Nov 8, 2022
The ANGIE project aims to change the way we practice medicine by developing micro-robots for localised, targeted drug delivery to unblock blood vessels and fight stroke from within.
This ground-breaking project is funded by the EU and aims to develop nano-surgeons that will enter the body to treat blood clots.
Questions around issues related to communication, ethics, law, policy, and education will be discussed before the newly developed technology is released. This online event will discuss new market opportunities in the pharmaceutical industries.
Join the meeting via Zoom on 28 November 2022, 16.00 – 18.00 CET.
https://h2020-angie.eu/event/public-event-emerging-issues-on-targeted-drug-delivery-online-meeting/
Nov 1, 2022
The European Life After Stroke Forum Series event on Wednesday 9 November has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with three European CME credits (ECMEC®s).
With only a week to go, it is not too late to book your free place for this online event.
The event runs from 10.00 to 15.00 CET, covering sessions on getting back to work, fatigue and physical activity after stroke.
Programme topics cover getting back to #work, #fatigue and #physicalexercise #stroke
Join us – sign up here https://bit.ly/3BSVPQc
Nov 1, 2022
Sign up to the Unite Annual Summit on 30 November at 15.05 – 18.25 CET and learn how to grow and professionalise your patient organisations.
Jon Barrick, honorary SAFE member will join other experts in the field.
Book your place at https://globalhearthub.org/unite-summit-participant-registration-form/
Unite Summit – Participant Registration Form
Oct 25, 2022
Our second and final free online Life After Stroke event of 2022 is only two weeks away, on Wednesday 9 November.
If you have not registered yet, you can book your FREE place at https://bit.ly/3BSVPQc
There are three interesting sessions covering 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. This event will focus on three areas that are really important to help those living with stroke get their lives back on track. 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
If you missed our other events in the Live After Stroke Series, you can now catch up on demand at elasf.org
Oct 25, 2022
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our first face-to-face conference on Life After Stroke on 10 March 2023 in Barcelona.
The European Life After Stroke Forum was created to bring together researchers, scientists, medical professionals, health policymakers, advocacy, or support groups, stroke survivors and their carers to share knowledge and network.
Due to COVID-19, our original planned conference had to be postponed. In its place we held a series of successful Life After Stroke Series of webinars in 2021 / 2022 to maintain moment and interest in this very important area of life after stroke.
‘There are few opportunities regarding conferences, workshops, and shared networking events for advocates and researchers in the life after stroke area of care. Also, there is limited evidence and research data in longer term management and care and stroke survivors often feel abandoned after rehabilitation stops. This conference with stimulate debate and ultimately improve life after stroke.’
Avril Drummond, Chair, European Life After Stroke Forum
How to register, more details about the programme and how to submit abstracts will be available from 10 November.
Sign up to our enewsletter and find out more about the European Life After Stroke Forum at www.elasf.org
Feedback from our Life After Stroke Series 2021/ 2022 online events
‘Thank you @StrokeEurope for organising such a great event. A morning of interesting insights into stroke care and the additional challenges caused by Covid. A particular highlight was the incredibly inspirational talk from Alexia about her lived experience.’
‘Thank you to all the speakers – such a valuable webinar. Really useful for my work with people living with stroke.’
‘These webinars are really useful and informative for everyone from stroke expert to stroke survivor, family or caregiver, and even after this webinar ends, it will be a good online content for sharing.’
‘Congrats to SAFE TEAM for organising this excellent webinar.’
‘Thank you for the excellent presentations including stroke survivor’s stories/experiences. I will definitely be aiming to embed some of these thoughts into my practise to empower my patients to be equipped for self-management of their condition in order to give them quality of life as stroke survivors.’
‘Thank you so much for such an interesting presentation – it was particularly interesting to hear from ‘expert witnesses’ and real-life experience of challenges and coping strategies.’
Oct 25, 2022
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Patients’ and Consumers’ (PCWP) Healthcare Professionals’ (HCPWP) Working Parties are conducting an important survey on medicine shortages.
The purpose of this survey is to gather insight into awareness of the EU guidance on shortage prevention and feedback on the implementation plans as well as the shortage catalogues and communication to the public.
Complete this 5-minute survey on availability of medicines by Monday,31 October.
Oct 17, 2022
Juliet Bouverie (England) will be chairing this important session on physical activity.
We know that it is important that stroke survivors are active. This session will include a summary of the evidence base for physical activity after stroke, how therapists support stroke survivors to get and stay physically active. A stroke survivor will share their experiences and motivation to move more.
Juliet will be joined by:
- Craig Pankhurst (UK)
- Mari Gunnes (Norway)
- Sarah Moore (UK)
- Grethe Lunde (Norway)
The session will help to bust some common myths about physical activity and stroke, including that it is not all about sweat and lycra!
‘We should continue to develop personalised approaches that can support and empower stroke survivors to make physical activity a part of their everyday lives in the long-term.’
Mari Gunnes, Norway
We are currently seeking accreditation for this event from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Book your free place at https://bit.ly/3pbggjE
Oct 13, 2022
The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) is looking for support for the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) by incorporating the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) in the leadership structure of the Steering Committee.
SAP-E is a key project that we run in partnership with ESO. It was designed by a group of stroke experts from across Europe and covers the whole stroke care pathway and sets targets for the implementation of evidence-based preventive actions and stroke services until 2030. It’s ultimate goal is to reduce the burden of stroke through the improvement of care at the national and European levels.
ESO is looking for a motivated early mid-career, academic stroke care professional who is interested in actively shaping the future of how stroke is perceived and treated within Europe. They will contribute to the success of SAP-E by supporting and driving implementation of the Stroke Action Plan in respective regional countries.
The deadline for applications is 14 November 2022.
For more information https://actionplan.eso-stroke.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SAP-E_Call-for-Chief-Operations-Officer_2023_final.pdf
Oct 11, 2022
Professor Avril Drummond (England) will be chairing the session on Fatigue after stroke – what can we do? at our European Life After Stroke series event on 9 November.
Fatigue after stroke is common and debilitating. Yet there are many unanswered questions about fatigue and how best to manage it.
Stroke survivors often say doctors do not talk to them about fatigue and many only learn much later that it is a symptom of stroke. This session will provide an overview of the topic and the important issues for both clinicians and stroke survivors.
Avril will be joined by speakers:
- Ruth Miller, stroke survivor (England)
- Gillian Mead, clinical academic (Scotland)
- Anners Lerdal, clinical researcher (Norway)
Book your Free place now https://bit.ly/3QjkotW
Oct 10, 2022
To find out, join Arlene Wilkie, Director General SAFE; Valeria Caso, former ESO President; and others at the policy roundtable Driving the EU’s Non-Communicable Disease Initiative: sharing best practices and empowering equal access to stroke prevention and care on 12 October, 15.00 – 16.30 CET.
You will be able to join via Zoom. The webcast will be available in English and will be translated into French and Spanish.
Find out more at http://agenda.euractiv.com/events/driving-eu-s-non-communicable-disease-initiative-sharing-best-practices-and-empowering-equal
To find out about the Stroke Action Plan for Europe check https://actionplan.eso-stroke.org/
