Sep 13, 2022
At the 14th World Stroke Congress in Singapore in October 2022, the World Stroke Organisation will be showcasing the work of stroke support organisations from around the world.
They would like to share testimonials from stroke survivors, family and carers throughout the Congress. This can be a short written piece, a quote, a poem, a photo, or artwork.
Find out more at https://www.world-stroke.org/news-and-blog/news/calling-for-sso-testimonials
Please send your testimonials to sarah.belson@stroke.org.uk by 10 October 2022.
Sep 13, 2022
Dr Carina Persson (Sweden) will be chairing this first session on going back to work after a stroke.
This important goal may seem impossible. Yet, in spite of impairments, a return to professional work is possible. This session provides practical help on doing this.
Carina will be joined by stroke survivor Anders Andersson (Sweden), Professor of Rehabilitation Research, Kate Radford (England) and Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine (Sweden)
Join us and you will learn from the latest research and a stroke survivor´s experiences.’
Carina Persson
Book your Free place at https://bit.ly/3daJuMQ
Sep 8, 2022
Our second free online event of 2022 on Wednesday 9 November is now open for registration.
We are pleased to bring to you three exciting sessions focussing on key issues faced by people living with stroke: getting back to work; fatigue and getting active. Chaired by Dr Carina Persson (Sweden), Professor Avril Drummond (England), and Juliet Bouverie (England) respectively. Each session will include a mix of presentations from stroke survivors and academically active speakers in the field of life after stroke.
There are many issues for people after a stroke including getting back to a good quality of life that is worth living. Here, the European Life After Stroke Forum event in November will focus on three areas that are really important to help those living with stroke get their lives back on track. These sessions will cover a mix of research and evidence, contributions from health practitioners as well as hearing from stroke survivors who will share their personal experiences. This event is for anyone with an interest in life after stroke and keen to improve services and care post stroke and rehabilitation.
SAFE Director General, Arlene Wilkie
We are currently seeking accreditation for this event from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Book your place at https://bit.ly/3BSVPQc
If you missed our other events in the Live After Stroke Series, you can now catch up on demand at elasf.org
Sep 8, 2022
The World Stroke Academy is running a free webinar with international experts about stroke in women on 16 September 2022, 17.00 CET.
The session will focus on atrial fibrillation, stroke prevention and stroke in pregnancy and post childbirth.
AF and Stroke in Women – Dr Marialuisa Zedde (Italy)
Stroke Prevention in Women – Professor Ana Catarina Fonseca (Portugal)
Stroke in Pregnancy and Puerperium – Professor Anita Arsovska (North Macedonia)
The webinar is for everyone who is interested in learning more about this topic.
Book your place here
Sep 5, 2022
We welcomed three new SAFE Board members at our General Assembly meeting on 17 June 2022.
Jan Konig (Czech Republic), Dorina Dobreva (Bulgaria) and Marianne Tangen (Norway) applied for the roles and were voted in by our members.
Find out from Jan what motivated him to apply and what he would like to achieve in this role youtu.be/VmmPfFVQyI4
The assembly re-elected Chris Macey (Ireland) who will retain his role as Treasurer and Marina Charalambous (Cyprus) who will retain her role as Secretary.
The SAFE board has appointed two new honorary members – Grethe Lunde (Norway) and Jon Barrick (UK), as a thank you to all the hard work and support they have given to SAFE during their time on the Board.
Other motions approved were the:
- Minutes of General Assembly June 2021
- 2021 Annual Accounts and the 2022 Budget
- New power of attorney
- Removal of France AVC as a member of SAFE
Our member’s meeting – held on the same day – brought together more than 50 representatives from stroke support organisations in 25 countries. This was our first face to face meeting in over two years. The meeting gave us the opportunity to tell our members about our work, our achievements and involve them in developing our future strategy.
We welcomed special guests representing local member Fundacio Ictus, who celebrated their 15-year anniversary, and Professor Avril Drummond, Chair of the European Life After Stroke Forum Scientific Committee. Our President Harriet Proios gave an update on the award-winning Fast Heroes – saving the world one grandparent at a time – campaign.
