DISCOVERY CAFÉ Lecture Series – Stroke Update 2026 – Dr. Christopher Skinner

When: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Where: Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive

Admission is free, no registration is required, people of all ages are welcome, and refreshments will be served.

We are thrilled that Dr. Skinner is joining us for a trifecta! In his third Discovery Café session, Dr. Skinner will turn his focus to the impact and prevention of strokes. Specifically, he will review:

• the different types of strokes and how stroke can affect daily life;
• strategies to reduce stroke risk factors, both personal and societal;
• some of the on-line tools to allow the assessment of personal risk for stroke; and
• some the medications used for prevention and treatment of stroke.

A handout with QR codes will also be provided so attendees can discuss their own risk assessment in an interactive fashion.

Dr. Skinner received his B.Eng (Electrical) from the Royal Military College in 1970. He worked as a CELE officer in Moosonee and then at NDHQ between 1970 to 1975. He received his medical degree from Queen’s in 1979 and then served as a Flight Surgeon at CFB North Bay and then as the Base Surgeon at CFB Ottawa. He received his specialist certification in General Internal Medicine in 1986 in Neurology in 1987 and qualified as a Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine in 2005.

In 2011, Dr. Skinner completed a three-month sabbatical with the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Space Agency in Moscow studying the neurological and sleep related complications of long duration space flight.

He has co-authored two editions of a textbook of neurology entitled “The Integrated Nervous System” with Dr Walter Hendelman and Dr. Peter Humphreys which includes an interactive web site “integratednervoussystem.com”.
He is currently a member of the Aviation Medical Review Board at Transport Canada and is a consultant for the Department of National Defence in Aerospace Medicine.

He has taught clinical neurology, aviation medicine, and sleep medicine at all levels including medical students, residents, physician assistants and military Flight Surgeons, and continues to teach Neurology, Psychiatry and Neuropathology to medical students and residents at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine.

Questions & Suggestions? Please email barbara@blackburnhamlet.ca.