Stroke: What are we doing about it?

Date: Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Registration: 5:30 p.m.

Location: 451 Smyth Rd | uOttawa, The Atrium at Roger Guindon Hall

Admission: Free

There are 62,000 strokes per year in Canada and over 400,000 people living with the effects of stroke. By 2038 this number is expected to nearly double. This is equivalent to every single person in the city of Ottawa having a stroke. Fortunately, new research is driving significant advances in prevention, acute treatment and rehabilitation along the full spectrum of stroke care.

Researchers from the uOBMRI-Stroke Research Consortium will highlight some of these advances from the patient perspective. The evening will focus on exciting new developments taking place in stroke care as well as challenges faced by patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers.

Ms. Sophia Gocan, a stroke prevention nurse specialist, will talk about her work with the Champlain Regional Stroke Network, focusing on timeliness of care for secondary stroke prevention.

Dr. Dar Dowlatshahi, a stroke neurologist will describe ongoing studies attempting to improve outcomes and survival for individuals with brain hemorrhage, a less common but devastating type of stroke.

Dr. Dale Corbett, neuroscientist and Scientific Director of the Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery will discuss stem cell therapy as an emerging treatment for stroke recovery and brain repair.

Finally, Dr. Heidi Sveistrup will talk about the evidence supporting the integration of new technologies in early and ongoing rehabilitation. Attendees will have the opportunity to see some of these technologies in action.