Becoming Stroke Smart - Your Health is Your Wealth
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Becoming Stroke Smart - Your Health is Your Wealth
Did you know that about 9 in 10 Canadians have at least one risk factor for stroke? In Canada, between cardiovascular diseases and events (such as heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attacks, and stroke) can be prevented by addressing behavioural risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and increased body weight, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. It is important to detect cardiovascular disease as early as possible so that management with lifestyle changes, counselling, and/or medications can begin³. This webinar’s focus is to understand the risk factors associated with stroke and how to reduce them, understanding early identifications and treatment for stroke, and how to improve the quality of life of people living with cardiovascular disease.
Join Dr. Jaskiran Brar, a Stroke Neurologist with the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia to learn about strokes, and Dr. Sheila Lakhoo, a Lifestyle Medicine Expert and an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto to learn about lifestyle changes for healthy living centred on the Five to Thrive pillars. Shabbir Dhalla will share his journey having experienced a heart attack and stroke, and Safina Allidina, a Health & Social Impact Leader and Mental Health Communications Lead for Aga Khan Health Board will be moderating the session.
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Dr. Jaskiran Brar is a Stroke Neurologist based with the Fraser Health Health Authority in British Columbia. She spends her days focusing on the acute treatment of stroke patients who present to the hospital. As well as creating a plan to help reduce future risk of stroke, she works with a team of stroke nurses, physiotherapists, neurology pharmacists, speech and occupational therapists.
Dr. Sheila Lakhoo studied medicine at the University of Alberta and completed her residency training in family medicine at the University of Calgary. She completed her master’s degree in health sciences in Family and Community Medicine with a concentration in global health at the Dalla Lana School of Public health. In 2010, Dr. Lakhoo started an academic family practice at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and practiced there for 10 years. In 2020, Dr. Lakhoo received her diploma with the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Outside of her clinical work, she is also involved in Lifestyle Medicine teaching, research, and advocacy to help advance Lifestyle Medicine within primary care in Canada.
Shabbir Dhalla previously suffered from a heart attack and stroke (brain bleed). As of April 2023, Shabbir resumed working but has consciously slowed down and enjoys a much better work/life balance today. He will share his journey with us and talk about his recovery.
Safina Allidina has a background in healthcare and social impact and has worked across consulting, public sector, non-profit, and startups. After completing her Master’s in Management of Innovation, she worked as a consultant at PwC, where she collaborated with governments, hospitals, and agencies to improve health systems. Most recently, she led her team at Jack.org to design and lead programs to educate 2000+ young people across Canada about mental health and empower them to take action.
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- Home blood pressure technique
- Home blood pressure log
- Blood-Pressure-Action-Plan
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