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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professional Certificate inIntroduction to Stroke Care
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What you will learn

  • Skills for stroke caregivers.
  • Journey of the stroke recovery process.
  • Interdisciplinary stroke care.
  • Major roles of individual healthcare professionals in stroke recovery process.
  • Needs of stroke survivors.

  • Expert instruction
    2 skill-building courses
  • Self-paced
    Progress at your own speed
  • 4 months
    2 - 4 hours per week
  • Discounted price:$277.20 Original price:$308.00 USD
    For the full program experience

Courses in this program

HKPolyUx's Introduction to Stroke Care Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyUx)

John Yuen
Allen Cheong
Josephine Lau
Richard Li
William Tsang
Kevan MA Gartland
Roger Watson
Patrick Brennan
Helen Eng
Kit Sinclair
Judi Laprade
Richard Li
Mun Ng
William Tsang
Alice Wong
Doris Chong
Elaine Kwong
Shirley Tse
Kitty Chan
John Yuen
John Yuen

Associate Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Allen Cheong
Allen Cheong

Associate Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Josephine Lau
Josephine Lau

Lecturer

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Richard Li
Richard Li

Clinical Neurologist

The Hong Kong Stroke Society

William Tsang
William Tsang

Professor

The Open University of Hong Kong

Kevan MA Gartland
Kevan MA Gartland

Professor

Glasgow Caledonian University

Roger Watson
Roger Watson

Professor

University of Hull

Patrick Brennan
Patrick Brennan

Professor

University of Sydney

Helen Eng
Helen Eng

Clinical Optometrist

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Kit Sinclair
Kit Sinclair

Past President

World Federation of Occupational Therapists

Judi Laprade
Judi Laprade

Senior Lecturer

University of Toronto

Richard Li
Richard Li

Clinical Neurologist

The Hong Kong Stroke Society

Mun Ng
Mun Ng

Head of Allied Health

The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation

William Tsang
William Tsang

Department Head cum Professor

The Open University of Hong Kong

Alice Wong
Alice Wong

Lecturer in Nursing Education & Academic Coordinator (Service-learning & Student Exchange)

Hong Kong Baptist University

Doris Chong
Doris Chong

Associate Professor

The Open University of Hong Kong

Elaine Kwong
Elaine Kwong

Assistant Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Shirley Tse
Shirley Tse

Occupational Therapist

The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation

Kitty Chan
Kitty Chan

Senior Teaching Fellow

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Program endorsements

The Hong Kong Stroke Society

The Hong Kong Stroke Society highly values the importance of multidisciplinary care in stroke rehabilitation pathway. This professional certificate program will empower healthcare professionals and stroke patient caregivers with the essential skills on stroke rehabilitation. This is the expertise of the HKPolyU, a major regional institution which has already trained several generations of allied health professionals.

Richard Li, Vice President, The Hong Kong Stroke Society

The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation

This certificate program covers a wide spectrum of stroke management from clinical to community perspectives. We advocate for partnership of patients and healthcare professionals. The program can broaden the horizon of various personnel in stroke rehabilitation management.

Yuk Mun NG, Head of Allied Health, The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation

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