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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Request for Proposals: Canadian Stroke Network and European Stroke Network Collaborative Research InitiativeThe Canadian Stroke Network and European Stroke Network are excited to announce a new collaborative research initiative. Funding will be used to support collaborative research projects that involve both a Canadian and European arm. The proposal should be catalytic in nature, encouraging new areas of exploration or knowledge sharing between countries. In addition, trainees (Masters, PhD, [...]
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Most drivers unprepared to get behind the wheel after mild stroke, Canadian researchers findPeople who have mild strokes do not receive enough guidance on the challenges of getting back behind the wheel, despite studies that show an increased risk of car accidents, according to Canadian research presented today at the International Stroke Conference. McGill University researcher Dr. Nicol Korner Bitensky and graduate student Anita Petzold surveyed more than 400 [...]
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Congress abstract submission opens February 13Abstract submission opens February 13 for the 2012 Canadian Stroke Congress, which is to be held in Calgary from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Researchers may submit abstracts by visiting www.strokecongress.ca under the “program” tab. Abstracts are welcome from national and international applicants from all disciplines and may be submitted in English or French and presented [...]
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Canadian Stroke Network Summer Studentship ProgramThe Canadian Stroke Network Summer Studentship program’s goal is to allow students to obtain research experience related to stroke and to provide support to undergraduate and medical students engaged in summer research projects in the area of stroke at a Canadian university or affiliated institution. Term Summer Studentships are intended to provide financial support for the [...]
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Tymianski to deliver Hnatyshyn Lecture at Canadian Stroke CongressMichael Tymianski, Canada Research Chair in Translational Stroke Research, will deliver the 2012 Hnatyshyn Lecture at the Canadian Stroke Congress in Calgary. The lecture is the featured plenary presentation at the Congress. Dr. Tymianski, a respected Toronto neurosurgeon and researcher, was selected by the Congress Program Committee. “Mike has made a tremendous contribution towards advancing new therapies [...]
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
CSN with other health groups send letter to Harper urging action on sodium levelsThe Canadian Stroke Network along with other health groups sent a letter to Stephen Harper urging the government take action to reduce sodium consumption in Canada. Click here to read the letter. The Globe and Mail wrote an article about the letter: Some of the country’s most prominent health organizations have banded together to demand action from Prime [...]
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Request for Proposals: Canadian Stroke Network and European Stroke Network Collaborative Research InitiativeThe Canadian Stroke Network and European Stroke Network are excited to announce a new collaborative research initiative. Funding will be used to support collaborative research projects that involve both a Canadian and European arm. The proposal should be catalytic in nature, encouraging new areas of exploration or knowledge sharing between countries. In addition, trainees (Masters, PhD, [...]
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
iSCORE a useful tool for cliniciansWhen a patient has been stabilized following a stroke, the treating physician frequently faces questions from family members and clinical decisions that require predictions of outcome and risk of death. Clinicians have to largely rely on their own case experience to answer these questions. iSCORE is a new tool that can provide quantitative estimates of risk of [...]
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Life After Stroke website a valuable resourceThe Canadian Stroke Network (CSN) recently launched a new website with information, tools and resources for people living with stroke. The site – www.LifeAfterStroke.ca — includes a support group toolkit, recovery-related magazines and publications, best practice recommendations for stroke care, useful links and more. “The website was built to create a central repository of information [...]
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Calgary Congress plans in gearMembers of the 2012 Canadian Stroke Congress Program Committee have already rolled up their sleeves and started to work on an integrated, robust and dynamic program for the Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 meeting at the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary. Chaired by Dr. Michael Hill of the University of Calgary and Dr. Mark Bayley [...]
