Management of Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation

According to Public Health England (PHE 2018) stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the UK. There are around 32,000 stroke-related deaths in England each year and it’s estimated that one in six people will have a stroke in their lifetime; with around 30% of those going on to experience another. Deaths related to stroke have declined by 49% in the past 15 years and this has been accredited to a combination of better prevention, earlier and more advanced treatment (PHE 2018).

We’ll give you a deeper understanding of the stroke pathways from onset to rehabilitation and social reintegration. This course will enhance your knowledge of neurology, anatomy and physiology of the brain, types of stroke and correspondent treatment, hyper acute interventions and the evidence for new and novel practice. We’ll examine therapeutic interventions in relation to the management of physical symptoms and provision of best practice and the function of the multi-professional team will be explored, including specialist roles and accountability in practice.

You’ll be equipped with strategies that promote awareness of high quality care, which in-turn will influence patient safety, satisfaction and outcome. You’ll be encouraged to explore underpinning theory related to all of the above issues and will explore your own practice - critically reflecting on how patient satisfaction, compassionate care and team performance can be improved.

Outline content

• Risk factors
• acute interventions
• imaging
• pharmacology
• psych sociological
• rehabilitation
• neurological conditions
• anatomy and physiology of the brain
• types of stroke and correspondent treatment
• hyper acute interventions and the evidence for new and novel practice
• Therapeutic interventions
• multi-professional team, specialist roles
• accountability in practice
• decision making.

Assessment

You’ll submit a 3000-word essay based on a case study and two clinical practice assessments, each supported by a 500-word reflective account.