<div>This is a very interesting article and very pertinent to you telestroke considerations...</div>
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<div>Cathy<br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Chamie, Chara (DOH)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Chara.Chamie@doh.wa.gov">Chara.Chamie@doh.wa.gov</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:25 AM<br>Subject: Special Announcement: Stroke Journal Article Published by NW Region<br>To: "Chamie, Chara (DOH)" <<a href="mailto:Chara.Chamie@doh.wa.gov">Chara.Chamie@doh.wa.gov</a>><br>
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<p dir="ltr" align="center"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><font face="Verdana" size="4">***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT***</font></b></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">It is with great pleasure that</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">we announce</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> our recently published</font></span><span lang="en-us"><b><i> <font face="Calibri">Stroke</font></i></b></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> journal article</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">:</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">“</font></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#002060" size="2">Striking Rural–Urban Disparities Observed in Acute Stroke Care Capacity and Services in the Pacific Northwest</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><font face="Verdana" color="#002060" size="2">: </font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b> <font face="Verdana" color="#002060" size="2"> Implications and Recommendations</font></b></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">”</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, </font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><i><font face="Calibri">by</font></i></span><span lang="en-us"><i> <font face="Calibri">Dr. Wendy Shultis, Dr. Robert Graff,</font></i></span><span lang="en-us"><i> <font face="Calibri">Cherish Hart, Palina Louangketh</font></i></span><span lang="en-us"><i><font face="Calibri">, Mike McNamara, Dr. Nick Okon, and Dr. David Tirschwell.</font></i></span><span lang="en-us"><i></i></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">This reflects the hard work of stroke champions</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington representing public health, stroke neurologists, physicians, nurses,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">clinicians,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">EMS, Dispatch, American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and National Stroke</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Association.</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><i><u><font face="Calibri">Special thanks</font></u></i></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> to the following people</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, who were part of the comprehensive regional needs assessment and</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">article</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">process</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">:</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Juanita Carbaugh (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">WA</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">),</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Dr.</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Andrea Fenaughty (A</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">K</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), Ying</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Han (O</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">R</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), Beth Gebstadt (O</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">R</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), Rachel Saunders (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">WA</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">),</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Dr.</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Paul Rostykus (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">OR</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">),</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Dr.</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Richard Leman (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">OR</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), Crystelle</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"></font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Fogle (M</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">T</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), Nicole Mauerman (I</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">D</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), and Jane Spencer</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">(I</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">D</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">)</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, Nichole Whitener (ID)</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">,</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Janice Gray (AK), Lee Peterson (AK), Tammy Goggia (AK), Soren Threadgill (AK)</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, Suzanne Sands (AK), April Dunham (ID), Mimi Hartman-Cunningham (ID), Dr. Po Huang (ID),</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Carrie Oser (MT), Amy Enterline (MT), Jessica Grennan (MT),</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Susie Fisher (OR), Alejandro Queral (OR), Kent Wadsworth (OR), Becky Wright (OR), Jean Ande</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">rson (OR),</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Dr. Bill Likosky (WA),</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">Pam Borg-Jensen (WA), Karen Krueger (WA), Miriam Patanian</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> (WA), Paj Nandi (WA), Kim Kelley (WA), Mike Lopez (WA), Denny Lordan (regional)</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">, Mary Lee Hyatt (</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">regional</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">), Chris Sherwin (regional), and Jill Thiare (regional)</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Please share broadly</font></span><span lang="en-us"> <font face="Calibri">–</font></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri"> a link will be posted on our website shortly.</font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Thank you!</font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Calibri">Chara</font></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><<nwrsn_StrokeArticle.pdf>> </font></span><span lang="en-us"></span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" color="#002060" size="2">Washington Stroke Forum:</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"> </span><a href="http://strokeforum.doh.wa.gov/" target="_blank"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><u></u></b></span><b><u><span lang="en-us"></span></u></b><b><u><span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" color="#7f7f7f" size="1">http://strokeforum.doh.wa.gov</font></span></u></b><span lang="en-us"></span></a><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" color="#595959" size="1"></font></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-us"></span></b><b><span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" color="#002060" size="1">Chara Chamie</font></span></b><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><font face="Tahoma" color="#000080" size="1"><br>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span></p></div></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Catherine S. Britain<br><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366<br>