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Ontario and  \nMinistry of Health and Long-Term Care  \nDecember 2016  \n(Revised, originally published February 2015)  \nThis handbook includes, in its acute phase, an update of the Clinical Handbook for Stroke published in April 2013.  \nSuggested Citation  \nThis report should be cited as follows:  \nHealth Quality Ontario; Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Quality-based procedures: clinical handbook for stroke (acute and postacute). Toronto: Health Quality Ontario; 2016 December. 132 p. Available from: [http://www.hqontario.ca/evidence/evidence-process/episodes-of-care\\#community-stroke](http://www.hqontario.ca/evidence/evidence-process/episodes-of-care#community-stroke).  \nPermission Requests  \nAll inquiries regarding permission to reproduce any content in Health Quality Ontario reports should be [directed to:](directed to: EvidenceInfo@hqontario.ca)[ ](directed to: EvidenceInfo@hqontario.ca)[EvidenceInfo@hqontario.ca](directed to: EvidenceInfo@hqontario.ca).  \nHow to Obtain Clinical Handbooks from Health Quality Ontario  \nAll clinical handbooks are freely available in PDF format at the following URL:  \n[http://www.hqontario.ca/evidence/publications-and-ohtac-recommendations/clinical-handbooks](http://www.hqontario.ca/evidence/publications-and-ohtac-recommendations/clinical-handbooks).  \nConflict of Interest Statement  \nAll authors in the Evidence Development and Standards branch at Health Quality Ontario are impartial. There are no competing interests or conflicts of interest to declare.  \nAbout Health Quality Ontario  \nHealth Quality Ontario is an arms-length agency of the Ontario government. It is a partner and leader in transforming Ontario’s health care system so that it can deliver a better experience of care, better outcomes for Ontarians, and better value for money.  \nHealth Quality Ontario strives to promote health care that is supported by the best available scientific evidence. Health Quality Ontario works with clinical experts, scientific collaborators, and field evaluation partners to develop and publish research that evaluates the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of health technologies and services in Ontario.  \nBased on the research conducted by Health Quality Ontario and its partners, the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC)—a standing advisory subcommittee of the Health Quality Ontario Board—makes recommendations about the uptake, diffusion, distribution, or removal of health interventions to Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, clinicians, health system leaders, and policy makers.  \nRapid reviews, evidence-based analyses and their corresponding OHTAC recommendations, and other associated reports are published on the Health Quality Ontario website. 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