David Dansereau

Since having a stroke at 39 years old, David Dansereau has become an advocate for proactive community stroke education and awareness. He has used his own stroke recovery journey and prior training and experience as a physical therapist and nutritionist to develop innovative home-based rehabilitation programs for stroke recovery, as well as an early intervention kid’s campaign for stroke prevention and awareness. He has served as a contributing columnist for Stroke Smart Magazine and is a stroke spokesperson for Tedy's Team of the American Stroke Association and the former vice president of the PFO Research Foundation, a patient-led initiative for better education about patent foramen ovale and its related conditions. He also created a website to provide resources including evidence-based health technologies and digital tools to keep stroke survivors and their caregivers on the right path to recovery. 

Ambassador Information

Organization & Role 

Tedy's Team -- Volunteer
Physical Therapy of Cumberland Wellness -- Researcher/Consultant
Tufts Medical Center -- Stakeholder Partner

State 
Rhode Island
Years Involved in Patient-Centered Research 
10+ years
Research Phase Experience 
Analysis or review of data
Collection of data
Determining the intervention(s) provided to research subjects
Determining the research outcomes that will be measured
Dissemination
Prioritizing and/or refining the research topic or agenda
Recruiting research participants
Health Conditions of Interest 
Cardiovascular Diseases
Muscular and Skeletal Disorders
Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders
Populations of Interest 
Individuals with Disabilities
Individuals with Multiple Chronic/co-morbid Conditions
Older Adults
Veterans
Stakeholder Type 
Patient
Caregiver

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