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Stroke - Is Time Still Brain? A Multidisciplinary Deep Dive into Modern Stroke Care
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- Jun 13, 2026
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Don't miss an episode, join our email list - https://www.armchairmedical.tv/signup Is Time Still Brain? A Multidisciplinary Deep Dive into Modern Stroke Care Can you confidently distinguish a true stroke from a mimic in a busy clinic or packed waiting room? And once a stroke is suspected, what is the absolute fastest route to life-saving treatment? In this episode, we sit down with a multidisciplinary panel—spanning general practice, paramedicine, emergency medicine, and neuro-intervention—to trace the entire continuum of modern stroke care. From the moment a patient calls triple-zero to their long-term recovery in the community, we unpack the real-world challenges of stroke management. What you'll learn in this episode: The Age Myth: Why a patient's pre-morbid function, not their age, should dictate eligibility for acute clot retrieval. The Centralization Debate: Should thrombolysis be highly centralized to high-volume tertiary centers, or kept in local emergency departments to save critical time? The Frontline GP: The critical role of general practice in managing primary risk factors (like hypertension), coordinating complex post-stroke care plans, and navigating community TIA investigations. Pre-hospital Realities: How paramedics use bypass protocols to get the right patient to the right place, and why the 'worried well' complicate triage. Tune in to discover how every link in the healthcare chain can work together to shave minutes off treatment times and improve patient outcomes! Presenters: Chair Dr Peter Roberts General Practice Dr Elizabeth Marles, Paramedic Martin Nichols, ED Staff Specialist Dr Andy Brown, Stroke CNC Simpy Arora, Stroke CNC Narelle Bryant, Neurologist Dr Martin Krause, Vascular and interventional Neurologist Dr Alice Ma -----------------------…