Deans' stroke musings: The Stroke Action Plan for Europe launched at 2nd EU Stroke Summit

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.

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

The Stroke Action Plan for Europe launched at 2nd EU Stroke Summit

What a fucking pile of lazy shit. NOTHING to address these many problems in stroke.
And these are our stroke 'leaders'?

1. Only 10% of patients get to full recovery.
2. tPA only fully works to reverse the stroke 12% of the time. Known since 1996.
3. No protocols to prevent your 33% dementia chance post-stroke from an Australian study.
4. Nothing to alleviate your fatigue.
5. Nothing that will cure your spasticity.
6. Nothing on cognitive training unless you find this yourself.
7. No published stroke protocols.
8. No way to compare your stroke hospital results vs. other stroke hospitals.

http://www.safestroke.eu/2018/05/23/the-stroke-action-plan-for-europe-launched-at-2nd-eu-stroke-summit/

The Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018-2030 was launched today in the EU Parliament within the 2nd Stroke Summit.

Last year, in May 2017, SAFE launched the Burden of Stroke Report which unveiled shocking disparities between and within European countries along the entire stroke care pathway. In order to take action, SAFE and the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) decided to formalise their partnership which has led, after extensive consultation and tireless work, to the creation of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018-2030.

This document sets important targets covering seven key pillars, from primary prevention to life after stroke. The report was launched today at the 2nd Stroke Summit in the European Parliament in front of around 70 key stakeholders including patients, healthcare professionals and policy-makers. The event was co-hosted by MEP Elena Gentile (S&D, IT), who showed her support to stroke survivors and stroke-related issues across Europe.

All the speakers welcomed the Stroke Action Plan and saluted the effort made by SAFE and ESO in making the Stroke Action Plan for Europe possible. It provides a clear road map and outlines recommendations and targets for 2030 so that all relevant stakeholders take action to improve the stroke care pathway and reverse the current trends.

Currently, an increase of 34% in the absolute number of strokes is expected by 2035 in Europe, along with a 45% increase in the number of stroke deaths, and a 25% increase in the number of survivors living with the long-lasting effects of stroke. Action needs to be taken to prevent stroke more efficiently, provide timely and adequate treatment and rehabilitation to those who need it, and last but not the least, to improve the lives of stroke survivors and their families across Europe by providing the right level of support in their Life After Stroke.

Please see the Agenda of the 2nd Stroke Summit here.

The speakers at the 2nd Stroke Summit

Elena GENTILE, Member of the European Parliament (S&D, IT)

Jon BARRICK , President, Stroke Alliance for Europe

Bart VAN DER WORP, President, European Stroke Organisation

Tairi TAHT – Counsellor for Health Affairs, Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU

Grethe LUNDE – Treasurer, Stroke Alliance for Europe

Tamsin ROSE – Facilitator and Trainer

Silvia VILLANUEVA – Project Officer of Scientific Research, Unit E4 – Non-communicable diseases and the challenge of healthy ageing, DG for Research and Innovation (DG RTD)

Zinta PODNIECE – Deputy Head of Unit, Unit B3 – Health and Safety, DG for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion (DG EMPL)

You can see all speakers’ biographies on this link.

You can download the Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018-2030 Recommendations by clicking on this image below.

click here for plan.