Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Minnesota Dept. of Heath Stroke program

And they are doing it all wrong.
Greetings! The Minnesota Stroke Program staff at MDH would like to wish you all a happy start to 2016 and provide an update on our many stroke initiatives.
  • Minnesota Stroke System. As of January 1, 2016, MDH has designated 92 facilities as acute stroke ready hospitals, primary stroke centers, or comprehensive stroke centers. Several more are building their stroke capacities as they prepare to apply for designation. This year we will be working with many facilities to achieve designation and with others to continue improving their stroke programs. In addition, we will be working with EMS agencies to update their protocols to incorporate appropriate transport to state designated stroke hospitals.
  • Minnesota Stroke Registry. All Minnesota acute treatment hospitals submit two stroke measures for statewide quality of care(Why not results) reporting requirements into the Minnesota Stroke Registry. 62 facilities are also submitting additional data to participate in the CDC Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry. We continue to work with hospitals on meeting reporting requirements as well as utilizing these data to improve their care practices.

    Last summer, MDH received funding from CDC and the state general fund to support our program and many new (and old) activities:
    • We are planning a stroke public awareness campaign for Minnesota. Stay tuned about this.
    • We are conducting three transitions of care pilot projects, working on improving outcomes of patients after they are discharged from the hospital.
    • MDH is convening the Minnesota Stroke Council Executive Committee for the first time later this winter. This group will be serving to monitor and advise MDH on our stroke initiatives.
    • Join the Minnesota Stroke Coordinators Group, which meets quarterly to network and learn from one another. For information, contact Megan Hicks at megan.hicks@state.mn.us.
    • Save the Date: Minnesota Stroke Conference, June 6, 2016. Summer is just a heartbeat away!

Finally, please take note of MDH- hosted and co-sponsored stroke events listed in the attached 2016 calendar. Please also see the attached informational sheets to learn more about our major initiatives and our MDH team. For more information, please contact us at health.stroke@state.mn.us or call (651) 201-5413.

 Thanks, and have a great 2016!
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