Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Ten grants totalling $1 million awarded to support the future of clinical stroke research - Canada

 What a waste! Not one with any specificity on getting survivors recovered. Doesn't anyone in Canada know how to put together a strategy on research needed to solve stroke to 100% recovery? Because whoever approved these doesn't belong in stroke at all!

Oops, I'm not playing by the polite rules of Dale Carnegie;  'How to Win Friends and Influence People'. 

Telling supposedly smart stroke medical persons they know nothing about stroke is a no-no even if it is true. 

Politeness will never solve anything in stroke. Yes, I'm a bomb thrower and proud of it. Someday a stroke 'leader' will try to ream me out for making them look bad by being truthful, I look forward to that day.

Ten grants totalling $1 million awarded to support the future of clinical stroke research - Canada

News provided by

Heart and Stroke Foundation

Apr 25, 2023, 09:00 ET


The new program provides vital seed funding through Brain Canada, Heart & Stroke, and Canadian Stroke Consortium partnership

OTTAWA, ON, April 25, 2023 /CNW/ - Brain Canada, Heart & Stroke, and the Canadian Stroke Consortium are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2022 Stroke Clinical Research Catalyst Grants. The purpose of this program is to increase capacity for clinical stroke research within Canada, with an aim to reduce the burden of stroke, prevent recurrence, and improve patient outcomes through clinical research that will improve our understanding of stroke and advance stroke care.

"We are thrilled to be collaborating with two leading organizations in stroke research to ultimately drive discovery," says Dr. Viviane Poupon, President and CEO of Brain Canada. "These ten investigators are contributing to improved care along the continuum of stroke which could transform the lives of many people impacted by stroke in Canada."

"The Canadian Stroke Consortium is committed to reducing the burden of stroke through fostering quality clinical research and translating our learnings into patient care," notes Dr. Andrew Demchuk, Chair of the Canadian Stroke Consortium.  "On behalf of our members, we are delighted to support the important work of these ten researchers. Their efforts will contribute to enhancing the lives of Canadians experiencing stroke."

"This is an exciting opportunity to provide ten leading stroke researchers with the initial seed funding they need to develop new lines of research and to generate preliminary data," says Doug Roth, CEO of Heart & Stroke. "The goal is that this initial investment will support successful applications to larger grants to further advance stroke health."

The ten projects receiving $100,000 grants from Brain Canada, Heart & Stroke, and the Canadian Stroke Consortium include:

  • Dr. Sean Dukelow, University of CalgaryThe TeleTaCAS Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.
  • Dr. Aravind Ganesh, University of CalgaryDevelopment and testing of a system for remote ischemic conditioning in preparation for clinical trials in cerebral small vessel disease and pre-hospital stroke care.
  • Dr. Raed Joundi, McMaster UniversityIncidence, Trends, Determinants, and Prognosis of Post-Stroke Dementia (INTREPID): A 20-year registry and population-based cohort study.
  • Dr. Aristeidis Katsanos, McMaster UniversityblooD prEssure management in sTroke following EndovasCular Treatment (DETECT).
  • Dr. Ethan MacDonald, University of CalgaryDeveloping a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) based pH Mapping Tool for Clinical Stroke Assessment.
  • Dr. Michelle Ploughman, Memorial UniversityVerifying aerobic training protocols to benefit both heart and brain in subacute stroke.
  • Dr. Alexandre Poppe, Université de Montréal – A multi-centre, prospective, randomized, open-label, blinded endpoint (PROBE) controlled trial comparing acute cervical internal carotid artery stenting to no stenting during endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke due to acute tandem occlusion: Endovascular Acute Stroke Intervention – Tandem OCclusion trial (EASI-TOC).
  • Dr. Deborah Siegal, University of OttawaIntensive Cancer Screening for Cryptogenic Stroke (INCOGNITO) Pilot Randomized Trial.
  • Dr. Nishita Singh, University of ManitobaAdaptive Platform Trial to Investigate VArious ThErapies in Carotid-Associated Stroke (ACTIVATE-CAS)- Pilot Phase.
  • Dr. Luciano Sposato, Western UniversitySTARGATE (Sweet spoT for cArdiac Rhythm monitorinG After sTrokE) Pilot Trial: A pilot-feasibility randomized controlled trial.

This program has been made possible by the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada (through Health Canada) and Brain Canada Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, and Canadian Stroke Consortium. To date, Health Canada has invested over $155 million through the CBRF which has been matched by Brain Canada Foundation and its donors and partners.

About Brain Canada

Brain Canada plays a unique and invaluable role as a national convenor of those who support and advance brain research. A greater understanding of how the brain works contributes to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of disorders of the brain, ultimately improving the health outcomes of people in Canada and around the world. To learn more, visit Braincanada.ca @BrainCanada

About Heart & Stroke

Life. We don't want you to miss it. That's why Heart & Stroke has been leading the fight to beat heart disease and stroke for 70 years. We must generate the next medical breakthroughs, so Canadians don't miss out on precious moments. Together, we are working to prevent disease, save lives and promote recovery through research, health promotion and public policy.  Heartandstroke.ca @HeartandStroke

About Canadian Stroke Consortium

The Canadian Stroke Consortium is the national professional association for physicians interested in stroke. Our associate members are colleagues who represent other disciplines involved in stroke prevention and treatment. Together, we are committed to reducing the burden of stroke through the translation of clinical research into clinical practice. To learn more, visit strokeconsortium.ca.

SOURCE Heart and Stroke Foundation

For further information: Kate Comeau, Communications Advisor, Mission, 902-412-6523, Kate.Comeau@heartandstroke.ca; Brielle Goulart, brielle.goulart@braincanada.ca, 450-915-2253

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