Improving Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Care: Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA
The chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine provided plans of action to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in stroke.
"Working with EMS, there have been transport policies that have been established. EMS has a big program now that they’re trying to get dispatchers to be better trained in recognizing stroke, with certain symptoms over the phone so that they can dispatch appropriately.”
At the American Stroke Association’s (ASA)
The disparities observed raise questions about the consistency of providing optimal stroke care to all backgrounds. Ralph Sacco, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA, was an investigator for a number of these presentations, claiming that it’s time to start turning statistics into action.
Sacco, chair of neurology and Olemberg Family Chair of Neurological Disorders at the University of
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