The Florey's Young Stroke Service launches in Victoria
The Florey's Young Stroke Service launches in Victoria
Around 18 Australians aged 18-45 have a stroke every day – the Young Stroke Service aims to better meet the specific needs of this age group.
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0.78 -> - So about 18 young
people between the ages
4.17 -> of 18 and 45 have a stroke
every day in Australia.
8.1 -> - Unfortunately, stroke
does not discriminate.
10.559 -> It can happen to any of us at any time.
15.3 -> - At the moment,
16.68 -> services for people with
stroke are really geared
19.38 -> to the older stroke survivors
21.12 -> so those in their 60s, 70s, and 80s.
23.88 -> Young people really have
very different needs.
26.69 -> It's a different life stage.
28.8 -> It's a different challenge
30.111 -> for them to navigate through
the rest of their lives.
33.919 -> - It was made very clear to
me that I was a very young,
36.81 -> fit, healthy person
39 -> who had this unfortunate
event out of nowhere.
42.3 -> We couldn't make clues and connections
43.86 -> as to as to why this happened to me.
45.95 -> - We've been working
46.92 -> for about six years to
understand the unmet needs
50.16 -> of younger people with stroke.
51.93 -> - We know that the incidence is increasing
54.539 -> for a number of known,
but also unknown reasons.
58.83 -> We want to make sure that
misdiagnosis occurs less often,
63.45 -> that the correct
diagnostic workup is made.
66.84 -> - We also want to set new standards
68.31 -> for treatment pathways
70.26 -> and for supporting young people
72.12 -> through the many years
after they've had a stroke.
79.23 -> Our mission with the Young Stroke Service
81.66 -> was to build a service with
young people at the centre.
86.58 -> Much of the things that they
need around relationships,
90.36 -> supports for cognitive and memory,
93.54 -> around getting back to work or study
96.87 -> are not well met in the current system.
99.36 -> - We work with communication
specialists to make sure
102.66 -> that young stroke survivors
with communication
105.02 -> problems can access our services smoothly.
109.84 -> We want to involve allied health teams.
112.95 -> We want neuropsychologists,
physiotherapists
115.92 -> and occupational therapists,
117.75 -> together with the Stroke Foundation,
119.4 -> we are working with a group
121.23 -> of young stroke survivors
from diverse backgrounds.
125.561 -> We've brought all these
groups of people together.
128.52 -> It's a really an
interdisciplinary approach.
131.97 -> - We'll be leaning heavily
on technology to assist us
135.39 -> to connect with young people,
136.798 -> to stay connected with young people,
139.179 -> and to navigate them through
their treatment pathways
142.92 -> and their recovery over the
first three to five years
145.77 -> after they've had a stroke.
147.36 -> - If this service was
made available to me,
149.52 -> I would've felt more supported.
151.68 -> I would've felt more validated.
154.32 -> I would've felt like I
had people in my corner.
157.59 -> - This service is a pilot project.
159.99 -> We're taking two different
approaches in Victoria
162.98 -> and South Australia just to
see what model works best
167.01 -> so that we can deliver
a service that can work
169.29 -> for all Australians.
171.15 -> - If there's more awareness
and more education,
174.24 -> and this service will will do that.
177.12 -> There's sort of this understanding
that it is a possibility,
180.75 -> that it can happen to
somebody who is young.
184.05 -> Then they can also get the
immediate attention they need.
186.57 -> They can also get the immediate resources
188.34 -> they need so then they can get back
190.77 -> to the life that they want going forward.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpGA4wEH4Gw