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DESCRIPTION:Julián Alejandro Rivillas\, MD\, MPH\n\nNeurologist and Vascula
 r Neurology Fellow\n	Université de Montréal\n\nWHEN: Monday\, MARCH 23\, 20
 26\, from 3:30-4:30pm\n	WHERE: Hybrid | Onsite at 2001 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ College\, Rm 
 1140 | Zoom\n	NOTE: Julian Alejandro Rivillas will be presenting in-person
 \n\nThe Seminars in Epidemiology organized by the Department of Epidemiolo
 gy\, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Populat
 ion and Global Health is a self-approved Group Learning Activity (Section 
 1) as defined by the maintenance of certification program of the Royal Col
 lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Physicians requiring accreditat
 ion\, please complete the Evaluation Form and send to admincoord.eboh [at]
  mcgill.ca\n\nAbstract\n\nStroke systems in many middle-income settings fa
 ce a practical challenge: the clinical burden is clear\, but the informati
 on needed to plan services\, support timely diagnosis\, and monitor qualit
 y is often fragmented\, difficult to access\, or not available through off
 icial channels. This talk presents an academic-led\, multisector approach 
 to strengthening stroke care in Colombia and expanding regional impact acr
 oss Latin America. I will describe how convening diverse stakeholders\, ma
 pping existing local assets\, and translating real-world data into actiona
 ble quality indicators can accelerate system development—from prehospital 
 pathways and acute care organization to center certification strategies an
 d regional collaboration. The session will highlight implementation lesson
 s from national and regional initiatives\, including efforts to empower ea
 rly-career physicians\, address access gaps to essential therapies\, and b
 uild sustainable research and quality-improvement networks. Finally\, I wi
 ll outline future priorities for long-term sustainability\, with a focus o
 n rehabilitation capacity\, stable financing models\, and governance struc
 tures that allow local and national progress to scale regionally.\n\nLearn
 ing Objectives\n\nAt the completion of this talk\, attendees will be able 
 to:\n\n\n	\n		Identify common barriers to obtaining reliable stroke informati
 on for diagnosis and system planning in middle-income settings\, and recog
 nize feasible strategies to overcome them.\n	\n	\n		Describe how multisector c
 ollaboration and local asset mapping can be used to design and implement s
 calable stroke pathways and quality-improvement programs.\n	\n	\n		Apply imple
 mentation lessons from Colombia and regional Latin American initiatives to
  define priorities for certification\, sustainability\, rehabilitation cap
 acity\, and long-term network financing\n	\n\n\nSpeaker Bio\n\nJulián Aleja
 ndro Rivillas\, MD\, MPH is a neurologist and Vascular Neurology Fellow at
  the Université de Montréal (Montréal\, Canada). He holds a Master of Publ
 ic Health from the Universidad Internacional de Valencia and is recognized
  as a Junior Researcher by Colombia’s national science system (Minciencias
 ). He is a founding member of the Colombian Stroke Association and has pro
 moted the creation of stroke networks and collaborative platforms in Colom
 bia and Latin America. He serves as the delegate of the Colombian Associat
 ion of Medical Schools (ASCOFAME) for the national process of updating the
  neurology training curriculum in Colombia. Dr. Rivillas is Section Editor
  (Vascular Neurology) for Acta Neurológica Colombiana and has authored pee
 r-reviewed work in general neurology\, public health\, and stroke systems 
 of care.\n
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SUMMARY:From Data Gaps to Stroke Systems: Building Scalable Solutions in La
 tin America
URL:/epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/data-gaps-stroke-
 systems-building-scalable-solutions-latin-america-371570
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