2008 Stroke Forum and Nursing Symposium

Key presentations

These presentations took place at a Stroke Foundation 'Friday Forum' held in Wellington in October 2008.

The movie of Dr Clay Johnston's presentation is provided in Windows Media Video (.wmv) format. It has been zipped to reduce size, but the file is still large (over 100 megabytes) and may take some time to download, especially on slower connections.

If you are unable to play the movie you can download Windows Media Player for either Windows or MacIntosh.

The other speakers' presentations recorded here are in the form of pdf versions of their original Power Point slides.

Transient Ischaemic Attack: An opportunity squandered? Dr Clay Johnston International Stroke expert Dr Clay Johnston looks at how TIAs offer patients an opportunity for treatment. He argues that TIAs justify acute intervention and provide an opportunity to prevent further injury. Download movie TIA slides pdf Advancing stroke care slides pdf
A vision for Stroke nursing Dr Lin Perry Dr Perry looks at organised Stroke Units as the single most effective treatment of stroke in the world today. Vision for stroke nursing slides pdf Dysphagia slides pdf Acute stroke nursing slides pdf
Stroke: New Zealand in a global context Emeritus Prof Ruth Bonita Professor Bonita looks at prospects for stroke prevention and priorities for action worldwide. Stroke slides pdf
Māori and Stroke Dr Matire Harwood Dr Harwood profiles ethnic disparities in rates of stroke and medical outcomes. She also looks at what can be done to improve this situation. Māori and Stroke slides pdf