ESO Certification Committee_Fonseca

Prof. Ana Catarina Fonseca: Certification of stroke units is a key objective of the European Stroke Organisation. Although much is talked about intravenous thrombolysis or thrombectomy, we know that care that is done for patients in stroke units continues to be a very important element to ensure that they have a good prognosis. And if you really want to assure that the patients receive a good care at a stroke unit, you should consider to certify your centre. The European Stroke Organisation has a series of key elements that should be followed either by stroke units or for stroke centres to achieve a good care of patients at these stroke units. The process itself, is not that difficult. Actually, you'll see that there are lots of things that you are already implementing at your centre and that you can use to do your certification. Also, if you have any doubts, you can always go and seek advice from the elements of the Committee of the Stroke Unit Certification. And also we have a website that has several questions already answered, that would be very useful to help you in this application procedure. Also, if your initial application is not successful, we will tell you what is needed in order to further along obtain a positive approval. You'll see that by entering certification process, you'll be able to get and also to ensure that at the local level you receive and you will have the help or of your administratives and also from your clinical directions in order to assure these key elements of care to the patients. Therefore, I I would really like to advise you to apply with your centre to obtain certification by now.