Shared on behalf of the Regional Stroke Networks of Ontario.

The Regional Stroke Networks of Ontario are pleased to announce the release of a new resource to support best practice stroke care in the community and Long Term Care called “Smart Tips for Stroke Care: A healthcare providers guide to caring for a person with stroke.” This guide was intended/created for Personal Support Workers (PSW) working in Long Term Care in Ontario, however, anyone interested in stroke care can benefit from using this resource, including PSWs in the community, and family members.

Benefits of “Smart Tips for Stroke Care:”

• Covers 15 topics in stroke care
• Evidence-based
• User friendly- Quick guides are only 2 pages each
• Visually appealing, standardized illustrated format for easy location of information
• Design makes it easy to translate knowledge to practice

“Smart Tips for Stroke Care” was created through a collaborative partnership between the 11 regional Stroke Networks of Ontario, and incorporated significant input from subject matter experts and end-users from across the province.

The goal of the Smart Tips resource is to highlight common changes due to stroke and strategies for managing these changes.

For more information, contact the Central South Stroke Network, located within Hamilton Health Sciences Centre.