As part of The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) stroke pathway, all stroke patients are provided with the Heart and Stroke Foundation  booklet “Your Stroke Journey: A guide for people living with stroke”.  In an effort to comply with Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations (CSBPR) which states:  “All information intended for patient-use should be available in aphasia-friendly formats”...…members of Champlain Regional Stroke Network collaborated on the development of a bilingual, aphasia-friendly tool destined for patients and their families.

THE CREATION OF BILINGUAL APHASIA-FRIENDLY CARE COMPANIONS FOR “YOUR STROKE JOURNEY” AT THE OTTAWA HOSPITAL