SVDs@target research project 4th General Assembly held in Paris
Written by Dr Gabriele Wagner, Project Manager, SVDs@target The annual General Assembly Meetings are traditionally rotating between the partners within the consortium. For this year's GA meeting we chose the wonderful city of Paris, where Prof. Anne Joutel at INSERM...
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Hungary: Social reintegration is one of the most important issues
“In Hungary even nowadays people are ashamed of this disease (stroke), they do not talk about it, they live their life withdrawn, stopping all social activities, and therefore the beneficial rehabilitation opportunities often cannot be brought to their attention. In...
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Greece: The lack of relevant transitions from clinic to real life in the outside world
Continuing our conversations with SAFE member organisations from across Europe, we spoke this week with Pinelopi Vlotinou, Occupational Therapist and Anna Tsiakiri, Psychologist from the Greek stroke support organisation, Hellenic Alliance for Stroke. SAFE: What is...
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Catalonia, Spain: The life after stroke is the poorest point of the care process
"The life after stroke is the poorest point of the care process, especially in the chronic phase" says Esther Duarte, member of the board of Fundació Ictus, and rehabilitation doctor at IMIM Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques in Catalonia, Spain....
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Spain: Limitations regarding care access related to age
"Our system promotes health, prevents disease and provides assistance to serious patients in an exemplary manner, trains its professionals properly and generates a high added value in biomedical research, but it still has one remaining issue: to rehabilitate, take...
