (B2-129) - 550 Wellington Road, London ON N6C 0A7 Kinesio Taping is the original (elastic thera-peutic taping) method. Our course curriculum reflects over 25 years of educational seminars, symposiums, forums, research and professional sharing among tens of thousands of profession-als. We have developed all aspects of Pediat-rics, Myofascial, Lymph, Sports, Hand, Face, Neurological and Equine taping. The Kinesio Taping Association has been around since 1984…

SAVE THE DATE: Heart & Stroke Clinical Update 2018   December 7th - 8th, 2018 Hilton Toronto Downtown Hotel www.clinicalupdate.ca