Dr. Brodie Sakakibara, Associate Professor in UBC Okanagan’s Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Southern Medical Program
Dr. Brodie Sakakibara is dedicated to empowering stroke survivors after discharge from hospital and giving them the support they need to help reduce further hospital visits.
An Associate Professor in UBC Okanagan’s Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Southern Medical Program, Dr. Sakakibara advocates for viewing stroke as a chronic condition, not just a single acute event. With this mindset, his lab aims to help stroke survivors by providing them with resources and education to better manage this chronic condition and help them avoid and mitigate risk factors that contributed to their stroke. Through remote rehabilitation and self-management support programs, patients can access services inside their homes and work with highly trained health professionals for stroke recovery, prevention and management.
“Very few researchers and labs in the world are taking the approach of stroke as a chronic condition,” says Dr. Sakakibara. “It’s empowerment. It’s putting people back in control, letting them manage on their own and making them a key partner in their care for much better long-term outcomes”
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