Public Health and Health Services Research Group

By collaborating with hospitals, and by following up with patients, our group collects and reports information about the hospital care and the current health status of those that experience stroke. This information can be used to track changes over time, identify areas that may warrant further attention through hospital-driven quality improvement initiatives, policy development, or future research. We have also led innovations in developing acute stroke telemedicine services now funded by government, and other projects that support people living in the community with stroke.

Our data linkage projects have been at the forefront of national efforts to improve the reuse and augmentation of data from clinical quality registries. The AuSCR program also enables access to over 36,000 survivors of stroke who have agreed to be contacted for new research projects. Our registry based clinical trials enable real-world testing of novel solutions to improve the health system.

Our team convenes the National Stroke Quality Workshop each year and hosts a Community of Practice for Telehealth for Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (with over 480 members). These platforms enable exchange of ideas and innovations among academics, policymakers and various clinical disciplines to ensure co-designed solutions and to drive forward knowledge translation to improve stroke care.