Academic Telestroke Hub and Spoke Network
A Talk by Bart Demaerschalk (Chair, Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Professor of Neurology, and Medical Director, Mayo Clinic)
About this Talk
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Telestroke Network has operated for over a decade, evolving from three regional telestroke programs to one enterprise national telestroke network. This talk will review telestroke activations before and after the COVID pandemic.
Key Takeaways
- Discuss reasons behind significant decrease in telestroke activations and acute stroke treatment recommendations
- Review stroke morbidity and mortality metrics
- Cover the pre- and post- COVID-19 stroke numbers for the Mayo Clinic