LibGuides: Stroke Care: Acute Stroke Management

Acute Stroke Management
6th Edition 2018 UPDATED - June 2018
Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Acute Stroke Management during Pregnancy
2018 UPDATED - June 2018
Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
7th Edition – 2020 UPDATE
Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Thrombolytic therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke (t-PA)
June 2018 - 2018 UPDATE
Canadian Stroke Best Practices
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Nova Scotia Health Learning Modules

The following eLearning courses are available on the Nova Scotia Health Learning Management System (LMS):

Stroke Swallow Screening Tool
This course guides HCPs through the NS Stroke Swallow Screening Tool (provincial form) which is to be used on all patients admitted with stroke, prior to the initiation of any oral intake.
Dysphagia Diet Initiation Protocol (DDIP) and Dysphagia Diet Advancement Protocol (DDAP)
This course guides HCPs through DDIP & DDAP tools used to initiate diet after a patient failed a Stroke Swallow Screen.

Nova Scotia Health Learning Management System (LMS)
You must sign in to LMS to search for courses. To sign in, enter your domain\username (e.g. cdha\doej) and password. Once signed in, select the Catalogue tab, copy the course title, paste it in the Keywords search box, and select Search.

NOTE The optimal browser for LMS is Microsoft Edge.
For more information, go to https://intra.nshealth.ca/UCS/BPS/SitePages/LMS.aspx

University of Calgary Acute Stroke Care e-Learning Modules

Acute Stroke Care e-Learning
An online portal provided by the University of Calgary Office of CME&PD and the Quality Improvement & Clinical Research (QuICR) Alberta Stroke Program.

Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT)
A simple guide to endovascular thrombectomy.
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

Recovery after a Mild Stroke [Patient pamphlet]
Nova Scotia Health Stroke Program
Post-Stroke Checklist
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada