Stroke Telemedicine Service

Providing acute stroke diagnosis and treatment advice to 19 participating hospitals in Victoria & Tasmania. VST is part of Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

"Telemedicine is now second nature, rather than a second thought" says VST's @StrokeAus
Like the rest of @AmbulanceVic, VST's workload throughout this year continued to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more in our 2021 Year in Review - https://t.co/4Tg9bEHaoG

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

@Teddyyhwu Absolutely @Teddyyhwu Thank you for calling out this abhorrent behaviour. So sorry you experienced this.

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

Read about the continuing demand for our service through the COVID pandemic, plus other news and information in our latest newsletter: Demand for the VST service continues - https://t.co/uYZktUWuXN

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

It's National Stroke Week🧠#strokeweek2021

Our stroke telemedicine service is available in 17 hospitals throughout Victoria and 2 hospitals in northern Tasmania, every day and every week of the year!

We are proudly part of @AmbulanceVic #BetterTogether

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

It's National Stroke Week 🧠⁠
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Did you know one in four people around the world will have a stroke in their lifetime? 👤🙍‍♂‍👤👤⁠ ⁠
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We've partnered with the @strokefdn to raise awareness of the F.A.S.T. signs of stroke and calling triple zero early. #strokeweek2021

[Stroke Foundation @strokefdn]

#StrokeWeek2021 is 2 - 8 Aug. We need your help to share the F.A.S.T message widely. Follow # #strokeweek2021 and #UnitedByStroke for content! If more people understand the signs of stroke, there's a greater chance of getting emergency medical treatment quickly. Pls RT

[Prof Chris Bladin @StrokeAus]

What’s going on? An explosive record month for @VSTprogram with 419 calls, way more than pre-Covid (~250). Why?? All theories welcomed! Superb work from @AmbulanceVic stroke specialists and many others to support stroke care in regional hospitals. @strokefdn

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

@Teddyyhwu @TheCouncilofAm1 Thank you Teddy for your great work being part of the @VSTprogram @AmbulanceVic

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

The evaluation of the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine program has been listed as one of the top articles published by @theMJA in 2020. @VSTprogram "demonstrated significant improvements in stroke care". Fantastic work by @StrokeAus @DominiqueCad & colleagues #fightstroke

[MJA @theMJA]

A New Year, top research articles, & call to deliver “net zero” Australian health care system by 2040 … @MJA_Editor writes #openaccess … "MJA will continue to work to cement its status as a highly influential top‐tier journal" https://t.co/EyxNbr7Rg3 #medtwitter

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

❤️💙

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

To all Victorians, we want to thank you. Even as lockdown and this wave isn’t over just yet.

Because it's in the depths of our toughest moments that Victorians show up for each other. And it's exactly that spirit that’ll fuel us through this.

❤️💙https://t.co/dPscp1KGf6

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

We're so happy we could help diagnose and treat Julie's stroke early so she could make a speedy recovery. Remember, time is brain! #fightstroke @AmbulanceVic @AlfredHealth https://t.co/gQPPTnwipN via @BgoAddy

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

@tcosoleto @AmbulanceVic @BgoAddy We’re so glad we could help Julie!

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

Director Stroke Services @AmbulanceVic Prof Chris Bladin @strokeaus spoke to Denis Walter @3AW693 for National Stroke Week. Chris spoke about recognising stroke, and the increase in demand for our service during COVID-19. A great listen! #strokeweek2020 https://t.co/Z7hZWvHjlk

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

Stroke survivor Julie and our very own Prof. Chris Bladin ⁦@StrokeAus⁩ talk about how ⁦@VSTprogram⁩ is providing life-saving care. Julie suffered a large stroke last Tuesday but thanks to VST, is now home. Worth a listen! 👏🚑 https://t.co/ON3zYh61Oj

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

No puns or flowery language today- just this message, crystal clear:

We are here. We are ready. We are safe.

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

@VictorianCHO Thank you for the outstanding work you are doing for all Victorians.

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

Our world-class stroke telemedicine service delivers great outcomes for patients and contributes to the knowledge and skills of clinicians working in rural areas. #fightstroke #TimeIsBrain @AmbulanceVic @StrokeAus

[Rohit Sharma @piandro3142]

Did my first 'solo' thrombolysis for #stroke as a seconded rural Med Reg this weekend, with a great 🧠 outcome! Thanks @VSTprogram stroke physicians for providing invaluable and friendly 24/7 support for all rural Med Regs. #TimeIsBrain #fightstroke

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

@piandro3142 So pleased to hear this Rohit. We're glad our service was able to assist with treatment advice for your patient and resulted in a great outcome. Thank you for your feedback, it's much appreciated!😀 @StrokeAus #fightstroke #TimeIsBrain

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

Dr Angela Dos Santos just spoke to @LaTrioli about how our @VSTprogram is ensuring all Victorians get the best stroke care, no matter where they live. A great Friday listen 👇
https://t.co/972CHhVKwY

[Stroke Telemedicine Service @VSTprogram]

Tune in to @abcmelbourne at 9.30am AEST to hear VST's Dr Angela Dos Santos, Australia's first Indigenous neurologist talk with @LaTrioli about #BLM, our world class stroke telemedicine service @AmbulanceVic and more!

[Ambulance Victoria @AmbulanceVic]

We’re incredibly proud of Dr Angela Dos Santos, Australia's first Indigenous neurologist and a dedicated member of our ⁦@VSTprogram⁩ team. Angela will be speaking with ⁦@LaTrioli⁩ at 9:30 am this morning. Tune in! https://t.co/fNevHACFMC

[Prof Chris Bladin @StrokeAus]

Wonderful article by Bruce Campbell @TheRMH highlighting @VSTprogram and feasibility of multimodal CT stroke imaging even in small hospitals. More specific diagnosis, targeted transfers, reduce costs.
Optimal Imaging at the Primary Stroke Center | Stroke https://t.co/1KQCYGoakq