I am quite looking forward to it! It looks to be an exciting line up of key speakers so far! @neledemeyere.bsky.social repost?

Not long ago, we celebrated our Rising Stars — Lauren Lucas and Sam Webb @drsamswebb.bsky.social 🌟✨ — and now we’re already getting ready for our next meeting! 🧠✨

Join us, submit your abstract 📄, and nominate the next Rising Stars ⭐🎉

👉 For more info, follow the link: opsyris.org/meetings/

Its time for the biggest annual stroke conference in the UK, #UKSF25

I will be presenting on the Multistaged Cognitive Screen - Stroke project: development phase. See attached image and full LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/sam-s-...

👏 Its official, we start recruitment for the MCS-Stroke study (https://lnkd.in/eiKHWE4p) at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust next week :D 👏 An amazing team of OTs and… | Sam ... 👏 Its official, we start recruitment for the MCS-Stroke study (https://lnkd.in/eiKHWE4p) at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust next week :D 👏 An amazing team of OTs and rehab a...

Its official, our MCS-Stroke study has launched in the Wirral and the team of OTs and rehab assistants will be collecting up to 80 stroke survivors for our study. Read more in the link.

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Revision of the Multiple Errands Test–Home (MET-Home) for English Speaking Community Dwelling Adults and Stroke Survivors - Sam S. Webb, Suzanne Perea Burns, Nele Demeyere, 2025 | Sam S. Webb Out now 💥 Work completed with Dr Suzanne Burns and Prof. Nele Demeyere "Revision of the Multiple Errands Test–Home (MET-Home) for English Speaking Community Dwelling Adults and Stroke Survivors" Pap...

Out now 💥 Work completed with Dr Suzanne Burns and Prof. @neledemeyere.bsky.social

"Revision of the Multiple Errands Test–Home (MET-Home) for English Speaking Community Dwelling Adults and Stroke Survivors"

See link for details :)

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#strokeresearch #neuropsychology #cognitivescreening #nhsresearch #clinicalresearch #strokerecovery | Sam S. Webb One Month Milestone for the MCS-Stroke Project It’s been just one month since we officially opened recruitment for the MCS-Stroke project across two NHS hospitals — and I'm thrilled to share that we’...

One Month Milestone for the MCS-Stroke Project

It’s been just one month since we opened recruitment for the MCS-Stroke project across two NHS hospitals — and I'm thrilled to share that we’ve already recruited and assessed 24 stroke survivors using the new tool.

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Me too! So happy to have Lincolnshire trusts on board !

As usual we met up with the ‘Belgians’ AKA Prof. Gillebert’s empire for dinner and amazing discussions. Also Prof Randi Starrfelt and Dr Ro Robathom from Copenhagen for much needed catch ups.

Additionally, seeing old colleagues who have moved on to bigger and better places to advance their career, including Ibe Couwels (now in Prof. Céline Gillebert research group) and Valeska Kozik who has competed her PhD with Prof. Kathrin Finke and Prof. Matthias Schwab.

Personal highlights included seeing Paula Grammatikos present her MSc work and how she presented the complicated case of mental capacity assessment. Paula is now moving to Aarhus as as a research assistant to begin with.

Another highlight of the conference was meeting up in person with the FESN Stroke Interest Group and stimulating discussion around cultural impacts on cognitive test performance.

Ok #FESN2025 is over! As always, my favourite mainland European conference. My main goal is to make new connections, meet up with existing connections, and get my work out there. This year I presented the Mini-OCS, which is now fully out there for use with chronic stroke survivors in English..

Today, September 1st 2025 marks the first day for data collection for the Multistage Cognitive Screen - Stroke (MCS-Stroke) project funded by the Stroke Association (see https://lnkd.in/eiKHWE4p)… | S... Today, September 1st 2025 marks the first day for data collection for the Multistage Cognitive Screen - Stroke (MCS-Stroke) project funded by the Stroke Association (see https://lnkd.in/eiKHWE4p). T...

Today, September 1st 2025 marks the first day for data collection for the Multistage Cognitive Screen - Stroke (MCS-Stroke) project funded by the Stroke Association (see lnkd.in/eiKHWE4p). This is a huge step for my project which will validate the MCS-Stroke. Find out more on my LinkedIn post.

Hi Chloe thanks for the question- there are overlap in stimuli and tasks between the OCS and Mini-OCS. We don’t yet know what is the perfect time between tasks, if you find out let us know a good range !

Ahead of next weeks Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology (FESN) conference in Leipzig, Germany, see our poster showcasing the Mini-Oxford Cognitive Screen. The screening tool is now available for licensing and use. We think it best suits primary care settins with chronic stroke.

That’s true, and indeed the full OCS is global, but we don’t have translations available. We do have intentions to make the test global via adaptations in the future but we don’t have funding for this currently.

Hi Alba thanks for getting in contact. We need to do some further research to assess feasibility in primary care settings (think, GPs), to establish how best to use it. I’d love to see it rolled out nationwide eventually as part of a 6-month stroke review.

🎉 Huge congratulations to Sam Webb @drsamswebb.bsky.social on receiving the Rising Star Award at #OPSYRIS2025! 🌟🏆✨

A fantastic achievement recognising your outstanding contributions in stroke research. 🧠👏

#RisingStar #StrokeResearch

Thank you to Sam Webb @drsamswebb.bsky.social for a fantastic #OPSYRIS2025 talk on the co-production and development of the Multistage Cognitive Screen – Stroke (MCS-Stroke)! 🧠
Huge congratulations on receiving the Rising Star Award — so well deserved! 🌟🏆👏🎉

#StrokeResearch #Cognition #RisingStar

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Happy to share the development, standardisation, and validation of the Mini - Oxford Cognitive Screen, a brief (<8mins) cognitive screen for chronic stroke survivors that is relevant for primary care settings. Now out Open Access in ESJ.

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🌟 A huge congratulations to our Rising Star Award winners — @drsamswebb.bsky.social and Dr Lauren Lucas! 🌟

Both have made outstanding contributions to #stroke research, and their dedication is helping to shape the future of the field. 🧠💡
#StrokeResearch #OPSYRIS2025

Back to work after Easter break which followed annual leave. Half of my morning was making a todo list from the mass emails received in the last 7-days - soon to actually start! Happy Easter all - lets smash the next few months until summer.

Inclusivity in Stroke Research: Why It Matters A common, yet critical… | Sam S. Webb Inclusivity in Stroke Research: Why It Matters A common, yet critical issue in research is how representative our samples truly are. In our team, we take this challenge seriously. Whenever we design...

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Two grant rejections this week - onwards and upwards! #Reality #Research

Co-production workshops done for the week - such an exceptional experience to hear from a diverse range of healthcare professionals to inform development of our new cognitive screen. Now to decode all of the feedback and make changes!

First one was so good! Such a critical and helpful experience. Looking forward to the next few workshops.

Count down 15 minutes (!!) for my first allied health professional workshop as part of my postdoctoral fellowship funding by the Stroke Association to co-produce a staged cognitive screening tool for stroke.

This academic year, I have submitted two of my first ever NHS ethics applications (one commercial one non-commercial). How different the process is depending on whos paying! First REC meeting today, wish me luck :)