New stroke program to get web treatment on June 10
May 9, 2008In a first for the Rural Health Education Foundation, its new program about stroke treatment will be web-cast a week ahead of its first airing on satellite television in June.
Striking Back: Treatment and Management of Stroke will be presented as a live and interactive web-cast through the Foundation’s website - www.rhef.com.au - at 8pm (AEST) on Tuesday 10th June.
The web-cast will enable health professionals and other interested viewers to watch the program live on their computers and pose questions directly to the program presenters while the program is in progress.
Striking Back will then make its television debut a week later, airing on the Foundation’s nationwide satellite broadcast network at 8pm (AEST) on Tuesday 17th June.
A striking new presentation method
“Our foray into web-casting exemplifies the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to find new and more effective ways to deliver educational programs to our stakeholders,” says Rural Health Education Foundation CEO Don Perlgut. “We’re excited about the interactive nature of web-casting, particularly its potential to involve viewers more directly in the program’s direction while it unfolds.”
“We’re also pleased to have Striking Back as the Foundation’s first ever web-cast, since stroke management has been a heavily requested topic from our viewers,” says Mr Perlgut.
About the program
Striking Back: Treatment and Management of Stroke provides rural GPs, nurses, and other health practitioners with the most up-to-date information on effective stroke management.
It details the ‘patient journey’ - from stroke event, through rapid transportation, hospital treatment, rehabilitation, and return home - and considers the implications for intervention with rural and remote patients and their carers.
Presented by a panel of experts
The format of Striking Back: Treatment and Management of Stroke is a live panel discussion led by Dr Norman Swan and featuring leading medical practitioners including Professor Chris Levi, the Director of Acute Stroke Services at Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital; Dr Debbie Kesper, a Rehabilitation Physician with the Bendigo Health Care Group; and Associate Professor Paul Middleton, Chief Medical Adviser to the NSW Ambulance Service.
Presentation details
The hour-long program will be presented as a live and interactive web-cast through the Foundation’s website - www.rhef.com.au - at 8pm (AEST) on Tuesday 10th June 2008.
Striking Back will then be broadcast across the Rural Health Education Foundation’s satellite television network on Tuesday 17th June at 8pm (AEST), with repeats at 8.00pm Perth time that same evening (two hours later) and 12.30pm (AEST) on Friday 20th June.
Available on DVD, video and the web
DVD and video copies of this program will be available for purchase after the web-cast and broadcasts.
About stroke
Stroke is a significant cause of death, illness and disability in Australia, with approximately 53,000 stroke events occurring annually. One in five initial stroke sufferers die within the first month. 88% of stroke survivors live at home, and almost all have some form of disability.
Stroke is in fact highly preventable, since a significant proportion of Australians have modifiable risk factors (such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol). However there continues to be a lack of awareness in the community about the risk factors and the signs of stroke.
About the Foundation
Originally established in 1992, the Rural Health Education Foundation provides independent, accredited education services to general practitioners and other health professionals working in rural and remote Australia.
The Foundation produces and broadcasts distance education programs using digital satellite technology, the Internet, “enduring” materials (DVDs and videos) and other television services. The Foundation operates a network of more than 650 receiving sites, called the Rural Health Satellite Network.
Today, the Foundation’s satellite network is one of the largest dedicated networks of its kind in the world, reaching more than 90 per cent of rural doctors and other health professionals.
More information
For more information on the program - including presenter details, access instructions and associated educational resources - visit the program page or contact the Foundation.