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Educational Resources
Professional educational resources can be obtained through the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Coordinated Stroke Strategy Professional Education Resources: www.heartandstroke.ca/profed.
The following resources for nurses are intended to assist in supporting stroke screening/assessment education. These are sample resources only, and are not intended to be a comprehensive listing.
- American Association of Neuroscience Nurses: www.aann.org
- American Stroke Association: www.strokeassociation.org
- American Stroke Association – Online NIH Stroke Scale Training Program: www.asatrainingcampus.org
- Aphasia Institute, The: www.aphasia.ca
- Brain Attack Coalition, The: www.stroke-site.org
- Brain Matters, The: www.thebrainmatters.org/stroke/htm
- Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses: www.cann.ca
- Canadian Continence Foundation: www.continence-fdn.ca
- Canadian Health Network: www.canadian-health-network.ca
- Canadian Stroke Network: www.canadianstrokenetwork.ca
- Caregiver Network Inc.: www.caregiver.on.ca
- Centre for Neuro Skills: www.neuroskills.com
- CT is Us: www.ctisus.com
- Dysphagiaonline: www.dysphagiaonline.com
- European Association of Urology: www.uroweb.org
- Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation: www.ebrsr.com
- HealthyOntario.com:www.healthyontario.com
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada:www.heartandstroke.ca
- The Internet Stroke Center: www.strokecenter.org
- National Association for Continence:www.nafc.org
- National Institute of Mental Health – Depression and Stroke:www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depstroke.cfm
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke:www.ninds.hih.gov
- National Stroke Association:http://www.stroke.org
- Neuro-Patient Resource Centre:www.mni.mcgill.ca
- Neurosciences on the Internet:www.neuroguide.com
- Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse:www.opc.on.ca
- Stroke – TIA.org:www.stroke-tia.org
- Stroke Help: www.strokehelp.com
- Stroke Stop: www.umassmed.edu/strokestop
Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (previously known as AHCPR): http://www.ahrq.gov
- National Guideline Clearinghouse:www.guidelines.gov
- New Zealand Guideline Network: www.nzgg.org.nz
- Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario: www.rnao.org/bestpractices
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network: – Nursing Best Practice Guidelines: www.sign.ac.uk
