IRENE COST Action Meeting: Alleviating disparities in stroke care and improving outcomes after stroke
Written by Prof. Anita Arsovska, MD, PhD, FESO, SAFE Board member The Management Committee Meeting of IRENE COST Action took place in Chisinau, Moldova, 16th-17th of September 2019, hosted by Prof. Stanislav Groppa, attended by 46 delegates from 26 countries (several...
Stroke Survivors’ Needs in Sweden: A follow up system after stroke
The number of people suffering strokes in Sweden is declining with 600 fewer cases in 2017 compared to the year before. On top of that, many people think that Scandinavian countries have everything perfectly set up when it comes to stroke and the entire stroke care...
SAFE’s website on stroke prevention now available in five more languages
A useful repository for reliable and easy to use information on 10 modifiable stroke risk factors translated to Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and French. Brussels, 17/09/2019: A SAFE-owned website on stroke prevention and modifiable stroke risk factors goes...
WSO Campaign: When it comes to Stroke – Don’t Be the One
World Stroke Day 2019 to focus on stroke risk and prevention The World Stroke Organization has announced the theme for World Stroke Day 2019. With a focus on stroke prevention, the ‘Don’t be the One’ campaign aims to raise awareness of our individual lifetime risk of...
Stroke Survivors’ Needs in Slovenia: Patients’ families have even less support than patients themselves
"Patients' families have even less support than patients themselves and are often left alone to manage their life and organise the life of their family member with stroke." said Milan Čuček, President of the Slovenian Stroke Support Organisation and the Vice President...
