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Wednesday, 21 October, 2026
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 101-102 Conference Room 202-203 Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Conference Room 201 Exhibition Area E-Poster Station 1 E-Poster Station 2 E-Poster Station 3 E-Poster Station 4 E-Poster Station 5 E-Poster Station 6
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 01 - ACUTE STROKE THERAPIES & REPERFUSION & AI
NEUROINTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES: ICAD, REOCCLUSION AND ADJUNCTIVE THROMBOLYSIS
THE CAROTID CONUNDRUM: RETHINKING INTERVENTION IN PRECISION MEDICINE
STROKE RECOVERY IN LOWER-RESOURCE SETTINGS: MAPPING EVIDENCE, EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
JOINT: WSO/WHL: SALT SUBSTITUTION, HYPERTENSION CONTROL, AND STROKE REDUCTION: FROM EVIDENCE TO GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION
HEALTH ECONOMICS MASTERCLASS: STROKE CANNOT WAIT, NEITHER CAN INVESTMENT
FC01 - BASIC SCIENCE, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH & BIOMARKERS
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
09:35-09:55
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 01: REHABILITATION I
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 02: COGNITION & DEMENTIA
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 03: STROKE IN THE YOUNG I
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 04: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 05: BIOMARKERS
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 06: NEUROIMAGING
10:00-11:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 02- ICH, VASCULAR RISK & PREVENTION
CARDIAC WORKUP AFTER STROKE
ICH: HEMOSTASIS, EVACUATION, SECONDARY INJURY AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
WHO DECIDED RECOVERY WAS DONE? CHALLENGING THE RECOVERY CEILING IN STROKE REHABILITATION
JOINT: WSO/ESO: THE NEXT FRONTIERS IN STROKE TREATMENT
GENETICS, AI, AND INNOVATION IN STROKE CARE
ACUTE REPERFUSION AND INDIVIDUALIZED HYPERACUTE TREATMENT
11:30-11:45
BREAK
11:45-12:45
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 01 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 02 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 03 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 07 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
12:45-13:00
BREAK
13:00-14:30
DEBATE 1: BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT AND ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FOR EVT
WHAT'S NEW IN CSVT 2026
LOST IN TRANSITION: THE INVISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE OF STROKE CARE
STANDARDIZING AND OPTIMIZING STROKE REHABILITATION WITH QUALITY METRICS AND GUIDELINES GLOBALLY
THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION
ADVANCES IN ACUTE REPERFUSION THERAPY
14:30-15:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
15:00-16:30
CEREBRAL SMALL VESSEL DISEASE AND DEMENTIA: A PRACTICAL APPROACH
CANCER AND STROKE: RISING BURDENS AND CHALLENGES
JOINT WSO/WFNR: ADVANCES IN STROKE REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY
FC02 - SVD, GENETICS & PRECISION STROKE BIOLOGY
IMPROVING ACCESS TO MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, PATHWAY DELAYS AND STRATEGIES
16:30-16:45
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
16:45-19:00
PLENARY, AWARDS & LATE BREAKING 01
19:00-20:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Thursday, 22 October, 2026
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 101-102 Conference Room 202-203 Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Exhibition Area E-Poster Station 1 E-Poster Station 2 E-Poster Station 3 E-Poster Station 4 E-Poster Station 5 E-Poster Station 6
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 03 - PREVENTION, REHABILITATION & RECOVERY
ISCHEMIC CORE AND THE LIMITS OF THROMBECTOMY
REVOLUTIONIZING STROKE CARE WITH AI: NEW FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS
JOINT: WSO/AHA/ASA: BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS: DEBATING CURRENT ACUTE STROKE GUIDELINES
FC03 - THROMBECTOMY, REPERFUSION & ACUTE INTERVENTION
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
09:35-09:55
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 01: REHABILITATION II
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 02: THROMBECTOMY
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 03: STROKE IN THE YOUNG II & BASIC SCIENCE
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 04: OUTCOMES
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 05: AWARENESS & IMPLEMENTATION
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 06: NEUROCRITICAL CARE & ACUTE STROKE
10:00-11:45
PLENARY, AWARDS & LATE BREAKING 02
11:45-12:00
BREAK
12:00-13:00
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 04 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 08 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 05 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
GENERAL ASSEMBLY (WSO MEMBERS ONLY)
13:00-13:30
BREAK
13:30-15:00
WHAT CHANGED IN ACUTE STROKE? GUIDELINES, SIGNALS, AND SURPRISES FROM 2025–2026
IJS POSITION STATEMENTS: GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN STROKE
INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL DISEASE: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES
JOINT WSO/ASO: TRANSFORMING STROKE SYSTEMS IN AFRICA ACROSS THE STROKE QUADRANGLE
DECISION NEUROSCIENCE & LEADERSHIP IN STROKE RESEARCH: TOOLS AND NUDGES
15:00-15:15
BREAK
15:15-16:45
MASTERING CARDIAC CT IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
PERSONALIZED STROKE CARE: BIOMARKERS, GENETIC SVD AND CAA
THE LATEST IN STROKE IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
JOINT: WSO/APSO
STROKE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
16:45-17:15
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
17:15-18:45
UPDATE ON FACTOR XI INHIBITORS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
THE FUTURE OF AF AND STROKE
JOINT: WHO/WSO JOINT SESSION: FROM RESOLUTION TO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING THE WHO STROKE RESOLUTION ACROSS HEALTH SYSTEMS
FC05 -NEUROIMAGING, CEREBROVASCULAR MECHANISMS & RISK PREDICTION
FC04 - AI, DIGITAL HEALTH & ADVANCED IMAGING
Friday, 23 October, 2026
Time Auditorium Grand Ballroom 101-102 Conference Room 202-203 Grand Ballroom 103 Grand Ballroom 104 Grand Ballroom 105 Exhibition Area E-Poster Station 1 E-Poster Station 2 E-Poster Station 3 E-Poster Station 4 E-Poster Station 5
08:00-09:30
STROKE IN WOMEN
A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF STROKE JOURNALS
RESCUING THE BRAIN: BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES BEYOND REPERFUSION
POST-STROKE NEUROLOGICAL AND SLEEP-RELATED COMPLICATIONS
WSO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND SUCCESS STORIES
FC06 - PREVENTION, CARDIOEMBOLISM & LONG-TERM OUTCOMES
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
09:35-09:55
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 01: REHABILITATION III & LIVED EXPERIENCE
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 02: EPIDEMIOLOGY
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 03: AI & DIGITAL HEALTH
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 04: PREVENTION, CARDIOEMBOLISM & NURSING
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 05: IMPLEMENTATION & HEALTH SERVICES
10:00-11:30
UPDATES ON LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE AND ITS CLOSURE IN 2026
THE IMMUNE STROKE SPECTRUM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON INFLAMMATORY CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS
VASCULAR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
JOINT: WSO/MENASO: STROKE IN THE MENA REGION: PROGRESS MADE, MILES TO GO
FC07 - RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY & HEALTH SERVICES
JOINT: WSO/WON STROKE ULTRASOUND LEARNING LAB: INTERACTIVE CASES AND HEMODYNAMIC DILEMMAS
11:45-13:15
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 06 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
13:15-13:30
BREAK
13:30-15:00
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL TREATMENTS FOR STROKE
LAUNCHING THE WSO REHABILITATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA AND STROKE: REVISITING THE VASCULAR HYPOTHESIS
JOINT: WSO/SIECV: STROKE IN LATIN AMERICA
DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR STROKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
TRANSLATIONAL FRONTIERS IN STROKE: FROM AI TO CLINICAL INNOVATION
15:30-17:15
PLENARY, AWARDS & LATE BREAKING 03