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Know your numbers is an annual blood pressure awareness campaign which aims to deliver a prevention message about blood pressure. It highlights the importance of having regular blood pressure checks and helps people to understand the link between blood pressure and stroke.
Know your numbers is run by the community, for the community. You can help us to reduce the pressure in your community be getting involved. Everyone should know their blood pressure numbers, do you know yours?
Find out more
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The National Stroke Foundation has released a Stroke Support Strategy which has been developed to inform the way it may work to better meet the needs of stroke survivors and carers.
Click here to view or download a copy of the Stroke Support Strategy.
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Live web-cast - Tuesday 10 June, 2008
The Rural Health Education Foundation invites you to join a live interactive web-cast on the treatment and management of stroke at 8.00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Tuesday 10 June 2008. Leading health professionals will provide up-to-date information on effective stroke prevention, assessment, treatment and management. Register now |
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Almost 500 guests attended the second Thank God you're still here charity disco ball on Friday 18 April and helped to raise significant funds for the National Stroke Foundation. The evening was a great success and we thank everyone for their support. More information and photos |
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Do you have a story about how the FAST message helped your partner, friend, family or colleague get medical attention quickly for their stroke?
Did you recognise the signs of stroke in yourself or someone else after seeing a FAST advertisement and call 000 immediately?
We want to hear your FAST story about how a life was saved. Please keep your stories under 500 words and remember to include your contact details.
Email your story to
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Stroke units provide the best treatment for acute stroke. Stroke patients have a better chance of surviving and being independent if they receive care in a hospital stroke unit where treatment is provided by a specialised multidisciplinary team. A list of Australian public hospitals with stroke care units is based hospitals self reporting to the National Stroke Foundation.
View a list of Australian Public Hospitals with stroke units (pdf) For more information about treatment, click here. |
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The National Stroke Foundation has awarded four research grants to further research into rehabilitation or quality of life after stroke as the first step in its research program. Congratulations to: - Dr Annie McCluskey, The University of Sydney, NSW (Veolia Environmental Services Award)
Translating evidence into practice: Helping people with stroke to get out of the house.
- Dr Toby Cumming, National Stroke Research Institute, VIC
The effect of very early mobilisation after stroke on cognitive impairment, depression and quality of life.
- Dr Jonathan Sturm, Gosford Hospital, NSW
A simple intervention to prevent depression and improve quality of life after stroke.
- Stacey George, Repatriation General Hospital, SA
An evaluation of rehabilitation of vision following stroke.
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 The 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. |
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