Dietitians 

• College of Dietitians of BC
• Dietitians of Canada

• Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation
• Canadian Stroke Consortium

• Canadian Association of Neurological Nurses
• Canadian Nurses Association
• College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia
• Association of Registered Nurses of British Columbia

Occupational Therapists

• College of Occupational Therapists of BC
• Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (BC)

Physical Therapists

• College of Physical Therapists of BC
• Physiotherapy Association of BC

Physiatrists

• Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Recreation Therapists

• BC Therapeutic Recreation Association
• Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association

• BC Association of Speech/Language Pathologists & Audiologists
• Speech Language and Audiology Canada

Social Workers

• BC Association of Social Workers
• BC College of Social Workers
• Canadian Association of Social Workers

There are numerous professional development opportunities to enhance your knowledge of stroke care including several annual stroke conferences. These are excellent ways to learn about late-breaking research and stroke service delivery.

• Canadian Stroke Congress – 2019 will be held in Ottawa (October 3 - 5)
  
• International Stroke Conference – 2020 will be held in Los Angeles, CA (February)
  
• Western Stroke Conference – Always held in Vancouver, BC in November
  
• World Stroke Congress – 2020 will be held in Vienna, Austria (May)
  

Hemispheres Training 
This multi-level, interactive, comprehensive, web based educational series develops stroke competency and is designed to train all levels. 

Certification in Stroke Rehabilitation 
This online graduate level credit certificate from the University of Alberta is an inter-disciplinary stroke rehabilitation program designed to address the learning needs of rehabilitation clinicians across the continuum of care.

Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) Clinical Speciality
This program certifies physiotherapists who have focused their careers in a specific area of physiotherapy clinical practice, including neurosciences. 

Certificate in Advanced Neuroscience – Stroke Care
Supported by financial assistance from HealthForceOntario, Ryerson University’s G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education has partnered with the North & East GTA Ontario Stroke Region and Network (NEGTA OSR&N) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to develop an educational initiative to enhance capacity in interprofessional neuroscience and stroke care – the Interprofessional Certificate in Advanced Neuroscience-Stroke Care. Successful graduates will be prepared to assume advanced practice and leadership roles in interprofessional neuroscience-stroke care.