Investigators

Shilpi Ajwani
Caleb Ferguson
Ajesh George
Nadia Burkolter
Craig Anderson

Lien Lombardo
Sameer Bhole
Amy Villarosa
Ariana Kong
Bhavya Talluri

Collaborators

SLHD: Sydney Local Health District
SDH: Sydney Dental Hospital

USYD: University of Sydney

Project Overview

Poor oral health among stroke survivors can increase the risk of hospital acquired pneumonia, increases length of hospital stay, and reduces a person’s quality of life. This project aims to develop a model of care that capacity builds stroke clinicians to promote oral health among stroke patients.

Aims & Objectives

This project aims to develop a model of care that capacity builds stroke clinicians to promote oral health among stroke patients. This will be conducted over three phases where the existing literature will be reviewed; people who have experienced a stroke, nurses and healthcare professionals will be interviewed; and a training program will be developed and pilot tested.

Research Output

To see the various outputs from the program, please navigate to the pages below:

Publications Presentations Awards Training resources Oral health promotion resources

Alignment with ACIOH’s themes

Workforce reoriented:

STROKE CLINICIANS

This project aims to capacity build stroke clinicians in oral health

People-centred strategies:

PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A STROKE

This project aims to improve the oral health of people who have survived a stroke