Resource for your Practice: Stroke Best Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Heart & Stroke Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations (CSBPR) Advisory Council has developed guidance on implementing evidence-based stroke care during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Stroke Best Practice Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic has been published in The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.

Citation: Smith, E., Mountain, A., Hill, M., Wein, T., Blaquiere, D., Casaubon, L., Linkewich, E., Foley, N., Gubitz, G., Simard, A., Lindsay, P. (2020). Canadian Stroke Best Practice Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques, 1-11. doi:10.1017/cjn.2020.74.

A summary of the key messages are also available.

Supporting Resources

Taking Action for Optimal Community and Long-term Stroke Care (TACLS) has been updated and adapted to provide essential information for healthcare providers in acute care as well as inpatient rehabilitation and community settings (e.g., home-based care and longterm care)

Telestroke Toolkit: Stroke teams were among the very first healthcare providers to use video-based telemedicine modalities to support treatment decisions for acute stroke patients. Lessons learned from the acute stroke care experience have supported research and implementation of telestroke services for rehabilitation and prevention. The comprehensive Telestroke Toolkit provides a range of resources to help your team set up and optimize telestroke visits and management of individuals with stroke across the stroke care continuum. 


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