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Prof Bruce Campbell

Neurologist; Head, Neurology and Stroke, Royal Melbourne Hospital; Professor of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Professor Bruce Campbell is a Professor of Neurology in the Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne. He is a consultant neurologist and Head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.


His research interests are focused on the imaging and treatment of acute stroke and he was co-principal investigator and medical co-ordinator of the EXTEND-IA and EXTEND-IA TNK multi-centre randomised trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015 and 2018. He is Chair of Clinical Council and a director of the Stroke Foundation and co-chairs the Australian stroke guidelines working party. He has been an inaugural member of the Victorian stroke telemedicine project and chairs the Victorian Statewide Stroke Reperfusion Therapy Committee. He is also the co-ordinator of the National Brainschool training program for neurologists in training.

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Never before has it been so important to educate our patients about the importance of calling triple zero promptly if they have symptoms that could be a stroke as this will result in far better outcomes.

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The questions answered in this podcast are listed below. They were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

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Neurologist answers GPs questions about BP & lipid targets, medications and more….

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Professor Bruce Campbell, a consultant neurologist and Head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital answers your questions.

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Professor Bruce Campbell,  consultant neurologist and head of Neurology and Stroke at the Royal Melbourne Hospital answers more of your questions in the final article of our series.

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