Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN
@ismalias.bsky.social
(Ela/She) 🇸🇹 🇲🇴 🇪🇦 🇵🇹 🇬🇧 •PhD-prepared Advanced Practice Nurse in stroke care 🧠 •Nursing, #stroke 🧠, health inequities, #CBPR, #IKT, critical philosophies & theories. •Views my own. 🔗 https://blinq.me/MoK09zHNSTLphb9ES0X8 📍British Columbia, Canada
Work in stroke care? Take the World Stroke Organization 15-minute global survey on the Post-Stroke Checklist, even if you have never used it. Help us understand why uptake varies and how to improve support for survivors after discharge 👉 https://linkly.link/2uVfu #StrokeResearch #LifeAfterStroke
🚨 NEW PUBLICATION: What do we know about health disparities, inequalities and inequities in #stroke care? We analyzed 34 years of global evidence (1991-2024). 471 studies and 392 conference proceedings. @ubcmacisaacnursing.bsky.social @sandralauck.bsky.social @vancouverstroke.bsky.social 1/3
Dr. Ismália De Sousa has officially entered the chat... Addressing health inequities in #stroke care: A critical review of health inequities in stroke care and Interpretive Description of young women stroke survivors @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social 1/4
🚨 New publication!! And a first for stroke in São Tomé and Príncipe Stroke Services in São Tomé and Príncipe: Assessing the quality of care using the @worldstrokeorg.bsky.social roadmap Link to article in comments
Survey on practices and barriers in screening for cognitive impairment in stroke survivors led by @worldstrokeorg.bsky.social Future Stroke Leaders Target Audience: healthcare professionals involved in stroke care Estimated Time: 5–8 min Deadline: April 30, 2026 www.surveymonkey.com/r/KM3BG9D
Post-stroke cognitive screening: a survey of current practices globally
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
“Every empire, however, tells itself and the world that it is unlike all other empires, that its mission is not to plunder and control but to educate and liberate." ― Edward W. Said
Really looking forward to delivering this webinar on 26 January 2026 at 18.30. Focusing on key foundations for understanding LGBTQIA+ health inequalities and what this means for contemporary nursing practice and education. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
We are looking for a PhD. student to work with us on our investigation into immune suppression and infection vulnerability after stroke. This project will focus on the lung immune environment and therapeutic interventions to improve infection clearance. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Understanding pneumonia vulnerability in stroke recovery at University of Edinburgh on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Understanding pneumonia vulnerability in stroke recovery at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Take a look at our video on Indigenous Nurse Leaders in Canada: youtu.be/V7lNpPvQGRo?... It is part of our project, Untelling Nursing History: Centering the Voices of BIPOC Nurses, which includes an interactive website and 11 videos r/t decolonizing nursing history. @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social
Indigenous Nursing Leaders in Canada
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Global Survey of Early Career Researchers in #stroke rehabilitation curtin.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Every minute, 30 people have a stroke. Half will die. Most strokes are preventable, treatable & recoverable. We have the tools—now we need action. Urge world leaders to act on stroke at #HLM4. Sign the letter www.strokeactioncoalition.org/get-involved #StrokeActionNow #ActOnNCDs
This week, the @vancouverstroke.bsky.social hosted a meaningful conversation on research priorities in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT), bringing together individuals with living/lived experience and researchers. @dianawr.bsky.social #CerebralVenousThrombosis #CVT #stroke
This is a forum in which researchers and clinicians are given the opportunity to talk to each other about questions they have on aspects of neurorehabilitation and may inspire more clinicians to get involved in research. FREE REGISTRATION - ALL WELCOME onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-...
Yesterday, the Government announced a new 10 Year Health Plan for England, while a recent headline from The Guardian reinforces why we need it: bit.ly/3IbEGGw 🧵1/4
@jennycrow.bsky.social i keep forgetting to tag you in my responses 🤦🏽♀️
Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN@ismalias.bsky.social · last yr.1/ The term 'legal rights' seems to be used in many consent forms. Ours don't have 'regulatory authorities' (who are they, by the way?). Our generic consent form for minimal risk studies can be accessed here researchethics.ubc.ca/clinical-res....
Exciting News! 🚨 Save the Date for the 2026 Canadian Stroke Congress 🗻 Banff, Alberta 📅 May 23-26, 2026 More details coming soon at www.CanadianStroke.ca #CSC2026 #StrokeCongress26 #SavetheDate #StrokeRecovery #StrokeResearch
The world’s first multisector advocacy movement dedicated to stroke,the Global Stroke Action Coalition, has issued an urgent call to action to address growing inequities in stroke. Without intervention; the burden of stroke is projected to rise by a further 50% by 2025. lnkd.in/e_zz3YGs
The @worldstrokeorg.bsky.social Future Stroke Leaders Programme is a one of a kind program. I'm grateful to have met brilliant minds and passionate individuals from around the world, each committed to advance #stroke care, during our time in Perugia last week
📢 Webinar Alert 📢 🌟 Advancing Gender Perspectives in Neurorehabilitation Presented by the Women in Neurorehabilitation SIG of WFNR 🌟 🧠 ❕ REGISTER HERE: events.zoom.us/ev/AuvCQ6pqd...
@ubc-vnursing.bsky.social we have been waiting for you! 👏🏽
🚨 Call for Abstracts #OPSYRIS2025 ! 🚨 Conducting research into psychological aspects of #stroke? Submit your abstract & present at the OPSYRIS Conference @officialuom.bsky.social on 11th July! 🧠✨ 🔗Submit abstracts: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🔗Registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opsyris-20...
It’s certainly the most comprehensive meta-analysis I’ve ever been involved with 🤓 TLDR: non-motor symptoms after stroke are common across domains and guess what? Not a great deal has changed in the last decade. A real wake up call to the field to address this huge unmet need ja.ma/3EMdegV
Patient-Reported Nonmotor Outcomes After Stroke
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the prevalence, natural history, and factors associated with multidomain nonmotor outcome burden in patients with stroke.
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We are pleased to let you know that the recording of Alastair's seminar is now available to watch on our website www.ucl.ac.uk/centre-neuro...
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Prof Nick Ward@prof-nick-ward.bsky.social · 2y agoFree registration: onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-... Enquiries to: cnr@ucl.ac.uk *Please note that this is an in-person only event with no online attendance option*
Our #ScopingReview paper is now published 🌟🥳 Young Adults Rehabilitation experiences and Needs following Stroke (YARNS): A scoping review of the rehabilitation care experiences and outcomes of young adults post-stroke #OpenAccess 👉🏼 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #stroke #YoungAdult #rehabilitation
Young Adults Rehabilitation experiences and Needs following Stroke (YARNS): A scoping review of the rehabilitation care experiences and outcomes of young adults post-stroke
Background Stroke is one of the leading disabling conditions in the United Kingdom. While an increasing focus on the rehabilitation care for stroke survivors has been noted, practice guidelines, targe...
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🎁 As we wrap up 2024, let's review the most significant stroke research breakthroughs in each month, from practice changing updates to glimpses of the future. After discovering The Precarious Painter and "chopperlysis," stroke care will never be the same 👇
Thoughtful reflections on the how AI may undermine health equity goals. Appreciate the authors writing this piece. gh.bmj.com/content/8/11...
What a great start to the WSO #FutureStrokeLeaders Programme Cohort 3 last week. Looking forward to our journey ahead and the many collaborations to continue to improve #stroke care. A few are missing in the photo so check us out at: www.world-stroke.org/world-stroke...
