Last month I attended two events for stroke teams organized by Angels Initiative – Angels Days.

First Angels Day took place in Warsaw, on 10-11 October 2019. It was held in Hotel Mercure Grand – in the close centrum of Warsaw, nearby Main Square. The meeting was organized by local Angels Consultant Agnieszka Tymiecka-Woszczerowicz and was carried out on a great level. The event was dedicated to the improvement of the stroke care in Poland. Main audience was clinicians and nurses who work with stroke, and I can say it was an amazing example of networking in stroke society in Poland, and a great platform for everybody to share their experience, ideas and of course contacts.

 

 

The second was Angels Day in Lviv on 17-18 October 2019. The hotel where the event took place was situated in the center of one of the most beautiful cities in Ukraine. It was only 5 minutes to the famous Opera House and most of the popular street cafes and restaurants. It was also prepared by local Angels Consultant Yulia Vadziuk, and I can say it was held at the top level. Angels Day in Ukraine gathered together not only clinicians and nurses, who deal with stroke in their daily practice, but also politicians – which is very important in a country that is standing at the doorstep of great changes in healthcare. There were a lot of lively and very important discussions regarding improvement of the stroke care in Ukraine, and hopefully soon we will witness the good changes.

 

 

Both events had similar agenda. It consisted of:

• Presentation of the Angels Initiative and results of the quality of stroke care in both countries;

• Multidisciplinary master classes prepared by leading neurologists (hyperacute phase, decision making and visualization), at which special tools like Body Interact and WOW CT Training Tool were widely used;

• Special sessions from expert on different topics;

• Data Management and Quality Monitoring;

• Simulations of stroke with three clinical cases.

 

 

 

 

 

As a RES-Q coordinator and also part of Angels Team, I was not only attending both events, but also was having pleasure to introduce RES-Q at a glance. I got many feedback and questions after my presentations which showed me that my main goal – encourage discussion and further use of RES-Q registry – was achieved. The atmosphere and content of Angels Days were incredible, and I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in them.