Lauren Arthurson

Lauren Arthurson is the Stroke Coordinator at Echuca Regional Health and Project Coordinator of BUILDS -  Bridging the Urban and Regional Divide in Stroke Care. Lauren was raised and educated in a small rural community before attending university in Melbourne. She is a qualified Speech Pathologist and holds a Master of Health Service Management. Lauren moved to Echuca with her young family in 2012. Her experiences have exposed the reality of the differences in urban and regional health care access and this provides the motivation to improve stroke care through stroke team development and improved access to specialist care utilising telehealth.