Find out how the Helsinki University Central Hospital developed the Helsinki Model to successfully reduce their thrombolysis delays to 20 minutes or less and what steps you can adopt to reduce your door to needle time (DTN). In an in-depth interview with Atte Meretoja discover the changes made and challenges experienced in Helsinki and what the team at the Royal Melbourne Hospital learnt when they took the decision to replicate the Model in 2012. In this step-by step guide you will discover how to assess where the bottlenecks exist in your hospital, some ways to get your colleagues on board with this new approach and the simple changes to make in your hospital to successfully reduce your DTN.

MODULE 1
THE STEPS TO TAKE

MODULE 2
THE CHALLENGES

MODULE 3
THE MELBOURNE PROJECT

MODULE 4
STARTING FROM SCRATCH

MODULE 5
TARGETS

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THE COST OF IMPLEMENTING

MODULE 7
MAKING THE MOST OF TRANSFER TIME

MODULE 8
WORKING IN THE IMAGING ROOM

MODULE 9
GAINING INFORMED CONSENT

MODULE 10
WORKING ROLE OF NURSING STAFF

MODULE 11
MEASURING PERFORMANCE

MODULE 12
THE STROKE TEAM

MODULE 13
RUSH FOR EVERY PATIENT

MODULE 14
CODE STROKE

MODULE 15
PARALLEL PROCESSING

MODULE 16
POINT OF CARE

MODULE 17
PHYSICIANS EXAMINATION

MODULE 18
CT IMAGING

MODULE 19
ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY

MODULE 20
THERAPY PROTOCOL

MODULE 21
PREMIX OR NO PREMIX

MODULE 22
WAKE UP STROKES

MODULE 23
STREAMLINING AND MISDIAGNOSIS

MODULE 24
PATIENT EDUCATION