SYNOPSIS

Stroke incidence increases with age. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the third leading cause of disability.
The talk will encompass the below:-

•    What is a stroke?
•    What are the risk factors of stroke?
•    What are the stroke prevention strategies?
•    What should we do when a person haS an acute stroke?
•    Preventions of complications post-stroke
•    Rehabilitation and life after a stroke


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Dr. Tan Kit Mun is a consultant geriatrician in the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and University of Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC). She’s also an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. She received her medical degree from Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland in 1999. Dr.Tan is a member of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, (MRCP) UK since 2002. She completed her specialist training and received her CSCST in Geriatric Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians Ireland in 2009. She was practising as a consultant geriatrician in Dublin from 2009 until she returned home to work in UMMC in 2013. She’s also a member of the Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine and is a trainer for the national Geriatric Medicine Specialist Training Scheme.