National Stroke Care Meeting

National Stroke Care Meeting

Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,

We are pleased to invite you to the first meeting dedicated to the organisation of stroke care in Belgium.

The Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) was launched in 2018 with the aim of improving stroke prevention, treatment and care across Europe by 2030. Its mission is to provide a framework for national governments and healthcare systems to strengthen stroke care and ensure equitable access to quality care for all citizens. SAP-E defines clear objectives in the areas of primary prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and life after stroke. In addition, it encourages the collection of data via the Stroke Service Tracker in order to monitor progress and influence health policies at national and European level.

Belgium currently has neither a national stroke register nor a national stroke plan, which is the focus of this first meeting.

Further details and the preliminary programme are available in french or dutch .

We hope to see many of you there! We expect a maximum of 2 participants per hospital.
Please confirm your attendance by 1 June via info@belgianstrokecouncil.be

Yours sincerely,
Sylvie De Raedt, Laetitia Yperzeele, François Delvoye SAP-E National Coordinators, on behalf of the Belgian Stroke Council

Launch “Game of Stroke” by AZ Groeninge

GAME OF STROKE – by AZ Groeninge 

 

Every minute counts in a stroke, so it’s important that children can also act quickly That is why az groeninge, with the help of Belgian Stroke Council, is launching the Game of Stroke, a digital game for 6- to 10-year-olds Cat BEFAST takes them on an adventure and playfully teaches children to recognise symptoms of a stroke, such as a leg that no longer has any strength, strange talking, slanted mouth, … The cat also shows how children can help

Ready for play the game at azg.site/gameofstroke 

    Prevent, Treat and Support: a manifesto for stroke survivors

    The Stroke Alliance for Stroke ( SAFE) and the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) have published a manifesto outlining a number of keypoints to improve prevention, treatment and support for stroke patients across Europe. In the meantime, a letter has been sent to all Belgian members of the European Parliament and Belgian ministers of health, asking them to consider including these initiatives in their electoral programs. Read the manifesto here and the letter sent to our ministers here

    Joint Statement ESO and SAFE commemorate European Stroke Awareness Day 9 May 2023

    Europe is failing to provide adequate stroke care and support
    The scale of stroke care crisis is laid bare by new data release

    New data collected as part of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) Stroke Service Tracker reveals the
    gross inequity of access to care and support for stroke patients and stroke survivors across Europe.

    The SAP-E was launched in 2018 to provide a framework for European governments to improve stroke care
    and support for all European citizens. As part of this plan, data from 36 countries across Europe, covering
    12 key areas of improvement, has been collected in and is available via the SAP-E website.

    SAP-E Joint Statement for ESAD 2023

    Stroke Action Plan Europe – 11 May

    For the European Stroke Awareness Day (May the 11th), The European Stroke Organisation and the Stroke Alliance for Europe are asking Europe officials to sign the Declaration of the Stroke Action Plan Europe (SAP-E)

    Two members of the Belgian Stroke Council are involved in contacting the Belgian Authorities: Prof Sylvie de Raedt (Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) en Dr Matthieu Rutgers (Cliniques de l’Europe, Bruxelles).

    Sylvie.deraedt@uzbrussel.be

    M.Rutgers@cdle.be

    Belgian Stroke Council: info@belgianstrokecouncil.be

    Communiqué de presse

    Lettre aux ministres