Newsletters

June 2011

Welcome to the Family

The StrokEngine team is delighted to announce a new arrival to accompany the existing StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess websites. Our latest website, StrokEngine Fam ily, has been developed uniquely for individuals with stroke and their families in response to feedback and requests received from our readers. We have customized information from the original StrokEngine website to cater to the specific needs of patients and families regarding stroke, stroke recovery and stroke interventions. Specifically, the site follows two individuals, Jack and Isabelle, as they recover from stroke. StrokEngine Fam ily answers questions that patients and their family members have regarding stroke and consequences of stroke. In doing so, the site helps patients and families understand what to expect at different stages of recovery, from being in hospital to transitioning to rehabilitation, to going home and living with stroke. StrokEngine Fam ily also provides links to printable information and useful sites for patients and families. In the tradition of StrokEngine, StrokEngine Fam ily draws upon evidence-based research to provide quality information that is current, sound and reliable. All sites continue to be free to use. Our webmaster Adam Kagan has designed the StrokEngine Family website to be patient-oriented, user-friendly and easy to access. The site complements the clinician-oriented StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess websites that are managed by Patrick Paul.

We welcome you to visit StrokEngine Fam ily and invite you to share this site with your colleagues and clients. We hope you continue to visit the StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess websites, and we encourage you to provide us with feedback about ways that these websites can best support clinicians, patients and families of stroke.

January, 2011

An invitation to visit the StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess websites

StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess are free websites that provide evidence- based information to the international stroke rehabilitation community. The websites are designed for health professionals working in the field of stroke rehabilitation, as well as individuals who have experienced stroke and their families. Many international universities are now using the sites for teaching and learning activities.

StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess are a comprehensive source of information regarding stroke rehabilitation topics, interventions and assessment tools. The StrokEngine team review current information regarding interventions used in stroke rehabilitation from quality research articles and systematic reviews. The sites aim to promote best practice in stroke care to benefit clinicians, patients and their families.

The StrokEngine website presently has over 30 topics relating to stroke rehabilitation. Each topic includes information for clinicians, as well as helpful information sheets for patients and families. StrokEngine also includes international 2010 best practice guidelines. StrokEngine Assess reviews over 60 assessment tools commonly used within stroke care. Both sites provide links to articles and additional resources for clinicians, patients and families. Practical guides and e-learning modules are frequently being added to assist clinicians and students to apply this information to their clinical practice.

We hope you regularly visit the StrokEngine and StrokEngine Assess websites and we invite you to share the information with your colleagues. We aim to provide you with sites that are informative and easy to navigate and we welcome you to provide us with feedback about ways these websites can best support clinicians, patients and families of stroke.