12th UK Stroke Forum Conference 12th UK Stroke Join us next year for the 13th UK Stroke Forum Conference The International Centre, Telford 4 - 6 December 2018 12th UK Stroke Forum Conference 28 – 30 November 2017 ACC Liverpool Delegate programme #UKSF17 Liverpool 2017 Kindly supported by www.ukstrokeforum.org Cover image is by McCoy Wynne. UKSF 2018 Call for Abstracts Call for Abstracts will open Map your learning at the conference The Stroke–Specific Education Framework (SSEF) consists of 16 ‘elements of care’ which reflect the different parts for the 13th UK Stroke Forum of the stroke pathway. To help you see which parts of the pathway you are learning about, sessions within the UKSF programme have been mapped against the SSEF elements of care. The 16 elements of care have been grouped into four areas of stroke care, as follows: Conference in April 2018 Symbol Area being covered SSEF elements of care Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 December 2018 The International Centre, Telford E1 – Awareness raising E2 – Managing Risk The UK Stroke Forum Conference is the largest multidisciplinary stroke event in the UK, Prevention and managing risk E3 – Information attracting over 1400 delegates from across the stroke care pathway. It’s an unmissable E4 – User Involvement event for anyone working in the field of stroke care. E5 – Assessment (TIA) Showcase your research results or service delivery innovations to over 1400 stroke care E6 – Treatment (TIA) Hyper-acute and acute care professionals! E7 – Urgent response E8 – Assessment (stroke) You can submit an abstract for the opportunity to present either a 10 minute oral E9 – Treatment (stroke) presentation or poster presentation at the 2018 conference. E10 – Specialist rehab E11 – End of life care Hospital care & rehabilitation Abstracts are welcomed from all aspects of stroke care, service delivery and clinical E12 – Seamless transfer of care practice. E13 – Long term care All abstracts will be peer reviewed by a Multi-Disciplinary Team overseen by the UKSF Post-discharge care E14 – Review Conference Scientific Programme Committee to ensure consistency and objectivity. E15 – Participation in community E16 – Return to work Prizes for the best research and clinical / practice posters will be awarded at the Conference. Learn more about the SEEF at the Conference The SSEF website is a professional development tool which enables health-care professionals to assess their knowledge The submission deadline is 17.00 on Wednesday 13 June 2018 and skills against the SSEF, identify their training needs, and be directed to courses matching those needs. Training providers can enter details about their courses, map them to the SSEF and have them registered on a searchable database, increasing accessibility to those looking for training. The site, which has over one thousand users, won the Guardian University Award for Digital Innovation in March 2016. Visit the SSEF team at: Stand A in the exhibition arena to see how registration can benefit you and your organisation. Visit the SSEF site at: www.stroke-education.org.uk UK Stroke Forum Conference 2017 Contents Table of Contents Mapping your learning 1 Welcome from the UKSF Chair 3 Acknowledgements 4 Event information 7 Venue map 11 At a glance programme 14 Tuesday programme 19 Wednesday programme and posters 27 Thursday programme and posters 49 Ongoing clinical trials and studies 65 Exhibition guide 95 #UKSF17 2 Dear Colleague, Welcome to the 12th UK Stroke Forum Conference. I am delighted to welcome you to the 12th UK Stroke conference would not be Forum in Liverpool. It has been my honour and possible. pleasure, in my first year as Chair, to work with the I look forward to welcoming Scientific Programme Conference Committee to bring all delegates to the you a varied programme designed specifically for our Welcome Drinks Reception broad multidisciplinary audience. on Tuesday evening This year we welcome eminent speakers from across from 17:00 within the the UK, Australia, Germany and United States of exhibition arena. We are delighted to host the Katumba America who will share the latest in stroke research, Drummers and the North West Stroke Survivors education, service delivery and examples of best Art Exhibition. After the drinks reception The Stroke Welcome from the UKSF Chair from Welcome practice. Association are hosting a ‘sing along’ movie in the This year we have made a number of changes to auditorium from 18:00, more details can be found in ensure the conference continues to develop and to the programme. Also, if you have not purchased your meet the needs of the stroke community. We have ticket for our ‘70’s’ themed Gala Dinner on Wednesday further developed the Primary Care and Adult Social evening please do visit the enquiries desk. Workers streams which complement our other well In order to plan your agenda, view the programme and established BASP, Nursing & Rehabilitation and Stroke abstracts online - download the UKSF App from the Research streams. We received a record number of App Store or Google Play Store, simply search UKSF in high calibre abstract submissions this year enabling us either store. to host over 180 research posters and various poster The conference is here to educate and inspire tours covering all aspects of stroke care. professionals and we always welcome your ideas and In order to recognise and reward excellence within feedback. Please remember to complete our online the stroke community we award a variety of prizes evaluation after the event to ensure you receive your throughout the programme including awards for the Life CPD certificate. This link will be sent to you on Thursday Time Achievement, the BASP Warlow Prize, National afternoon. Stroke Nursing Forum, AHP Stroke Abstract, Stroke I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Rehabilitation SRR Prize and Patient, Carer, Public and excellent colleagues in the UK Stroke Forum ‘office’, Involvement Awards to name a few. the members of the Steering Group and Scientific We have enhanced the ‘soapbox science’ Programme Conference Committee, and the abstract platform which will showcase the industries’ latest reviewers who scored several hundreds of abstracts. developments; the subjects and timings for these are Best wishes, in the programme. The knowledge hub has grown to allow you the opportunity to meet up with speakers and the UKSF Coalition. We are thrilled to have over 60 exhibitors who have supported the conference Professor Peter Langhorne this year. Please do take time to visit the stands and Chair of UK Stroke Forum corporate exhibits. The support our loyal sponsors and Professor of Stroke Care exhibitors offer is simply outstanding and, without it, our University of Glasgow 3 #UKSF17 Acknowledgements All UK Stroke Forum Coalition organisations have played a part in planning the conference programme and special thanks go to the following representatives: Professor Peter Langhorne, UK Stroke Forum Chair Professor Dame Caroline Watkins, UK Stroke Forum Chair Elect Professor Avril Drummond, UK Stroke Forum Outgoing Chair Acknowledgements Acknowledgements UK Stroke Forum Conference Scientific Professor Pip Logan, Royal College of Programme Committee: Occupational Therapist Specialist Section - Neurological Practice Dr Ulrike Hammerbeck, Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology Professor Marian Brady, Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, British Association of Stroke Physicians Liz Topliss, Service User Representative Robin Cant, Service User Representative Dr Ann Needle, British Dietetic Association Dr Jacqui Morris, Scottish Stroke Allied Health Claire Howard, British and Irish Orthoptic Society Professionals Forum Dr Shirley Thomas, British Psychological Society Professor Audrey Bowen, Society for Research in Joseph Dent, College of Paramedics Rehabilitation Hannah Waterhouse, Education for Health Dr Kate Holmes, Stroke Association Alex Hoffman, Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party Dr Chris Price, UK Stroke Forum Education and Professor David Werring, NIHR Stroke Research Training Network Dr David Smithard, UK Swallowing Research Dr Patricia Gordon, Northern Ireland Group Multidisciplinary Association of Stroke Teams Dr Tal Anjum, Welsh Association of Stroke Dr Katie Gallacher, Royal College of General Physicians Practitioners #UKSF17 4 UK Stroke Forum Steering Group: Professor Pip Logan, Royal College of Dr Tom Balchin, ARNI Institute Occupational Therapist Specialist Section - Neurological Practice Pete Rumbold, ARNI Institute Professor Marian Brady, Royal College of Speech Dr Ulrike Hammerbeck, Association of Chartered and Language Therapists Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology Professor Frederike van Wijck, Scottish Stroke Professor Helen Rodgers, British Association of Allied Health Professionals Forum Stroke Physicians Acknowledgements Dr Lisa Kidd, Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum Professor Thompson Robinson, British Association of Stroke Physicians Professor Audrey Bowen, Society for Research in Rehabilitation Dr Fiona Rowe, British and Irish Orthoptic Society Juliet Bouverie, Stroke Association Dr Shirley Thomas, British Psychological Society Dr Tal Anjum, Welsh Association of Stroke Mark Ballard, Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland Physicians Joseph Dent, College of Paramedics Brin Helliwell, Different Strokes UK Stroke Forum Event Management and Hannah Waterhouse, Education for Health Sponsorship Team: Alex Hoffman, Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party Sammy Williams, UK Stroke