2nd National Stroke Rehabilitation Conference
What's new in stroke rehabilitation?

September 18 - 19, 2008
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Learn more about what's new in stroke rehabilitation.

World Stroke Congress 2008
The 6th World Stroke Congress, organized by the World Stroke Organization, will take place in Vienna, Austria on September 24-27, 2008. Top level scientific sessions, world-class speakers and a broad selection of teaching courses, set in magnificent Vienna - the cultural capital of Europe, make this an event not to be missed!

Contact: World Stroke Congress
Homepage: www.kenes.com/stroke2008
E-mail: stroke2008@kenes.com
C/O Kenes International
1-3, rue de Chantepoulet, P.O.Box 1726,
Ch-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 906 9166, Fax: +41 22 732 2850

Northwestern Ontario Video Conference Series

Stroke Recovery Association Cambridge and District presents: The Need for a Revolution in Stroke Rehabilitation
by Dr. Robert Teasell

Wednesday, May 7, 2008
time: 7pm
location: Preston Mennonite Church
791 Concession Rd. Cambridge,ON

For more information or to register contact
Norma Rudy 519.742.3226 or
Doug Martin 519.653.6804

Stroke Recovery GT Scooter Rodeo

Prizes, Awards and lots of fun, Sunday May 4th was the Stroke Recovery Scooter Rodeo, it was a smashing good time.

Mississauga Half Marathon

Shanna Indig, Coordinator of the Mississauga Young Stroke Survivors Group is looking for walking partners to train/walk the half-marathon with her.
shanna.indig@mortgageintelligence.com
www.mississaugamarathon.com/event_halfmarathon.asp

Golf Clinic
On Sunday October 14 a group of Toronto Central and Pathfinder members attended a golf clinic that was held in conjunction with the Forsythe Cup. The Forsythe Cup is a fundraising golf tournament for the Aphasia Centre. Stroke survivors were invited as guests to participate in the clinic as well as attend the dinner that followed.

The clinic is run by Sari Shatil, Director of Therapeutic Golf Rehabilitation. TGR is located in London Ontario.

Sari, a physiotherapist herself, brought a team with her that consisted of a kinesiologist, golf pro and a volunteer (a physiotherapy student and a good golfer). Sari put the stroke survivors through warm-up exercises before moving on to chipping and the putting green. After which the survivors went to the driving range. Joe, the golf pro, took over on the driving range and between Sari and himself worked on what would be the most effective style of swing depending on the survivor’s abilities.

A special thanks to Paul Bussiere for inviting the Toronto stroke members and Angus Glen Golf Course for its excellent hospitality.