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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)

@strokeeurope.bsky.social
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Stroke Alliance for Europe is a coalition of patient organisations from over 30 European countries, fighting together against stroke in Europe. ASBL 0661.651.4 www.safestroke.eu www.elasf.org strokeprevention.info

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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 3h
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 👉 linkly.link/2uVfu #StrokeResearch #LifeAfterStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
❤️ Remember that things that can hurt your heart can also raise your chance of stroke: ✅ High blood pressure ✅ Diabetes ✅ High cholesterol ✅ Smoking ✅ Inactivity Control the things you can, because a healthy heart = healthier brain 👉 linkly.link/2mEHH #PreventStroke #WorldHeartDay
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‼️LAST FEW HOURS TO SUBMIT 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs We asked the authors of the top scoring abstracts at #ELASF2026 why you should submit an abstract to #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Joanna Stevens, a Community Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist from the UK gives us her view. #ELASF2027 
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‼️ LAST TWO DAYS TO SUBMIT: deadline TOMORROW at midnight CET We are inviting abstract submissions in two key categories:  1. Scientific 2. Service Development 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
📣 LAST THREE DAYS TO SUBMIT: deadline midnight CET on 28 Sept We are inviting abstract submissions in two key categories:  1. Scientific 2. Service Development 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ELASF is the leading European forum focused on improving life after stroke and your work could be part of the conversation.  We are inviting submissions in two key categories:  1. Scientific 2. Service Development LAST FOUR DAYS: deadline midnight CET on 28 Sept 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We asked the authors of the top scoring abstracts at #ELASF2026 why you should submit an abstract to #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Associate Professor Stephen Ashford from Northwick Park Hospital (UK) give us his view. LAST FEW DAYS TO SUBMIT 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke #ELASF2027
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We asked one of our past scientific committee’s co-chairs why you should submit an abstract to #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Ass. Professor Nicola Hancock give us her view.   Do you have an abstract to submit? Less than ONE WEEK to go 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs Deadline 28 September
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We asked the authors of the top scoring abstracts at #ELASF2026 why you should submit an abstract to #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Kate Yearsley from the Stroke Association in the UK give us her view.  Submit yours, less than two weeks to go 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke 
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Highest scoring abstracts ELASF2026: scientific Hear Ass. Professor Stephen Ashford, from Northwick Park Hospital (UK), talk about the scientific abstract he presented. Less than TWO WEEKS to submit yours View video 👉 linkly.link/2sMf5 Submit abstract 👉 linkly.link/2lgV9
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🧠 Stroke risk doubles every decade after 55. Age is the one stroke risk factor you can't change. But blood pressure, heart health, diet and activity? Those you can. Find out more 👉 linkly.link/2mEOC #HealthyAgeingMonth #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Highest scoring abstracts ELASF2026: scientific Hear Emine Kocabas, from Jay and Sari Sonshine Centre in Canada, talk about her abstract. Do you have an abstract to submit? Less than THREE WEEKS to go. Video 👉 linkly.link/2sMMk Submit 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #ELASF2027 
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We asked one of our scientific committee’s co-chairs why you should submit an abstract to #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Professor Anita Arsovska give us her view.  Submit yours. Less than one month left 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke #StrokeResearch #StrokeBestPractice #ELASF2027
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Highest scoring abstracts ELASF2026: service development Joanna Stevens, a UK Community Rehabilitation Nurse Specialist tells us about the service development abstract she presented. Do you have an abstract to submit? Less than one month to go 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #ELASF2027 
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We asked the authors of the top scoring abstracts at #ELASF2026 why you should submit an abstract to #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Emine Kocabas from Jay and Sari Sonshine Centre in Canada give us her view.  Submit yours 👉   linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke  #ELASF2027
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Highest scoring abstracts ELASF2026: service development  Kate Yearsley from the Stroke Association in the UK tells us about the service development abstract she presented in Stockholm. Do you have an abstract to submit? 👉  linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke  #ELASF2027 
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Why submit a lived experience abstract to #ELASF2027? "If your stroke story needs to be shared with other stroke survivors, you should definitely submit an abstract" Johanna Persson, stroke survivor, Sweden 🗓️ Deadline: 12.00 CET 24 Aug – less than FIVE days to go 🔗 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🧠 What you eat can affect your chance of having a stroke. Too much salt, saturated fat and ultra-processed food can raise your risk. A Mediterranean-style diet can help lower it. Start with what's on your plate 👉 linkly.link/2mHO2 #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
📢 Call for abstracts: #ELASF2027 Share your life after stroke abstract with our international stroke community: Scientific: by 28 Sept 2026 24.00 CET Service development: by 28 Sept 2026 24.00 CET Lived experience: by 24 August 2026 12.00 CET 🔗 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
📢 Submit your scientific abstract for #ELASF2027 in Kraków We are looking for completed or ongoing research focused on improving life after stroke, rehab, secondary prevention, long-term support and more.  🗓️ Deadline: 28 September 2026 👉  linkly.link/2kLbs #StrokeResearch
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Wondering what a lived experience poster looks like? 💭 Browse the posters shared by our lived experience abstract authors at #ELASF2026, to inspire your submission for 2027 🗓️ Deadline 12.00 CET 24 Aug 🔗 View the posters linkly.link/2n8Fu 🔗 Submit your abstract linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
High blood pressure, cholesterol, atrial fibrillation and diabetes often have no symptoms, but they can raise your chance of a stroke 🧠 Don’t wait for a warning sign. ✅ Get checked ✅ Know your numbers ✅ Protect your brain More 👉 linkly.link/2mEHH #BrainHealth #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
⏳ Less than three weeks left to submit a lived experience abstract "I realised the importance of having lived experience voices in all research that relates to us" Ann Bamford, stroke survivor UK 🗓️ Deadline: 12.00 CET 24 Aug Submit 🔗 linkly.link/2kLbs View video🔗 linkly.link/2n87S
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📢 Call for service development abstracts | ELASF 2027 We are looking for innovative service developments in life after stroke that could benefit others, categories incl. rehab, secondary prevention, long-term support and more. 🗓️ Deadline: 24.00 CET 28 Sept 2026 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
❗Less than four weeks left to submit your lived experience abstract for #ELASF2027 “If your abstract is accepted, it is a great conference to come to” Claire Angell, stroke survivor, from the UK.   Submit abstract 👉   linkly.link/2kLbs View Claire's video 👉 linkly.link/2n81t
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why submit a lived experience abstract to #ELASF2027? "It's amazing to think that what you have to say will be of interest for people from all over Europe" - Margaret Cheng, stroke survivor, UK 🗓️ Deadline 12.00 CET 24 Aug Watch video 👉 linkly.link/2lgWd Submit 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🧠 Today is #WorldBrainDay. Stroke is one of the biggest threats to brain health and over 80% of strokes are preventable. Protect your brain. Know your risk 👉 linkly.link/2mHNa #WBD2026 #BrainHealth #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
📢 Abstracts are open for #ELASF2027 in Kraków. We are looking for contributions in: - Science - Service development - Lived experience Submit to help shape the future of life after stroke 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke #StrokeResearch #StrokeBestPractice #StrokeLivedExperience
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📢 Submit your scientific abstract for #ELASF2027 in Kraków We are looking for completed or ongoing research focused on improving life after stroke, rehabilitation, secondary prevention & long-term support. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 September 2026 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📢 The Lived experience abstract category pilot continues at #ELASF2027 in Kraków. 🧠 Share how your stroke experience led to change. 📘 View the top-scoring 2026 abstracts 👉 linkly.link/2lgV9 🗓️ Submit: 12.00 CET 24 Aug 2026 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🧠 Some things you can’t change, like age, sex, ethnicity and genetics can put you at increased risk of having a stroke stroke. But blood pressure, cholesterol, lifestyle? Those you can act on. Read more 👉 linkly.link/2lgAg #PreventStroke #BrainHealth
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📢 Abstracts are open for #ELASF2027 in Kraków. We are looking for contributions in: - Science - Service development - Lived experience Submit to help shape the future of life after stroke 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke  #StrokeLivedExperience
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
📢 We are continuing the Lived Experience abstract category pilot at #ELASF2027 in Kraków. Hear Diana Wong Ramos on this abstract category and submit to share how you have created change👉 linkly.link/2lgG7 🗓️ Submit: 12.00 CET 24 Aug 2026 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
📢 Call for abstracts for #ELASF2027 in Kraków Submissions are open across scientific, service development and lived experience categories. More information 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke  #StrokeResearch #StrokeBestPractice #StrokeLivedExperience #ELASF2027
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📢 Abstract submissions for #ELASF2027 are now open! Join Europe’s biggest life after stroke community. We are seeking abstracts in three categories: scientific, service development and lived experience. Submit yours today 👉 linkly.link/2kLbs #LifeAfterStroke  #StrokeResearch
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🧠  You can’t change your age, sex, ethnicity or genes. But you can lower your risk of stroke. Know your numbers and protect your brain. Read more 👉  linkly.link/2iOGF #PreventStroke #BrainHealth
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Based on data from 25 countries, 16% of stroke survivors will have another stroke. Less than 40% of countries offer structured follow-up. Surviving stroke is not the end, we must do better. 👉 linkly.link/2i4zM #ESAD2026 #StrokeServiceTracker #StrokeActionPlan #LifeAfterStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🧠 World Heart Rhythm Week Atrial fibrillation is responsible for 20-30% of all strokes and many people don't know they have it. An irregular heartbeat is worth getting checked. Find out more 👉 linkly.link/2iOFB #WorldHeartRhythmDay #AtrialFibrillation #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Kraków, here we come. #ELASF2027 heads to Poland 🇵🇱 on 8-9 March 2027. Join Europe’s biggest life after stroke community. Stay updated 👉 linkly.link/2jVFn #LifeAfterStroke  #StrokeResearch  #StrokeBestPractice #StrokeLivedExperience #ELASF2027
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Updated #SST data: ✅ Improved thrombectomy results ✅ Early rehabilitation access increased But only 9 countries admit 90% of people with a stroke to a stroke unit, unchanged from 2023. Find your data 👉 linkly.link/2i4zM #ESAD2026 #StrokeServiceTracker #StrokeActionPlan
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
📢 Save the date! The fifth European Life After Stroke Forum is coming to Kraków, Poland 🇵🇱 on the 8-9 March 2027. Stay updated 👉 linkly.link/2jVFn #LifeAfterStroke  #StrokeResearch  #StrokeBestPractice #StrokeLivedExperience #ELASF2027
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🛡️29 European countries have a stroke prevention plan, up from 24 = real progress. But plans are absent in more than a third of countries – governments need to do more. Find your country’s data 👉 linkly.link/2i4zM #ESAD2026 #StrokeServiceTracker #StrokeActionPlan
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
🧠 Today is #WorldHypertensionDay Stroke is the #2 cause of death globally with high blood pressure as the main risk factor, often has no symptoms. Monitoring your blood pressure can prevent a stroke. Read more   👉https://linkly.link/2iOER #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🧠 European Stroke Awareness Day | May 12 Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability across Europe, but it is largely preventable. By understanding and acting on your risks, you can protect your brain. Read more 👉 linkly.link/2iOER #EuropeanStrokeAwarenessDay #PreventStroke
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
📣 New #SST data: 49 countries, real progress, but stroke unit access unchanged and gaps in secondary prevention leaves survivors at risk. It is unacceptable that where you live determines your care. 👉 linkly.link/2i4zM #ESAD2026 #StrokeServiceTracker #StrokeActionPlan
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Lived experience is at the heart of #ELASF. Their abstract book and posters capture the voices of stroke survivors, carers and families who shared their stories, insights and expertise with us. Abstract book 👉 linkly.link/2g3u0 Posters 👉 linkly.link/2g3wX
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🧠 Stress Awareness Month | April Did you know that both sudden and long-term stress are considered risk factors for stroke? Read more about stress and stroke and what you can do to protect your brain 👉 linkly.link/2g3t5 #PreventStroke #BrainHealth #StressAwarenessMonth
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The #ELASF2026 scientific & service development abstract book, including all abstracts shared as posters in Stockholm is now available. Read it, share it 👉 linkly.link/2g3rV #ELASF2026 #LifeAfterStroke #LivedExperience #StrokeResearch
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Did you miss #ELASF2026 or want to revisit a session you missed? All event slides and the printed programme from Stockholm are now available online. 👉 View the slides linkly.link/2g3qN 👉 View programme linkly.link/2g3od #ELASF2026 #LifeAfterStroke #LivedExperience #StrokeResearch
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Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) @strokeeurope.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
#ELASF2026 was extraordinary. It brought together people with lived experience, healthcare professionals, researchers & advocates, all working to change life after stroke. 📸 Relive the highlights, view the event video 👉 linkly.link/2g3jF Browse the photo gallery 👉 linkly.link/2g3hC
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