Pre-Conference WorkshopsThursday, 14 July, 2016
08:30 - 09:00 Workshop registration
09:00 - 12:30 Stroke Advocacy RehabilitationAcute Stroke - Part 1: detailed imaging
Stroke Prevention Neurosonology
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 17:00 Vas-Cog Asia RehabilitationAcute Stroke - Part 2: treatment
Acute Clinical Assessment
Neurosonology
16:30 - 19:30
Please refer to the Pre-Conference Workshops for full program and timing details
Program subject to change without notice
Conference registration and welcome receptionPlaza Auditorium Foyer, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Day 1Friday, 15 July, 2016
07:00 - 17:10 Registration08:00 - 10:10 Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session08:00 - 08:30
08:30 - 09:10
09:10 - 09:50
09:50 - 10:10
10:10 - 10:30 Morning tea with poster viewing
10:30 - 12:00Concurrent Session:
Acute Stroke Therapy - MedicalConcurrent Session:
Tele-health Concurrent Session:
Basic Sciences
10:30 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 - 11:20
11:20 - 11:30
11:30 - 11:40 Free paper presentation
11:40 - 11:50 Free paper presentation
11:50 - 12:0011:30 - 12:00Panel discussion
Panel discussion Free paper presentation
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch with poster viewing
13:30 - 15:30Concurrent Session:
Acute Stroke Therapy - Endovascular
Concurrent Session:Clinical Rehabilitation
Concurrent Session:Acute TIA or Secondary Prevention
13:30 - 13:40 Free paper presentation
13:40 - 13:50 Free paper presentation
13:50 - 14:00 Free paper presentation
14:00 - 14:10 Free paper presentation
14:10 - 14:20 Free paper presentation
14:20 - 14:30 Free paper presentation
14:30 - 14:40 Free paper presentation
14:40 - 14:50 Free paper presentation
14:50 - 15:00 Free paper presentation
15:00 - 15:10 Free paper presentation
15:10 - 15:20 Free paper presentation
15:20 - 15:30 Free paper presentation
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon tea with poster viewing16:00 - 17:10 Plenary Session
16:00 - 16:40
16:40 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:10
Program subject to change without notice
Presentation
Presentation
11:15 - 11:30Thrombolysis and advanced neuroimagingBruce Campbell (Australia)
Further development of the CommFit™ app: People with aphasia’s experiences using a neck-attached accelerometerCaitlin Brandenburg (Australia)
Presentation
Conference OpenThe role of collateral imaging for acute revasculiz ation therapy. Do we need it?David Liebeskind (United States of America)There is no role for collateral imaing for acute re vasculiazation therapy. Just open the artery!Albert Yoo (United States of America)Expert Panel crossfire David Liebeskind (USA), Albert Yoo (USA), Terry Hirano (Japan)
10:30 - 10:45ENCHANTED TrialCraig Anderson (Australia)
10:45 - 11:00The new thrombolyticsMark Parsons (Australia)
Immunology mediated cell death post strokePam McCombe (Australia)
A new smartphone application for decision-making support in stroke casesHiroyuki Takao (Japan)
11:00 - 11:15Extending the thrombolytic time window and wake up strokeHenry Ma (Australia)
Presentation
Dale Corbett (Canada)
First state-wide thrombectomy service: first six months' experiencePeter Mitchell (Australia)
What treatment is futility in thrombectomy? Where to draw the line in the sand?Max Wintermark (United States of America)
Free paper presentations
Closing
New advances in thrombectomyAlbert Yoo (United States of America)
Should all strokes come to mothership?Bernard Yan (Australia) Panel Discussion
13:30 - 13:55Acute TIA – time for a new definition of Acute Cerebrovascular Syndrome
13:55 - 14:20Late breaking news: interveinal disease sub-study of SOCRATESLawrence Wong (Hong Kong)
14:20 - 14:45Emergency management pathways for Amaurosis fugaxCelia Chen (Australia)
14:45 - 15:10Imaging in acute TIAs - arterial spin labelling and beyondMark Parsons (Australia)
Day 2Saturday, 16 July, 2016
07:00 - 20:00 Registration08:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session
08:00 - 08:40
08:40 - 09:10
09:10 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00 Morning tea with poster viewing
11:00 - 12:30Concurrent Stream:
Australasian Stroke Trials Network (ASTN) Symposium
Concurrent Stream:World Stroke Organisation (WSO)
Symposium
Concurrent Stream:Asia Pacific Stroke Organisation
(APSO) Symposium
11:00 - 11:10 Presentation
11:10 - 11:20 Presentation
11:20 - 11:30 Presentation
11:30 - 11:40 Presentation
11:40 - 11:50 Presentation
11:30 - 11:45 Suhail Adbulla Mohammad Alrukn (United Arab Emirates)
11:50 - 12:00 Presentation11:45 - 12:00Stroke services in IranBabak Zamani (Iran)
12:00 - 12:10 Presentation
12:10 - 12:20 Presentation
12:20 - 12:30 Presentation Presentation12:15 - 12:30Panel Discussion
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch with poster viewing
14:00 - 15:30Concurrent Stream:
Intracerebral Haemorrhage
Concurrent Stream:Acute Stroke Nurses Education
Network (ASNEN) Workshop
Concurrent Stream:Secondary Stroke Prevention
14:00 - 14:10 Presentation
14:10 - 14:20 Presentation
14:20 - 14:30 Presentation
14:30 - 14:40 Presentation
14:40 - 14:50 Presentation
14:50 - 15:00 Free paper presentation Presentation
15:00 - 15:10 Free paper presentation Presentation
15:10 - 15:20 Free paper presentation Presentation
15:20 - 15:30 Free paper presentation Presentation
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon tea with poster viewing16:00 - 17:30 Plenary Session
16:00 - 16:40
16:40 - 17:30
Debate: Registry TrialChris Levi (Australia), Ben Clissold (Australia), Atte Meretoja (Australia), Liu Liping (China), Chung Y. Hsu (Taiwan)
19:00 - Late Gala Dinner
Program subject to change without notice
Post stroke depression and emotional issues: treatm ent strategiesJS Kim (Republic of Korea)Implementation of hyperacute stroke unitsDiane Ames (United Kingdom)
Expert Panel: How hyperacute stroke units can be im plemented in Australasia and Asia-Pacific
Presentation
Presentation12:00 - 12:15CVT registry in AsiaMohammad Wasay (Pakistan)
Global burden of strokeStephen Davis (Australia)
Regional burden of strokeJeyaraj D. Pandian (India)
11:00 - 11:15Stroke secondary to infectionMan Mohan Mehndiratta (India)
11:15 - 11:30
JS Kim (Republic of Korea)
Strategies to reduce ICH expansionAtte Meretoja (Australia)
Free paper presentations
Liu Liping (China)
Dan Hanley (USA)
Novel methods for detecting AF after strokeBen Freedman (Australia)
NOAC reversal agentsHarshal Nandurkar (Australia)
How to handle NOAC in specific clinical situationsVincent Thijs (Australia)
Day 3Sunday, 17 July, 2016
08:00 - 13:30 Registration09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session
09:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00 Morning tea with poster viewing
11:00 - 12:30Concurrent Stream:
European Stroke Organisation Symposium
Concurrent Stream:New Investigators
Concurrent Stream:Asia Pacific Stroke Organisation
(APSO) Symposium
11:00 - 11:10 PresentationBASP Warlow Prize winnerJeban Ganesalingham (United
Presentation
11:10 - 11:20 Presentation Free paper presentation Presentation
11:20 - 11:30 Presentation Free paper presentation Presentation
11:30 - 11:40 Presentation Free paper presentation Presentation
11:40 - 11:50 Presentation Free paper presentation Presentation
11:50 - 12:00 Presentation Free paper presentation Presentation
12:00 - 12:10 Presentation Free paper presentation Presentation
12:10 - 12:20 Presentation Free paper presentation
12:20 - 12:30 Presentation Free paper presentation
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch with poster viewing
Program subject to change without notice
HAL Robot - Stroke AssistanceYoshiyuki Sankai (Japan)
Makoto Sasaki (Japan)
Conference CloseCY Huang (Hong Kong)
Stroke Advocacy WorkshopBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
09:00 - 12:30Chairs: Mohammad Wasay (Pakistan) and Man Mohan Meh ndiratta (India)Moderator: Tissa Wijeratne (Australia)
09:00 - 09:05 IntroductionMohammad Wasay (Pakistan)
09:05 - 09:25 Importance of advocacy in developing and developed countriesLiu Liping (China)
09:25 - 09:45 Impact of stroke advocacyMan Mohan Mehndiratta (India)
09:45 - 10:05 How to make an action planMohammad Wasay (Pakistan)
10:05 - 10:25 Allocating resources for advocacyUdaya Ranawaka (Sri Lanka)
10:25 - 10:45 Media trainingTissa Wijeratne (Australia)
10:45 - 11:05 Role of professional societies in health advocacyShinichiro Uchiyama (Japan)
11:05 - 11:10 Morning Tea11:10 - 11:30 Talking points for stroke advocacy in Asia
JS Kim (Republic of Korea)11:30 - 11:50 Our story of stroke advocacy in Taiwan
Chung Y. Hsu (Taiwan)11:50 - 12:20 Break out session - project identification and acti on planning12:20 - 12:30 Concluding remarks
Mohammad Wasay (Pakistan) and Tissa Wijeratne (Australia)12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
Program subject to change without notice
VAS-COG Asia WorkshopBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
13:30 - 13:40 Welcome addressBernard Yan (Australia) and Koji Abe (Japan)
13:40 - 15:00 Chairs: Simeon Marasigan (Philippines) and Shinichiro Uchiyama (Japan)
13:40 - 14:00 CADASIL in AsiaToshiki Mizuno (Japan)
14:00 - 14:20 Cerebrovascular remodeling in Alzheimer’s pathologyToru Yamashita (Japan)
14:20 - 14:40 Cerebral venous outflow impairment in dementia pati entsChaur-Jong Hu (Taiwan)
14:40 - 15:00 Physiological clearance of amyloid-beta in the peri phery and its potential application for the therapy of Alzheimer's diseaseYan-Jiang Wang (China)
15:00 - 15:20 Afternoon Tea and Group Photo
15:20 - 15:40 Chairs: Nagaendran Kandiah (Singapore) and Vincent Mok (Hong Kong)
15:20 - 15:40 Young flash talksp75ECD is a biomarker for diagnosis of Alzheimer's diseaseXiu-Qing Yao (China)Progressive Alzheimer’s pathology after cerebral is chemia in ratsRyuta Morihara (Japan)Student presentation 1Student presentation 2
15:40 - 17:05 Chairs: Dehua Chui (China) and Paulus Anam Ong (Ind onesia)15:40 - 16:00 TOAST or ASCOD for vascular dementia or AD with CVD
Vorapun Senanarong (Thailand)16:00 - 16:20 Vascular risk factors in Alzheimer’s diseases
Koji Abe (Japan)16:20 - 16:40 Vascular Dementia-Current Therapeutic options
Man Mohan Mehndiratta (India)16:40 - 17:00 Neuroimaging in dementia
Yoshio Ikeda (Japan)17:00 - 17:05 Closing remarks
Tsong-Hai Lee (Taiwan) and Koji Abe (Japan)
Program subject to change without notice
Rehabilitation WorkshopBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
09:00 - 16:00 Chairs: Erin Godecke (Australia) and J ulie Bernhardt (Australia)
09:00 - 10:00Master Class: Pre-Clinical Stroke ResearchHow do we understand more about stroke recovery?Dale Corbett (Canada)
10:00 - 11:00Feedback from the first WFNR International Round Ta bleJulie Bernhardt (Australia)
11:00 - 11:30 Morning Tea
11:30 - 12:30
Telerehabilitation - Clinical implementation of cur rent researchMaria Crotty (Australia)Kelly Bower (Australia)Comm Fit: Linda Worrall (Australia)
12:30 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 14:30
How to advance quality of stroke care: Interactive session and Panel discussionI) NSF: New Rehab Audit and current GapsKelvin Hill (Australia)
II) Implementing an intensive, combined aphasia reh abiliation in early recoveryLibby Cardell (Australia) / Rachel Wenke (Australia)
III) Physio
IV) Guidelines Compliance researchNatasha Lannin (Australia)
PANEL discussionKelvin Hill (Australia)Libby Cardell (Australia)Rachel Wenke (Australia)Natasha Lannin (AustraliaSteven Faux (Australia)
14:30 - 15:00 Rapid Fire Rehab Trials 15:00 - 16:00 Stroke Rehabilitation CRE: Network, Goals and Progr ess16:00 Close
Program subject to change without notice
Acute Stroke Workshop - Part 1: Detailed ImagingBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
09:00 - 12:30 Chairs: Bruce Campbell (Australia) and Tim Kleinig (Australia)
09:00 - 09:30 Imaging ischemic stroke - principles, NCCT, CTABruce Campbell (Australia)
09:30 - 10:00 Imaging ischemic stroke - CTP
10:00 - 10:05 Break10:05 - 10:35 Imaging ischemic stroke - MRI in ischemic stroke
David Liebeskind (USA)10:35 - 11:00 Imaging ICH
Tim Kleinig (Australia)11:00 - 11:15 Morning Tea11:15 - 12:30 Case-based discussion with audience interaction
Expert panel: Max Wintermark (USA), Mark Parsons (Australia), David Liebeskind (USA), Tim Kleinig (Australia), Bruce Campbell (Australia)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
Program subject to change without notice
Acute Stroke Workshop - Part 2: TreatmentBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
13:30 - 17:00 Chairs: Bruce Campbell (Australia) and Bernard Yan (Australia)
13:30 - 13:55 Intravenous thrombolysisBruce Campbell (Australia)
13:55 - 14:20 Thrombectomy selectionBernard Yan (Australia)
14:20 - 14:35 Thrombectomy techniqueJin Soo Li (Republic of Korea)
14:35 - 14:40 Break14:40 - 14:55 Hemicraniectomy
Nawaf Yassi (Australia)14:55 - 15:10 Treating faster
Atte Meretoja (Australia)15:10 - 15:30 ICH Treatment
Min Lou (China)15:30 - 15:45 Afternoon Tea15:45 - 17:00 Case-based discussion with audience interaction
Expert panel: Peter Mitchell (Australia), Bernard Yan (Australia), Bruce Campbell (Australia), Albert Yoo (USA), Jin Soo Lee (Republic of Korea)
Program subject to change without notice
Stroke Prevention WorkshopBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
09:00 - 12:30 Chairs: Nisal Gange (Australia) and Mo nica Badve (Australia)
09:00 - 09:30 Antiplatelet agents for stroke prevention - the old and the newHelen Brown (Australia)
09:30 - 10:00 Newer methods of detection of atrial fibrillation
10:00 - 10:30 Novel oral anticoagulants and left atrial appendage occlusion devices in the management of non-valvular atrial fibrillati onNisal Gange (Australia)
10:30 - 11:00 Carotid endarterectomy and stenting in carotid arte ry stenosisChristopher Bladin (Australia)
11:00 - 11:10 Morning Tea11:10 - 11:40 Treatment of traditional and newer vascular risk fa ctors
Byung Woo Yoon (Republic of Korea)11:40 - 12:10 The importance of stroke care services and timely i nvestigations in
stroke prevention - differences between the East an d WestJeyaraj Pandian (India)
12:10 - 12:30 Workup of cryptogenic stroke - How much is enough?Monica Badve (Australia)
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
Program subject to change without notice
Acute Clinical Assessment WorkshopBrisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
13:30 - 17:00 Chairs: Henry Ma (Australia)
13:30 - 14:00Pre hospital assessment
14:00 - 14:30Acute stroke assessment – the walk through and the logistic
14:30 - 15:00TIA and Stroke Mimics – the pit fallsBen Clissold (Australia)
15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea
15:30 - 16:00Assessment for thrombolysis and clot retrieval – th e indications, contraindications and the in-betweenFerdi Miteff (Australia)
16:00 - 16:30Acute stroke presentation – the difference between the East and the West
16:30 - 17:00 Panel discussion
Program subject to change without notice
Neurosonology WorkshopRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Thursday, 14 July, 2016
07:45 - 08:25 Registration
08:25 - 08:30Welcome Chris Levi (Australia)
08:30 - 10:30Session 1Chairs: Yohanna Kusuma (Indonesia) and Chris Levi ( Australia)
08:30 - 09:00Review of ultrasound physics Dan Travers (Australia)
09:00 - 09:30Cerebrovascular anatomy and physiology Chris Levi (Australia)
09:30 - 10:00How to perform basic extracranial and transcranial ultrasound Yohanna Kusuma (Indonesia)
10:00 - 10:30Advanced neurosonology Yohanna Kusuma (Indonesia) and Dan Travers (Australia)
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea
11:00 - 13:00Session 2Chairs: Disya Ratanakorn (Thailand) and Kay Sin Tan (Malaysia)
11:00 - 11:30Extracranial ultrasound - case studiesDisya Ratanakorn (Thailand)
11:30 - 12:00Transcranial doppler - case studiesKay Sin Tan (Malaysia)
12:00 - 12:30Transcranial imaging - case studiesChris Levi (Australia)
12:30 - 13:00Pitfalls and artifacts NV Ramani (Singapore)
13:00 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:30 Session 3
13:30 - 16:30 Hands on
16:30Close NV Ramani (Singapore)
Program subject to change without notice