What happens when a stroke survivor becomes the most credible voice in the room? In this episode of the Nurse Rosa's INsights Podcast, Rosa Hart, RN sits down with David Dansereau — physical therapist, stroke survivor, digital health innovator, and co-founder of the Know Stroke Podcast — for a candid conversation about what the healthcare system is getting wrong and what it takes to fix it from the inside out.
What you'll learn in this episode:
- Why upstream investment in health education outperforms downstream treatment spending
- How stroke survivors and nonprofit support groups are doing the heavy lifting the system won't fund
- Where technology, storytelling, and community intersect to actually change patient outcomes
- What "patients as partners in research" really looks like — and why it matters for stroke recovery
- Why physical therapists risk being left behind in the digital health revolution (and how to catch up)
Featured guest: David Dansereau, MSPT, CAPS — Founder of SmartMovesPT, co-host of the Know Stroke Podcast, national AHA stroke spokesperson, and patient stakeholder for PCORI, Mass General Hospital, and the Stroke and Young Adult Consortium (SAYA).
Connect with David: 🔗 smartmovespt.com | know-stroke.org 📱 @knowstroke | @smartmoves_pt 🔗 linkedin.com/in/daviddansereau/
Connect with Rosa: 🔗 nurserosaspeaks.com 📘 Speak Up, Start Now — Gift of the Year, Nurses Week