This practicum, funded by the StrokeCog Clinical Trials Training Platform, offers individuals a unique opportunity to enhance their research expertise by spending time in a specialized lab outside of their home institution. Tailored to the specific needs of the applicant, the practicum provides an immersive experience focused on clinical trials related to stroke and vascular… Read MoreEn savoir plus
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Canadian Stroke Congress 2024 – Registration Open! Abstract Submission Open!
CanStroke Recovery Trials Platform and StrokeCog Clinical Trials Training Platform are excited to host the 2024 Canadian Stroke Congress. The Canadian Stroke Congress is the premier Canadian conference devoted to sharing current best practices and future innovations for stroke and vascular cognitive impairment. The Congress has been curated by a world-class internationally-recognized scientific program committee. Our vision is to advance… Read MoreEn savoir plus
2024-2025 StrokeCog PDF Fellowship Competition
The application portal for the StrokeCog Postdoctoral Fellowship funding opportunity is now open! Application portal opens April 2nd and deadline to apply is May 31st, with a start date in September 2024. Please visit the CANTRAIN website for more information and to apply to the StrokeCog PDF award. CANTRAIN Website StrokeCog PostDoctoral Fellowship Award Application… Read MoreEn savoir plus
$312,500 awarded to five winners of the StrokeCog Postdoctoral Fellowship
Announced at the Clinical Trials Training Summit in Montreal, five postdoctoral fellows (PDFs) were awarded $62,500, for a total amount awarded of $312,500 across 3 provinces. Of the awards, 3 of them were provided with matched funding – matched funding for the 1 UBC award of $21,500 from Michael Smith Health Research BC, and matched… Read MoreEn savoir plus
1st Annual Clinical Trials Training Summit
The National Clinical Trials Training Summit was organized by the four Clinical Trials Training Programs (CTTP) including StrokeCog, CANTRAIN, CAN-TAP-TALENT, and CBITN. The meeting was held in Montreal over the span of three days including 9 plenary sessions, 2 workshops, 3 keynote addresses, 27 speakers, 2 panels, and 70 poster awardees. StrokeCog was proud to… Read MoreEn savoir plus
VIDEO: Rewiring the Brain: A Stroke Survivor’s Journey to Recovery
Watch this video made by arch, the University of Calgary magazine, highlighting the stroke rehabilitation journey of Don Snider. “What began as a regular day of running errands for Don Snider ended with him in the hospital with a loss of feeling in the right side of his body from the neck down. He compares… Read MoreEn savoir plus
VIDEO: Step Number and Aerobic Minute Exercise Prescription
Check out this knowledge mobilization activity done by Sneha Sivaramakrishnan, a third year Integrated Science student at Western University, inspired by the research article by Dr. Sue Peters and her team! Watch the Story here: https://storyhouse.substack.com/p/step-number-and-aerobic-minute-exercise Read the original paper here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15459683211062894 … Read MoreEn savoir plus
Just published! TRAIL, a lower extremity stroke rehabilitation program using video-conferencing technology, shows promising results
The TRAIL trial, which was run on the CanStroke platform, studied the feasibility of a progressive virtual exercise and self-management intervention in individuals with stroke. Check out the results that show this approach is feasible and appears to have positive influences on mobility, lower extremity impairment, strength, and goal attainment. Community-based telerehabilitation programs, such as… Read MoreEn savoir plus
Global TV features CanStroke’s Arm Boot Camp trial
The Arm Boot Camp (ABC) trial, led by Dr. Janice Eng on the CanStroke Recovery Trials Platform, has been featured by Global TV in British Columbia. ABC examines the feasibility and effect of a program that combines exercise and feedback from a wearable device on upper limb movement practice and function in individuals with stroke.… Read MoreEn savoir plus
CanStim research makes front-page news in the Ottawa Citizen
The front page of the Ottawa Citizen (Nov. 21, 2023) features the important work of the CanStim group in an extensive feature on the potential of non-invasive brain stimulation to promote recovery from stroke. The story, by staff writer Elizabeth Payne, features a patient involved in a clinical trial at Elisabeth Bruyere Hospital in Ottawa,… Read MoreEn savoir plus