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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....
"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...
Stroke Survivors’ needs in Czech Republic: Due to deficiency of post-stroke services, stroke survivors leave for psychiatric hospitals or institutions for mentally handicapped people
"Due to deficiency of post-stroke services, stroke survivors leave for psychiatric hospitals or institutions for mentally handicapped people. The support or assistance provided is very low, and there is a complete exhaustion and often the disintegration of these...
Third and final SAFE Regional Conference held in Stockholm on 26th June
SAFE member organisations from North and South European clusters gathered on 26th June in Stockholm, Sweden to discuss the following items: A review of SAFE’s work, including the updating of its strategy and a discussion of its relationship with, and activities...
Grand Hero Day and Train the Trainer: Cherishing FAST HEROES 112’s success and welcoming new collaborators on board
FAST HEROES 112 is a stroke intervention that does not only educate children and their extended families to recognize stroke symptoms but also aims to enhance the relationship between children and their grandparents (or Grandheroes as we call them). To date, three...
