SUNY Downstate Receives Grant to Develop Mobile Phone Apps

SUNY Downstate Medical Center is the recipient of an award to develop mobile phone applications for stroke patients and their caregivers. The scientific principal investigator of the $500,000 award, which came from the federally funded Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), is Steven R. Levine, MD, professor of neurology and emergency medicine, and vice chair of neurology at SUNY Downstate.

Investigators from Downstate’s College of Medicine and School of Public Health are participating in this study, which is being developed in conjunction with the National Stroke Association and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. The grant team will survey stroke survivors and their caregivers to determine the interest in and preference for smartphone apps that facilitate improved identification and management of risk factors and healthcare needs. For more information, click here to read the full release.