30 years of stroke care: What survivors and caregivers need to know now

About this episode

This episode discusses the advancements in stroke care over the past 30 years and what survivors and caregivers need to know about recovery and treatment options.

Episode 42: 30 years of stroke care: What survivors and caregivers need to know now | Stronger After Stroke Stroke care has been transformed over the past three decades, and those advances mean something real for survivors and caregivers navigating recovery right now. In this episode, host Rosa Hart, BSN, R.N., SCRN, sits down with three Norton Neuroscience Institute staff to break down what the 2024 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association updated stroke guidelines mean for you. In this episode: · What stroke program certification means for patients · The truth about thrombectomy and why calling 911 as soon as possible changes everything · What neuroplasticity means for recovery, even years after stroke · Therapies backed by strong evidence that many survivors never hear about · Why caregivers are now formally part of the standard of care · What to do when you live far from a major stroke center Meet the guests: Jessica Sumner, MSN, R.N., CNS, CEN, director of clinical effectiveness and stroke care for Norton Healthcare, leads stroke program certification and statewide quality improvement efforts across Kentucky and Indiana. Jeanette Lanoire, P.T., DPT, NCS, is a…

People in this episode

Host: Rosa Hart

Guests: Jessica Sumner, Jeanette Lanoire, Dimitri Laurent

Topics covered

• stroke care
• recovery
• neuroplasticity
• stroke guidelines
• caregiver support
• thrombectomy

Keywords

• stroke care
• recovery
• neuroplasticity
• thrombectomy
• caregivers
• stroke guidelines
• Norton Healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Norton Neuroscience Institute, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, Norton Healthcare

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