On June 7, 2025, the Lviv Regional Hospital for War Veterans and Repressed named after Y. Lypa hosted a transformative stroke care workshop, bringing together leading neurologists, neurosurgeons, nurses and multidisciplinary teams from across the region.
This initiative was spearheaded by the contracted stroke hospitals of Lviv, who are actively working toward becoming part of the Angels Regions – a global network committed to improving stroke care and saving lives.
The workshop featured a comprehensive agenda that addressed both clinical and operational aspects of stroke management, with highlights including a presentation on decision-making on treatment strategy in the extended therapeutic window, and an in-situ simulation in the hospital.
Opening the workshop was Prof. Tetiana Nehrych, a professor at Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medicine University and an expert on neurology, pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, and pediatric neurosurgery in the Ministry of Health. Prof. Nehruch, who is also a member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, an organization devoted to the promotion of scholarly research and publication that began in Lviv over 150 years ago, presented a regional overview of stroke care delivery in Lviv Oblast.
Angels consultants Lev Prystpiuk and Tamara Zabashta introduced the Angels Initiatives new regional approach, a strategy to create communities that are safe for stroke, with the goal to convert 100 Angels Regions worldwide by December 2027. There are already three Angels Regions in Ukraine – Khmelnytskyi, Kamianets-Podilskyi, and Shepetivskyi in Khmelnytska Oblast were converted in the first half of 2025.
Standardization of acute stroke treatment and use of the Angels Academy resources was the topic of a presentation by Dr Yuliia Vlasiichuk, neurologist at the Stroke Center of the Clinical Hospital "Feofania" of the State Administration of Affairs. Dr Dmytro Hrynykha, also of the Hospital "Feofania" where he is an interventional neurologist, gave a presentation on decision-making in extended therapeutic windows, and explained the use of WoW CT training to improve professional skills.
Finally, their colleague, neurologist Dr Olha Yasnii, addressed the implementation of the FeSS protocol for the first 72 hours of stroke care.
Lunch was followed by two hands-on simulation sessions. Drs Vlasiichuk, Hrynykha, and Yasnii conducted an in-situ simulation in the hospital, with the focus on decision-making on treatment strategy. A clinical case review and discussion using the Body Interact virtual patients simulator concluded the workshop.
This regional workshop marked a significant step forward in Lviv’s journey to elevate stroke care standards, Lev and Tamara said. “By embracing international best practices and fostering collaboration among stroke teams, these hospitals are laying the foundation for a more responsive, efficient, and patient-centered stroke care system.
“The commitment of Lviv’s stroke hospitals to join the Angels Regions reflects a shared vision: to ensure that every stroke patient receives timely, high-quality care – no matter where they are.”
