International World Stroke Day Workshop 2015
Sunday, 25 October 2015
12.30PM-6.30PM
Courtyard Marriott Hotel
Registration still open: Call 269 8183 or email hhccmeevents@gmail.com. Payments can be made the day of the event.
Special Guest Speaker Dr. Andre Douen, Neurologist from Toronto, Canada will be exploring Functions of the Brain in Relation to Stroke and Common Signs and Symptoms of Stroke Syndromes. Local Physician and Stress Management Consultant Dr. Alexine Jackman, will be looking at the challenges Health Care Providers face while caring for the patient with stroke. Other feature presentations will be from specialists in Research, Paramedics, Nursing, and Physical Therapy. A special patient perspective on “Living Young With Aphasic Stroke” will be given by a young woman living with just that. Chairman of the event is renown Professor David Corbin, Neurologist and Clinical Director of the Barbados National Registry on Stroke. Health Professionals of all types are invited to attend. CPE: – “C – Award”.
Draft Agenda: Neurological Effects of Stroke
| Time | Item | Speaker |
| 12.00-12.30PM | Registration | |
| 12.30-12.35PM | Welcome & Opening Remarks | Chairman, Prof. David Corbin, Neurologist |
| 12.35-2.00PM | Function of the Brain in Relation to Stroke
Common Signs and Symptoms of Stroke |
Dr. Andre Douen, Neurologist |
| 2.00-2.35PM | QEH Stroke Management – Work in Progress | Prof. David Corbin, Neurologist |
| 2.35-3.35 | Lunch | |
| 3.35-4.05 | Neurological Evaluation on the Road | Shawn Inniss, Paramedic |
| 4.05-4.35 | Stress management for HCP’s whilst caring for a Stroke | Dr. Alexine Jackman – Physician, Stress Management Consultant |
| 4.35-5.05 | Stroke rehab at HSFB | To Be Announced, HSFB Physician |
| 5.05-5.20 | Living with an Aphasic Stroke | Tracia-Ann Jessamy, Patient |
| 5.20-5.55 | Stroke Rehab from Hospital to Home | Tarah Towler, Physiotherapist |
| 5.55-6.25 | The Stroke Registry | Angela Rose, BNR |
| 6.25-6.30 | Closing Remarks | M. Burnham, Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc. |
