The Virginia Stroke Systems Coordinators Consortium - A Collaborative Effort Across Virginia for Stroke Coordinators
The beginning of the 4th quarter of 2009 was the initiation of the Virginia Stroke Systems Coordinators Consortium (VSSCC), a sub-group of the Acute Care Team of the Virginia Stroke Systems Task Force (VSSTF). The purpose of the VSSCC is to:
- Promote evidenced based stroke care in all hospitals in the Commonwealth
- To improve collaborative partnerships with EMS
- To improve collaborative partnerships with EMS
- To share resources, tools, innovative ideas and technology
- To provide a forum for stroke coordinators to ask questions and receive timely researched expert answers via the Virginia Stroke Ambassadors Panel
- To communicate work done in VSSTF
- To inform the community about stroke signs and symptoms and prevention
Objectives for the VSSCC are accomplished via a regional lead structure.
The VSSCC is chaired by Pat Lane, RN Neuroscience Coordinator of Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center.
1. The VSSCC is divided into six (6) regions correlating with EMS Virginia Hospital regions.
- a) Region 1 is led by Larisa Golding, RN Patient Care Director from Inova Alexandria Hospital. Region 1 covers the Northern Virginia area
- b) Region 2 spearheaded by Sue Fibish, RN Stroke Program Coordinator from Sentara Leigh Hospital covers the Eastern area
- c) Region 3 facilitated by Debra Massie, RN Stroke Program Coordinator from Winchester Memorial Hospital covers the North Western area
- d) Region 4 organized by Mary Marshman, RN Stroke Program Coordinator from Centra Lynchburg General Hospital and Stacie Stevens, RN Stroke Program Coordinator from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center serves the Central Virginia region
- e) Region 5 led by Kathy Robertson, RN Stroke Program Coordinator of Carillion Roanoke Memorial hospital serves the Near South West region
- f) Region 6’s liaison is Janie Walker, RN Stroke Program Coordinator from Johnson City Medical Center serves the Far South West region
2. The region leads will serve as mentors, coaches, and resources for the hospitals in the regions. Specifically they may assist you with clinical practice guidelines, maneuvering the internet for resources and learning the Primary Stroke Center verbiage and sharing their pearls of wisdom.
3. Pat meets monthly with the region leaders to discuss regional issues, best practices, updates from VSSTF and plan future agenda items.
4. The VSSCC meets every other month either via conference call or webinars and has at least one face to face meeting per year coinciding with an educational seminar.
For information about future meetings contact Tiffany McGhee 804-965-6570(Phone)
804-965-6421 (Fax) 434-228-0265 (Mobile)Tiffany.McG hee@heart.org
This group is supported and funded by the Virginia Department of Health Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Project and the American Heart Association.