Stroke Recovery Association of BC
Stroke Recovery Education Days 2013
Schedule and Details

Vancouver Date: Saturday June 8 White Rock Date: Saturday June 8 Kelowna Date: Saturday June 15 Nanaimo Date: Saturday June 8 Northern Region Dates: Thursday June 6 and Thursday June 13: Webinar - provided via ‘Care-Ring Voice Network’ - access via computer                                         To register for this webinar and for information about how to join in              please email    office@strokerecoverybc.ca

 Please forward this notice to anyone in your network who may wish to participate in these Stroke Recovery Education Days events.
Thank you!

► At the Stroke Recovery Education Days participants will learn:·       

•  Easy-to-apply tips and strategies for making life at home easier.
• Ways to find support and programs in your community.
• Ways to prevent another stroke.
•  The knowledge there is "Life after Stroke” - including ways to cope with life in the weeks, months and years after the hospital stay ends.·        

► Participants will also meet other stroke survivors and caregivers and will leave the event equipped with knowledge, tools, skills and information to help them with life after a stroke. They’ll learn life will never be the same again - but that it can be productive, enjoyable, and sometimes, even better.
 
► See below for information about Education Day events in the following locations: Vancouver, Kelowna, Nanaimo and White Rock. For the Northern Region we will be hosting two webinars that you can join in with from any computer connected to the internet.

Schedule and Details
Vancouver Region - Vancouver
Date: Saturday June 8
Time: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Location: Alma Van Dusen and Peter Kaye Room
Library Square Conference Centre @ Vancouver Public Library
350 West Georgia St., Vancouver, BC
Opening Speaker: Ray MacDonald, Stroke Survivor, SRABC Volunteer
11:20 – 12:05 Amit Kumar, Occupational Therapist, Life Skills Therapy:
‘Community Rehabilitation and Stroke’
12:35 – 1:20 Cathy Eustace, Physiotherapy, NeuroAbility:
‘Pain Management and Stroke’
1:40 – 2:25 Sharon Marteny, Gerontologist:
‘Getting the Help You Need from your Community’
 
Fraser Region - White Rock
Date: Saturday June 8
Time: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Fitness Studio 2
Location: White Rock Centre for Active Living
1475 Anderson Street, White Rock, BC
Opening Speaker: Gayl Hutchinson, Stroke Survivor,
White Rock/South Surrey Stroke Recovery Branch Coordinator
11:20 – 12:05 Robin Harris & Kristen Murchison, Recreation Therapists,
Community REDI Team, Fraser Health:
‘Getting the Help You Need from your Community’
12:35 – 1:20 Tim Readman, SRABC, Executive Director:
‘Speaking Up and Getting What You Need Post-Stroke’
1:40 – 2:25 Amit Kumar, Occupational Therapist, Life Skills Therapy:
‘Community Rehabilitation and Stroke’
 
Interior Region - Kelowna
Date: Saturday June 15
Time: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Location: Centre for Learning Atrium (next to Library)
Okanagan College
1000 K.L.O. Road Kelowna, BC
Opening Speaker: Mary-Joan Giffin, Stroke Survivor, SRABC Board Member
11:20 – 12:05 Kaitlynn Dewhirst (OT), Meridian Rehab:
‘Day to Day Life with 1 hand’
12:35 – 1:20 Lars Taylor, Insight Rehab:
‘Driving Assessment and Vehicle Modifications After a Stroke’
1:40 – 2:25 Ginny Sellers, Speech Language Pathologist:
‘Communication Tips after Stroke’
 
Vancouver Island Region - Nanaimo
Date: Saturday June 8
Time: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Location: Christ Community Church
2221 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5J3
Opening Speaker: Ben Sullivan, Stroke Survivor, SRABC Board Member
11:20 – 12:05 Linda Ferron, Stroke Nurse, NGH:
‘The ABCs of Stroke Recovery’
12:35 – 1:20 Elvira Summers, RN CRN, Intensive Outpatient Rehab Clinic:
‘Avoiding a Second Stroke’
1:40 – 2:25 Wendy Johnstone, SRABC, Gerontologist:
‘Getting the Help You Need from your Community’
 
Northern Region - Webinar
Dates and Times:
Thurs June 6: 12:30pm – 1:30 pm / Thurs June 13: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: Via Webinar - provided via ‘Care-Ring Voice Network’ - access via computer
To register for this webinar and for information about how to join in please emailoffice@strokerecoverybc.ca
Date: Thurs June 6
Time: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Presented by: Wendy Johnstone, SRABC, Gerontologist:
‘Getting the Help You Need from Your Community’
Date: Thurs June 13
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Presented by: Gillian Grant, Physiotherapist, Prince Rupert Hospital:
‘Learning to Live Better with Stroke’