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WSO Global Stroke Alliance
Stroke without frontiers
Regional Ministerial Meeting

 

17 - 19 October • Maslak Hilton Hotel
İstanbul / Türkiye

2024 Global Stroke Alliance Meeting

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Day 1 - October 17, 2024, Thursday
Ministerial Meeting
MAIN HALL
08:45 - 09:00 Welcome
09:00 - 09:30

Opening Lecture
The journey of patient with cerebrovascular disease and opportunities for prevention and treatment (through the journey, different models of stroke care)

Sheila Martins (Brazil) & Luciano Sposato (Canada)

09:30 - 10:30

Advancing Stroke Care Globally: Strategies and Implementation

Moderators: Sheila Martins (Brazil) & Luciano Sposato (Canada)

09:30 - 09:45 The global burden of stroke and the WHO strategies to reduce it
Bo Norrving (Sweden)
09:45 - 10:00 What should be implemented in acute stroke care? Stroke units, IV thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy and local network
Carlos Molina (Spain)
10:00 - 10:15 The key strategies for stroke prevention
Luciano Sposato (Canada)
10:15 - 10:30 The gaps and how to implement rehabilitation programs globally
Jeyaraj Pandian (India)
10:30 - 11:00

Opening Session

Moderator: Sheila Martins (Brazil)
Violiza Inoa (US) and Serdar Geyik (Türkiye) - representing the Organization Committee of MT Workshop

Introducing the Regional Societies: Turkish Cerebrovascular Disease Society and MenaSino

Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir (Türkiye), Adel Alhazzani (Saudi Arabia) - Menaso

Moderator:Jeyaraj Pandian (India)

Stroke care in Türkiye

Ipek Midi (Türkiye) - representing Turkish Neurological Association

11:00 - 11:20

Partnership to Improve Stroke Care

11:00 - 11:10 The public private partnership in education, research and implementation
Signe Haughton (US)- Medtronic
11:10 - 11:20 The social and economic cost of stroke
Angelique Balguid (Netherlands) - Philips
11:20 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:15

Advancing Stroke Care Globally: Strategies and Implementation

Moderators: Craig Anderson (Australia) & Violiza Inoa (US)

11:30 - 11:45 Mechanical thrombectomy: Rational, impact and feasibility of implementation
Raul Nogueira (US)
11:45 - 12:00 Hemorrhagic stroke - impact and perspectives for management
Craig Anderson (Australia)
12:00 - 12:15 Implementing a regional action plan for stroke
Valeria Caso (Italy)
12:15 - 12:30 UpToDate on patient-centered-outcomes: What, how, and when to measure?
Gustavo Saposnik (Canada)
12:30 - 12:45 WSO initiatives do decrease the global burden for stroke
Sheila Martins (Brazil)
12:45 - 13:00 WSO Certification of rehabilitation stroke centers
Sean Savitz (US)
13:00 - 13:10 Angels Initiative: regional approach
Belen Velazquez (Germany) - Angels Initiative
13:10 - 13:15 Discussion
13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 19:05

Stroke Care per Country in the Region (presented by the Minister of Health or representative)

Moderators: Carlos Molina (Spain) & Sheila Martins (Brazil)

14:15 - 14:27 Egypt - Mohamed ElSedafy
14:30 - 14:42 Iran - Mehdi Farhoudi
14:45 - 14:57 Pakistan - Qasim Bashir
15:00 - 15:12 Tunisia - Riadh Gouider
15:15 - 15:27 Algeria - Camelia Hamadache
15:30 - 15:42 Iraq - Hussam Mahmoud Al-robiai
15:45 - 15:57 Armenia - Nune Yeghiazaryan
16:00 - 16:12 Uzbekiztan - Yakutkhon Madjidova
16:15 - 16:20 Discussion
16:20 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 16:42 Bosnia - Nevena Mahmutbegović
16:45 - 16:57 Kosovo - Fisnik Jashari
17:00 - 17:12 Azerbaijan - Parvin Akbarov
17:15 - 17:27 Georgia - Alexander Tsiskaridze
17:30 - 17:42 Kazakhstan - Yerzhan Adilbekov
17:45 - 17:57 Kyrgyzstan - Baidavletov Karmanbek
18:00 - 18:12 Turkmenistan - Kovus Allanurov
18:15 - 18:27 Oman - Amal Al Hashmi
18:30 - 18:42 Saudi Arabia - Mohammed Aljohani
18:45 - 18:57 Afganistan - Hameed Aman
19:00 - 19:05 Discussion
19:05 - 19:15 Signature of the Global Declaration on Stroke
19:15 - 19:20 Recognition of Certified Stroke Centers
19:20 - 19:30 Closing remarks
Day 2 - October 18, 2024, Friday
Workshops for Implementation
MAIN HALL
08:30 - 18:00

Workshop for Implementation of Acute Stroke Care
Addressing Stroke Care Disparities: Strategies and Success Stories

Chairs: Valeria Caso (Italy) & Carlos Molina (Spain)

08:30 - 08:45 Organizing stroke services across the globe: What is important to be implemented and how to implement?
Valeria Caso (Italy)
08:45 - 09:00 The gaps and the implementation of comprehensive services in Mena Region
Ossama Mansour (Egypt)
09:00 - 09:15 A new model for training of neurointerventionalists: neurologists on duty trained for mechanical thrombectomy
Serdar Geyik (Türkiye)
09:15 - 09:30 A new era of the hemorrhagic stroke management: How to implement?
Craig Anderson (Australia)
09:30 - 09:45 Disparities in neurocardiology
Luciano Sposato (Canada)
09:45 - 10:00 The stroke care in Canada
Bijoy Menon (Canada)
10:00 - 10:15 Implementation of stroke care in the WHO-SEARO Region
Jeyaraj Pandian (India)
10:15 - 10:30 The experience in Latin America: Specialists and governments working together
Sheila Martins (Brazil)
10:30 - 10:45 Organization of acute stroke services in Mena Region
Ahmed Abdelalim (Egypt)
10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:15 International quality monitoring
Rupal Sedani (Czechia)
11:15 - 11:30 Education in Stroke in Türkiye
Ethem Murat Arsava (Türkiye)
11:30 - 11:45 Reducing the cost of the reperfusion treatment
Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir (Türkiye)
11:45 - 12:00 The Egyptian experience in implementing stroke services
Ahmed Abdelalim (Egypt)
12:00 - 12:15 The stroke care in Pakistan: a regional model
Qasim Bashir (Pakistan)
12:15 - 12:30 Discussion
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00

Educational Session: Neglected Aspects in Stroke Management: Dysphagia and Nutrition After Stroke

Moderators: Sheila Martins (Brazil) & Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir (Türkiye)

14:00 - 14:17 Overnutrition, undernutrition and dysphagia from the stroke specialist perspective
Erdem Yaka (Türkiye)
14:18 - 14:35 Muscle after Stroke
Levent Güngör (Türkiye)
14:36 - 14:53 Nutritional approach in stroke unit
Özlem Aykaç (Türkiye)
14:53 - 15:00 Discussion
15:00 - 18:00

Gaps in Acute Care and Action Plans per Country

Moderators: Sheila Martins (Brazil) & Carlos Molina (Spain)

15:00 - 16:00 Round tables per countries discussing gaps and action plans for improvement
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00 Presentation of conclusions per countries
18:00 Closing Remarks
HALL 2
08:30 - 13:00

Workshop for Prevention in Primary Care Services
Initiatives for Prevention and Examples of Success

Moderators: Bo Norrving (Sweden) & Gustavo Saposnik (Canada)

08:30 - 08:50 What is important to implement in primary care and the WSO cut stroke in half initiative
Bo Norrving (Sweden)
08:50 - 09:10 Indian program
Jeyaraj Pandian (India)
09:10 - 09:30 WHO Hearts Program in Brazil - steps for implementation
Sheila Martins (Brazil)
09:30 - 09:50 Prevention program in Sweden
Bo Norrving (Sweden)
09:50 - 10:10 Decision-making: Practical concepts in Stroke Prevention
Gustavo Saposnik (Canada)
10:10 - 10:20 Discussion
10:20 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:30 Round Tables per countries discussing gaps and action plans for improvement
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:15

Workshop for Rehabilitation

Moderators: Jeyaraj Pandian (India) & Sean Savitz (US)

14:00 - 14:20 The gaps for rehabilitation in hospital and after discharge
Nevine El Nahas (Egypt)
14:20 - 14:40 Spasticity - a neglected complication after stroke
Walaa Elwakil (Egypt)
14:40 - 15:00 Innovation and technology for rehabilitation
Sean Savitz (US)
15:00 - 15:20 Models of rehabilitation services
Jeyaraj Pandian (India)
15:20 - 15:40 The National Rehabilitation Program in Usbekistan
Yakutkhon Madjidova (Uzbekistan)
15:40 - 15:45 Discussion
15:45 - 16:15 What need to be implemented in a qualified stroke rehabilitation center?
Sean Savitz (US)
16:15 - 16:40 Coffee break
16:40 - 17:15 Round Tables per Countries Discussing Gaps and Action Plans for Improvement
17:15 - 18:30 Conclusions per Countries
18:30 - 19:00 Closing Remarks
The meeting scheduled for 17–19 October 2024, with reference #EMT40806, has been deemed COMPLIANT by Ethical Medtech.