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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 Area
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 1
NEUROINTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES IN INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS
THE CAROTID CONUNDRUM: RETHINKING INTERVENTION IN PRECISION MEDICINE
STROKE RECOVERY IN LOWER-RESOURCE SETTINGS: MAPPING EVIDENCE, EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
JOINT 1: WSO/WHL: SALT SUBSTITUTION, HYPERTENSION CONTROL, AND STROKE REDUCTION: FROM EVIDENCE TO GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION
HEALTH ECONOMICS MASTERCLASS: STROKE CANNOT WAIT, NEITHER CAN INVESTMENT
FC 1
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
10:00-11:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 2
THE ARCADE COLLABORATION ON CARDIAC WORKUP AFTER STROKE
ICH: HEMOSTASIS, EVACUATION, SECONDARY INJURY, AND CARE BUNDLES
WHO DECIDED RECOVERY WAS DONE? CHALLENGING THE RECOVERY CEILING IN STROKE REHABILITATION
JOINT 2: WSO/ESO: THE NEXT FRONTIERS IN STROKE TREATMENT
GENETICS, AI, AND INNOVATION IN STROKE CARE
EVOLUTION OF REPERFUSION THERAPY IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: FROM PAST ACHIEVEMENTS TO FUTURE DIRECTIONS
11:30-11:45
BREAK
11:45-12:45
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS
12:45-13:00
BREAK
13:00-14:30
DEBATE 1: BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT AND ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FOR EVT
TAILORED CARE IN THE HYPERACUTE SETTING
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
ADVANCES IN ACUTE REPERFUSION THERAPY
THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION
14:30-15:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
15:00-16:30
DEBATE 2: CAROTID STENTING AND LAA OCCLUSION CONTROVERSIES
PUSHING THE LIMITS OF THROMBECTOMY
CEREBRAL SMALL VESSEL DISEASE AND DEMENTIA: A PRACTICAL APPROACH
SLEEP APNEA AND STROKE
IMPROVING ACCESS TO MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, PATHWAY DELAYS AND STRATEGIES
CANCER AND STROKE: RISING BURDENS AND CHALLENGES
FC 2
16:30-16:45
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
16:45-17:00
OPENING
17:00-19:00
PLENARY & 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 Conference Room 201 Exhibition Area E- Poster Area
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 3
EVOLUTION OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ISCHEMIC CORE
REVOLUTIONIZING STROKE CARE WITH AI: NEW FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS
STROKE ULTRASOUND LEARNING LAB: INTERACTIVE CASES AND HEMODYNAMIC DILEMMAS
JOINT 3: WSO/AHA/ASA: BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS: DEBATING CURRENT ACUTE STROKE GUIDELINES
FC 3
JOINT WSO/ASO: TRANSFORMING STROKE SYSTEMS IN AFRICA ACROSS THE STROKE QUADRANGLE
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
10:00-11:30
PLENARY & LATE BREAKING 02
11:30-12:00
BREAK
12:00-13:00
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS
13:00-13:30
BREAK
13:30-15:00
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 4
PERSONALIZED STROKE CARE: FROM CAUSE TO PREDICTION
WHAT CHANGED IN ACUTE STROKE? GUIDELINES, SIGNALS, AND SURPRISES FROM 2025–2026
IJS POSITION STATEMENTS: GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN STROKE
INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL DISEASE: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES
FC 4
15:00-15:15
BREAK
15:15-16:45
MASTERING CARDIAC CT IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
RECURRENT CLINICAL QUESTIONS & NOVEL INSIGHTS IN CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY
THE LATEST IN STROKE IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
GENETIC SMALL VESSEL DISEASE: A PRACTICAL TOOLKIT FOR THE STROKE CLINICIAN
JOINT 4: WSO/APSO
STROKE IN SPECIAL POPULATION
16:45-17:15
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
17:15-18:45
DEBATE 3: UPDATE ON FACTOR XI INHIBITORS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
EVT FOR MEVO AND NEUROPROTECTION IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
INNOVATION IN RESEARCH METHODS
THE FUTURE OF AF AND STROKE
JOINT 5: WHO/WSO JOINT SESSION: FROM RESOLUTION TO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING THE WHO STROKE RESOLUTION ACROSS HEALTH SYSTEMS
FC 5
Friday, 23 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 Area
08:00-09:30
STROKE IN WOMEN
A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF STROKE JOURNALS
RESCUING THE BRAIN: BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES BEYOND REPERFUSION
POST-STROKE EPILEPSY: DIAGNOSIS, PREDICTION, AND PERSONALIZED CARE
THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH
WSO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND SUCCESS STORIES
FC 6
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
10:00-11:30
UPDATES ON LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE AND ITS CLOSURE IN 2026
NEUROCRITICAL CARE OF SEVERE STROKE
THE IMMUNE STROKE SPECTRUM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON INFLAMMATORY CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ACUTE STROKE CARE: FROM PROMISE TO PRACTICE: HYPE, HELP, OR HAZARD?
JOINT 8: WSO/MENASO: STROKE IN THE MENA REGION: PROGRESS MADE, MILES TO GO
VASCULAR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
FC 7
11:45-13:15
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
11:45-12:45
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS
13:15-13:30
BREAK
13:30-15:00
TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA AND STROKE: REVISITING THE VASCULAR HYPOTHESIS
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL TREATMENTS FOR STROKE
DECISION NEUROSCIENCE & LEADERSHIP IN STROKE RESEARCH: TOOLS AND NUDGES
LAUNCHING THE WSO REHABILITATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
JOINT 7: WSO/SIECV: STROKE IN LATIN AMERICA
TRANSLATIONAL FRONTIERS IN STROKE
DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR STROKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
15:30-17:15
CLOSING PLENARY & LATE BREAKING 03