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Stroke Support Organisation Faculty Tool Completed as #SSOFT Module 6 goes live today
Brussels, 21st November 2018 – As the second biggest killer in the world, the response to Stroke needs an army of advocates to ensure the message that it is preventable, treatable and beatable is implemented. SSOFT is an excellent tool to educate people on the...

New SAFE podcast: Why is stroke so difficult to prevent?
Why is stroke so difficult to prevent even when we know which risk factors are responsible for around 90% of strokes? SAFE had a conversation about it with Dr Edo Richard, neurologist at the Radboud University medical center in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Dr Richard was...

André de Rosa Spierings: SSOFT Champion & User Acceptance Tester
For a substantial part of my professional career I have worked in the field of digital communication and services. I not only appreciate the value that digital tools can bring to the health care sector from a professional stand point but from a personal one too....

Study: How well do post-stroke reviews support adults with long-term needs after a stroke?
In the UK, health policy recommends that stroke survivors should be reviewed at six-weeks, six-months and at one year after their stroke1,2. However, reviews are carried out differently across the UK and the process has not been properly evaluated. This study explored...

Podcast #1 – Stroke and Women on StrokePrevention.info
Stroke is No. 1 cause of mortality in women in most countries. Some people say it’s because of statistics- we live longer than men. Does this mean that nothing can be done about it? Jelena Misita, SAFE Awareness and Advocacy Manager had an interview with Valeria Caso,...