By Karen Borschmann Building evidence-based treatments for rehabilitation is now recognised as a major global priority and this requires a coordinated effort at national and international levels. Approximately 60 leading stroke experts met at the first Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable (SRRR) in Philadelphia, USA, in May this year. The goal of SRRR is to work [...]
A new initiative in Melbourne is set to improve patients' recovery and reduce the amount of brain cell death after stroke by performing CT brain scans in ambulances in people's home driveways rather than in hospital, which will allow faster delivery of clot busting medication - tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Read on for more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mobile-ct-unit-to-cut-wait-for-lifesaving-aid/news-story/fa70e5d03d49824388d844de17f94349
Congratulations to the CRE PhD students and postdocs who presented at the inaugural Five minute research snapshot competition on 9 September 2016. The presentations were entertaining, thought-provoking and interesting. Judges Erin Godecke and Michael Pollack found it too close to call, so our statistical expert Nadine Andrew provided an unbiased methodological approach to decide the winner. [...]
A biomedical engineer, a physiotherapist, an exercise scientist, a neuroscientist yogi, and a biochemical engineer work into the night in their lab. They are experimenting with novel ways to integrate body, mind, and machine. They have come from across the globe to form a master team and start a revolution. read more
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Bernhardt J, Borschmann K, Boyd L, Thomas Carmichael S, Corbett D, Cramer SC, Hoffmann T, Kwakkel G, Savitz SI, Saposnik G, Walker M, Ward N. Int J Stroke. June 2016 11(4):454-458 doi: 10.1177/1747493016643851 Click here to view the article
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