Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE)

“An integrated, evidence- and data-driven pathway is what works for stroke care, from prevention to life after stroke.” Prof. Simona Sacco outlines how the #StrokeActionPlan provides a practical roadmap with measurable targets for stroke care in Europe.
#StrokeCare
#EUHealth

“The first ever EU Cardiovascular Health Plan will build on existing policies and actions, including a review of the forthcoming #StrokeActionPlan for Europe.”
Marianne Takki, EU Commission (DG SANTE)
#EUHealth #StrokeCare #PreventStroke

“A stroke can change your life in an instant, but recovery should not depend on where you live in Europe” Ass. Professor with lived experience Melinda Roaldsen shares her journey, underscoring why the #StrokeActionPlan and a CVH plan focus are vital to improve outcomes #EUHealth

MEP Billy Kelleher and MEP Romana Jerković agrees that stroke is not an individual health issue, it is social and economic, with costs only expected to rise. No healthsystem can face it alone, COVID showed cross-border collaboration works it’s time to act for strok. #EUHealth

We are at the European Parliament 🇪🇺 Today’s high-level discussion, hosted by Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) and European Stroke Organisation explores how the new #StrokeActionPlan can drive better #StrokeCare across Europe, and its role within the EU CVH Plan. #EUHealth

⏰ Happening TODAY, join us online from 15.00CET. Join SAFE & European Stroke Organisation Stroke Organisation at the EU Parliament for high-level discussions on the future of Europe’s stroke care with EU policy makers, lived experience ambassadors, HCPs, researchers 👉 https://ow.ly/ZuX650XaS7I

⏰ One week to go! Limited spaces remain to join SAFE and European Stroke Organisation at the European Parliament for high-level discussions on the future of Europe’s stroke care. The event brings together EU policy makers, lived experience, HCPs, researchers. Register 👉http://bit.ly/4oeaLNT

📢 Don’t miss out – last few hours to submit your abstract to #ELASF2026 and be part of the global conversation on life after stroke.

🗓️ Submit tonight, 7 Oct 2025 at 24.00 CET

👉 https://bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke 

📢 Don’t miss out – only two days remaining to submit your abstract to #ELASF2026 and be part of the global conversation on life after stroke.

🗓️ Submit by 7 Oct 2025 at 24.00 CET

👉 https://bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke 

📢 Don’t miss out – only three days remaining to submit your abstract to #ELASF2026 and be part of the global conversation on life after stroke.

🗓️ Submit by 7 Oct 2025 at 24.00 CET

👉 https://bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke 

📢 Don’t miss out – only five days remaining to submit your abstract to #ELASF2026 and be part of the global conversation on life after stroke.

🗓️ Submit by 7 Oct 2025 at 24.00 CET

👉 https://bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke 

📢 Don’t miss out – only six days remaining to submit your abstract to #ELASF2026 and be part of the global conversation on life after stroke.

🗓️ Submit by 7 Oct 2025 at 24.00 CET

👉 https://bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke
#StrokeResearch
#StrokeBestPractice

📢 Just  ONE WEEK left to submit your abstract to #ELASF2026 and be part of the global conversation on life after stroke.

🗓️ Submit by 7 Oct 2025 at 24.00 CET

👉 https://bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke 
#StrokeResearch 
#StrokeBestPractice
#ELASF2026

We asked the authors of the top scoring abstracts at #ELASF2025 why you should submit an abstract to the #ELASF2026 in Stockholm. Hear Helena Heffernan from the Irish Heart Foundation give us her view.

Submit your scientific and service delivery abstracts 👉 bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke

📢 The Lived Experience abstract category pilot continues at #ELASF2026 in Stockholm. 🧠 Share how your stroke experience led to change.

📘 Download top-scoring abstracts from 2025 👉 bit.ly/4nOPWZI
🗓️ Submit by 8 Aug 2025 👉 bit.ly/3G2uNKC

Dr Hatice Ozkan from UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK presented her abstract Prevalence and Predictors of Patient-Reported Sexual Dysfunction After Stroke: A multi-centre observational study at ELASF2025 in Prague.

📢 Submit your scientific abstract for #ELASF2026 in Stockholm.

We are looking for completed or ongoing research focused on improving life after stroke, rehab, secondary prevention, long-term support and more.

🗓️ Deadline: 7 Oct 2025

👉 bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke
#StrokeResearch

“I felt so alone after my stroke. I wanted to help others feel less isolated”

At #ELASF in Prague, Elin Andersson, a Swedish stroke survivor, shared how she created change in her lived experience abstract.

We are continuing the pilot at #ELASF2026, submit yours 👉 bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke

📢 We are seeking abstracts for #ELASF2026 in three categories:

1. Science
2. Service development
3. Lived experience

More information 👉 bit.ly/3G2uNKC

#LifeAfterStroke 
#StrokeResearch 
#StrokeBestPractice
#StrokeLivedExperience

📢 The 4th in-person #ELASF is happening in Stockholm 🇸🇪 on 9-10 March 2026. Registration & abstract submissions are now open:

Abstracts 👉 bit.ly/3G2uNKC
Registrations 👉 bit.ly/3SZeG3y

#StrokeResearch 
#StrokeBestPractice
#StrokeLivedExperience

📣#ELASF2025 will take place in Prague on 10-11 March. It is a unique event where healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers and those affected by stroke can come together to address the issues of life after stroke. Click for full programme 👉 bit.ly/3BGz8Rq