All About Stroke! Stroke Care 101 for Healthcare Staff and Practitioners

All About Stroke! Stroke Care 101 for Healthcare Staff and Practitioners

By Self Management Program of Southeast Ontario
Online event

Overview

Join us for an hour on stroke basics for your patients, from basic pathophysiology to communication challenges.

What: Stroke 101 session

Date: January 20, 2026

Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST

Format: MS Teams webinar

Audience: Healthcare workers (community education staff, nursing, medical secretaries)


  • What is a stroke?
  • Basic stroke pathophysiology
  • Signs and Symptoms of Stroke (FAST): Recognize and Respond
  • Common effects of stroke
  • A bit deeper dive invisible deficits (cognitive changes, vision or perception changes, communication difficulties)
  • How this impacts patient interaction and support (more time needed, consider the materials provided, etc)


Facilitated by Kayla Purdon, RN, from the Stroke Network of Southeastern Ontario
Hosted by Self-Management Program of Southeast Ontario


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Highlights

  • 1 hour
  • Online

Location

Online event

Organized by

Free
Jan 20 · 9:00 AM PST