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Stroke Patient Education & Support
  • Updated:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 9:43:00 AM

Stroke Connection Magazine Jan 2010Stroke Connection Magazine
Stroke Connection magazine has a wealth of information for those recovering from stroke. Individual subscriptions are free for the first six issues with no obligation to buy in the future. Become a subscriber today!

Patient Education Materials
The ASA has downloadable and print materials to support your patient education efforts.

Learn About Stroke 
Basic information about what stroke is, with helpful links to ASA/AHA programs to help control risk factors.

Life After Stroke 
Information on secondary prevention of stroke, advances in stroke rehabilitation and caregiving as well as personal stories from stroke survivors and caregivers. 

African Americans and Stroke
Power To End Stroke is an education and awareness campaign that provides information tailored to these high-risk patients.

Post-Stroke Peer Support
Peer support and socialization can have an amazing impact on recovery. Patients benefit from understanding that they're not alone in the devastating experience of stroke.

Sharegivers Peer Visitor Program Kit
The ASA developed this kit to connect stroke survivors who are at least 18 months post-stroke with recent stroke patients to provide support, information and encouragement.

AFib Poster 
This free two-sided infographic poster shows the connection of AFib to an increased stroke risk.  One side of the poster was created for healthcare professionals and features interesting facts from the association’s recent AFib patient survey. The other side graphically explains AFib, the risk of stroke and the stroke warning signs.
 


Target: STROKE
Target Stroke


Target: Stroke is a campaign created to help hospital teams achieve the goal of door-to-needle (DTN) times of 60 minutes or less for ischemic stroke patients that receive thrombolytic therapy by providing evidence-based strategies, clinical decision support, measurement tools and other resources.