Below are the 15 topic areas in the Smart Tips for Stroke Care Resource. Under each topic, you will find three resources to support you and your team’s abilities to implement stroke best practices into the care you provide:

• Smart Tips Resource: 2-page guides
• Short video: a voice-over for the slides decks were created by Central East Stroke Network
• Slide deck: created as a teaching tool to accompany the Smart Tips resource (login required to access this resource). Intended to be delivered by an educator or healthcare professional with expertise in stroke care. The slides can be tailored to the audience, and additional content can be found in the notes below each slide.

Click here to download the full resource (34 pages)

Individual Topics: 

1. Introduction to Stroke:

2. Hemiplegic Arm and Hand

3. Bowel and Bladder Function After Stroke

4. Eating and Swallowing After Stroke

5. Communication After Stroke: Aphasia

6. Depression After Stroke

7. Fatigue After Stroke

8. Cognition After Stroke

9. Vision and Perception Changes After Stroke

10. Behaviour After Stroke

11. Mobility After Stroke

12. Bed Mobility, Transfers and Ambulation After Stroke

13. Positioning in Bed After Stroke

14. Positioning in Chair/Wheelchair After Stroke

15. Meaningful Activity After Stroke