ESO TF4UKR Department-to-Department Visiting Programme

I had the opportunity to visit the Stroke Center of Graz Medical University at the invitation of the Univ. FA Priv.-Doz. Dr.med.univ. Dr.scient.med. Simon Fandler-Hofler. During my time in the hospital, all the staff were very kind and responsive to me. The doctors were happy to share clinical cases and answer questions that arose.

My day began with a morning round with the Neurology Department team. One of the great things was a discussion of the neuroimaging study of each patient. I observed all the parts of a team that have dealt with patients with stroke from the emergency department to a rehabilitation team working with stroke patients and stroke outpatient clinic. It was very interesting for me to see how all the modern research and recommendations are put into practice and to see the positive results. The hospital is conducting a lot of research aimed at improving care for patients with acute stroke. As part of my visit, I spent a lot of time in the emergency department, where I observed the journey of an acute stroke patient from presentation, and neuroimaging, to treatment decisions. I have seen a lot of patients with different neurological diseases who were admitted to the emergency department.

One of the interesting events was a meeting with a scientific club. I am very grateful to the team of the Neurology Department at Graz Medical University under the guidance of a Univ.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr.med.univ. Christian Enzinger, MBA for the interesting and informative days. Thanks to ESO and TF4UKR for this opportunity. It was two wonderful weeks in which I compared two different healthcare systems. The knowledge I acquired will help me improve care for patients with acute stroke and expand this knowledge all over the whole of Ukraine.

Sincerely,

Yaroslav Saminin