Archive for June, 2011
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Canadians ask questions about stroke

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in Canada and the third leading cause of death. Do you know someone who has had a stroke, or are you a stroke survivor? What would you like to know about stroke? In honour of Stroke Awareness Month, Dimensions invited Canadians to ask questions about stroke. These [...]

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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Major National Study finds there is significant work to be done to improve the quality of stroke care in Canada

Canadians are not recognizing the symptoms of stroke OTTAWA – A major national Canadian study on the quality of stroke care released today by the Canadian Stroke Network (CSN), one of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence, finds that there is significant work to be done to improve prevention, treatment and recovery from stroke. The [...]

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Thursday, June 16th, 2011

The Quality of Stroke Care in Canada 2011

To view The Quality of Stroke Care in Canada visit: Backgrounder (Word) or Backgrounder (PDF) Download Study Read the report online (eMag) or on your mobile device. For media assistance, please contact: Cathy Campbell Email: Cathy Campbell Phone: 613-562-5696 Fax: 613-521-9215

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Monday, June 13th, 2011

Media Advisory: Major national study on stroke care to be released

Media Advisory Ottawa, June 13, 2011 – The Honourable Senator Kelvin K. Ogilvie and Dr. Antoine Hakim, CEO and Scientific Director of the Canadian Stroke Network (CSN), a national network of university-and hospital-based stroke researchers, are jointly holding a national press conference to present The Quality of Stroke Care in Canada, the first study of [...]

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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Canadian Stroke Strategy moves to next phase

The Canadian Stroke Strategy (CSS) moves to a new phase at the end of May, when the secretariat winds down its work. Activities, such as ongoing updates to the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care, will be transitioned to the Heart and Stroke Foundation and partners. Final meetings of the CSS Provincial-Territorial Roundtable and [...]

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