Oct 26, 2021
SAFE and the Angels Initiative support World Stroke Day on 29 October. We recognise the importance of learning the symptoms of stroke and the importance of urgent access to appropriate medical care as minutes can save lives.
The Angels Initiative supports the provision of patient information to help patients, their families and carers understand their condition, be more actively involved in their treatment decisions and learn more about the important next steps to recovery. The materials are available in 15 languages and can be found at www.safestroke.eu/safe-angels-initiative/
The Angels Initiative is a non-commercial healthcare project dedicated to improving stroke patients’ chance of survival and living a disability-free life. The Initiative has enabled multi-disciplinary stroke teams around the world to access education, standardisation tools, consultancy, community and quality monitoring processes that enable them to act faster to minimise the burden of stroke on patients’ lives.
More information about the Save #PreciousTime campaign on World Stroke Day visit www.world-stroke.org/world-stroke-day-campaign
Oct 26, 2021
Professor Martin Dichgans, Director at the Institute of Stroke and Dementia in Munich, will explain the recent challenges and opportunities in stroke research and care. It is aimed at a non-scientific audience.
This event is organised by ERA-Net and the Network of European funding for neuroscience research (NEURON).
Please register here: register.gotowebinar.com/register/6685780981947601424
Oct 26, 2021
You are invited to an EU training webinar on 29 October 2021 from 11.00 to 13.00 CEST, entitled “Stroke prevention & Life after stroke, during the Pandemic”.
To register click here.
The event is realized in the framework of the project EU PAGs & citizens together in the fight against stroke in the occasion of the World Stroke Day: we will talk about stroke prevention, and life after stroke, with concrete examples of activities and tools that can improve the lives of patients and caregivers.
The main objective is to provide an overview in order to know how to recognize and share the official sources of information to identify, recognize, and combat the main risk factors (pre-stroke) and to be aware of patients’ rights (pre and after a stroke); to discuss and address the main challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent and to live after a stroke; to be better equipped to protect rights and promote policies, at EU and local level.
Arlene Wilkie, our Director General, will be presenting at the meeting. Please join her click here.
Oct 12, 2021
It is our pleasure to invite you to the first SAP-E webinar, organised by the Steering Committee of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018 – 2030. The webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the project and its implementation progress.
The Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) is a pan-European project, and sets targets for the implementation of evidence-based preventive actions and stroke services until 2030. It was outlined by the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) in cooperation with the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) to reduce the burden of stroke through improvement of care. SAP-E covers the entire chain of stroke care and was designed by a large group of stroke experts from all regions of Europe.
The event will be held online on Tuesday, 19 October from 14:00 – 15:00 CEST.
Six international speakers, some of them in their function as members of the SAP-E Steering Committee, will give you an introduction to the largest stroke project ever undertaken in Europe. For full programme details, please click here.
For participation, please register until 17 October 2021 by clicking here.
Oct 12, 2021
Building resilience against future health crises
SAFE Director, Arlene Wilkie contributes to a critical thinking article for Friends of Europe which highlights the cardiovascular disease (CVD) community, including stroke patients, has been disproportionately impacted throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Read the full article here
Join us on 14 October where Arlene will be speaking at the event on AFib-Related and CVD-Related Stroke: Public Policy Recommendations for a Changing Environment at 3pm CEST, 14 October.
To register, go to https://bit.ly/2ZI3obt
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Birgit Beger, CEO, European Heart Network
Dr Michael Brainin, Past President, World Stroke Organization
Dr Valeria Caso, Stroke Neurologist & Associate Professor, University of Perugia Stroke Unit
Trudie Lobban, Founder & CEO, Atrial Fibrillation Association
Andrea Vassalotti, Director of Partnerships and Programmes, World Heart Federation
Arlene Wilkie, Director General, Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)
Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, FI)
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Moderated by Brian Maguire
