Patients are admitted to the Acute Stroke Investigation Unit where they are cared for by a multi-disciplinary health care team. More than 300 patients were admitted to the multidisciplinary Stroke Investigation Unit for acute stroke management last year. Patients with TIA and stroke are referred to this ambulatory program for evaluation, expedient investigation and risk reduction. More than 800 patients were evaluated in the Stroke Prevention Clinic last year. Education Toronto Western Hospital has training programs in stroke for all health care professionals.
Subspecialty electives are available for postgraduate medical trainees.
Clinical and research fellowships are offered in stroke neurology, neuroradiology and neurosurgery. All nurses in the Acute Stroke Investigation Unit have has special training in stroke care. Members of the Program have served as visiting professors around the world and many are members of professional journal editorial boards. An annual stroke course is presented by TWH members with the goal of educating generalists and specialists in the most up to date care of patients with neurovascular disease. Research Basic and clinical research in neurovascular disease is carried out by members of the Program.