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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

👉🏽 Break down by country, research methodologies & methods, categories of social identity/position 👉🏽 Synthesis of processes of #stroke care, KQIs & outcomes across social identities/positions 👉🏽Analysis of intersections among social identities/positions @heartandstroke.bsky.social 2/3

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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

4/4 To the funders @heartandstroke.bsky.social, @braincanada.bsky.social, CIHR, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Health Foundation, UBC, and the Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

3/4 To the partners, including Sasha Arsenault (Stroke Services BC), Drs. Jennifer Yao and H. Lee Lau @vchhealthcare.bsky.social, Brent Page (March of Dimes Canada and Stroke Recovery Association of BC), the young women with living experience of stroke and their family members.

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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

2/4 A special thank you: To my supervisors Profs. Sally Thorne and @sandralauck.bsky.social, and committee member Prof. Thalia Field @vancouverstroke.bsky.social To the study participants. To the @ubc-vnursing.bsky.social community.

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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...

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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

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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

Opportunities such as these are essential to building partnerships and develop a research agenda that is informed by the strengths, needs, and insights of those most affected. #CerebralVenousThrombosis #CVT #stroke

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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 · 24/06/2025

Great things happen when working with Clinical Nurse Specialists 😉

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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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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

2/2 Mines depart very slightly from these, mostly in the way some questions are asked and/or answered. As I look at your example, I would probably want to substitute the term "responsible individuals" with "researchers" and reword #4. Does your ethics committee give you some leeway to do this?

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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

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....

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CREB Forms + Templates

The following forms and templates are intended to support CREB submissions.

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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

There is definitely a tension between procedural ethics and ethics-in-practice/situated ethics. I think those of us who conduct qualitative research or use community-based/participatory research approaches often have to be quite creative. Do you use lay information sheets?

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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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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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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

To see posts from everyone in the list, open the list and 'pin' it. This will automatically add it as a feed to your BlueSky account

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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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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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Dr. Ismália De Sousa, PhD RN @ismalias.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Thanks for sharing! Would love to hear more about your plans.

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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

Another way to go around this is to create a list and pin to your feed. You then have a feed of content shared by everyone in the list. I did this with my list for #stroke. There's also the #braininjury feed which I believe captures some (if not all) stroke content too bsky.app/profile/ismali…

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