Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco.
Stroke. 2020 Nov;51(11):3375-3381. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032442. Epub 2020 Oct 26.
There are substantial and longstanding inequities in stroke incidence, prevalence, care, and outcomes. The Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-Solving (HEADS-UP) symposium is an annual multidisciplinary scientific and educational forum targeting major inequities in cerebrovascular disease, with the ultimate objective of helping to bridge major inequities in stroke, and promptly translating scientific results into routine clinical practice, for the benefit of vulnerable and underserved populations. HEADS-UP is a collaborative undertaking by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the American Stroke Association and is held the day before the annual International Stroke Conference. In 2020, the HEADS-UP focused on the topic of racial/ethnic disparities in stroke and comprised invited lectures on determinants of racial/ethnic inequities in stroke as well as emerging interventions or promising strategies designed to overcome these inequities. Competitively selected travel award scholarships were given to 19 early stage investigators who presented posters at professor moderated sessions; engaged in several career development activities aimed imparting grant writing skills, knowledge about climbing the academic ladder, and striving for work-life balance; and participated in networking events. This Health Equity edition of Focused Updates will feature an overview of the HEADS-UP 2020 symposium proceedings and articles covering the key scientific content of the major lectures delivered during the symposium including the presentation by the award-winning plenary speaker. Starting in 2021, HEADS-UP will expand to include 5 major inequities in stroke (racial/ethnic, sex, geographic, socioeconomic, and global) and seeks to be a viable avenue to meet the health equity goals of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and World Stroke Organization.
在中风的发病率、患病率、治疗和结局方面存在着实质性的、长期存在的不平等现象。健康公平与中风的可操作性差异：理解与解决问题（HEADS-UP）研讨会是一个年度多学科科学和教育论坛，针对脑血管疾病的主要不平等问题，最终目标是帮助缩小中风的主要不平等问题，并迅速将科学成果转化为常规临床实践，使弱势和服务不足的人群受益。HEADS-UP 是由美国国立神经病学与中风研究所和美国中风协会共同开展的合作项目，在每年的国际中风大会前一天举行。2020 年，HEADS-UP 重点关注中风中的种族/族裔差异问题，包括关于中风中种族/族裔不平等的决定因素的特邀演讲，以及旨在克服这些不平等的新兴干预措施或有前途的策略。通过竞争选拔，为 19 名早期研究人员提供了旅行奖学金，他们在教授主持的会议上展示了海报；参与了多项职业发展活动，旨在传授撰写资助申请的技能、了解攀登学术阶梯的知识以及争取工作与生活的平衡；并参加了网络活动。本期重点更新的健康公平版将介绍 2020 年 HEADS-UP 研讨会的会议记录，并涵盖研讨会期间发表的主要演讲的关键科学内容的文章，包括获奖的全体演讲者的演讲。自 2021 年起，HEADS-UP 将扩大到包括中风的 5 个主要不平等领域（种族/族裔、性别、地理、社会经济和全球），并努力成为实现美国心脏协会/美国中风协会、美国国立神经病学与中风研究所和世界中风组织健康公平目标的可行途径。
