Professor Sandy Middleton FACN, FAAN Professor of Nursing, Director Nursing Research Institute, St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Australian Catholic University
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
Watch Professor Sandy Middleton talk about nurse-led protocols for stroke patients, based on Australian Catholic University research, making changes to policy, guidelines and clinical practice in Europe and Australia. These have decreased patient mortality, dependency & treatment costs.
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