Abstract P170: Stroke Coordinator Roles and Developmental Needs Around the Globe: An MT2020 International Survey

• DOI: 10.1161/str.52.suppl_1.p170
• Publication Date: 2021-03-11T10:32:49Z
• Authors: Anne W Alexandrov; Sushanth Aroor; Sharon Biby; Jennifer Potter-Vig; Swatantra Kumar Soni; Manav Fakey; Violiza Inoa; Dileep R Yavagal
• Keywords: Stroke; Globe; Neurovascular bundle

Background: Stroke Coordinators (SC) are commonly utilized in US Centers, ensuring provision of evidence-based service, overseeing quality improvement, and supporting interdisciplinary community education. Mission Thrombectomy 2020 (MT2020) partnered with the Association Neurovascular Clinicians (ANVC) to understand how SCs outside compare developmental needs for this role across world. Methods: A brief survey was constructed capture information about use their duties, including personnel execute areas deemed important development. The disseminated through MT2020 ANVC membership rosters; returned data were assembled SPSS (version 25) analyzed using descriptive X 2 statistics. Results: total 70 surveys from 16 countries (63% USA). Survey responders (41%), physicians (39%), program managers (19%) APPs(1%), 49% CSCs/TSCs 40% PSC 11% ASR/other hospital; 92% had someone completing SC duties MDs more USA (63%) versus RNs (95%; =25.2, p<0.001). Table 1 lists differences between other countries. Of 70% respondents interested receiving development resources, aspect most “Improvement Nursing Knowledge/Care” (71% non-USA/81% “Development Systems Care” second by non-USA hospitals (53%), followed Government Policy” (35%). Conclusions: Non-USA Centers have significant that differ markedly those within USA. provides an platform engage international programs MT2020-ANVC partnership is well positioned further stroke nursing care globally.