2008 UKSF Conference
The third UK Stroke Forum Conference took place on 2-4 December 2008 at The Harrogate International Centre. The event attracted over 1,400 attendees and offered a varied programme including accredited Training Sessions, main plenaries and a choice of parallel sessions across the three days.
2008 Speaker Presentations
Conference presentations, where speakers have given their permission, can be viewed below. Some sessions are therefore missing from the running order. Unfortunately the UKSF is not able to provide hard copies of slides.
Tuesday 2 December 2008 .
British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP) Training
Jagdish Sharma Tues 2 Dec Non Neurological variables
Dr Jagdish Sharma, Consultant Geriatrician, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust
National Stroke Nursing Forum (NSNF) Training
Jane Williams Tues 2 Dec 08 Making a Case
Dr Jane Williams, Consultant Nurse in Stroke Care Division of Medicine for Older People, Portsmouth
Gill Cluckie Tues 2 Dec Stroke Services in Urban setting
Gill Cluckie, Stroke Specialist Nurse, St Thomas's
Rachel Fleming Tues 2 Dec Stroke Services in Rural Setting
Rachel Fleming, Senior Commissioning Lead for Unscheduled Complex and Continuing Care, West Cumbria PCT
Dawn Good Tues 2 Dec 08 Taking it Forward
Dawn Good, Head of Stroke Service, Nottingham University Hospital, Clinical Stroke Lead for Nottingham, Chair of National Stroke Nursing Forum
Multidisciplinary (MDT) Rehabilitation Training
Peter Langhorne 2 Dec 08 Evidence & Opinion in Stroke Rehab
Professor Peter Langhorne, Professor of Stroke Care, Glasgow
Derick Wade Tues 2 Dec 08 National Stroke Guidelines
Professor Derick Wade, Professor of Rehabilitation, King's College
Fiona Coupar Tues 2 Dec Predictors of Upper Limb Recovery
Fiona Coupar, CSO Research Training Fellow Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine and Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, University of Glasgow
Kate Radford Tues 2 Dec I've got an idea!
Kate Radford, Occupational Therapist, Senior Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire
Marion Walker Tues 2 Dec 08 Rehab Training
Professor Marion Walker, Professor of Stroke Rehabilitation, Nottingham
Wednesday 3 December 2008
British Association of Stroke Physicians (BASP) Breakfast meeting: Free papers
Katja Adie Weds 3 Dec 08 Does Telephone Follow up improve BP
Dr Katja Adie, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust Hospital
National Stroke Nursing Forum (NSNF) Breakfast meeting: Post Stroke Faecal Incontinence
Asangaedem Akpan Weds 3 Dec 08 Faecal incontinence
Dr Asangaedem Akpan, Consultant Physician/Subspecialty Lead Elderly Care Medicine, North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Plenary 1 The National Stroke Strategy for England - one year on
Damian Jenkinson Weds 3 Dec 08 National Stroke Strategy
Dr Damian Jenkinson, National Clinical Lead, NHS Stroke Improvement Programme
Sally Byng Weds 3 Dec 08 National Stroke Strategy
Dr Sally Byng OBE, Director, Barnwood House Trust
Pippa Tyrrell Weds 3 Dec 08 National Stroke Strategy
Dr Pippa Tyrrell, Senior Lecturer and Stroke Physician, University of Manchester and Salford Royal Foundation Hospitals' Trust
Joe Korner Weds 3 Dec 08 National Stroke Strategy
Joe Korner, Director of Communications, The Stroke Association
Parallel 1b Stroke Nursing: Post stroke bone health, fractures and falls risk
Liz Warburton Weds 3 Dec 08 Bones and Stroke
Dr Liz Warburton, Consultant in Stroke Medicine, Cambridge
Julie Windsor Stroke and Falls
Julie Windsor, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Portsmouth
Parallel 1c Locked in Syndrome?
Rosemary Cunningham Weds 3 Dec 08 Locked in Syndrome
Rosemary Cunningham, Speech and Language Therapy Team Manager, Derbyshire County PCT
Suryabrata Banerjee Weds 3 Dec 08 Locked in Syndrome
Dr Suryabrata Banerjee, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
The Stroke Association Fringe Session
The Stroke Association Fringe Session Weds 3 Dec 08
Chris Clark, Director of Operations, The Stroke Association
Parallel 2a BASP Free papers
Christine Roffe/Pountain Weds 3 Dec 08 SOS PILOT Study
Christine Roffe, Stroke Research Group
Giosue Gulli Weds 3 Dec 08 Vertebro-basilar stenosis
Dr Giosue Gulli, St George's University, London
Gillian Potter Weds 3 Dec 08 Enlarged perivascular spaces
Dr Gillian Potter, Neuroradiology SpR and Clinical Research Fellow, Edinburgh
Parallel 2c Psychological and cognitive consequences of stroke
Gianna Cocchini Weds 3 Dec 08 Anosognosia
Dr Gianna Cocchini, Psychology Department, Goldsmiths' College, University of London
Kirsty Harkness Weds 3 Dec 08 ACE-R Tool
Dr Kirsty Harkness, Consultant Neurologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Thursday 4 December 2008
Plenary 3 The Princess Margaret Memorial Lecture
Peter Langhorne Thurs 4 Dec Implementing evidence
Professor Peter Langhorne, Consultant in Stroke Care, Glasgow
Parallel 3a BASP Free papers
David Saunders Thurs 4 Dec 08 Physical Fitness Training
David H Saunders, Physical Education Sport and Leisure Studies, University of Edinburgh
Janet Lecouturier Thurs 4 Dec 08 Systematic Review
Janet Lecouturier, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University
Parallel 3c Assistive Technology
Paul Taylor Thurs 4 Dec 08 Functional Electrical Stimulation
Dr Paul Taylor, Clinical Engineer, Salisbury District Hospital
Geraldine Mann Thurs 4 Dec 08 ATES & Limb Function
Geraldine Mann, Consultant Physiotherapist, Dept of Clinical Science and Engineering, Salisbury
Penelope Talelli Thurs 4 Dec 08 RTMS in Stroke Rehab
Dr Penelope Talelli, Post-Doctoral Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Neurology Clinical Neurosciences Centre, London
Plenary 4 Vascular Cognitive Impairment - time for change?
Hugh Markus Thurs 4 Dec 08 Vascular Cognitive Impairment
Professor Hugh Markus, Professor of Neurology, St George's University of London
Parallel 4a Update on management of acute stroke
Peter Sandercock Thurs 4 Dec 08 Stroke vs not Stroke
Professor Peter Sandercock, Professor of Medical Neurology, Edinburgh
Parallel 4b Management of the foot after stroke
Helen Lindfield and Richard Sealy Thurs 4 Dec 08
Helen Lindfield, Principal Physiotherapist and Richard Sealy, Senior Neuro-physiotherapist, Wolfson Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, St George's
Lisa Salisbury Thurs 4 Dec 08 Treadmill Training
Dr Lisa Salisbury