| Wednesday,
March 12, 2003 |
| 15:00-20:00 |
Registration and Distribution of
Material |
| 18:30 |
Get-Together Reception |
| |
| Thursday,
March 13, 2003 |
| 08:30-08:45 |
OPENING REMARKS |
Hall A |
| 08:45-09:30 |
PLENARY SESSION I: BASICS |
Hall A |
| 08:45 |
CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA: PERSPECTIVE FROM
PHYSIOLOGIC IMAGING
J.C. Baron, UK |
| 09:05 |
USING ANIMAL STROKE MODELS FOR DRUG
DEVELOPMENT
M. Fisher, USA |
| 09:30-10:15 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE |
| |
STROKE MANAGEMENT - THE FUTURE
V.C. Hachinski, Canada |
| 10:15 |
COFFEE BREAK
and POSTER VISIT |
| 10:45-12:30 |
PLENARY SESSION II: NEUROIMAGING |
Hall A |
| 10:45 |
NEW ADVANCES IN STROKE IMAGING
R. Von Kummer , Germany |
| 11:25 |
IMAGING OF THE ISCHEMIC PENUMBRA
M. Fisher, USA |
| 11:45 |
DEFINITION OF PENUMBRA AND IRREVERSIBLE
TISSUE DAMAGE - WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM PET
D. Heiss, Germany |
| 12:05 |
DOPPLER SCREENING FOR CAROTID SURGERY
J. Norris, Canada |
| 12:30 |
LUNCH BREAK
and POSTER VISIT |
| 14:00-15:15 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS: EXPERIMENTAL I |
Hall A |
| 14:00-15:15 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS: CLINICAL I |
Hall B |
| 15:15 |
COFFEE BREAK
AND POSTER VISIT |
| 15:45-18:15 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS: EPIDEMIOLOGY I |
Hall A |
| 15:45-17:35 |
FREE COMMUNICATIONS: CLINICAL II |
Hall B |
| |
| Friday,
March 14, 2003 |
| 08:30-10:30 |
PLENARY SESSION III: PREVENTION
Supported Jointly by Sanofi-Synthelabo and Bristol-Myers Squibb
|
Hall A |
| 08:30 |
ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
D. Easton, USA |
| 08:50 |
CAROTID SURGERY
P.M. Rothwell, UK |
| 09:10 |
CAROTID STENTING
W. Hacke, Germany |
| 09:30 |
LIFESTYLE
G. Hankey, Australia |
| 09:50 |
SELECTION OF ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS
FOR CAROTID SURGERY: ACSRS STUDY
A.N. Nicolaides, Cyprus |
| 10:10 |
TRIFLUSAL IN STROKE PREVENTION
A. Culebras, USA |
| 10:30-11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK
and POSTER VISIT |
| 11:00-13:00 |
PLENARY SESSION IV: RISK FACTORS |
Hall A |
| 11:00 |
LIPIDS AND OTHER EMERGING RISK FACTORS
R. Sacco, USA |
| 11:40 |
VITAMINS AND STROKE
G. Hankey, Australia |
| 12:00 |
RISK FACTORS - HYPERTENSION
P. Bath, UK |
| 12:20 |
PREVENTING STROKE IN HYPERTENSION
– WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR?
S.E. Kjeldsen, Norway |
| 12:40 |
EPIDEMIOLOGY AROUND THE WORLD
M.G. Baker, Italy |
| 13:00 |
LUNCH BREAK
and POSTER VISIT |
| 14:00-15:30 |
FREE COMMUNICATION: EXPERIMENTAL II |
Hall A |
| 14:00-15:30 |
FREE COMMUNICATION: DIAGNOSIS |
Hall B |
| 15:30 |
COFFEE BREAK
AND POSTER VISIT |
| 16:00-18:15 |
FREE COMMUNICATION: EPIDEMIOLOGY II |
Hall A |
| 16:00-18:15 |
FREE COMMUNICATION: TREATMENT |
Hall B |
| |
| Saturday,
March 15, 2003 |
| 08:30-10:45 |
PLENARY SESSION V: ACUTE THERAPY |
| 08:30 |
ORGANIZED STROKE CARE – CANADIAN
STYLE
V.C. Hachinksi, Canada |
| 08:50 |
ORGANIZED STROKE CARE – EUROPEAN
STYLE
M. Brainin, Austria |
| 09:10 |
WHAT'S NEW IN ACUTE THERAPY OF STROKE?
W. Hacke, Germany |
| 09:30 |
ACUTE THERAPY - HYPERTENSION
P. Bath, UK |
| 09:50 |
HYPOTHERMIA AND HYPERGLYCEMIA
S. Davis, Australia |
| 10:10 |
ACUTE THERAPY – I.V. THROMBOLYSIS
D. Heiss, Germany |
| 10:30 |
PREVENTION OF EARLY REBLEEDING AFTER ICH BY URGENT SURGICAL CLOT EVACUATION OR TREATMENT WITH EPSILON AMINO CAPROIC ACID
J. Grotta, USA |
| 10:45 |
COFFEE BREAK
AND POSTER VISIT |
| 11:15-13:00 |
PLENARY SESSION VI: HEART AND BRAIN
Partially supported by NMT Medical, Inc. |
| 11:15 |
HEART ATTACK AND BRAIN ATTACK: SIMILARITIES
AND DIFFERENCES
G. Di Pasquale, Italy |
| 11:35 |
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
D. Sherman, USA |
| 11:55 |
PATENT FORAMEN OVALE
J. Bogousslavsky, Switzerland |
| 12:15 |
AORTIC ARCH
J. Donnan, Australia |
| 12:35 |
PFO CLOSURE – A CLOSER LOOK AT PATIENT
SUBGROUPS AND INDICATIONS
M. Hennerici, Germany |
13:00 - 13:15
 |
SUMMING UP
V.C. Hachinski, Canada |
