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Effective Communication With Your Hospital Executives

One of the biggest challenges faced by stroke coordinators and other program leaders is how to communicate clearly and effectively with senior hospital leadership. Attributes that make a great stroke leader such as attention to detail, ability to multitask and rapidly shift between clinical and administrative roles and responsibilities don’t always translate well when trying […]

Announcing Stroke Challenges!

We are incredibly excited to launch Stroke Challenges! As stroke caregivers and program administrators ourselves, we recognize the incredible work by leaders in stroke programs across the nation. We also recognize the lack of resources for programs to be successful. With this in mind, Stroke Challenges was born! We are working to create a place […]

How to Stay Current with Regulatory Changes that Affect Your Stroke Program

Staying current with regulatory and stroke certification changes can be daunting for stroke coordinators and other stroke program leaders. Often changes are communicated to others in the organization such as those in the finance or regulatory departments. Without knowing the full impact of changes – or even discerning those related to the stroke program through […]

How to Stay Current with the Rapidly Changing Science of Stroke

Keeping up with the rapidly changing science of stroke care is difficult.  Studies published in the last 3 years have dramatically changed the standard of care of patients with ischemic stroke alone, not to mention the studies published in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) management.  Staying current with the changing science of stroke […]