News & Events
Stroke Support Group
Every Thursday 4:00-5:00pm
VA Medical Center - 1st Floor Nursing Home (Dining Area)
This Thursday: Educational Meeting with a Guest Speaker
Upcoming Events
Stroke: What you need to know.
July 17, 2008 - 12:00pm
Gainesville Health and Fitness Center, Orlando, Florida
Join Justine Abrams, UF Stroke Coordinator, for a discussion about what you should know about stroke. Refreshments will be provided.
Members of the UF Stroke Program recently accepted the American Stroke Association's Initial Performance Bronze Award for complying with stroke patient care quality performance measures. Kathy Fenelon, regional Vice-President for the ASA was in Gainesville to present the award at a ceremony held at UF.
Pictured (L to R): Justine Abram, BSN,RN,CNRN, Stroke Program Coordinator, Michael F. Waters, MD, PhD, Stroke Program Director, Timothy Goldfarb, CEO Shands HealthCare, and Michael L. Good, MD, Interim Dean, UF College of Medicine
In the News
UF Department of Neurology ranks 44th Nationally for 2008
July 15, 2008 - US News & World Report, For the year of 2008, US News and World Report has ranked the UF Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery as 44th best in the nation in their rankings of the Best Hospitals in the US. Read about these and all of the other UF Medical accolades in the July 15th, 2008 Gainesville Sun article. - Article
UF Designated as a Primary Stroke Treatment Center
June 27, 2008 - Gainesville Sun, Shands at the University of Florida was recently recognized as a Primary Stroke Treatment Center in the state of Florida.
Southern 'stroke belt' killing tourists, too
June 10, 2008 - Montreal Gazette, People in three southern U.S. states are facing a health threat no one can explain: an abnormally high risk of suffering a fatal stroke - even among tourists just visiting the region.
Who's at Risk for Stroke?
May 6, 2008 - Orlando Sentinel, Researchers are still trying to understand if there's a gene or set of genes that makes a person more likely to suffer a stroke. Dr. Michael F. Waters, director of Shands at UF Stroke Program.
What to Do When a Stroke Strikes
May 6, 2008 - Orlando Sentinel, Quick medical action after the onset of symptoms is crucial in creating a better outcome for stroke victims.
UF Researchers Help Stroke Patients Relearn Motor Skills
April 16, 2008 - UF HSC News, Kathye Light, Ph.D., P.T., a UF associate professor in the department of physical therapy in the College of Public Health and Health Professions, is the principal investigator of the study to examine the benefits of constraint-induced movement home therapy versus therapy done exclusively in a lab with a trainer.
Shands at UF Opens Northeast Florida's First Dedicated Neuro Intensive Care Unit
April 1, 2008 - Shands HealthCare Marketing & Public Relations
New Neuro Unit Opens
April 1, 2008 - UF HSC News, University of Florida and Shands HealthCare leaders today (April 1) opened a new, 30-bed Shands at UF Neuro Intensive Care Unit.
