PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
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| Thursday, October 26, 2006 |
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| 11:00–12:45 |
DECLARATION SESSION
STROKE IS A CATASTROPHIC DISEASE IN SOUTH AFRICA |
Hall A |
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Co-sponsoring organizations:
International Stroke Society; Mediterranean Stroke Society; South African
Stroke Foundation; World Health Organization; World Stroke Federation |
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Chairpersons:
T. Yamaguchi, President International Stroke Society
N.M Bornstein, President Mediterranean Stroke Society
A. Culebras, President World Stroke Federation
V. Fritz, Chair Local Organizing Committee and President
of the South African Stroke Foundation |
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OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION OF CHAIRS
W. Hacke, Germany |
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INTRODUCTION: WSF ADVOCACY AND DALY NUMBERS
A. Culebras, USA |
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INTRODUCTION: STROKE IS A CATASTROPHIC DISEASE IN
SOUTH AFRICA
V. Fritz, South Africa |
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STROKE DEMOGRAPHICS IN SOUTH AFRICA
D. Bradshaw, South Africa |
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STROKE FACILITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
M. Connor, South Africa |
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FUTURE STROKE NEEDS IN SOUTH AFRICA
A. Bryer, South Africa |
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COMMENTS
N.M. Bornstein , Israel |
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JOINT DECLARATION
V. Fritz, South Africa
B.Mayosi, South Africa |
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| 13:00-14:15 |
PRESIDENTIAL OPENING SYMPOSIUM |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
T. Yamaguchi, Japan
A. Culebras, USA |
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WELCOME
W. Hacke, Germany
T. Yamaguchi, Japan
N.M. Bornstein, Israel
V. Fritz, South Africa
N. Miladi, Tunisia |
Hall A |
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WORLD STROKE DAY
V. Hachinski, Canada |
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GLOBAL STROKE INITIATIVE
F. Yatsu, USA |
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| 14:15- 16:00 |
PLENARY SESSION:
MANAGEMENT OF STROKE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD: ESTABLISHED STROKE SERVICES |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
V. Fritz, South Africa
G-L. Lenzi, Italy |
| 14:15 |
WHO – PERSPECTIVE OF THE AGING POPULATION WORLDWIDE AND
IN AFRICA
N. Miladi, Tunisia |
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| 14:35 |
STROKE UNITS AND STROKE TEAMS
P. Langhorne, UK |
| 14:55 |
STROKE SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES
P. Gorelick, USA |
| 15:15 |
STROKE SERVICES IN JAPAN
T. Yamaguchi, Japan |
| 15:35 |
THE GERMAN STROKE UNIT SYSTEM
H-C. Diener, Germany |
| 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 16:30- 17:30 |
PLENARY SESSION:
IMPLEMENTING STROKE SERVICES IN EMERGING REGIONS |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
J. Mielke, Zimbabwe
A. Etribi, Egypt |
| 16:30 |
STROKE TREATMENT IN MEDITERRANEAN NORTH AFRICA
F. Hentati, Tunisia |
| 16:40 |
STROKE SERVICES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
A. Czlonkowska, Poland |
| 16:50 |
STROKE SERVICES IN RUSSIA
V. Skvortsova, Russia |
| 17:00 |
STROKE SERVICES IN SOUTH AMERICA
A. Massaro, Brasil |
| 17:10 |
STROKE TREATMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
W. Khoja, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:20 |
STROKE SERVICES IN INDIA
G. Arjundas, India |
| 17:30 |
STROKE TREATMENT IN CHINA
X. Liu, China |
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| 18:00- 19:30 |
SATELLIE SYMOPOSIUM
Sponsored by BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM |
Hall A |
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| 19:30 |
Welcome Reception |
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| Friday, October 27, 2006 |
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| 08:30- 10:15 |
PLENARY SESSION:
CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA: GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Supported by an unrestricted grant from AstraZeneca |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
M. Kaste, Finland
P. Teal, Canada |
| 08:30 |
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF STROKE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
R. Sacco, USA |
| 08:50 |
STROKE UNIT CARE AND HOW TO ORGANIZE THE SERVICES
M. Kaste , Finland |
| 09:10 |
GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF STROKE INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE, BLOOD GLUCOSE AND TEMPERATURE
P. Teal, Canada |
| 09:30 |
GENERAL STROKE MANAGEMENT IN AFRICA
A. Bryer, South Africa |
| 09:50 |
FUTURE TREATMENTS OF STROKE
J.C. Grotta, USA |
| 10:10 |
DISCUSSION |
| 10:15 - 10:45 |
Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Visit |
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| 10:45- 12:30 |
PLENARY SESSION:
HEMORRHAGE STROKE – ACUTE TREATMENT |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
A. Tehindrazanarivelo, France/Madagascar
D. Hanley, USA |
| 10:45 |
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF HEMATOMAS
A.D. Mendelow, UK |
| 11:05 |
PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR ICH
T. Steiner, Germany |
| 11:25 |
MINIMALLY INVASIVE REMOVAL OF IVH AND ICH
D. Hanley, USA |
| 11:45 |
SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE – RISK/BENEFIT RATIO FOR CURRENT TREATMENT STRATEGIES
A. Tehindrazanarivelo, France/Madagascar |
| 12:05 |
BRAIN AVM HEMORRHAGE – NEW INSIGHTS ON NATURAL HISTORY RISK VERUS INVASIVE TREATMENT OUTCOME
C. Stapf, France |
| 12:25 |
DISCUSSION |
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| 12:30- 14:00 |
Lunch Symposium: HOW TO WRITE A SCIENTIFIC PAPER AND GET IT ACCEPTED |
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Chairpersons:
V. Hachinski, Canada |
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DO AND DO NOT
B. Norrving, Sweden - European Editor |
| 12:30- 14:00 |
Lunch Break, Exhibition and Poster Visit |
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| 14:00- 15:45 |
PARALLEL SESSION: EXPERIMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH (BASIC SCIENCE) |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
D. Heiss, Germany
M. Fisher, USA |
| 14:00 |
ALTERED GENE EXPRESSION IN CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA – RATIONAL FOR TREATMENT?
F. Sharp, USA |
| 14:20 |
CLINICALLY RELEVANT EXPERIMENTAL MODELS
W.D. Heiss, Germany |
| 14:40 |
PROOF OF PRINCIPAL FOR THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES IN EXPERIMENTAL MODELS
M. Fisher, USA |
| 15:00 |
TRANSFER OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS INTO TREATMENT OF STROKE
A. Buchan, UK |
| 15:20 |
DISCUSSION |
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| 14:00- 15:45 |
PARALLEL SESSION: PRACTICAL NEUROIMAGING
Supported by an unrestricted grant from Ferrer Group |
Hall B |
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Chairpersons:
K. Rosman, South Africa
S. Warach, USA |
| 14:00 |
CT, CTA, CT-PERFUSION (USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND CLINICAL TRIALS)
R. von Kummer, Germany |
| 14:30 |
MRI, DIFFUSION-PERFUSION MISMATCH (USE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND CLINICAL TRIALS)
S. Warach, USA |
| 15:00 |
ADVANCES IN ULTRASOUND
C. Molina, Spain |
| 15:30 |
DISCUSSION |
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| 14:00-15:45 |
PARALLEL SESSION: ABC OF STROKE: CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF STROKE MANAGEMENT |
Hall C |
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Chairpersons:
M. Brainin, Austria
M. Liu, China |
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| 14:00 |
TO PUT THE FOCUS OF ATTENTION ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: WHY AND HOW
M. Brainin, Austria |
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| 14:15 |
THE ‘NEEDS AND NUMBERS’ FOR AN EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE IN CHINA
M. Liu, China |
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| 14:30 |
EARLY RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSIS OF STROKE
S. Davis, Australia |
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| 14:45 |
PREVENTION OF ASPIRATION IN ACUTE STROKE
M. Brainin, Austria |
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| 15:00 |
MEDICAL TREATMENT OF STROKE
P. Sandercock, UK |
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| 15:15 |
EARLY MOBILIZATION OF STROKE PATIENTS
B. Norrving, Sweden |
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| 15:30 |
SUMMARY STATEMENT
C. Fieschi, Italy |
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| 15:45 – 16:15 |
Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Visit |
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| 16:15 – 18:00 |
PARALLEL SESSION: ACUTE STROKE CARE |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
C. Estol, Argentina
L. Wong, Hong Kong |
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| 16:15 |
CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AUGMENTATION
L.Wong, Hong Kong |
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| 16:35 |
ANTI-PLATELET THERAPY
G. Donnan, Australia |
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| 16:55 |
THROMBOLYSIS: IV & IA
P. Schellinger, Germany |
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| 17:15 |
HYPOTHERMIA/CRANIECTOMY FOR MALIGNANT MCA INFARCT S. Schwab, Germany |
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| 17:35 |
REVASCULARIZATION & TRANSVASCULAR DEVICE
R. Higashida, USA |
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| 16:15- 18:00 |
PARALLEL SESSION: ASPECTS PRATIQUES DE LA PRISE EN CHARGE DES ATTAQUES CÉRÉBRALES (In French)
Practical Aspects of Stroke Management |
Hall B |
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Chairpersons:
P. Michel, Switzerland
P. Bill, South Africa |
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PHASE AIGUË |
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| 16:15 |
PAYS INDUSTRIALISES
P. Michel, Switzerland |
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| 16:30 |
AFRIQUE
B. Kouassi, Ivory Coast |
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APRES L’AVC (PHASE SUBAIGUË) |
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| 16:45 |
PAYS INDUSTRIALISES
D. Leys, France |
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| 17:00 |
AFRIQUE
A.M Datier, Ivory Coast |
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PREVENTION PRIMAIRE ET SECONDAIRE |
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| 17:15 |
PAYS INDUSTRIALISES
C. Cordonnier, France |
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| 17:30 |
AFRIQUE: A. Tehindrazanarivelo, France/Madagascar |
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| 17:45 |
DISCUSSION |
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| 18:15– 19:45 |
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
Sponsored by NOVO NORDISK |
Hall A |
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| Saturday, October 28, 2006 |
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| 08:30–10:15 |
PLENARY SESSION
PREVENTION: MEDICAL AND RISK FACTORS |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
J.D. Easton, USA
M. Connor, South Africa |
| 08:30 |
PREVENTION IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
M. Connor, South Africa |
| 08:50 |
HYPERTENSION: NEW TRIALS
P. Bath, UK |
| 09:10 |
LIPIDS AND STATINS
R. Sacco, USA |
| 09:30 |
ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
H-C. Diener, Germany |
| 09:50 |
CARDIO-AORTIC EMBOLISM
P. Amarenco, France |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Visit |
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| 10:45 – 12:30 |
PLENARY SESSION:
PREVENTION: INTERVENTIONS |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
M. Veller, South Africa
M. Brown, UK |
| 10:45 |
CAROTID STENTING IN SYMPTOMATIC STENOSIS: THE SPACE TRIAL
P. Ringleb, Germany |
| 11:05 |
CAROTID STENTING: OTHER TRIALS
M. Brown, UK |
| 11:25 |
INTRACRANIAL STENTS
R. Higashida, USA |
| 11:45 |
PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE
M.G. Hennerici, Germany |
| 12:05 |
DEVICES FOR CEREBRAL RECANALIZATION
R. Von Kummer, Germany |
| 12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch Break, Exhibition and Poster Visit |
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| 14:15- 16:00 |
PARALLEL SESSION: :
INFECTION AND STROKE |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
A. Grau, Germany
G. Modi, South Africa |
| 14:00 |
ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFECTIONS AS RISK FACTORS FOR STROKE
A. Grau, Germany |
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| 14:40 |
INFECTION AFTER STROKE
A. Chamorro, Spain |
| 15:15 |
STROKE ASSOCIATED WITH AIDS AND MALARIA
A. Bhiigee, South Africa |
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| 14:00- 15:45 |
PARALLEL SESSION:
TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSONOLOGY: FROM LAB TO BEDSIDE AND VICE VERSA |
Hall B |
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Chairpersons:
M.G. Hennerici, Germany
D. Russell, Norway |
| 14:00 |
PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY OF RECENT ULTRASOUND DEVELOPMENTS
(Tbe) |
| 14:20 |
ULTRASOUND IN EXPERIMENTAL STROKE
S. Meairs, Germany |
| 14:40 |
MICROEMBOLIC SIGNALS: WHAT WE DO KNOW AND WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW IN THE FUTURE?
D. Russell, Norway |
| 15:00 |
NEW CONCEPTS OF THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS - EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCES AND CHALLENGES
M.G. Hennerici, Germany |
| 15:20 |
DISCUSSION |
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| 14:00- 15:45 |
PARALLEL SESSION:
POST STROKE COMPLICATIONS
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Hall C |
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Chairpersons:
D. Leys, France
N.M. Bornstein, Israel |
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| 14:00 |
POST STROKE DEPRESSION
T. Erkinjuntti, Finland |
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| 14:30 |
POST STROKE DEMENTIA
D. Leys, France |
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| 15:00 |
POST STROKE SEIZURES
N.M. Bornstein, Israel |
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| 15:45– 16:15 |
Coffee Break, Exhibition and Poster Visit |
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| 16:15– 18:00 |
PARALLEL - INTERACTIVE SESSION: STROKE CASES |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
G. Donnan, Australia
L. Caplan, USA |
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CASE PRESENTATIONS:
P. Sandercock, UK
S. Davis, Australia
C. Estol, Argentina
B. Ringelstein, Germany
H.J.M. Barnett, Canada |
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| 16:15– 18:00 |
JOINT SYMPOSIUM: EMERGING STROKE THERAPIES
Supported by an unrestricted grant from AXARON and ImarX
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Hall B |
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Chairpersons:
C. Molina, Spainfv
P. Schellinger, Germany |
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| 16:15 |
DEVELOPMENT OF NANO-BUBBLES AS DEVICES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE
E. Unger, USA |
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| 16:35 |
ADVANCEMENT OF STROKE THERAPIES WITH NANO-BUBBLES
A. Alexandrov, USA |
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| 17:00 |
DEVELOPMENT OF GCSF IN ISCHEMIC STROKE
S. Schwab, Germany |
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| 17:20 |
IMAGING ENDPOINTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEUROPROTECTANT DRUGS
M. Fisher, USA |
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| Sunday, October 29, 2006 |
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08:30 –
10:15 |
PLENARY SESSION:
THE HEART AND THE BRAIN |
Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
K. Lees, UK
F. Hellig, South Africa |
| 08:30 |
PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR THE HEART & BRAIN
K. Lees, UK |
| 08:50 |
ANTITHROMBOTIC TREATMENT FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN
THE REAL WORLD
B. Norrving, Sweden |
| 09:10 |
NEW HORIZON IN TREATING ARTERIAL FIBRILLATION
M. Ezekowitz, USA |
| 09:30 |
INTERVENTIONAL APPROACHES FOR THE SECONDARY PREVENTION
OF CARDIAC EMBOLISM
F. Hellig, South Africa |
| 09:50 |
BETWEEN THE HEART AND CAROTID BIFURCATION: IS THERE A CASE
TO SCREEN?
P. Amarenco, France |
| 10:10 |
EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY FOR DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PFO
IN EVERYDAY PRACTICE
H. Mattle, Switzerland |
10:30–
11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00–
12:45 |
PLENARY SESSION:
PRACTICAL LESSONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
STROKE IN EMERGING COUNTRIES
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Hall A |
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Chairpersons:
M. Connor, South Africa
(Tbe) |
| 11:00 |
IMAGING IN STROKE: WHEN?
M. Connor, South Africa |
| 11:20 |
WHICH ANTIPLATELET FOR WHICH PATIENT?
(Tbe) |
| 11:40 |
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM REGISTRIES?
N. Wahlgren, Sweden |
| 12:00 |
THE COCHRANE LIBRARY AND ITS USE FOR TREATMENT DECISIONS
P. Sandercock, UK |
| 12:20 |
E-LEARNING: USING THE VIRTUAL STROKE UNIVERSITY
M. Brainin, Austria |
| 12:40 |
CLOSING REMARKS
W. Hacke, Germany |
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