1. Patrick Brian Parfrey BSc. Biochemistry

2.  First Semester – Master of Science Clinical Epidemiology Program  Supervisory Committee:  Dr. Brendan Barrett  Dr. Marsha Eustace  Ms. Janet Templeton **This project falls under the Quality of Care Program of TPMI.

3.  To assist Eastern Health in developing a strategy to further enhance acute stroke care in the near future.

4.  Analyse current practice patterns to identify opportunities for improvement. (i.e. timeliness and completeness for prescribed medication therapy)  Examine predictors for the administration of thrombolytic therapy (to include variables such as onset of symptoms, site of presentation, nature of presenting symptoms)

5.  Finish course work 2015-2016  Data collection December 2015 through April 2016  Analyze data May 2016 – August 2016  Begin write up of thesis September 2016  Submit thesis for examination February 2017