Welcome, Stroke Healthcare Providers!
The Central South Regional Stroke Network facilitates the implementation of stroke best practices across the continuum of care. The Regional Stroke Centre for Central South Ontario is located at Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton General Hospital with the mandate to provide tertiary level stroke care within the Region. The District Stroke Centres for the Region are the Greater Niagara General Hospital, Grand River Hospital and the Brant Community Healthcare System.
Provincial Stroke Rounds
Virtual monthly rounds presented by the Ontario Regional Education Group (OREG).
Health Professional Association’s Education Links
Links to various health professional association events and workshops.
Clinical Resources
Acute Stroke Care
Resources related to Acute Stroke Care
Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
Links and downloadable material related to Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
Community Stroke Rehabilitation and
Re-integrationLinks and downloadable material related to community rehabilitation and reintegration.
Multilingual Patient & Family Education ResourcesLinks and downloadable patient and family education resources available in 8 languages.
Stroke BustersA patient education video about reducing risk factors for strokeCanadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations
Evidence-Based Review of Stroke
Rehabilitation
The Central South region is supported by a hyper-acute stroke system
Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation
Links and downloadable material related to Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation best practice recommendations
Community Stroke Rehabilitation and Re-integration
Links and downloadable material related to best practice recommendations in Community Rehabilitation and Re-integrationStroke Evidence and Tools
A comprehensive and up-to-date review of
research examining both therapy-based
and pharmacological interventions
associated with stroke rehabilitation.
CorHealth Ontario Quality Based Procedure Resource Centre
Links to clinical tools, protocols and guides to support implementation of stroke best practices across the stroke care continuum.
A database of evidence-based systematic reviews of interventions in stroke rehabilitation aimed at clinicians, stroke survivors and caregivers. Includes ratings of assessment and interventions.
Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Recommendations
The comprehensive up-to-date guide to current best practice guidelines for stroke care across the continuum.
Stroke Resource Library
A collection of videos and articles from past Stroke
Months and World Stroke Days.