If you are a #healthcare professional in #Australia, 'Ask the Question' and provide culturally safe care for your Indigenous patients. It is quick, easy and essential. Learn more: austrokealliance.org.au/ask-the-questi… #AskTheQuestion

The Kidney Failure Risk Equation predicts kidney failure in an Australian cohort - Delighted to see our work in print Phil Clayton ANZDATA Registry and the wonderful Matt Jose

A fantastic opportunity for any Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait or Māori clinician-researchers (including students!!). Please share with anyone who might be interested 🧠🏆

Happy International Nurses Day! 🥳🥇One of my absolute favourite parts of my job as a stroke neurologist is working together with my superstar stroke nurse colleagues. I have learned and will continue to learn so much about best patient care from you 💫

The neurologist takes call

Just a reminder, for individuals who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or Māori, the SSA are sponsoring an Indigenous Bursary Award. Applications close Friday June 16. See stroke2023.org/awards for details and application form.

1/ This study using whole-population multi-jurisdictional person-linked data from hospital & death datasets in Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory found the Aboriginal population had a higher #stroke incidence & at younger age than non-Aboriginal populations.

Please join us at the combined SSA/Smart Strokes meeting - 'Championing Care' in Melbourne August 22-25 - just one month to go. Great to come together as an entire Australia and New Zealand stroke Community for the first time post-COVID!

Great to be in Sydney catching up with old friends and presenting our recent data on lightweight imaging tech for Australian Stroke Alliance with the ASA multidisciplinary team. Check out the full paper in the link below. Professor Geoffrey Donnan AO Anna Balabanski amanda place

If you are in Melbourne for the @SSA_Stroke conference, don't forget to register (stroke2023.org/registration) for the ESCS pre-conference workshop (Tuesday 22/8) 'Championing the under-represented in stroke care and research'. We have a terrific line-up of speakers confirmed:

What can we do for change? Women in Neurology learning about the situation for women in Afghanistan #WiN Associate Professor Mastura Monif Anna Balabanski Mahima K AnnekeVdWalt

For updates and original research in ICH, acute ischaemic stroke, improving stroke systems of care and stroke recovery don't forget to register for the combined SSA/Smart Strokes ASM and pre-conference workshops. stroke2023.org

The Melb Mobile Stroke Unit has begun a telemedicine trial. The neurologist is randomized to on-board or telemed. Hannah Johns describes the trial protocol & DOOR outcome measures to ensure safety & time outcome measures. #stroke2023 Anna Balabanski Vignan Yogendrakumar

A privilege to present some of our preliminary work on dementia affecting First Nations peoples living remotely at #whrn2023 Amy Brodtmann A/Prof Kylie Radford A/Prof Adrienne Withall Anna Balabanski

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This seems so simple. Why can’t we do it? We should vote YES.

I voted YES ❤️💛🖤

Refocusing on the social, political and economic drivers and Indigenous perspectives on dementia rates International Indigenous Dementia Research Network Dr Antonia Clarke A/Prof Adrienne Withall Amy Brodtmann Anna Balabanski

Please nominate our sung and unsung Australian stroke heroes for the 2024 Stroke Foundation Stroke awards - especially the Stroke Champion and new First Nations stroke excellence awards… see : strokefoundation.tfaforms.net/104