'Young Stroke' - Kylie Tastula

This presentation was originally recorded at the Stroke Recovery Associations' Building Capacity Training Conference on Friday 24th May 2024.
Kylie has worked in the area of Neuro for over 20 years. She has worked in Neuro intensive care units and Stroke units both in Australia and internationally. Her current position involves coordinating hyperacute Stroke calls including RPA’s state-wide Endovascular Clot Retrieval Service. Kylie’s role has several focuses. She coordinates the hyperacute Stroke care at RPA, runs the Stroke call program including attending and leading all calls in hours, and maintains and analyses all the data around hyperacute care. Kylie coordinates the state-wide Endovascular Clot Retrieval (ECR) service and run several clinics, including Stroke reperfusion follow-ups, young Stroke, acute Stroke and secondary prevention clinics. She also works in the mild head injury/concussion clinic, reviewing and triaging all patients following referrals from ED, trauma services, allied health and GP networks. Her role over the years has included service review and planning, hospital redevelopment, clinical consultancy, research, education, and advocacy. She is currently the nursing co-chair for the Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI). Kylie has an interest in quality improvement, clinical leadership and patient advocacy
Kylie Tastula will be presenting "Young Stroke".
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