Monday, October 27, 2014

Facing up to the Australian Stroke Challenge 2014 - 2050

At least Australia has some sort of plan. I may disagree with parts of it but someone could make factual arguments to get it changed.  The person to talk to to get it changed; National Stroke Foundation Director of Policy and Advocacy Rebecca Smith
on 03 9670 1000 or email rsmith@strokefoundation.com.au.  We in the US have absolutely nothing that is visible or publically correctable. I blame the stroke associations for that failure.
http://t.co/ZAGcPEuN6a
Summary of proposals:
1. Empower Australians to identify and manage their
health risk.
Implement integrated health checks (heart, stroke, diabetes and
chronic kidney disease) in primary care.
2. Increasing the number of Australians eligible to receive
time-critical stroke treatment.
Funding for the FAST stroke signs awareness campaign to build
on the success of the 2014 campaign.
3. Delivering world-best standard stroke care to all
Australians.
Invest in a new national online resource to support stroke
clinicians to improve their adherence to Australian Government
approved best-practice guidelines for stroke.
The best stroke care does not exist!!!
Only 10% get to full recovery.
tPA has a 88% failure rate of reversing the stroke

No protocols to prevent your 33% chance of getting dementia post-stroke

No one knows how to cure spasticity.
No one knows how to cure fatigue 

4. Providing care and support that stroke survivors need
to adjust to life after stroke.
Fund the national rollout of the StrokeConnect follow up
program to ensure no stroke survivor is left to recover from
stroke alone. The funding will deliver one-on-one needs
assessment and service navigation support for survivors as
well as ensuring wide availability of information and education
resources to help ongoing recovery efforts.
5. Research to develop the best ways to aid rehabilitation
efforts and ensure adequate emotional and psychological
support.
Providing funding to establish an Australian Stroke Research
Network and a dedicated stroke research fund with remit to
focus on agreed stroke priorities.

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