August 21-24, 2013

Radisson BLU Hotel Lietuva

Vilnius, Lithuania

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

www.nordicstroke2013.com

17th Nordic Congress on Cerebrovascular Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 17th Nor-dic Congress on Cerebrovascular Diseases (Nordic Stroke 2013), which will take place on August 21-24, 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

We hope that the Nordic Stroke 2013 will continue the tradition to serve as a stimulating forum for the international exchange of knowledge and closer collaboration between specialists of cerebrovascu-lar disease - neurologists, neurosurgeons, cardio-logists, radiologists, general practitioners as well as other health professionals around the Baltic Sea. Lectures given by outstanding keynote speakers, scientific sessions and symposia of Nordic Stroke 2013 will present an overview of the latest clinical developments and achievements in epidemiology, diagnosis, management, prophylaxis and rehabilita-tion of stroke in different countries.

Vilnius, the host city of the Congress, is the historical capital of Lithuania and dates back to the 14th cen-tury. It‘s remarkable old town has been awarded the status of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Today Vilnius is a modern and bustling European city, with excellent facilities for conferences, a big range of quality hotels at reasonable prices and a very friend-ly and open population. We hope that friendly at-mosphere of the modern city will fascinate you and leave you with unforgettable experience.

We look forward to seeing you in Vilnius at Nordic Stroke 2013!

Dalius Jatužis, MD, PhD, FESOCongress ChairmanPresident of the Lithuanian Stroke Association

Invitation

Local Organizing CommitteeDalius Jatužis (Congress Chairman)Valmantas BudrysGiedrė JurkevičienėGintaras KaubrysRūta MameniškienėLaimutis PačkauskasKęstutis PetrikonisDaiva RastenytėKristina Ryliškienė (Secretary)Antanas VaitkusJurgita ValaikienėAleksandras Vilionskis

EndorsementsThe following organizations have endorsed the 17th Nordic Congress on Cerebrovascular Diseases:

The World Stroke Organization www.world-stroke.org

Scientific Program Committee Grethe Andersen, DenmarkChristian Blomstrand, SwedenGudrun Boysen, DenmarkNatan Bornstein, IsraelMichael Brainin, AustriaValmantas Budrys, LithuaniaHanne Christensen, DenmarkCharlotte Cordonnier, FranceAnna Czlonkowska, PolandDorte Damgaard, DenmarkHanne Ellekjaer, NorwayTimo Erkinjuntti, FinlandKatrin Gross-Paju, EstoniaHelle K. Iversen, DenmarkByung-Woo Yoon, KoreaDalius Jatužis, LithuaniaChristina Jern, SwedenKatarina Jood, Sweden

Markku Kaste, FinlandAdam Kobayashi, PolandJanika Körv, EstoniaDerk Krieger, DenmarkByung-Chul Lee, KoreaArne Lindgren, SwedenRobert Mikulik, Czech RepublicBo Norrving, SwedenJesper Petersson, SwedenJukka Putaala, FinlandDaiva Rastenytė, LithuaniaRisto Roine, FinlandDavid Russell, NorwayTiina Sairanen, FinlandPeter Schellinger, GermanyDaniel Strbian, FinlandTurgut Tatlisumak, FinlandRiina Vibo, EstoniaRüdiger von Kummer, GermanyNils Wahlgren, SwedenTadeusz Wieloch, Sweden

The European Stroke Organization www.eso-stroke.org

Organization

10.00 - 18.00 REGISTRATION

12.00 - 17.30 | Session 1 |

PUBLIC AWARENESS, PRE-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT, AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION.

Special opening session, with participation of emergency doctors and paramedics, ambulance staff, stroke nursies.

| Part 1 |

1. Stroke awareness: an important factor influencing prehospital delay at stroke onset. Janika Korv, Tartu, Estonia.

2. Prehospital stroke diagnosis - what is possible? Felix Schlachetzki, Regensburg, Germany.

3. Time is Brain, TIA as an Emergency. Natan Bornstein, Tel Aviv, Israel.

4. Extended analysis of Tallinn ambulance services: real life experience.Raul Adlas, Tallinn, Estonia.

* Short communications, discussions.

| Coffee break |

| Part 2 |

1. Pre-hospital care of acute stroke. Risto O. Roine, Turku, Finland.

2. Time delays in pre- and in-hospital acute stroke care in Tallinn, Estonia. Katrin Gross-Paju, Tallinn, Estonia.

3. Thrombolysis through Finnish Telestroke.Tiina Sairanen, Helsinki, Finland.

4. Video-cases on practical management for ambulance staff. Raul Adlas, Tallinn, Estonia.

* Short communications, discussions

16.00 - 17.30 EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR FOR JUNIOR FACULTY

Writing scientific papers and reviewing for scientific journals (90 min). Marc Fisher and Bo Norrving.

19.00 OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME RECEPTION

Preliminary Program

Wednesday, August 21

07.30 - 19.00 REGISTRATION

08.30 - 10.30 | Session 2A |

RISKS AND PREVENTION OF STROKE IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.

1. Atrial fibrillation and stroke.David Russell, Oslo, Norway.

2. Distribution, risk profile and population screening for atrial fibrillation. Mårten Rosenqvist, Stockholm, Sweden.

3. Monitoring for atrial fibrillation following stroke.Louisa M. Christensen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

4. New anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and combination antithrombotic therapy.Marc Fisher, MA, USA.

5. Interventional closure of left atrial appendage in atrial fibrillation. Grethe Andersen, Århus, Denmark.

* Discussions

08.30 - 10.30 | Session 2B |

RECOVERY FROM BRAIN INJURY AFTER STROKE AND STROKE REHABILITATION.

1. Motor function after stroke, what can we do to enhance it?Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen, Gothenburg, Sweden.

2. Rehabilitation of mobility after stroke: balance, walking and constraint-induced movement therapy.Sinikka H. Peurala, Kuopio, Finland.

3. Cognitive and emotional aspects of stroke in early rehabilitation.Thomas Lindén, Gothenburg, Sweden.

4. Imaging strategies to assess clinical recovery in stroke.Hanne Christensen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

5. Short oral presentations (up to 3 x 8 min)

* Discussions

Thursday, August 22

11.00 - 12.45 | Session 3A |

NEUROIMAGING AND NEUROSONOLOGY IN ACUTE STROKE.

1.The impact of neurosonography in acute stroke patients. Felix Schlachetzki, Regensburg, Germany.

2. Impact of brain tissue and vessel imaging in acute stroke patients.Lauri Soinne, Helsinki, Finland.

3. Imaging criteria defining acute ischemic stroke patients for clinical trials. Patrik Michel, Lausanne, Switzerland.

4. Outcome assessment with imaging in clinical trials on acute ischemic stroke treatment.Rüdiger von Kummer, Dresden, Germany.

5. Short oral presentations (up to 3 x 8 min)

* Discussions

11.00 - 12.45 | Session 3B |

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS.Short oral communications (selected from abstracts; up to 8-10 min)

* Discussions

12.45 - 14.00 | Poster session and lunch |

14.00 - 16.00 | Session 4A |

CONTROVERSIAL AND NEW ASPECTS OF STROKE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION

1. Is there finally closure on PFO-closure?Grethe Andersen, Århus, Denmark.

2. Thrombophilias and stroke: when to test and how to treat?Kristina Ryliškienė, Vilnius, Lithuania.

3. Current treatment of basilar artery occlusion.Perttu J. Lindsberg, Helsinki, Finland.

4. Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation (BrainsGate): update of the ImPACT trial. Natan Bornstein, Tel Aviv, Israel.

* Short communications, Discussions

14.00 - 16.00 | Session 4B |

STROKE GENETICS AND RISK FACTORS.

1. Genetics of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis. Ulf Schminke, Greifswald, Germany.

2. Stroke genetics: an overview and update. Arne Lindgren, Lund, Sweden.

3. The Sahlgrenska Academy Study on Ischemic Stroke (SAHLSIS) - focus on haemostasis and genetics in relation to subtypes of ischemic stroke and long-term outcome. Christina Jern, Gothenburg, Sweden.

4. Intracranial atherosclerosis; is it different from extracranial atherosclerosis?Jong S Kim, Seoul, Korea.

5. Dyslipidemia, statins and stroke: an update.Dalius Jatužis, Vilnius, Lithuania.

* Discussions

16.30 - 18.30 | Session 5A |

STROKE IN YOUNG ADULTS AND WOMEN.

1. TIA and stroke in the young: the SIFAP study.Bo Norrving, Lund, Sweden.

2. Causes of cardioembolism in young adult patients.Jukka Putaala, Helsinki, Finland.

3. Outcomes and consequences of stroke in the young.Annette Fromm, Bergen, Norway.

4. Primary angiitis of central nervous system: the INTERSPACE study.Sylvain Lanthier, Montreal, Canada.

5. Stroke in women - oral contraception and pregnancy.Kirsi Rantanen, Helsinki, Finland.6. Migraine and stroke.Diana Obelieniene, Kaunas, Lithuania.

* Discussions

16.30 - 18.30 | Session 5B |

THE IMPACT OF STROKE-SPECIFIC REGISTRIES.

1. World-wide expansion of SITS registry: new studies and protocols. Nils Wahlgren, Stockholm, Sweden.

2. Logistics of thrombolytic treatment: what we learnt from SITS registry.Robert Mikulik, Brno, Czech Republik.

3. Trends in treatment and outcome of stroke patients in Finland. PERFECT Stroke, a nationwide register study.Atte Meretoja, Helsinki, Finland.

4. Practical and research perspectives of Danish stroke register.Søren Paaske Johnsen, Århus, Denmark.

5. Ethnicity & dosing issue of IV tPA - insights from SITS-NEW study.Joung-Ho Rha, Incheon, Korea.

* Short communications, Discussions.

07.30 - 19.00 REGISTRATION

08.30 - 10.30 | Session 6 |

TREATMENT AND PREVENTION IN HEMORRHAGIC STROKE.

1. Challenges and current status of treatment of spontaneous ICH.Karsten Overgård, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2. Anticoagulation after ICH - to be or not to be?Jesper Petersson, Malmö, Sweden.

3. Causes of ICH in the elderly.Charlotte Cordonnier, Lille, France.

4. Opportunities for improving outcomes of brain hemorrhage.Byung-Woo Yoon, Seoul, Korea.

5. Short oral presentations (up to 8-10 min)

* Discussions

11.00 - 11.25 KEYNOTE LECTURECurrent status and future directions of acute stroke therapy. Marc Fisher, MA, USA.

11.30 - 12.50 | Session 7 |

EARLY PREDICTION OF STROKE OUTCOMES.

1. An integer-based score to predict functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke. Patrik Michel, Lausanne, Switzerland.

2. Predicting tPA efficacy before thrombolysis (DRAGON, SEDAN scores). Daniel Strbian, Helsinki, Finland.

3. Predicting post-tPA hemorrhage (SEDAn, GRASPS, HAT and other scores).Turgut Tatlisumak, Helsinki, Finland.

4. Future add-on therapies for preventing post-TPA hemorrhages. Wolf-Rudiger Schäbitz, Bielefeld, Germany.

5. Short oral presentations (up to 3 x 8 min)* Discussions

12.50 - 14.00 | Poster session and lunch | General Assembly of Nordic Stroke Society.

Friday, August 23

14.00 - 16.00 | Session 8 |

ENDOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF ACUTE STROKE.

1. Principles and current status of endovascular therapy. Derk W. Krieger, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2. Endovascular recanalization for acute cerebral artery occlusion: Latvian experience. Karlis Kupcs, Riga, Latvia.3. A brave new world: real-world experience with stentrievers. Claus Z. Simonsen, Århus, Denmark.

4. Imaging selection for intra-arterial therapy: is there a role for perfusion imaging in large vessel stroke?Albert J. Yoo, Boston, USA.

5. The Art to Cut down on time: Local anesthesia and other timesavers for successful endovascular acute stroke therapy.Markus Holtmannspoetter, Copenhagen, Denmark.

6. Interventional stroke treatment: lessons from IMS-3.Pooja Khatri, University of Cincinati, USA.* Discussions

16.30 - 18.30 | Session 9A |

JOINT SESSION OF NORDIC AND KOREAN STROKE SOCIETIES.

1. Recent trends of stroke epidemiology in Europe.Daiva Rastenyte, Lithuania.

2. Stroke statistics in Korea: epidemiology.Keun-Sik Hong, Goyang, Korea.

3. ICD-11 and stroke: what’s new?Bo Norrving, Lund, Sweden.

4. Steps to shorten door-to-needle time in stroke thombolysis.Atte Meretoja, Helsinki, Finland.

5. Quality assurance of stroke care in Korea.Hee-Joon Bae, Seongnam, Korea.* Discussions

16.30 - 18.30 | Session 9B |

THERAPEUTIC COOLING IN BRAIN ISCHEMIA.

1. The protective effect of cooling may enhance stroke outcome. Jesper Petersson, Malmö, Sweden.

2. Hypothermia in stroke patients treated in the ICU. The Øresund Experience. Christian Ovesen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

3. Hypothermia in awake stroke patients. The Helsinki Experience. Katja Piironen, Helsinki, Finland.

4.Defining the optimal target temperature to protect the brain after cardiac arrest.Hans Friberg, Lund, Sweden.

5. Current status of the EUROHyp-1 trial.Derk W. Krieger, Copenhagen, Denmark. * Discussions

20.00 - 23.00 | Congress dinner |

07.30 - 13.00 REGISTRATION

08.30 - 09.55 | Session 10 |

TRANSLATIONAL APPROACHES TO STROKE.

1. New approaches of neuroprotection and neuroregeneration.Wolf-Rudiger Schäbitz, Bielefeld, Germany.

2. Translation of new findings from laboratory to clinic.Perttu J. Lindsberg, Helsinki, Finland.

3. Short oral presentations (up to 3 x 8 min)

* Discussions

10.00 - 10.30 | Session 11 |

FREE COMMUNICATIONS.

1. Microbleeds in Alzheimer‘s disease.Charlotte Cordonnier, Paris, France.

2. Cerebral microbleeds and antithrombotic treatment.Seung-Hoon Lee, Seoul, Korea.

3. Selected oral presentations (8-10 min) from submitted abstracts.

* Discussions

13.00 CLOSING CEREMONYANNOUNCEMENT OF NEXT NORDIC STROKE CONGRESS

Saturday, August 24

Summer School of Neurosonology for Baltic and Scandinavian countries (BSSSN) with patronage of the European Society of Neurosonology and Cerebral Hemodynamics (ESNCH)

Summer School of Neurosonology for Baltic and Scandinavian countries will be held before the 17th Nordic Congress on Cerebrovascular Diseases on the 19-20 of August, 2013 in Druskininkai. The orga-nizers of the School are Lithuanian Stroke Associa-tion in co-operation with Lithuanian Society of Neu-rophysiology and Neurosonology and the Polish Society of Neurosonologists. The School welcomes all neurosonologists and other doctors from Baltic and Scandinavian countries.

BSSSN will offer 2 days of extensive training, inclu-ding theoretical background and interactive lec-tures given by world-wide acknowledged experts in cerebrovascular ultrasound and peripheral nerve sonography, hands-on ultrasound training in co lor-coded extracranial duplex, transcranial doppler and trancranial color-coded duplex ultrasound, ultra so-no graphy of entrapment syndromes, nerve injuries and nerve tumors. Participants of BSSSN will be en-couraged to submit the abstracts and their own ca-ses for oral or poster presentations.

BSSSN School

BSSSN School program and registration form is available at www.nordicstroke2013.com.

The deadline for applications is April 22, 2013. All applicants will be informed about the Travel Award by June 1, 2013.

Early fee(before June 15, 2013)

Late fee (after June 15, 2013)

On-Site fee

Participants 400 500 550Participants from the Baltic region & students/residents*

200 300 350

Nurses and physiotherapists

90 90 100

Accompanying person 60 60 60Ambulance staff and paramedics 90 90 90Gala dinner 60 60 70

Registration

Registration fees in Euro including VAT are:

* Students/residents have to provide a written certification by their institution, head of department or employer.

The Nordic Stroke Society Travel Grants

The Nordic Stroke Society offers 6 Young Scientist Travel Grants to health professionals working in the area of cerebrovascular disease. The purpose of the Nordic Stroke Travel Award is to stimulate stroke research and management by supporting young scien tists to participate in the Nordic Stroke So ciety’s congresses. Scandinavian and Baltic citi-zens or permanent residents can apply for the trav-el grants. The winner of the Nordic Stroke Society’s Travel Award will be selected by the Nordic Stroke Society’s Board Members. All applications will be considered competitively ensuring high scientific value and a broad representation from Scandina-

vian and Baltic countries.

In order to apply for the Travel Grant please visit www.nordicstroke.2013.com

Registration fee for participants and students/residents includes:

* Admission to all scientific sessions (August 21-24)* Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception* Participant package* Coffee breaks and lunches* Certificate of attendance

Registration fee for ambulance staff and paramedics includes:

* Admission to special session “Pre-hospital management of stroke” (August 21)* Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception* Participant package* Coffee breaks and lunches (August 21)* Certificate of attendance (August 21)

Accompanying person fee includes:

* Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception* Vilnius City Tour

The Organizing and the Scientific Committees of the 17th Nordic Congress on Cerebrovascular Di-seases (Nordic Stroke 2013) welcome all delegates for the abstract submission! All abstracts should be submitted by April 22, 2013 as on-line submission. All submitted papers will be reviewed under the coordination of the Scientific Committee. You are kindly invited to submit abstracts as oral or poster presentations following the instructions provided atwww.nordicstroke2013.com .

Abstract Sumbission

Registration form is available via

Abstract submission

Abstract submission form is available on line:

Online registration

Accommodation

Radisson BLU Hotel Lietuva 4* (Congress venue)

Best Western 4*

Congress 4*

The Nordic Stroke 2013 participants are welcome to book accommodation in one of the hotels recom-mended by the Congress Secretariat. It is advisable to reserve rooms as early as possible. Rooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please let us know if you are interested in other hotels as well – we will be happy to take care of your comfortable stay in Vilnius.

Hotel Tilto 3*

Please visit www.nordicstroke2013.com for hotel rates and accommodation booking form.

Apia 3*

Hotel Tilto 3*

Ecotel 2*

About Vilnius and Lithuania

Vilnius is a distant and mysterious city, lost in the middle of Europe. It is the city of myths and poetry. The city of spaces and contrasts, where forests make their way to the city center, while a still operating UNESCO protected century-old prison is just two minutes away from the Parlia-ment.

After the two-hundred year lasting Czarist and Soviet rule (being evidenced in the museum in the former cellars of the Vilnius KGB) the coun-try has recently reaffirmed its vitality. It was in Vilnius that the USSR disintegration began. You can still feel the wind of change and freedom stirring the streets of Vilnius.

The largest baroque Old Town North of the Alps uncovers Central European historical memory of intertwined fates and faiths of many peoples. For centuries Vilnius has been called “The Jeru-salem of the North” for its tolerance and multi-culturalism. The same streets host Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, the biggest Eastern European synagogue was standing in Vilnius until the end of the WWII, and you can still spot pagan symbols on church crosses (Lithuania was the last European country to accept Chris-tianity). Vilnius has witnessed the first literary steps of the most famous Polish poets, the birth of Belarusian literature, blooming and tragic fate of the Lithuanian Jewish (litvak) culture. Europe-an Capital of Culture 2009 Vilnius continues to be culturally open today. Its Renaissance court-yards shelter modern art exhibitions and folk art fairs, Fluxus museums and relicts of the Soviet realism, monument to Frank Zappa and basket-ball hoops on a centuries-old church walls.

Vilnius University was founded in 1579 and has stayed the cultural center of Lithuania ever since. University professors have always been the key

educators and politicians, treasurers of the cul-tural identity of the nation. The liveliness of the University’s courtyards and silence of its vaul-ted classrooms provide the best atmosphere to grasp the ways of life in the Middle of Europe through centuries, to understand the values and mores wandering along the Eastern borders of the European Union.

Restaurants and bars in Vilnius

Nordic Stroke 2013 Congress Secretariat would like to share the guide of restaurants and bars in Vilnius. We offer you our recommendations for a time-out in Vilnius while you will be attending the Nordic Stroke 2013 Congress. Whatever your taste and mood is, you will find the best place to suit your needs and preferences!

Dates

April 22, 2013Abstract submission deadline

April 22, 2013Deadline for travel grant application

June 15, 2013 Deadline for early registration

Contacts

Contacts

Nordic Stroke 2013 Congress Secretariat

Meeting, Destination and Association Management Company (MMC, DMC, AMC)

ViaConventus UABVilniaus str. 31-14, LT-01402 Vilnius, LithuaniaTel. + 370 5 2000 778Fax + 370 5 2000 782info@nordicstroke2013.com

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