OPTIMISE study

Optimising Psychological Care Pathways after Transient Ischaemic Attack & Minor Stroke. Chief Investigator @DrEiriniKontou Funded by @NIHRresearch (NIHR302179)

[Eirini Kontou 💙 @DrEiriniKontou]

📣 New Research Study funded by @TheStrokeAssoc now recruiting participants.

Had a TIA or minor stroke? 🧠

Help us design an online group programme for 📚 Education and
💬 Psychological support

Interested to get involved ⬇️

📱 Scan QR code
📧 Email [email protected]

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

🏁 Final countdown with less than ONE week to go until our survey closes next Friday!

If you’re a healthcare professional working with people after minor stroke and TIA, don’t miss your chance to have your say here ⬇️ 🔗⏳15mins

https://t.co/kvZvYiHqMY

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

🎉 Exciting News!

Thrilled to share that two abstracts accepted as poster presentations at the upcoming @UKStrokeForum

Look forward to connecting with clinicians, researchers, people with lived experience to share our work. 🤗

🗓️ See you at #UKSF25 #StrokeResearch #StrokeCare

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

Also thrilled that a member of our PPIE group will be joining us at @UKStrokeForum to help raise awareness, share the public voice in our work & connect with people affected by #TIA #Stroke @TheStrokeAssoc

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

🎉 Exciting News!

Thrilled to share that two abstracts accepted as poster presentations at the upcoming @UKStrokeForum

Look forward to connecting with clinicians, researchers, people with lived experience to share our work. 🤗

🗓️ See you at #UKSF25 #StrokeResearch #StrokeCare

[Eirini Kontou 💙 @DrEiriniKontou]

📣 Study for UK-based clinicians supporting people after TIA and minor stroke for an anonymous e-survey

⏳ Takes 10-15 minutes
🔗 Click to take part:
https://t.co/33jJlUUstV

@ukstrokenursing @ACPIN_UK @theRCOT @BMA_GP

[Sandra Wydera @SWydera]

Are you a UK-based clinician working with people who've had a TIA or minor stroke in the past year?

Help us improve psychological care by taking part in the @OPTIMISE_study online survey. It only takes a few minutes!

https://t.co/pRi2pN4IFB

@DrEiriniKontou @ARC_EM @InstituteMH

[Eirini Kontou 💙 @DrEiriniKontou]

📣Research Study 📣
Our trainee clinical psychologist still looking for professionals working with people who have experience a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
Please get in touch with @SamBResearch 📧⬇️
🙏RT to colleagues & networks

[Samantha Barton @SamBResearch]

Have you been diagnosed with a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) and noticed mood problems after your diagnosis?

Do you want to discuss priorities for mood support after a TIA diagnosis?

Check out the details on the poster and reach out!💬

#TIA #TIACare #Research #MentalHealth

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

Find a copy of our OPTIMISE newsletter on our website and sign up here ⬇️📬

https://t.co/xr6wsPajdb

[Therapeutic Intervention Service @NottsTIService]

A busy, rewarding morning making a bug hotel using foraged materials at our Dementia Hub gardening group at Ashfield Health & Wellbeing Centre 🌱#teamwork @NottsHealthcare @TessJMcGrath @JennyBailey__ @NottinghamCVS @AHPsNottsHC

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

Patient & Public Involvement Meeting today 🤗 🧠 energising way to start the week thinking about ‘psychological support’ for TIA/minor stroke.
Grateful to our members and the team for organising @SWydera @naoclif & our @InstituteMH PPI lead Kate Horton
@ARC_EM @NIHRresearch

[Chloe Webb @CWebbPsychology]

We are looking for people who have experienced a Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) in the last 3 months to complete a short online survey about your experiences! Please click this link https://t.co/IPilOYFCip to take part! @HeadwayUK @TheBrainCharity @diffstrokes @DrEiriniKontou

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

Thank you to @DrBrianMay for talking about his minor stroke. We're pleased to hear that it was treated as a medical emergency.

The quicker you receive treatment, the better. Remember to #ActFAST if you have any of these symptoms. 👇

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

What separates a TIA from a stroke?

Time. ⌛

If the symptoms last a short time and the blockage in your brain is temporary, you had a TIA (or mini-stroke), if the blockage is not temporary and the symptoms last a lot longer, you had a stroke.

Read more: https://t.co/mj4rhyZ3Il

[Stroke Association @TheStrokeAssoc]

Stroke can sometimes feel like a lonely, isolating experience, that no one other than yourself understands. It can help to know that you’re not alone.

Visit the following link to find stroke survivors and their families in your local area, or online: https://t.co/MebrN7iu5j

[OPTIMISE study @OPTIMISE_study]

Our Study 1 is an Umbrella Review of Psychological Interventions for Mood and Cognition after Stroke and TIA
Full protocol now published @F1000Research ➡️ https://t.co/jnCpPRBNvU
@AvrilDrummond1 @DrTerryQuinn @FarhadShokrane @Jo_LeonardiBee @naoclif @SWydera @DrEiriniKontou

[International Journal of Stroke @IntJStroke]

🩸🧠 What is the global, regional, and national burden of stroke?

📊 The global prevalence of stroke in 2019 was 1240 per 100,000

📉 Global rates have decreased over 30 years, but trends across countries varied significantly

https://t.co/xjYyniLiIo @CamStroke

[Stroke AHA/ASA @StrokeAHA_ASA]

#Stroke: There is reciprocal relationship between frailty, disability, & the effects of stroke. This is illustrated in this synopsis of 3 recent, impactful papers. Age is not the primary determination of poorer outcomes in adults with stroke. https://t.co/H5FxDz5CDo @DrTerryQuinn

[Headway UK - the brain injury association @HeadwayUK]

We've put together a glossary of terms, explaining some of the different words you might hear when reading information on, or talking about, brain injury - https://t.co/gpLpL4GjhV