Documentary Of FASTHEROES Campaign In Southern Brazil

All roads led to Barcelona last week - the setting for the 17th World Stroke Congress. The Angels booth was buzzing, the awards ceremony brought a lump to our throats, a performance of the FAST Heroes song put a smile on every face, and the first-ever WSC escape room provided a unique, interactive educational activity that brought out the competitive spirit in congress attendees.

Meet Ecuador’s rockstar emergency and disaster physician, head of the emergency service at Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez in Quito, and a natural-born showman who uses social media to save lives.

Dr Francesca Romana Pezzella, new chair of the SAP-E, is building her legacy out of concrete actions delivered with compassion. She says (and the stroke community agrees): “I’m the kind of person who doesn’t step back.”