Stroke care: into the future - fourth national stroke nursing conference

The Stroke Association holds the fourth annual National Stroke Nurses Conference on 1st - 2nd September for over 250 nurses and healthcare professionals working in the field of stroke. Stroke care: into the future, organised by The Stroke Association, will be held at Aston University in Birmingham. The conference promises to cover all the latest issues and developments in the field of stroke care including the GMS contract, developments in clinical guidelines and updates on The Stroke Association information and community services.

Speakers for the conference this year include Stephen Cross, a stroke nurse specialist from Hope Hospital, and Amanda Jones, a stroke nurse consultant from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, who will jointly address the conference on the National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke. Other speakers will include Dr Damian Jenkinson, Consultant Physician for stroke at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust, who will examine the Modernisation Agenda and Stroke Services. Jon Barrick, Chief Executive of The Stroke Association, will discuss priorities for stroke and The Stroke Association in the coming year.

Delegates will have the opportunity to attend workshops, which will provide an opportunity to discuss, exchange views and develop collective ideas on:

• Thrombolysis
• Continence 
• Nurse Prescribing
• Nurses Role in Secondary Care

Delegates have also been invited to enter a poster competition. Categories include Improving Quality of Care, Patient and Public Involvement and Practice or Service Development, and a prize of £100 worth of book tokens will be awarded to the winner, courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim.

Such is the demand for places at this year’s conference, The Stroke Association is already planning to expand the conference next year by increasing the amount of available delegate places to 500.

Coordinating the conference Glen Grimes, Public Affairs Officer for The Stroke Association says:

“Stroke care: into the future guarantees to be an interesting and informative conference for all nurses and healthcare professionals working in the field of stroke. We are delighted that this year’s conference has generated so much interest and aim to build upon this so that the fifth National Stroke Nursing Conference next year will be bigger and better than ever before.”

The Stroke Association would also like to thank Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sanofi-Synthelabo and Fresenius Kabi for sponsoring this year's conference.


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Notes to editor

· For more details please contact the Media Team at The Stroke Association on 020 7566 1515 or press@stroke.org.uk
· Please note we have an ISDN facility.
· We run a national Stroke Information telephone helpline 0845 3033 100
· Each year over 130,000 people in England and Wales have a stroke. Of all people who suffer from a stroke, about a third are likely to die within the first 10 days, about a third are likely to make a recovery within one month and about a third are likely to be left disabled and needing rehabilitation. A quarter of a million people are living with long-term disability as a result of stroke in the UK.
· The Stroke Association is the only national charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages. It funds research into prevention, treatment and better methods of rehabilitation and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its community services. These include dysphasia support, family support, information services, welfare grants, publications and leaflets. We also campaign, educate and inform to increase knowledge of stroke at all levels of society and we act as a voice for everyone affected by stroke.
· A stroke happens when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted. Most strokes occur when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the brain. Some strokes are caused by bleeding in or around the brain from a burst blood vessel. When the blood supply is disrupted, parts of the brain become damaged or destroyed. Some strokes are fatal whist others can cause permanent or temporary paralysis to one side of the body and loss of the ability to speak, read or write. Recovery may be slow and can vary from person to person.

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