Speakers

Mercè Ayesta Borras coordinates the Stroke Foundation in Catalonia. She is a registered nurse and has a graduate in Humanities and Arts from UAB (University Barcelona). Her postgraduate specialization was in ICU care, teaching, and stroke care. She is now studying a master’s degree in digital health.  

Before she became a full-time coordinator in 2018 at the Stroke Foundation, she worked at the Catalan Stroke Action Plan coordinating the 5th Stroke Audit and became a lecturer of the Stroke Specialization Course for Nurses. She collaborates in different research groups focused on stroke care, awareness, and life after stroke. She is also a member of the Cerebrovascular Diseases Working Group of the department of health of the government of Catalonia, member of SAFE and recently has become a member of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAPE).