Rehabilitation of Cognition in VCI and Stroke: What is the evidence?
Speaker: Dr. Gail Eskes
At the conclusion of this session, the participants will be able to:
Describe the concept of VCI and its impact on stroke outcomes
Appreciate the different approaches to rehabilitation of cognitive challenges related to VCI
Describe the current evidence for rehabilitation and areas for future research
Dr. Gail Eskes is a clinical neuropsychologist and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. Dr. Eskes runs the Cognitive Health and Recovery Research Laboratory that is focused on the development of novel approaches and technologies for assessment and interventions supporting cognitive health in normal aging, as well as those involved in recovery of cognitive function after stroke. Dr. Eskes is an active community educator and is also former co-chair of the vascular cognitive impairment best practices working group of the Heart and Stroke Foundation that led to the current guidelines for managing vascular cognitive impairment for stroke clinicians (soon to be updated). Her research has been supported externally by Heart & Stroke Foundation, CIHR, NSERC, CPSR, ACOA, Innovacorp, CAHBI, and NSHRF.