An Ontario Secondary Stroke Prevention Task Group has been gathering and developing resources to further support Stroke Prevention Clinic (SPC) efforts to implement the Ontario SPC Core Elements. The group reviewed the SPCs’ Core Elements self-assessment summary to look for unaddressed gaps and listed them in a 2020 survey circulated to SPCs across Ontario. The survey validated the group’s next top 2 priorities: 1) Develop SPC virtual care resources and 2) update the Ontario Stroke Network SPC triage Algorithm (2015).
These 2 Stroke Prevention Clinic Resources were recently developed and added to the list of other practical Stroke Prevention resources:
- Updated SPC Triage Algorithm (for internal SPC use for triage of referrals)
- Stand-alone SPC Triage Algorithm
- Supplementary Material to Assist with Knowledge Translation of SPC Triage Algorithm
- New Virtual Care Resources for SPCs
- Recommendations and Considerations for Virtual Hybrid Model of Care [see decision-making guide checklists on page 3 for virtual care guide and page 5 for virtual mode (telephone vs video)]
- Virtual Care Resource Repository for Secondary Stroke Prevention Clinics
Click here to learn more (scroll to 4 and 5 under Stroke Prevention Resources)
Click here to view a recent webinar about the resources