International media coverage for research linking flu vaccine with reduced risk of stroke

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A study from CaHRU, ‘Influenza vaccination and risk of stroke: self-controlled case-series study‘, recently published in the journal Vaccine, received international coverage in news media. The study of almost 18,000 patients with stroke looked at data from general practices in Continue reading International media coverage for research linking flu vaccine with reduced risk of stroke

Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative resources now online

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The new Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative (ASCQI) website was launched this month. The website describes how the ASCQI project, funded by the Health Foundation’s Closing the Gap in Clinical Communities Programme, achieved its aims as the first national quality Continue reading Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative resources now online

Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative findings published in Implementation Science

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The results of a national Quality Improvement Collaborative study, the Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative (ASCQI) were published this week in the international academic journal Implementation Science. The article entitled The effect of a national quality improvement collaborative on prehospital care Continue reading Ambulance Services Cardiovascular Quality Initiative findings published in Implementation Science

New study published investigating patient experiences of using the ambulance service for suspected stroke and heart attack

A study by members of the CaHRU team, Fiona Togher, Dr Zowie Davy and Professor Niroshan Siriwardena, to better understand the elements of care that are most important to patients with stroke and heart attack accessing the ambulance service, has Continue reading New study published investigating patient experiences of using the ambulance service for suspected stroke and heart attack

Influenza as a trigger of cardiovascular events and the potential for influenza vaccination to prevent them

A further study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, points to a link between influenza as a trigger of cardiovascular events, while presentations given in the past week in Toronto suggest that influenza vaccination might prevent such events. Charlotte Continue reading Influenza as a trigger of cardiovascular events and the potential for influenza vaccination to prevent them