EDUCATIONAL FORUMS
Virtual Post-Stroke Programs
Starting in late March, through close collaboration with our health care volunteers, Pacific Stroke Association started offering educational programs for our stroke community virtually. These FREE programs are open to stroke survivors and their caregivers. Presentations are followed by Q & A and group discussions.
PROGRAMS – SEPTEMBER 2020
EDUCATIONAL FORUM II
DATE: Friday, September 18
TIME: 10:30AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Go, Go Gadget! Gadget to Help with Everyday Life”
SPEAKER: Jeanette Nakamura, OT – Kaiser Permanente
GUEST SPEAKER: Elizabeth Wong, Field Operation Specialist II
California Telephone Access Program, a program of the
California Public Utilities Commission Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications
GUEST SPEAKER: Francesca Kim, Stanford University-leading Healing Strokes, an art therapy program for stroke survivors.
To Participate, Click HERE
PROGRAM – OCTOBER 2020
EDUCATIONAL FORUM I
DATE: Friday, October 9
TIME: 10:30AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Arm Care & Health after Stroke”
SPEAKER: Carolyn Wilson, OT – Kaiser Permanente
EDUCATIONAL FORUM II
DATE: Friday, October 23
TIME: 10:30AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Managing Stroke Related Pain”
SPEAKER: Meagan Lynch, MD – Physical Medicine Rehabilitation – Kaiser Permanente
PROGRAM – NOVEMBER 2020
EDUCATIONAL FORUM I
DATE: Friday, November 20
TIME: 10:30AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Post-Stroke Spasticity and Spasticity Management”
SPEAKER: Elizabeth Heilman, MD – Kaiser Permanente
PROGRAMS – DECEMBER 2020
EDUCATIONAL FORUM I
DATE: Friday, December 11
TIME: 10:30AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Aphasia Research and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Information Session”
SPEAKER: Michelle Gravier, Ph.D., CCC-SLP – Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences– California State University East Bay
EDUCATIONAL FORUM II
DATE: Friday, December 18
TIME: 10:30AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Post-Stroke Depression”
SPEAKER: Taylor Damiani – Kaiser Permanente
If you like to attend any of these Educational Forum, Simply Click on the registration link and you will receive an Eventbrite confirmation which includes Zoom link, password and phone numbers. Thank you!
Additionally, there are monthly post-stroke support groups offered at various locations. Please see our Support Groups page. For more information about PSA programs, contact support@psastroke.org
TOPICS & SPEAKERS – January, February, March, April, May, June, July & August 2020
TOPIC: “Fact or Fiction: the Principles of Recovery Post Stroke”
SPEAKER: Anne Burleigh Jacobs, PT, PhD/SensoMotor Neurological Rehabilitation, LLC
TOPIC: “Post Stroke Sexual Health Considerations for You & Your Partner”
SPEAKER: Katie Parafinczuk, PT, Kaiser Permanente
TOPIC: “How Neuro Rehab Works for Stroke Patients – An Update”
SPEAKER: Meagan M. Littlepage, MD – El Camino Hospital
TOPIC: “Falls Prevention after Stroke”
SPEAKER: Mona Badr, PT, Kaiser Permanente
TOPIC: “Supporting Attention and Memory after Stroke”
SPEAKER: Amanda Duquette, SLP, Kaiser Permanente
TOPIC: “The Benefits of Exercise Post-Stroke”
SPEAKER: Amy Millan, PT, DPT, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
TOPIC: “Blood Pressure, the Silent Danger”
SPEAKER: Ursula Kelly-Tolley, RN / Good Samaritan Hospital
TOPIC: “An Inspirational Session”
SPEAKER: Dr. Naz in collaboration with actor, director, writer and drama professor Eric Barr
TOPIC: “Secondary Stroke Prevention – The Importance of Lowering Cholesterol”
SPEAKER: Sherril Hopper, RN, El Camino Hospital
TOPIC: “Compensatory Speaking & Listening Strategies for Dysarthria”
SPEAKER: Debbie Cohen, M.S. CCC-SLP / El Camino Hospital
TOPIC: “Communication Strategies Post-Stroke”
SPEAKER: Katherine Seto, SLP
TOPIC: “Speaking from Experience – A Caregiver Panel”
SPEAKERS: Wen Eng, Marcia McNamara, Steve Zuckerman, Jenny Simpson
MODERATOR: Christina Irving – Family Caregivers Alliance
TOPIC: “Maintaining Physical Strength with Exercises after Stroke”
SPEAKER: Katie Kempkey, PT – Kaiser Permanente
SPECIAL GUEST: Caitlin Hebb, MT-BC – MedRhythms, Inc
TOPIC: “Brain-Computer Interface-Functional Electrical Stimulation for Post-Stroke Gait Impairment “
SPEAKER: An H. Do, MD Assistant Professor Department of Neurology
TOPIC: “Healthy Diet for Stroke Prevention”
SPEAKER: Sara Lam, RD – Kaiser Permanente
TOPIC: “Highs, Lows, and Plateaus: The Gradual Process of Stroke Recovery”
SPEAKER: Anne B. Jacobs, PT, PhD – SensoMotor Neurological
If you are interested in participating, please contact support@psastroke.org for more information & to register.
Speechless
“Speechless“, portrays the life of three stroke survivors who suffer from aphasia.
