Core Stroke Skills in a Resource-Poor Setting

Chairs/Moderators: Dr Lucy Sykes (Stroke Physician, WGSP) and Dr Albert Akpalu (Neurologist, KBTH)

Topics & Speakers:

• Overview of stroke care in West Africa: Dr Bertha Ekeh (Neurologist, EFSTH)
• Case presentation: Dr Sidat Joof (Medical Resident, EFSTH)
• Core skills presentations with a focus on key elements of assessment, how training has been disseminated, and how have outcomes for stroke patients improved as a result
  • Swallow: Katherine Watson-Short (Speech and Language Therapist, WGSP), Isha Touray (Nurse, EFSTH), Josephine Anowa Attoh (Nurse, KBTH)
  • Positioning: Louise Johnson (Physiotherapist, WGSP), Ya Penda Suwareh (Physiotherapist, EFSTH), Cynthia Cudjoe (Physiotherapist, KBTH)
  • Continence: Claire Fullbrook-Scanlon (Nurse, WGSP), Fatoumatta Jaileh (Nurse, EFSTH), Agie Darboe (Nurse EFSTH), Monica Appiah (Nurse, KBTH)

Date & Time: 5th of July 2023, 3pm CET (1pm Gambian time)