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National Stroke Audit Clinical Report Acute Services

National Stroke Audit Clinical Report Acute ServicesThe Clinical Report was undertaken in 2007. The objectives of the audit program were to describe the services and resources available in hospitals and to determine whether provision of clinical stroke care was consistent with evidence based recommendations.

Download the new National Stroke Audit Clinical Report Acute Services  PDF adobe (.pdf 2.25MB)
Download the media release - Only 3% of stroke patients get life saving drug (.pdf 39.74KB)
 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 November 2007 )
 

Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management

Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke ManagementNew guidelines on the treatment of stroke have been released by the National Stroke Foundation.The guidelines provide a series of evidence-based recommendations to promote improved treatment for stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA).
Download the new Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management(.pdf - 991.31KB)
Download the new Clinical Guidelines for Acute Stroke Management Supplement (.pdf - 475KB)
View the media release  (.pdf - 40.3KB ) 

If you are having problems opening or viewing the guidelines, you can download your free Adobe Reader

Last Updated ( Monday, 10 December 2007 )
 

National Stroke Audit Organisational Report

Audit CoverThe 2007 National Stroke Audit Organisational Survey examines stroke services across Australia and identifies where they may be inadequate to support the delivery of evidence based stroke care. The 254 hospitals surveyed provide an overview of access to stroke units, imaging facilities and routine services that are essential to enable evidence based care for stroke patients.

The survey shows there has been improvement in resources available for stroke care but that there are still many areas of real need. National Stroke Audit - Organisational Report  Abrobat Reader(.pdf - 934KB)

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 October 2007 )
 

Trust Foundation Bellarine Golf Classic

Image Thanks to those who supported our second Counterstroke Gold Classic on the Bellarine Peninsula from 19 - 21 September, 2007.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 23 October 2007 )
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New Quit campaign highlights the risk of smoking

ImageThe latest Quit campaign, launched on 31 May 2007 in Victoria, aims to educate smokers on how smoking can lead to stroke.
 
The 'Carotid' advertisement graphically explains how smoking can lead to a stroke, and aims to motivate and remind smokers to quit.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 September 2007 )
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