Pacific Stroke Association

EDUCATIONAL FORUMS

Virtual Post-Stroke Programs 2021

Pacific Stroke Association continues to offer post-stroke programs virtually. Stroke survivors, family caregivers and clinicians working with stroke patients can attend these FREE programs. Presentations are followed by Q & A.

TRC, an online Rehab Portal, generously provides a live exercise session at this program every month. For more information about the Home Exercise Program visit www.trcare.net/portal

If you are new and interested in attending our Educational Forums, email groups@psastroke.org

You will receive the ZOOM LINK & PASSWORD the day before the event. Please be on the lookout and also check you spam folder.

EDUCATIONAL FORUM – JULY

DATE: Friday, July 9
TIME: 10:30 AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Positive Mood Swings: Real-Time Online Exercise for Adults with Chronic Aphasia”
SPEAKER: Albert R. Mendoza, Ph.D – Department of Kinesiology- California State University, East Bay

DATE: Friday, July 16
TIME: 10:30 AM – 12PM – VIRTUALLY
TOPIC: “Post Stroke Sexual Health Considerations for You & Your Partner”
SPEAKER: Katie Parafinczuk, PT – Kaiser Permanente
TRCare Group Exercise Class for Stroke Survivors
Renee Augsburger, OT

Topics & Speakers – January, February, March, April, May, June – 2021

TOPIC: “Can we make immediate stroke detection a reality?”
SPEAKER: Orestis Vardoulis, CEO & Urs Naber COO/CMO – Zeit Medical
GUEST SPEAKER: Jhaynehl Fortaleza – Northern California Outreach Coordinator – California Relay Service/Hamilton Relay
TOPIC: “Telecommunications assistance to individuals with difficulty hearing“

TOPIC: “Optimizing Post-Stroke Nutrition: Navigating Digestive Challenges”
SPEAKER: Jodi Bjurman, RD, CDE and Clinical Dietitian, Outpatient – El
Camino Health
Renee Augsburger, OT
TOPIC: TRCare Group exercise class for stroke survivors
Renee Augsburger, OT

TOPIC: “Stroke and vision”
SPEAKER: Dr. Lee Q. Vien – Optometry Polytrauma, VA Palo Alto Health Care System
GUEST SPEAKER: Shari Bookstaff, PhD – Stroke Survivor

TOPIC: “Stroke & Self-Care“
SPEAKER: Dr. Saviour Achilike, MD – Neurology – Kaiser Permanente
TOPIC: TRCare Group exercise class for stroke survivors
Renee Augsburger, OT

TOPIC: “Can Acupuncture Help You Recover Better from Stroke”
SPEAKER: James C. Lu, DPT – Hope Neuro-Acupuncture Rehab
TOPIC: “Emerging Platform Technology in Electrical Stimulation”
GUEST SPEAKER: Jeremiah Robison, Founder and CEO of Cionic

TOPIC: “Improving Memory and Attention After Stroke“
SPEAKER: Carolyn Wilson, OT – Kaiser Permanente
TRCare Group Exercise Class for Stroke Survivors
Renee Augsburger, OT

TOPIC: “ Tech Tools Family Caregivers”
SPEAKER: Christina Irving, LCSW – Client Services Director
Family Caregiver Alliance & National Center on Caregiving
GUEST SPEAKER: Sabrina Belen & Helen Chan – current occupational therapy graduate students at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) – Graduate Research Inquiry: Request to Recruit Asian American Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

TOPIC: “ Home Safety After Stroke”
SPEAKER: Barry Wong, PT – Kaiser Permanente
TRCare Group Exercise Class for Stroke Survivors
Renee Augsburger, OT

TOPIC: “Coping With Emotions After Stroke”
SPEAKER: Naz Motayar, PhD, Neuropsychologist – Good Samaritan Hospital

TOPIC: “Cardiovascular Risk Management for Stroke”
SPEAKER: Andy Chan, PharmD – Kaiser Permanente

TOPIC: “Tech Talk”
SPEAKER: Michelle Gravier, PhD, CCC-SLP – California State University, East Bay
TOPIC: “Brain-Computer Interface-Functional Electrical Stimulation for Post-Stroke Gait Impairment”
GUEST SPEAKER: An H Do, MD – Associate Professor – Department of Neurology – University of California, Irvine

TOPIC: “ Healthy Diet for Stroke Prevention”
SPEAKER: Connie Liang, RD – Kaiser Permanente
TRCare Group Exercise Class for Stroke Survivors
Renee Augsburger, OT

Last year, over 30 speakers presented various topics at the PSA’s Virtual Post-Stroke Programs including:

Fact or Fiction: the Principles of Recovery Post Stroke
Post Stroke Sexual Health Considerations for You & Your Partner
How Neuro Rehab Works for Stroke Patients – An Update
Falls Prevention after Stroke
Supporting Attention and Memory after Stroke
The Benefits of Exercise Post-Stroke
Blood Pressure, the Silent Danger
An Inspirational Session
Secondary Stroke Prevention – The Importance of Lowering Cholesterol
Compensatory Speaking & Listening Strategies for Dysarthria
Communication Strategies Post-Stroke
Speaking from Experience – A Caregiver Panel
Maintaining Physical Strength with Exercises after Stroke
Brain-Computer Interface-Functional Electrical Stimulation for Post-Stroke Gait Impairment
Healthy Diet for Stroke Prevention
Highs, Lows, and Plateaus: The Gradual Process of Stroke Recovery
Go, Go Gadget! Gadget to Help with Everyday Life
Arm Care & Health after Stroke; Telehealth & Home-Based Rehab Solution for Stroke Survivors
Managing Stroke Related Pain; Post-Stroke Book Project
Post-Stroke Spasticity Management
Aphasia Research and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Information Session; TRCare group exercise class for stroke survivors
Post-Stroke Depression; Virtual Reality & Stroke Rehab

Our sincere thanks and gratitude to speakers and panelists who presented a talk in 2020: Anne Burleigh Jacobs, PT, PhD – SensoMotor Neurological, Katie Parafinczuk, PT – Kaiser Permanente, Meagan M. Littlepage, MD – El Camino Hospital, Mona Badr, PT – Kaiser Permanente, Amanda Duquette, SLP – Kaiser Permanente, Amy Millan, PT, DPT – Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Ursula Kelly-Tolley, RN – Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Naz & Eric Barr, Sherril Hopper, RN – El Camino Hospital, Debbie Cohen, M.S. CCC-SLP – El Camino Hospital, Katherine Seto, SLP, Wen Eng, Marcia McNamara, Steve Zuckerman, Jenny Simpson, Christina Irving – Family Caregivers Alliance, Katie Kempkey, PT – Kaiser Permanente, An H. Do, MD Assistant Professor Department of Neurology – , Sara Lam, RD – Kaiser Permanente, Anne B. Jacobs, PT, PhD – SensoMotor Neurological, Jeanette Nakamura, OT – Kaiser Permanente, Carolyn Wilson, OT – Kaiser Permanente, Steven C. Cramer, MD, Meagan Lynch, MD – Kaiser Permanente, Tom Olsen – Stroke Association of Oregon, Elizabeth Heilman, MD – Kaiser Permanente, Michelle Gravier, Ph.D., CCC-SLP – California State University East Bay, Jill See, PT, Taylor Damiani – Kaiser Permanente, June Srisethnil, PT, DPT, OCS

We sincerely thank PSA Program Sponsors & Funders among them: