• Sexuality, Intimacy and Relationships following stroke   [PDF] - Sandra Lever, Coordinator of the Sexuality Clinic at the Royal Ryde Rehabilitation Centre in Sydney
• Assessment and management of mood following stroke   [PDF] – Dr Alicia Massarotto Consultant Geriatrician, Fremantle Hospital
• Visuoperceptual disturbance assessment and management following stroke   [PDF] - Darrell Baker, Neuro-optometrist, Eyes on Oxford/Bullcreek Optometry
• Aphasia Assessment and management following stroke   [PDF] - Assoc Prof Erin Godecke, School of Medical and Health Science, ECU
• Dysphagia Assessment and management following stroke, especially without instrumental assessment   [PDF] - Julie Varian, SCGH Senior Speech Pathologist (Reference list; Eating Assessment Tool; Yale Swallow Protocol)
• An overview of upper limb rehabilitation resources following stroke   [PDF] - Barby Singer, Unit Coordinator TRACS WA (Stroke Foundation guidelines for arm activity)
• Telerehab: implementation and practice including sustaining telerehab
  • Running groups, practical tips   [PDF] - Kathleen Lucas- OT, Bunbury (Kit) and Jessica Clews- SP, South West-Bunbury 
  • Virtual groups   [PDF] - Sarah Walton (Snr PT) and Aileen Collins (Snr OT) Great Southern- Albany 
  • Video call – lessons learned   [PDF] - Ruth Warr | Telerehabilitation Project Manager, WA Country Health Service – Innovation & Development

Acute Stroke Management and Secondary Prevention Monday - Presenter: Dr Shruthi Kamath, Fiona Stanley Neurology Fellow

Interactive Panel Discussion: 

1.  Hyperacute care processes. Data & guidelines informing practice -  (PowerPoint) - Karen Gifford
2.  Self-awareness,Cognition,Mood - (PowerPoint) Toni Heinemann
3.  Driving & Goal Setting - (PowerPoint) - Toni Heinemann and Capri Laforest
4.  TeleRehab. Measuring & promoting value of allied health -  (PowerPoint) - Ruth Warr
5.  Stroke care in community & primary care - (PowerPoint) - Renee Dehring

Stroke Symposium 2018
A selection of talks given at the symposium for 2018:

• Introduction - Dr D.J. Russell-Weisz, Director General for Department of Health WA, and Dr Andrew Wesseldine, WA Stroke Director, WA Department of Health
• Lessons learned from the first five years of the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine Service - Professor Chris Bladin, Director, Victorian Stroke Telemedicine Service
• FeSS: what we have learned and how we should implement it? - Professor Sandy Middleton, Director, Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent’s Health Australia (Sydney) and Australian Catholic University
• How will DAWN and DEFUSE-3 change the way we manage stroke care in regional Western Australia? - Dr Darshan Ghia, Head of Stroke, Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH)
• Timing and dose of therapy in stroke rehab - Professor Julie Bernhardt, Head - AVERT Early Rehabilitation Research Group, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
• Plenary session (Panel) - Dr Andrew Wesseldine, Ms Sharon McGowan, Professor Chris Bladin, Professor Sandy Middleton, A/Professor Erin Godecke, Associate Professor David Blacker, Mr Deon Brink and Dr Tim Phillips 
• To medicate or operate? Carotid disease in 2018 - Dr Nishath Altaf, Consultant, Vascular Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital (with Professor Toby Richards (UWA) )
• VERSE: What does it tell us and how does it change practice? - A/Professor Erin Godecke, ECU
• Tele-stroke stroke rehabilitation: Osborne Park to Geraldton: where to next? - Dr Kien Chan, Head of Stroke Rehabilitation, Osborne Park Hospital
• Early Mobility Training: Progress towards evidence guided treatment protocols - Professor Julie Bernhardt, Head - AVERT Early Rehabilitation Research Group, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
• Maximising Time in Rehabilitation - Associate Prof. Natasha A. Lannin, La Trobe University
• Stroke Evidence Update - Dr Tim Phillips, Consultant Neuroradiology, Neurological Intervention & Imaging Service WA
• The Role of Surgery in Stroke Management - Professor Toby Richards, Professor of Surgery - University of Western Australia
• Question and Answers Session - Prof. David Playford, Prof Toby Richards, Dr Nishath Altaf

Smart Strokes / Stroke Society of Australasia (SSA) Conference 2018
Informative presentations from the conference for 2018:

• Telestroke, hyper-acute stroke care - Karen Gifford, Gill Edmonds - [Presentation]
• Discharge transitions, cognitive rehab, increasing practice after stroke - Toni Heinemann - [Presentation]
• Stroke prevention as part of rehab, LL sensory retraining, intensity of practice - Jess Nolan - [Presentation]
• Sexuality post stroke - Ruth Warr - [Presentation] [Related Paper]
• Stroke prevalence, falls, enriched environments - Rebecca Leubner - [Presentation]
• Stroke Research Update - Pat O'Leary - [Presentation]

WA Stroke Workforce Education VCs 2018
A series of stroke workforce education sesssions delivered via VC in 2018:

• Approach to hyperacute ischaemic stroke - Stuti Joshi, Rural Telestroke Neurology Fellow (see also PPT presentation)
• Treatment intensity and dose in stroke rehabilitation - Erin Godecke, Senior Research Fellow, ECU
• Acute Stroke Management - Dr Stuti Joshi, Rural TeleStroke Neurology Fellow (see also PPT presentation)
• Stroke Cognitive Rehabilitation - Toni Heinemann (PowerPoint slides)
• TIA Management and Stroke Secondary Prevention education session - Dr Stuti Joshi, Rural Telestroke Neurology (see also PPT presentation)

Western Australian Stroke Symposium October 21st & 22nd October 2017
Please find informative presentations from the Symposium held at UWA.

• Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment and Rehabiliation - Ms Gill Smith
• Atrial Fibrillation in the Rural Community - is it any different? - Dr Allison Morton
• Implementation research and clinical service delivery - a virtuous cycle - Christopher Levi
• Stroke research in WA - Clin/A/Prof Darshan Ghia
• WA Endovascular Clot Retrieval Service - Dr Tim Phillips
• Where are we heading and where are the big challenges? - Christopher Levi

Stroke Study Day 2016

The first WA Stroke Study Day, hosted by TRACS WA and with the cooperation of the National Stroke Foundation,
was very successful. For those unable to attend, videos of the guest speakers' presentations and various powerpoints are available here.