CHANDIGARH: Department of Neurology , PGI is initiating a series of Annual symposia
on brain stroke - "Strike out stroke" , from September this year as PGI
celebrates its Golden Jubilee. The first symposium of the series is
scheduled to be held on Sunday.
The symposium is aimed to highlight the need of prompt and optimum use of resources and manpower in the management of stroke . Developing countries like ours , is still contributing to about 85 % of global deaths due to stroke . Each year 1.5 million people suffer from stroke in India . World wide about 5 million people die of stroke and another 5 million get disabled . Surprisingly , unlike its cardiac counterpart i.e heart attacks, brain strokes still lag behind in the provision of adequate and early management.
There have been drastic changes in the treatment modalities for stroke which have reduced the mortality and morbidity related to brain stroke in the developed countries . We, in India however , are still way behind not because of lack of the availability of the therapeutic agents , but because of lack of awareness in physicians as well as public of stroke related screening and treatment modalities.
Given the evidence of effectiveness of thrombolysis (Clot busting) for acute stroke and of stroke units, stroke should be treated as a medical emergency . Many patients are seen too late to benefit from early treatment, often because of a lack of knowledge or awareness of stroke symptoms or from the lack of emergency response to them ,both in public and in health personnel.
Prompt recognition of symptoms and early referral for thrombolysis to the nearest hospital with available infrastructure is hence needed.
The conference will bring together all levels of health care providers who are generally the first points of care, enabling them to understand story basic level and most importantly learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke . Physicians from Sector 16 government multispeciality hospital and sector 32 government medical college Chandigarh have been invited to attend the symposium to facilitate the early intervention in the stroke patients and establish a network with the PGI Stroke Program.
The conference will provide an interesting learning experience through intellectually stimulating talks, discussions and a platform to share experiences and propose reforms in the methods to handle an acute stroke emergency. This year's special focus will be on acute stroke management in the emergency , which is one of the most challenging areas in the management of stroke . The role of stroke nurses would also be elaborated at the symposium. The importance of the combined efforts of nurses , internists , neurologists , radiologists, interventionists and the neurosurgeons is, but obvious .
The symposium is aimed to bring together all these domains. Stroke experts from from PGI and AIIMS , New Delhi will be delivering lectures on various aspects of brain stroke including recognizing early symptoms and neuroimaging by eminent doctors. We will also be sharing few of our interesting experiences while thrombolyising such patients .The scientific programme has been designed in an instructional manner which to enhance the understanding regarding stroke and its proper management .
The symposium is aimed to highlight the need of prompt and optimum use of resources and manpower in the management of stroke . Developing countries like ours , is still contributing to about 85 % of global deaths due to stroke . Each year 1.5 million people suffer from stroke in India . World wide about 5 million people die of stroke and another 5 million get disabled . Surprisingly , unlike its cardiac counterpart i.e heart attacks, brain strokes still lag behind in the provision of adequate and early management.
There have been drastic changes in the treatment modalities for stroke which have reduced the mortality and morbidity related to brain stroke in the developed countries . We, in India however , are still way behind not because of lack of the availability of the therapeutic agents , but because of lack of awareness in physicians as well as public of stroke related screening and treatment modalities.
Given the evidence of effectiveness of thrombolysis (Clot busting) for acute stroke and of stroke units, stroke should be treated as a medical emergency . Many patients are seen too late to benefit from early treatment, often because of a lack of knowledge or awareness of stroke symptoms or from the lack of emergency response to them ,both in public and in health personnel.
Prompt recognition of symptoms and early referral for thrombolysis to the nearest hospital with available infrastructure is hence needed.
The conference will bring together all levels of health care providers who are generally the first points of care, enabling them to understand story basic level and most importantly learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke . Physicians from Sector 16 government multispeciality hospital and sector 32 government medical college Chandigarh have been invited to attend the symposium to facilitate the early intervention in the stroke patients and establish a network with the PGI Stroke Program.
The conference will provide an interesting learning experience through intellectually stimulating talks, discussions and a platform to share experiences and propose reforms in the methods to handle an acute stroke emergency. This year's special focus will be on acute stroke management in the emergency , which is one of the most challenging areas in the management of stroke . The role of stroke nurses would also be elaborated at the symposium. The importance of the combined efforts of nurses , internists , neurologists , radiologists, interventionists and the neurosurgeons is, but obvious .
The symposium is aimed to bring together all these domains. Stroke experts from from PGI and AIIMS , New Delhi will be delivering lectures on various aspects of brain stroke including recognizing early symptoms and neuroimaging by eminent doctors. We will also be sharing few of our interesting experiences while thrombolyising such patients .The scientific programme has been designed in an instructional manner which to enhance the understanding regarding stroke and its proper management .
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