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The Economic Burden of Ischemic Stroke In Canada (BURST)
Project Leader:
Nicole Mittman, HOPE Research Centre, Toronto
Project Team:
Mike Sharma, Ottawa Hospital
David Gladstone, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
Michael Hill, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary
Robert Cote, Montreal General Hospital
Ariane Mackey, Hopital de L’Enfant-Jesus, Quebec
Steve Verreault, Hopital de L’Enfant-Jesus, Quebec
Ashfaq Shuaib, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Abdul M. Nasser, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Phil Teal, Vancouver General Hospital
Stephen Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Gordon Gubitz, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Peter Bailey, Saint John Regional Hospital
David Howse, Thunder Bay Hospital
Project Summary:
This study is gathering information on what happens to ischemic stroke patients in the first 12 months once they leave the hospital and shift from inpatient to outpatient care.
The objective is to determine the resources and costs associated with treating patients in outside institutions, such as rehabilitation facilities and home care.
About 200 ischemic stroke patients will be recruited into the study at 10 participating stroke centres in six provinces. The goal is to get good data on the economic burden of stroke. This information will help aid future stroke-care planning.
