Nationwide, telemedical stroke networks such as the Neurovascular Network Southwest Bavaria (NEVAS) ensure rapid care for patients, especially in clinics without their own neurological department. This is where the NEVAS:On project comes in: its goal is to strengthen nursing and therapeutic expertise in the participating clinics and thus improve the quality of care. To this end, Anna Riesberg and Nadine Seifert, doctoral students at HNU and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), surveyed the learning needs of nursing staff and therapists. Based on this, interactive digital training courses were created and evaluated using quantitative surveys in a pre-post design.
Stroke congress offered interdisciplinary and multi-professional exchange
The 1st German Stroke Congress, which took place in Berlin from September 4 to 6, 2025, gave the two doctoral students the opportunity to present their project to a wider professional audience in two lectures: For the first time, all those involved in the care of stroke patients came together for an interdisciplinary and multi-professional exchange to discuss the care, research, and prevention of strokes. The congress was organized by the German Stroke Society (DGS) in partnership with the German Stroke Foundation.
NEVAS:On!: flexible solution for digital training
In the first presentation, Anna Riesberg and Nadine Seifert presented NEVAS:On! at the course operator meeting for the DSG-certified qualification course “Stroke Nurse for Nursing Staff.” They gave the second presentation as part of the “Best Practice” session at the stroke unit operator meeting. The background: All stroke units are required to offer training for their teams. However, due to the shift system, these often reach only a few employees, which significantly reduces the learning effect. With their digital training tool, the two researchers from the DigiHealth Institute presented a solution that not only enables nursing and therapy staff to participate in a broad and flexible manner, but also closes knowledge gaps, allows them to apply what they have learned in practice, and increases their motivation and confidence in dealing with stroke patients.
The doctoral projects are supervised by Prof. Dr. Jan Rémi, PD Dr. Florian Schöberl, and Prof. Dr. Lars Kellert (Neurological Clinic and Polyclinic, LMU Hospital, Großhadern Campus) and Prof. Dr. Walter Swoboda (HNU).
Contact persons
Anna Riesberg
Nadine Seifert
