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Hanne Christensen, Arlene Wilkie & Francesca Romana Pezzella: Stroke Action Plan for Europe (Part 2)

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Published Online: Jun 29th 2021

In conjunction with the European Stroke Organisation (ESO), we had the pleasure of meeting with Prof. Hanne Christensen (Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe), Arlene Wilkie (Co-Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe), and Dr Francesca Romana Pezzella (Co-Chair, Stroke Action Plan for Europe) to discuss the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E), a pan-European project, setting the implementation of evidence-based preventive actions and stroke services until 2030, outlined by the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) in cooperation with the Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE).

The discussion highlights the goals of the action plan, and a discussion of its planned targets to reduce the burden of stroke through improvement of care. Part 1 of the discussion can be found here.

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  1. What are the targets of SAP-E for 2030? (0:48)
  2. How will individual organisations be supported to achieve these targets? (2:10)
  3. What have been the achievements of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe to date? (7:44)

Disclosures: Prof. Hanne Christensen, Arlene Wilkie, and Dr Francesca Romana Pezzella have nothing to disclose in relation to this video.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media. Interview conducted by Katey Gabrysch.

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