Our first Tweetchat launched – #LifeAfterStrokeChat

Feb 8, 2022

We will be hosting our first live Tweetchat on 21 February at 13.00 CET.

We will be discussing – along with our special guests from across Europe – the importance of Life After Stroke for stroke survivors, families, practitioners and the wider community.

Join the conversation by searching the hashtag #LifeAfterStrokeChat and follow us on Twitter @StrokeEurope

Life after stroke often gets forgotten when it should be a key focus for a stroke survivor’s recovery. This discussion will help us shine a spotlight on life after stroke, how we can make it a priority and improve life after stroke care.’

Professor Avril Drummond, special host #LifeAfterStrokeChat

For more information on our Life After Stroke events bit.ly/3KmsUWu

Speaker announcement – Professor Fiona Jones: The added value of self-management

Feb 8, 2022

Join Professor Fiona Jones, one of three speakers at our first plenary on 11 March.

Fiona will share new ways of thinking about and building the evidence base on self-management using examples from research and clinical practice. The session will inspire participants to consider the potential of self-management support to deliver outcomes that matter most to people living with stroke.

The session will include a mix of presentations from eminent speakers and contributions from stroke survivors from across Europe.

Listen to Professor Fiona Jones talk about the importance of self-management and stroke and why you should join her at the first Life After Stroke plenary session on 11 March, 10.00-11.30 CET.

Find out more and book your place free bit.ly/33vv8lG

Kosovo – the latest country to sign the Stroke Action Plan for Europe Declaration

Feb 8, 2022

Congratulations to Kosovo and its national coordinators for the signing of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe Declaration.

Kosovo joins a growing number of countries committed to implementing the best quality stroke treatment and care in Europe.

Find out more https://actionplan.eso-stroke.org/the-declaration-for-action-on-stroke/

Speakers for the next European Life After Stroke series event confirmed

Feb 1, 2022

Professor Fiona Jones (England), Dr Lisa Kidd (Scotland) along with Professor Hanne Palleson and Mette Brandi (Denmark) will be sharing their research and insights on self-management. They will be joined by stroke survivor Scott Ballard-Ridley at our morning plenary session at our Life After Stroke event on 11 March 2022, 10.00 – 11.30 CET.

Understand the building blocks for how practitioners can develop good relationships with people with stroke.

Dr Lisa Kidd

Professor Jean-Marie Annoni (Switzerland) will be joined by stroke survivors for second plenary (15.00-16.30 CET), which focuses on overcoming communication barriers with stroke. They will share experiences and show that even without aphasia, communication failures are common and can result in confusion and distress.

We will discuss real life experiences of how families, friends and networks can adapt communication after stroke.

Professor Jean-Marie Annoni

 Register for your free place at bit.ly/33vv8lG 

Stroke Action Plan for Europe launches the Stroke Service Tracker

Feb 1, 2022

The Stroke Service Tracker is a survey which will monitor the progress of quality of stroke care and outcomes. This will allow for comparisons among European countries.

The data will be provided by the Stroke Action Plan for Europe National Coordinators and their teams, and reflect the Stroke Action Plan for Europe key performance indicators, as well as basic clinical variables.

This is really exciting development, which will for the first time, reveal the status of stroke care and help us improve outcomes for those who have suffered a stroke across Europe.

Arlene Wilkie, Director General, Stroke Alliance for Europe

Based on anonymous data collected from 48 countries, the results will be published in 2022 and annually thereafter.

Visit https://actionplan.eso-stroke.org/ for further details.