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Launching Life After Stroke Series of Interactive Webinars for 2021 – Shining a spotlight on life after stroke
Today we are launching a series of free interactive events to build the life after stroke healthcare, research and patient community, stimulate debate and ultimately improve life after stroke care and build interest for SAFE’s 1st European Life After Stroke Forum on...

Postponement of the 1st European Life After Stroke Forum 12 March 2021
The world has been transformed over the last year due to the pandemic and our healthcare systems have been put under tremendous strain. SAFE has listened to the stroke clinical community in Europe and we have decided to postpone our full virtual conference planned for...

WHO launches updated clinical management guidance for COVID-19, including additional recommendation on stroke
COVID-19 is associated with neurological manifestations, including stroke. In many cases, these have been reported even without respiratory symptoms. COVID-19 has been associated with acute cerebrovascular disease (including ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke). ...

Mechanical thrombectomy offers good value for money in Europe
A paper published this month in Stroke Journal shows that treating all eligible patients with mechanical thrombectomy generated health and social care costs of €11 billion compared with €12 billion for current practice. Ramon Luengo-Fernandez and his team at the...

SHOT CALLERS: A Virtual Event on COVID-19 Vaccines
The European Patient Forum are hosting a event on all things related to the COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, 28 January 2021 - 15:00-16:15 CET. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the development and approval of new vaccines in a much shorter time-frame than usual. As a...