On completion of this module you will be expected to have a critical understanding of the relevance and importance of secondary prevention in stroke patients.
You will learn:
- Recognition of important underlying causes of stroke e.g. ischaemic due to cardiac embolism
- Knowledge about risks of stroke after TIA and stroke and how one might present this to a patient e.g. relative risk, absolute risk
- Understanding of the change of risk over time and the importance of this for starting treatments as early as possible
- Understanding the indications for, and the effects of medications and surgical interventions in relation to secondary stroke prevention
- Understanding the problem of poor adherence to medications
- Advice on lifestyle modification and how best to influence / support lifestyle behaviour
Page last reviewed: 18 Jan 2021
