No Postcode Untouched:Stroke in rural and regional Australia

Sharon McGowanChief Executive Officer

Stroke Foundation

WHAT IS A STROKE?

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There will be

56,000strokes this year

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That’s one

EVERY 9 minutes

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475,000Australians

living with

strokeDeloitte Access Economics

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84% - concentration, cognition, memory, fatigue, emotion

39% - home help

17% - personal care

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Living with Stroke

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A complex pathway

Delivery of time critical brain therapies

STROKE FOUNDATION ACUTE AUDIT 2017

Access to clot retrieval surgery

3 x 24/7

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2 x 24/7

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0 x 24/75

5 x 24/7

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0 x 24/7

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1 x 24/7

31 x 24/7

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STROKE FOUNDATION ACUTE AUDIT 2017

STROKE FOUNDATION ACUTE AUDIT 2017

Stroke Unit Care and use of Clinical Guidelines

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WHAT CAN WE DO

ABOUT IT?

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“I never knew a

simple health check

could have

prevented my stroke”

- Mick stroke survivor

90%of strokes are linked to10 key risk factors.

1. High Blood Pressure

2. Physical inactivity

3. Smoking

4. Poor Diet

5. High Cholesterol

6. Obesity

7. Alcohol

8. Atrial Fibrillation

9. Diabetes

10. Income and

Education

Stroke Prevention

RISKOMETER

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Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check Campaign

63,211 checks - 1 month, Australia wide

31% at high risk of stroke

High risk participants who completed a follow-up survey:

• 71% visited/planned to GP

• 45% eating more fruit & veg

• 42% increased their exercise

• 25% had lost weight

“Time is Brain”

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Telehealth can bridge the regional divide

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NO POSTCODE

“UNTREATED”

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Our Goal

NATIONAL F.A.S.T CAMPAIGN

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BETTER ACCESS

TO STROKE UNIT

CARE

Think FAST, Act FAST

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