Scientific Program at a Glance

Wednesday
September 24, 2008
Thursday
September 25, 2008
Friday
September 26, 2008
Saturday
September 27, 2008

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Please note that participation in Teaching Courses taking place on Wednesday, September 24 is not included in the Registration Fees and requires additional payment of 50 per Teaching Course. You may register for Teaching Courses via the Registration Page.

 

09:00-10:30

Teaching Course 1
Pre-Hospital and Emergency Management of Stroke Patients
Convenors – Peter Schellinger, Germany
                      Jeffrey Saver, USA

Involving the Ambulance in Improving Hospital Arrival Times
Helen Dewey, Australia

How Should Patients Be Examined Clinically
Hansjörg Bäzner, Germany

How to Conduct Clinical Trials in the Ambulance Setting
Jeffrey Saver, USA

Improving ER Management
Rolf Kern, Germany

Imaging in the ER
Peter Schellinger, Germany

Telemedicine
Robert Adams, USA

Teaching Course 2
Acute Stroke Treatment and Interventions
Convenors –
Markku Kaste, Finland
Daniel Hanley, USA


Thrombolysis
Markku Kaste, Finland

New Devices for Acute Stroke
Pierre Gobin, USA

Hemicraniectomy
Stefan Schwab, Germany

Antiplatelet Agents
Franz Aichner, Austria

Surgery for Intracerebral Haemorrhage
David Mendelow, UK

Medical Therapies for Intracerebral Haemorrhage
Stephen Davis, Australia


Teaching Course 3
Clinical Trial Methodology and Statistics
Convenor -
George Howard, USA

How to Design an Acute Stroke Trial
Marc Fisher, USA

How to Design a Secondary Prevention Trial
Ralph Sacco, USA

Sample Sizes:  How To Do It
George Howard, USA

The Use of Imaging in Acute Stroke Trials? 
Steve Warach, USA

Measuring Outcomes
Ken Lees, UK

Regulatory Issues
Marc Fisher, USA

Teaching Course 4
Clinical Stroke Subtypes and Syndromes
Convenors –        
Takenori Yamaguchi, Japan
Michael Brainin, Austria

Lacunar Syndromes
Jan Lodder, The Netherlands

Stroke in Women
Marie-Germaine Bousser, France

Brain Stem Syndromes
Jong S. Kim, South Korea

Carotid and Vertebral Artery Dissection
Stefan Kiechl, Austria

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Jan Stam, The Netherlands

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Gabriel Rinkel, The Netherlands

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30  Teaching Courses 1-4 (Cont’d)
12:30-13:30 

Lunch Break

13:30-15:00

Teaching Course 5
Ultrasound Vascular and Brain Imaging
Convenors:           
Andrei Alexandrov, USA
Michael Hennerici, Germany

Transcranial Doppler:  Uses and Abuses
Andrei Alexandrov, USA

Duplex Ultrasonography of Carotid Arteries:  Limitations and Uses
Michael Hennerici, Germany

Contrast Media Enhanced Ultrasound: Areas of Present Application 
Carlos Molina, Spain  

New Technologies of Ultrasound 
Stephan Meairs, Germany

Teaching Course 6
Rehabilitation and Nursing in Acute Stroke Recovery
Convenors –          
Helen Dewey, Australia
Michael Nilsson, Sweden

Evidence for the Efficacy of Rehabilitation 
Helen Dewey, Melbourne

Brain Plasticity: How it Works 
Michael Nilsson, Sweden

The role of imaging in assessing stroke recovery
Cornelius Weiller, Germany

Stroke Units: How Do They Enhance Stroke Recovery?
Laszlo Csiba, Hungary

Monitoring and Electrophysiological Interventions
Karl Matz, Austria

Teaching Course 7
The Dementias
Convenors –        
Vladimir Hachinski, Canada
Franz Fazekas, Austria

How To Investigate Patients with Dementia
Jean-Marc Orgogozo, France

The Relationship Between Vascular Risk Factors and Alzheimer’s Disease
Hans Förstl, Germany

Vascular Dementia:  How to Define
Vladimir Hachinski, Canada

Imaging Advances in Dementia
Reinhold Schmidt, Austria

How To Treat Patients With Dementia
Philip Gorelick, USA

Controversies in Dementia
Martin Dichgans, Germany

Teaching Course 8
TIA in Clinical Practice
Convenors –
Pierre Amarenco,  France
Nils Wahlgren, Sweden 

The Definition of TIA and Differential Diagnosis
Peter Sandercock, UK

Different types of TIA 
Nils Gunnar Wahlgren, Sweden

The ideal TIA clinic; how to set up and manage  
Pierre Amarenco, France

How to Use Imaging to Enhance TIA Management 
Alastair Buchan, UK

What Interventions Are Available for TIA and When to Use Them
Peter Rothwell, UK

Stroke Risk after TIA 
Peter Rothwell, UK

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-17:00

Teaching Courses 5-8 (Cont’d)

19:00 Opening Ceremony
followed by Get-together Reception, Sponsored by Ferrer International S.A.

Welcoming Words

Michael Brainin, Austria  - Chair, 6th World Stroke Congress

Conrad Estol, Argentina - Blessing from Pope Benedict XVI

Vladimir Hachinski, Canada - Chair, World Stroke Day

Pekka Puska, Finland  - President, World Heart Federation

Geoffrey A. Donnan, Australia  - President, World Stroke Organization

Takenori Yamaguchi, Japan - Past-President, International Stroke Society

Werner Hacke, Germany - President, European Stroke Organization

World Premiere of the 'Stroke Waltz'