It was a great honour for our stroke team to welcome Barbs and Becky, our good colleagues from Ohio, USA.๐บ๐ธ It was our pleasure to walk you through the ward and talk about our services, practises and achievements in the Stroke Unit.๐ง โค๏ธ
#Teamwork#Collaboration
The Tree of Success is up๐ A Pathway themed Christmas tree decorated with pictures of staff from the Stroke Unit creating wonderful memories, pursuing career growth and striving for excellence in healthcare.๐๐ค
Congrats @NursingOlol@team_stroke for a fabulous awareness stand for #WorldStrokeDay2024 A subject very close to my heart, I absolutely loved the brain cap with all the information about each area of the brain and what functions are affected following a stroke @AdrianCleary101
The Stroke Team were on the road again this morning & this time they hit the beach for the Laytown ParkRun ๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ป
Well done to all who took part. Know the signs of stroke #thinkFAST
Week 2 of attending @parkrunIE with our message to Act F.A.S.T ahead of #WorldStrokeDay where the theme is the power of exercise in stroke prevention and recovery. Thanks for the warm welcome Oldbridge Parkrun and allowing us to say a few words about our message
HSCP lead for ESD for Stroke @kirrabrean outlining the growing network of ESD teams in Ireland. As part of the Drogheda ESD team we are delighted and privileged to be part of this network @WeHSCPs@ConnFion@team_stroke
Team bonding while spreading an important message-Act F.A.S.T when stroke strikes! Exercise is important to reduce stroke risk and aid recovery, parkrun encourages being active at any pace and also socialising and volunteering- the ideal partnership for our message
Ahead of #WorldStrokeDay where the theme is the power of exercise in stroke prevention and recovery the team from OLOL and LCH attended the 1st of 3 parkruns in the catchment area of the hospital group raising awareness of the signs of stroke and the importance of acting F.A.S.T
With today being World Mental Health Day we would like to acknowledge the huge impact stroke can have on an individuals mental health. Recognising and dealing with mental health concerns is a vital component of post stroke care. #worldmentalhealthday
The worldwide impact of stroke is devastating, especially for those with significant travel times to hospital. A powerful slide to end a wonderful presentation on pre-hospital prediction tool for stroke type using machine learning techniques ๐๐ป #IGS2024
Well done to stroke registrar Zul for his very informative presentation at OLOLH Grand Rounds today. Zul discussed the management of stroke in pregnancy, sparking some great discussion around the topic #grandrounds#knowledgesharing