Scientific Programme
A United Voice for Stroke
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*ESO-WSO Virtual Conference will officially run on Central European Time (CET) – Vienna time.
**Updated as of November 5, 2020. Subject to changes.
Conference Abstracts
The official abstracts from the joint European Stroke Organisation and World Stroke Organization (ESO-WSO 2020) Virtual Conference are being published in an online supplement of the International Journal of Stroke and all citations to these abstracts should refer to this supplement.
The ESO-WSO Conference will see presentations of major clinical trials, state-of-the-art presentations by renowned clinicians and researchers, and updates on the latest guidelines.
The main Conference programme starts on Saturday, November 7, 2020, until Monday, November 9, 2020. We have prepared a range of different educational and scientific sessions which will address all your learning needs as a professional in the field of Stroke.
Click here for the Conference Highlights and get a taste of the high-quality science that will be presented at this highly anticipated Conference.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
41 Scientific Sessions
The presentations will be accessible for viewing from the first day of the conference until three months after it.
The sessions including live Q&A are indicated below.
- Advancing the Science of Recovery and Rehabilitation
- Artificial Intelligence in Stroke Imaging
- Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Detection and Management – (Live Q&A session)
- Big Data and Technological Innovation – (Live Q&A session)
- Childhood Stroke
- Controlling Risk Factors After Stroke
- Controversies 1 – Thrombectomy – (Live Q&A session with Twitter polling)
- Controversies 2 – Recovery and Brain Repair – (Live Q&A session with Twitter polling)
- Controversies 3 – Prevention – (Live Q&A session with Twitter polling)
- Critical and Intensive Care in People with Stroke
- COVID-19 and Stroke Services
- COVID-19 Related Stroke
- Expanding Access to Acute Stroke Care in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
- Fatigue After Stroke
- Gender Differences in Stroke
- Guideline Session
- Innovative Clinical Trial Design
- Intracerebral Haemorrhage 1
- Intracerebral Haemorrhage 2
- Intracranial Atherosclerosis
- Intravenous Thrombolysis
- Large Artery Disease
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Stroke Prevention Campaigns: Planning, Implementation and Evaluation
- Multiple Levels for Translational Stroke Science – Frank Yatsu Symposium
- Neuroprotection: From Bench to Bedside and Beyond (Special Scientific Session)
- Novel Imaging in Stroke
- Novel Stroke Diagnostics
- Novel Technologies in Rehabilitation
- Omics and Genetics
- Post Stroke Cognitive and Mood Problems – Assessment and Management
- Prehospital Care
- Primary Stroke Prevention and Dementia Prevention
- Recognising Stroke at the Front Door
- Small Vessel Disease
- Sub Arachnoid Haemorrhage
- Targeting Stroke Globally – Joint session with World Health Organization (WHO)
- Thrombectomy 1 – Device Choice for Mechanical Thrombectomy
- Thrombectomy 2 – Imaging Selection – (Live Q&A session)
- Translational Stroke Research
- Vascular Cognitive Impairment
- Young Stroke Physicians and Researchers: Research Design Workshop for Studies In Development (Live Q&A session)
25 Scientific Communications
(Pre-recorded Sessions – watch anytime)
The presentations will be accessible for viewing from the first day of the conference until three months after it.
- Acute Stroke Beyond Reperfusion
- Biomarkers of Stroke Risk and Prognosis
- Cognition
- Endovascular Thrombectomy
- Epidemiology of Stroke Including Long-term Outcomes
- Experimental Stroke
- Genomics and Biomarkers
- Heart and Brain
- Imaging
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage 1: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Risk
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage 2: Management
- Large Artery Disease and TIA
- Nursing and Allied Health Care
- Post Stroke Complications and Long-Term Prognosis
- Prevention 01 – Risk Factors
- Prognosis After Acute Stroke Interventions
- Rehabilitation
- Service Innovations
- Small Vessel Disease: Haemorrhage and Genes
- Small Vessels Disease: White Matter Hyperintensities
- Stroke in Women and the Young
- Thrombectomy Systems and Economics
- Thrombectomy 2
- Thrombectomy 3 – Technical Factors and Complications
- Thrombolysis
13 Teaching Courses
The teaching courses will be pre-recorded and available for access on demand for registered participants.
No fee and pre-registration required.
(Pre-recorded Sessions – watch anytime)
The presentations will be accessible for viewing from the first day of the conference until three months after it.
The goal of the teaching courses is to provide you with a practical overview and to improve your knowledge regarding these topics.
| Title | Topic |
| Teaching Course | Practical Experiences of Developing Stroke Services in Various Settings |
| Teaching Course | Intravenous Thrombolysis in Everyday Clinical Practice |
| Teaching Course | Challenges in Stroke Diagnosis: Stroke Mimics and Chameleons |
| Teaching Course | Preventing Complications? |
| Teaching Course | From ER to Discharge: The Use of Ultrasound in Stroke |
| Teaching Course | Pregnancy and Stroke |
| Teaching Course | Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Vessel Occlusion in Everyday Clinical Practice |
| Teaching Course | Seizures and Epilepsy in Stroke Patients |
| Teaching Course | Hidden Deficits After Stroke: Including Intimacy and Sexuality After Stroke |
| Teaching Course | Navigating Career Transitions: From Graduate School to Independent Researcher Joint session ESO YSPR committee, WSO Early Stroke Professionals and Stroke Society of Australasia (SSA) |
| Teaching Course | Palliative Care, End of Life Care, Advanced Care Planning And Shared Decision Making in Patients with Stroke |
| Teaching Course | Practical Considerations for Posterior Ischemic Stroke Management |
| Teaching Course | ESO Stroke Centre and Stroke Unit Certification Processes |
11 Joint Sessions with Other Organisations
- World Hypertension League (WHL)
- European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT)
- European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH)
- Chinese Stroke Association (CSA)
- Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)
- European Academy of Neurology (EAN)
- European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- ESO YSPR committee, WSO Early Stroke Professionals and Stroke Society of Australasia (SSA)
- Stroke supporting organizations (SSO)
- The International Society of Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VAS-COG)
12 Rapid Communications
(Pre-recorded Sessions – watch anytime)
The presentations will be accessible for viewing from the first day of the conference until three months after it.
- Epidemiology
- Experimental Stroke and Genomics
- Global Challenges in Stroke Management
- Imaging
- Imaging and Systems
- Improving Stroke Outcomes
- Prognosis and Clinical Outcome
- Reperfusion Therapy
- Small Vessel Disease
- Stroke Units in the Regions and the World
- Thrombectomy
- Young Stroke and Rare Causes
6 Allied Healthcare Sessions
The presentations will be accessible for viewing from the first day of the conference until three months after it.
- Evidence to Support Recovery
- Fundamentals 1
- Fundamentals 2
- Rehab 2030
- Sexuality
- Supporting Life After Stroke
1 Meet the Professor Session
Join the Meet the Professor session with Prof. Man Mohan Mehndiratta (India) who will speak about the “Approach to Stroke in the Young”. This is an exciting opportunity for an open and live discussion with the expert in this field.
The lecture on the topic will be followed by a live discussion with the professor. Some of the questions which will be addressed are:
– What is the incidence of stroke in Young in the world?
– What percentage of ischemic strokes constitute cryptogenic stroke?
– What are the associated factors in HIV infected patients who suffer a young stroke?
– What is the percentage of young stroke in India and the Western world?
– Causes of cryptogenic stroke
– Cardio embolism as a cause of young stroke amounts to what percentage of all strokes?