ISC 2026 | What are the most pressing gaps in knowledge or skills for stroke physicians?
Ana Catarina Fonseca, MD, PhD, MPH, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, comments on the most pressing gaps in knowledge or skills for stroke physicians. Prof. Fonseca highlights the need for developing soft skills such as leadership, communication, and advocacy. This interview took place at the 2026 International Stroke Congress (ISC), held in New Orleans, LA.
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Well, I think that currently stroke physicians tend to have a very good background in terms of clinical skills. But probably right now we are needing a little bit more soft skills, like for example leadership ability, communication capacities, and also probably I would say some advocacy skills also. Because we are very good at doing the theoretical part, but we really need to advocate for stroke in general...
Well, I think that currently stroke physicians tend to have a very good background in terms of clinical skills. But probably right now we are needing a little bit more soft skills, like for example leadership ability, communication capacities, and also probably I would say some advocacy skills also. Because we are very good at doing the theoretical part, but we really need to advocate for stroke in general. And we also need to learn how to work as teams, because now stroke care is very much collaborative. So we really need to know how to set up new collaborations, how to advocate for stroke, actually, so we can actually improve stroke care.
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