About the Conference

This conference provides a unique opportunity for professionals, service users and the voluntary sector in the West Midlands to hear about local research and service developments and how the NHS is using these developments in a practical way to aid stroke patients.

The day is FREE to all attendees - but you must book your place. The 2010 conference was over-subscribed so early booking is a must!

• Keynote address: Professor Christine Roffe, Acute Stroke Physician, UHNS Hospital
• Keynote address: Professor Richard McManus, GP and Professor of Primary Care, University of Birmingham
• Workshops on Telemedicine, Patient and Public Involvement, and Self Management
• Short presentations on up and coming research projects from across the region. These will be presented in a Dragon’s Den style to a panel of eminent researchers.

• Medical professionals who work with stroke patients
• Medical researchers with an interest in stroke and cardiovascular disease
• Stroke survivors and their carers
• Organisations specialising in health issues affecting stroke survivors
• Professionals who work with people who have had strokes - including physiotherapists, speech therapists
• Professional carers of stroke survivors
• Voluntary sector agencies which promote better health
• Agencies which raise the profile of Ethnic Minority health

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