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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN

@ismalias.bsky.social
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(Ela/She) 🇸🇹 🇲🇴 🇪🇦 🇵🇹 🇬🇧 •PhD-prepared Advanced Practice Nurse in stroke care 🧠 •Nursing, #stroke 🧠, health inequities, #CBPR, #IKT, critical philosophies & theories. •Views my own. 🔗 blinq.me/MoK09zHNSTLphb9ES0X8 📍British Columbia, Canada

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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 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
Snapshot of the title of the paper published in the Journal of the American Heart Association: 'Health Disparities, Inequalities and Inequities in stroke care: a global critical integrative review (1991-2024)', with the authors listed (Drs. Ismalia De Sousa, Sally Thorne, Sandra Lauck and Thalia Field)
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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
Four women stand in front of a screen: from left to right - Dr. Sally Thorne, Dr. Thalia Field, PhD candidate Ismália De Sousa and Dr. Sandra Lauck. On the screen you can read the title of Ismália De Sousa PhD dissertation: 'Addressing health inequities in stroke care: A critical review of health inequities in stroke care and Interpretive Description of young women stroke survivors'
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🚨 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
Snapshot of the article title and authors
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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
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Post-stroke cognitive screening: a survey of current practices globally
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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.
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Seye Abimbola @seyeabimbola.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
“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
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Dr John Gilmore @gilmorejnurse.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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...
Poster for event
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Dr Laura McCulloch @dr-l-mcculloch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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...
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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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Lydia Wytenbroek @lydiawytenbroek.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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
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Indigenous Nursing Leaders in Canada
YouTube video by Lydia Wytenbroek
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Global Survey of Early Career Researchers in #stroke rehabilitation curtin.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
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
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Neurorehab @ Queen Square @qsneurorehab.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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-...
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Stroke Association @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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
Headline from The Guardian says NHS repeatedly failing in care of stroke patients, watchdog says
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
@jennycrow.bsky.social i keep forgetting to tag you in my responses 🤦🏽‍♀️
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CanStroke Recovery Trials Platform @canstroke.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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
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World Stroke Organization @worldstrokeorg.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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
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Organisation for Psychological Research Into Stroke @opsyris.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
📢 Webinar Alert 📢 🌟 Advancing Gender Perspectives in Neurorehabilitation Presented by the Women in Neurorehabilitation SIG of WFNR 🌟 🧠 ❕ REGISTER HERE: events.zoom.us/ev/AuvCQ6pqd...
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
@ubc-vnursing.bsky.social we have been waiting for you! 👏🏽
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Organisation for Psychological Research Into Stroke @opsyris.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🚨 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...
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Gargi Banerjee @drgargibanerjee.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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
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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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Prof Nick Ward @prof-nick-ward.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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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Past presentations
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Dr Catherine Clarissa RN @cathclarissa.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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
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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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Braydon Dymm, MD @befast.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🎁 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 👇
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
This 👇🏽
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Jorge A. Rodriguez @translatedmed.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thoughtful reflections on the how AI may undermine health equity goals. Appreciate the authors writing this piece. gh.bmj.com/content/8/11...
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
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...
A screenshot taken during the first Zoom call of the World Stroke Organization Future Stroke Leaders Programme Cohort 3 showing the organizers and some of the participants
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Vancouver Stroke Program @vancouverstroke.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Very proud of an outstanding team of collaborators in bringing this work to completion summarizing the experience of young stroke survivors and highlighting needs to improve continuity of care.
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Curating my new BlueSky Feed... '"I just kept asking and asking and there was nothing": Re-thinking community resources & supports for young adult #stroke survivors' by Huang, Marais, Mortenson, Nadeau, Arsenault, @vancouverstroke.bsky.social and myself www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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“I just kept asking and asking and there was nothing”: re-thinking community resources & supports for young adult stroke survivors
Stroke is often regarded as a disease of the elderly. However, 10–15% of strokes occur in people aged 18 to 50, and rates continue to rise. Young stroke survivors face unique challenges due to thei...
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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
go.bsky.app/TMgT95n A small list of neuroscience nurses to follow. If you want me to add accounts let me know
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Vancouver Stroke Program @vancouverstroke.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Neurointervention for cerebral venous thrombosis: what are people actually doing? Sincere thanks to Dr Thanh Nguyen and our international collaborators for helping to characterize patterns of practice. journals.sagepub.com/eprint/N373J...
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Will Chegwidden @willchegwidden.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
In an attempt to generate some content on here, I'm going to share some of my favourite neurorehabilitation and neuroscience resources, articles and courses from the past few years. First up, #neglect / #hemispatialinattention kesslerfoundation.org/research/str...
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Guide to Spatial Neglect for People Affected by Stroke
Spatial neglect is a common complication of stroke that often escapes detection. But there is treatment for Stroke.
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Seye Abimbola @seyeabimbola.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
To mark the centenary of James Baldwin, I wrote a short essay for @TheLancet. On what he's taught me about responding to pushback. To beware of "strategic ignorance" and "the imaginary line of selective judgment". James Baldwin: ignorance, power, justice - www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The image is a screenshot of a 2-page article titled James Baldwin: ignorance, power, justice
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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Where are the stroke researchers, healthcare professionals and people with living experience of stroke? #stroke #stroke🧠
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