Philips partners with WSO to improve access to high-quality stroke care globally

Anytime I see 'care' in any stroke press release I know the stroke medical world is not willing to disclose actual results because they are so fucking bad, it wouldn't look good, so misdirection is used. Don't fall for that misdirection!

Big fucking whoopee.

 

 But you tell us NOTHING ABOUT RESULTS. They remind us they 'care' about us multiple times but never tell us how many 100% recovered.  You have to ask yourself why they are hiding their incompetency by not disclosing recovery results.  ARE THEY THAT FUCKING BAD?

Three measurements will tell me if the stroke medical world is possibly not completely incompetent; DO YOU MEASURE ANYTHING?  I would start cleaning the hospitals by firing the board of directors, you can't let incompetency continue for years at a time.

There is no quality here if you don't measure the right things.

1. tPA full recovery? Better than 12%?
2. 30 day deaths? Better than competitors?

3. rehab full recovery? Better than 10%?

 

You'll want to know results so call that hospital president(whomever that is) RESULTS are; tPA efficacy, 30 day deaths, 100% recovery. Because there is no point in going to that hospital if they are not willing to publish results.

In my opinion this partnership allows stroke hospitals to continue with their tyranny of low expectations and justify their complete failure to get survivors 100% recovered. Prove me wrong, I dare you in my stroke addled mind. If your stroke hospital goal is not 100% recovery you don't have a functioning stroke hospital.

All you ever get from hospitals are that they are following guidelines; these are way too static to be of any use. With thousands of pieces of stroke research yearly it would take a Ph.D. level research analyst to keep up, create protocols, and train the doctors and therapists in their use. 

If your stroke hospital doesn't have that, you don't have a well functioning stroke hospital, you have a dinosaur. 

Read up on the guidelines yourself.

“What's measured, improves.” So said management legend and author Peter F. Drucker 

The latest invalid chest thumping here:

 

Philips partners with WSO to improve access to high-quality stroke care globally

Royal Philips and the World Stroke Organization (WSO) have announced the signing of a two-year partnership aimed at improving access to high-quality stroke care.

Building on their shared commitment to delivering improvements in stroke prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and support, Philips and the WSO will leverage their respective strengths to elevate the public understanding of stroke as a global health issue—starting with joint initiatives on World Stroke Day 2023 (29 October) to build greater public awareness and, ultimately, improve stroke patient outcomes.

“We strongly believe that the advocacy, awareness and implementation of stroke care required is not possible by the World Stroke Organization alone, so partnering with industry is one of our strategies for raising stroke awareness,” said WSO president-elect Jeyaraj Pandian (Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India). “World Stroke Day is one example of how partnering with industry has already helped us create awareness.”

As per a Philips press release, the company will also work with the WSO to support the implementation of innovative treatment methods with the potential to transform the stroke care pathway, where reducing the time between symptom onset and effective treatment is “critical” to improving patient outcomes.

“WSO is committed to accelerating the global implementation of evidence-based treatment and care for stroke patients globally,” said WSO president Sheila Martins (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil), announcing the partnership. “We know what works and we know that it takes every part of the healthcare system, working together to bring quality care to every patient.”

“Both innovation and public awareness are essential to improve time to treatment and access to care for patients suffering a stroke,” added Atul Gupta, chief medical officer of image-guided therapy at Philips. “Working closely with WSO, we can further shape the future of neurovascular interventions, and help provide ground-breaking and effective high-quality care to patients so they can resume normal life after a stroke.”

To improve access to high-quality care that reduces the burden stroke places on individuals, and the financial and social impact it has on society, Philips and the WSO plan to collaborate across a range of stroke-related areas. These include driving advocacy and policy based on the latest clinical research and treatment guidelines to inform government departments and healthcare providers about the latest developments in stroke treatment, and supporting community engagement.