Interview with Brooke Medel, Stroke Nurse Navigator at UConn Health

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Know Stroke Podcast Season 2 Episode 5Navigator: one that navigates or is qualified to navigate.Who are some people that come to mind when you think of navigators? Most navigators have personality traits of wanting to help others achieve their goals. Brooke Medel is a Stroke Nurse Navigator at UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut. Joining the team at UConn in June Brooke has come into a crucial role supporting stroke survivors in the transition of care from the hospital back home and in adapting to life after stroke. Sounds like an important job, right? Brooke was born for this job. Once you listen to her story you'll understand the passion she brings into the role and why her patients are so lucky to have her.In this episode Brooke brings us through her day to day as a stroke nurse navigator. We explore the many challenges faced by stroke survivors and their loved ones at the point of discharge and her approach to supporting these challenges. You'll also hear about the Stroke Clinic at UConn Health and the amazing support they provide to the stroke thriver community. Brooke gives us a recap of the 3rd Annual Stroke Symposium which was held last month as part of World Stroke Day, October 29th. We've shared a link to a replay of that event for you below, and also links to the UConn support group which meets the fourth Monday of every month. You can attend these support groups in person if you are in the Central Connecticut area, or you can tune in virtually. Check it out, ask questions, and connect with fellow stroke thrivers!Show Resources for this Episode:Support group: https://health.uconn.edu/stroke-center/events-and-programs/Event recap: http://mediasite.uchc.edu/mediasite41/Play/963820ef2b6344eeb76e3cbfdc303bfc1dFACEBOOK PAGE: Search Connecticut Stroke Awareness (made by one of the stroke survivors that shares information from UConn support group)For more on “In the News” segment referenced in this episode visit:https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2021/11040/the_challenges_of_maintaining_telehealth_access_in.8.aspxAbout the Podcast: To listen to this episode on our podcast channel visit: https://knowstrokepodcast.buzzsprout.com/ To watch this episode on our VideoCast YouTube Channel:https://youtu.be/p042m3p3p_AMusic Credit and Podcast Production by Jake Dansereau, connect at JAKEEZo on Soundcloud @user-257386777About the Know Stroke PodcastWelcome to the Know Stroke Podcast of Co-Founders David Dansereau and Michael Garrow to support the reach of our growing TeamEnable Us Community and the Mission of our EnableUs Digital Stroke Support Platform at

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Music intro credit to Jake Dansereau. Our intro welcome is the voice of Caroline Goggin, a stroke survivor and our first podcast guest! Please listen to her inspiring story on Episode 2 of the podcast.

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