Stroke Awareness

Introduction and welcome

Explanation of course
Tutor introduction to delegates (background)
Delegate introduction to each other
Paperwork

Target audience:

Health and social care staff who may:

• be new to stroke – such as rotational staff or those new in post
• wish to refresh / extend their existing stroke knowledge and skills
• be community based with a mixed pathology case load including stroke
• have limited access to other stroke specific training

What are Core Competencies?

The core Competencies are those which all health and social care staff working with people affected by stroke should know about (knowledge) or be able to perform (skills).

· Cause of Stroke

· Effects of Stroke

· Reducing the cause of Stroke

· Specialist Care

· Common Effects of Stroke

· Level of Consciousness

· Limb Weakness

· Moving & Handling Safety Activity of Daily Living

· Loss of Feeling

· Change of Vision

· Communication

· Swallowing

· Preventing Pressure Sores

· Incontinence

· Thinking Process & Behaviour

· Emotions

· Rehabilitation

Course evaluation