Stroke unit care and stroke unit access
Tuesday 4 August 2026, 2–2:45 pm AEST
Stroke Week webinar
Looking at becoming a certified stroke centre? Want to improve stroke unit access?
Join Skye Coote, Stroke Unit Certification Coordinator, for an informative webinar to find out more about stroke unitcare, access and achieving Stroke Unit Certification. This webinar will:
- Define what a stroke unit is
- Describe the key features of a stroke unit
- Demonstrate the importance of stroke unit care and why all patients with stroke should be cared for on a stroke unit
- Outline admission processes for admitting patients to the stroke unit
- Discuss common barriers and identify possible enablers to stroke unit care.
About the presenter
Skye Coote (MN, CCRN, ANVP-BC, NVRN-BC, ASC-BC) is a Stroke Nurse Practitioner and is the coordinator of the Australian Stroke Centre Certification program with the Stroke Foundation. She has previously been the Nursing Lead of the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Units.
Skye has an extensive critical care background, and holds a post-graduate diploma in Critical Care and a Master’s Degree in Nursing. She has undertaken stroke fellowship training and is certified as an Advanced Neurovascular Practitioner, Neurovascular Registered Nurse and an Advanced Stroke Coordinator. She has won numerous awards for her work in stroke, including clinical excellence and leadership awards, and has published and presented internationally.
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