Rebuilding lives after stroke: Global opportunities for research

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability globally. With advances in acute treatments, more people are surviving a stroke. But many are left with significant disability including non-motor problems such as fatigue, mood disorders and cognitive impairment. There is an urgent need to find evidence-based solutions for the multitude of long-term problems experienced by stroke survivors, in the context of multiple long-term conditions and frailty. Professor Gillian Mead, Head of Ageing and Health at the Usher Institute, and a geriatrician and stroke physician, has championed research in ‘Life after Stroke’ and stroke recovery for many years.

In this networking event, we are bringing together researchers and clinicians with an interest in Life after Stroke. We will hear from international experts in this field, including Professor Craig Anderson and Dr Juliet Bouverie OBE, discuss research priorities and the research methodologies needed to develop life after stroke research globally. We hope that this event will inspire new research collaborations in this crucial, but under-researched, field.

Although the focus of the event is on stroke-it will also be of interest to those working in other disease areas-where long-term consequences are common and under-researched, and where patients often have multiple long-term conditions and frailty.

Further details can be found on the event website: https://usher.ed.ac.uk/events

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