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Introduction: Door-to-CT scan time (DCT) and door-to-needle time (DNT) are important process measures in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients undergoing intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). We examined the impact of a telemedical prenotification by emergency medical service (EMS) (called the “Stroke Angel” program) on DCT and DNT and IVT rate compared to standard of care. Patients and Methods: Two prospective observational studies including AIS patients admitted via EMS from 2011 to 2013 (cohort I; n = 496) and from January 1, 2015 to May 31, 2018 (cohort II; n = 349) were conducted. After cohort I, the 4-Item Stroke Scale and a digital thrombolysis protocol were added. Multivariable logistic and linear regression analysis was performed. Results: In cohort I, DCT was lower in the intervention group (13 vs. 26 min using standard of care; p < 0.001), but no significant difference in median DNT (35 vs. 39 min; p = 0.24) was observed. In cohort II, a reduction of DCT (8 vs. 15 min; p < 0.001) and DNT (25 vs. 29 min p = 0.003) was observed in the intervention group. Compared to standard of care, the likelihood of DCT ≤10 min or DNT ≤20 min in the intervention group was 2.7 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.7; 95% CI: 2.1–3.5) and 1.8 (aOR 1.8; 95% CI: 1.1–2.9), respectively. In cohort II, IVT rate was higher (aOR 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1–1.9) in the intervention group. Conclusion: Although the positive effects of Stroke Angel in AIS provided a rationale for implementation in routine care, larger studies of practice implementation will be needed. Using Stroke Angel in the prehospital management of AIS impacts on important process measures of IVT delivery.

This special issue originates from the Summer Symposium Reconsidering gender-based violence in the context of displacement and migration held at the Georg-August University of Göttingen on 6-7th July 2017. The working papers explore different forms of gender violence, avoiding the pitfalls of a mainstream feminism that reproduces stereotypes of victimhood and marginalisation. Instead, the authors emphasise the role of power in relation to various kinds of gender violence, paying attention to the intricate inequalities that structure victims’ lives. The authors contribute to intersectional and actor-focused understandings of gender violence in conditions of mobility within or across borders of nation states., Hofmann, Susanne; Senoguz, Hatice Pinar (eds.): Special Issue "Gender and Violence in Contexts of Migration and Displacement" ; p. 1-7, Gender thoughts; 2018,1

Gedruckte Version im Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin erschienen, ISBN 978-3-7983-2396-4, ISSN 2193-6846, Patenschaften zwischen Schule und Stadt als Motor für eine soziale Stadtentwicklung Wie können SchülerInnen an der Konzeption ihrer gebauten Umwelt beteiligt werden und dabei einen neuen Austausch zwischen Schule und Stadt initiieren? Pfefferwerk Stadtkultur gGmbH und das Fachgebiet von Prof. Susanne Hofmann am Institut für Architektur der TU Berlin erproben unterschiedliche Modelle der Nutzerbeteiligung. Im Rahmen von Schule aktiv - Durchstarten im Brunnenviertel entwickeln ExpertInnen aus den Fachbereichen Architektur, Szenografie, Design und Pädagogik gemeinsam mit SchülerInnen unterschiedliche Konzepte der Raumgestaltung an der Ernst-Reuter-Sekundarschule (ERS) und der Gustav-Falke-Grundschule (GFS) im Berliner Wedding. Parallel dazu erforschen die Grund- und SekundarschülerInnen zusammen mit Architekturstudierenden die Ressourcen der Nachbarschaft und entwickeln experimentelle Formen für eine Vernetzung der Schule mit dem Stadtteil. Im gegenseitigen Austausch konzipieren sie architektonische Visionen für die Belebung der strikten Grenzen ihrer Schulen. Sie entdecken den öffentlichen Raum als nachbarschaftlichen Lernort und sie zeigen wie die Interessen der Jugendlichen als Imagefaktor ihres Stadtteils ihren Kiez über seine Grenzen hinaus bekannt machen können., Mentoring between school and city - Driving force for social urban development How can pupils contribute to the creation of their built environment and thereby initiate a new sort of exchange between schools and the city? Professor Susanne Hofmann of the Technical University Berlin and Pfefferwek Stadtkultur are testing different modes of user participation. As part of the project “Schule aktiv - Durchstarten im Brunnenviertel” experts in architecture, scenography, design and education will be working with pupils to develop different interior concepts for two schools, Ernst-Reuter-School and the Gustav-Falke Elementary School, in the Wedding neighbourhood, Berlin. In parallel, primary and secondary school pupils will be working together with architecture students to explore the area’s resources and develop experimental modes of networking between the school and local neighbourhood. Through mutual exchange they will develop an architectural vision for the school’s revitalisation and connection to its locality. They will investigate the possibilities of the public realm as a space for neighbourhood learning and demonstrate how the interests of young people can transform the identity of place, and thereby the wider perception of the neighbourhood.