Helsingborg declaration 2006 on European stroke strategies / edited by T. Kjellström, B. Norrving and A. Shatchkute

The second Consensus Conference on stroke management took place on 22-24 March 2006 in Helsingborg, Sweden. The meeting was arranged by the International Stroke Society, endorsed by the European Stroke Council and International Stroke Society, and co-sponsored by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. It was arranged in collaboration with the European Region of the World Confederation for Physical activity and the European Association of Neuroscience Nurses. The patients' organization Stroke Alliance for Europe also participated. The Helsingborg Declaration 2006 on European stroke strategies, a statement of the overall aims and goals of five aspects of stroke management (organization of stroke services, management of acute stroke, prevention, rehabilitation, evaluation of stroke outcome and quality assessment) to be achieved by 2015 was adopted

Pan European consensus meeting on stroke management : report, Helsingborg, Sweden, 8-10 November 1995

Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in Europe, but standards of care vary widely. It has been shown that improving the organization of care for people with stroke significantly improves the outcome. To improve stroke management in Europe, a consensus meeting took place in Helsinborg, Sweden. The meeting was arranged by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and the European Stroke Council in collaboration with the European Federation of Neurological Societies, the International Stroke Society, the World Confederation of Physical Therapy-Europe and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists. The participants defined the most cost-effective strategies available for stroke care, rehabilitation and secondary prevention and discussed partnership. The meeting adopted the Helsingborg Declaration on Stroke Management in Europe. Principles were formulated for interventions and the organization of stroke care services. Quality of care indicators and targets on stroke management were agreed on, and areas for future research were identified