Wednesday October 21, 2026
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 1
Auditorium
NEUROINTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES IN INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Grand Ballroom 101-102
THE CAROTID CONUNDRUM: RETHINKING INTERVENTION IN PRECISION MEDICINE
Conference Room 202-203
STROKE RECOVERY IN LOWER-RESOURCE SETTINGS: MAPPING EVIDENCE, EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
Grand Ballroom 103
JOINT 1: WSO/WHL: SALT SUBSTITUTION, HYPERTENSION CONTROL, AND STROKE REDUCTION: FROM EVIDENCE TO GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION
Grand Ballroom 104
HEALTH ECONOMICS MASTERCLASS: STROKE CANNOT WAIT, NEITHER CAN INVESTMENT
Grand Ballroom 105
FC 1
Conference Room 201
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
10:00-11:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 2
Auditorium
THE ARCADE COLLABORATION ON CARDIAC WORKUP AFTER STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
ICH: HEMOSTASIS, EVACUATION, SECONDARY INJURY, AND CARE BUNDLES
Conference Room 202-203
WHO DECIDED RECOVERY WAS DONE? CHALLENGING THE RECOVERY CEILING IN STROKE REHABILITATION
Grand Ballroom 103
JOINT 2: WSO/ESO: THE NEXT FRONTIERS IN STROKE TREATMENT
Grand Ballroom 104
GENETICS, AI, AND INNOVATION IN STROKE CARE
Grand Ballroom 105
EVOLUTION OF REPERFUSION THERAPY IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: FROM PAST ACHIEVEMENTS TO FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Conference Room 201
11:30-11:45
BREAK
Exhibition Area
11:45-12:45
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 101-102
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Auditorium
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 103
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 104
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 105
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS
E- Poster Area
12:45-13:00
BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:00-14:30
DEBATE 1: BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT AND ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FOR EVT
Auditorium
TAILORED CARE IN THE HYPERACUTE SETTING
Grand Ballroom 101-102
WHAT'S NEW IN CSVT 2026
Conference Room 202-203
LOST IN TRANSITION: THE INVISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE OF STROKE CARE
Grand Ballroom 103
STANDARDIZING AND OPTIMIZING STROKE REHABILITATION WITH QUALITY METRICS AND GUIDELINES GLOBALLY
Grand Ballroom 104
ADVANCES IN ACUTE REPERFUSION THERAPY
Grand Ballroom 105
THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION
Conference Room 201
14:30-15:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
15:00-16:30
DEBATE 2: CAROTID STENTING AND LAA OCCLUSION CONTROVERSIES
Auditorium
PUSHING THE LIMITS OF THROMBECTOMY
Grand Ballroom 101-102
CEREBRAL SMALL VESSEL DISEASE AND DEMENTIA: A PRACTICAL APPROACH
Conference Room 202-203
SLEEP APNEA AND STROKE
Grand Ballroom 103
IMPROVING ACCESS TO MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, PATHWAY DELAYS AND STRATEGIES
Grand Ballroom 104
CANCER AND STROKE: RISING BURDENS AND CHALLENGES
Grand Ballroom 105
FC 2
Conference Room 201
16:30-16:45
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
Exhibition Area
16:45-17:00
OPENING
Auditorium
17:00-19:00
PLENARY & LATE BREAKING 01
Auditorium
19:00-20:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Auditorium
Thursday October 22, 2026
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 3
Auditorium
EVOLUTION OF THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ISCHEMIC CORE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
REVOLUTIONIZING STROKE CARE WITH AI: NEW FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS
Conference Room 202-203
STROKE ULTRASOUND LEARNING LAB: INTERACTIVE CASES AND HEMODYNAMIC DILEMMAS
Grand Ballroom 103
JOINT 3: WSO/AHA/ASA: BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS: DEBATING CURRENT ACUTE STROKE GUIDELINES
Grand Ballroom 104
FC 3
Grand Ballroom 105
JOINT WSO/ASO: TRANSFORMING STROKE SYSTEMS IN AFRICA ACROSS THE STROKE QUADRANGLE
Conference Room 201
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
10:00-11:30
PLENARY & LATE BREAKING 02
Auditorium
11:30-12:00
BREAK
Exhibition Area
12:00-13:00
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 101-102
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Conference Room 202-203
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 103
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 104
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 105
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS
E- Poster Area
13:00-13:30
BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:30-15:00
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 4
Auditorium
PERSONALIZED STROKE CARE: FROM CAUSE TO PREDICTION
Grand Ballroom 101-102
IJS POSITION STATEMENTS: GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN STROKE
Grand Ballroom 103
FC 4
Grand Ballroom 105
INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL DISEASE: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES
Grand Ballroom 104
WHAT CHANGED IN ACUTE STROKE? GUIDELINES, SIGNALS, AND SURPRISES FROM 2025–2026
Conference Room 202-203
15:00-15:15
BREAK
Exhibition Area
15:15-16:45
MASTERING CARDIAC CT IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
Auditorium
GENETIC SMALL VESSEL DISEASE: A PRACTICAL TOOLKIT FOR THE STROKE CLINICIAN
Grand Ballroom 103
JOINT 4: WSO/APSO
Grand Ballroom 104
STROKE IN SPECIAL POPULATION
Grand Ballroom 105
THE LATEST IN STROKE IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
Conference Room 202-203
RECURRENT CLINICAL QUESTIONS & NOVEL INSIGHTS IN CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY
Grand Ballroom 101-102
16:45-17:15
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
17:15-18:45
THE FUTURE OF AF AND STROKE
Grand Ballroom 103
INNOVATION IN RESEARCH METHODS
Conference Room 202-203
EVT FOR MEVO AND NEUROPROTECTION IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
DEBATE 3: UPDATE ON FACTOR XI INHIBITORS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Auditorium
JOINT 5: WHO/WSO JOINT SESSION: FROM RESOLUTION TO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING THE WHO STROKE RESOLUTION ACROSS HEALTH SYSTEMS
Grand Ballroom 104
FC 5
Grand Ballroom 105
Friday October 23, 2026
08:00-09:30
STROKE IN WOMEN
Auditorium
A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF STROKE JOURNALS
Grand Ballroom 101-102
RESCUING THE BRAIN: BIOLOGICAL THERAPIES BEYOND REPERFUSION
Conference Room 202-203
THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH
Grand Ballroom 104
WSO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND SUCCESS STORIES
Grand Ballroom 105
FC 6
Conference Room 201
POST-STROKE EPILEPSY: DIAGNOSIS, PREDICTION, AND PERSONALIZED CARE
Grand Ballroom 103
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
10:00-11:30
UPDATES ON LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE AND ITS CLOSURE IN 2026
Auditorium
THE IMMUNE STROKE SPECTRUM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON INFLAMMATORY CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS
Conference Room 202-203
NEUROCRITICAL CARE OF SEVERE STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ACUTE STROKE CARE: FROM PROMISE TO PRACTICE: HYPE, HELP, OR HAZARD?
Grand Ballroom 103
VASCULAR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
Grand Ballroom 105
FC 7
Conference Room 201
JOINT 8: WSO/MENASO: STROKE IN THE MENA REGION: PROGRESS MADE, MILES TO GO
Grand Ballroom 104
11:45-13:15
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 101-102
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 103
11:45-12:45
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Conference Room 202-203
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 104
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 105
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS
E- Poster Area
13:15-13:30
BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:30-15:00
JOINT 7: WSO/SIECV: STROKE IN LATIN AMERICA
Grand Ballroom 104
TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA AND STROKE: REVISITING THE VASCULAR HYPOTHESIS
Auditorium
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL TREATMENTS FOR STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
DECISION NEUROSCIENCE & LEADERSHIP IN STROKE RESEARCH: TOOLS AND NUDGES
Conference Room 202-203
LAUNCHING THE WSO REHABILITATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom 103
TRANSLATIONAL FRONTIERS IN STROKE
Grand Ballroom 105
DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR STROKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Conference Room 201
15:30-17:15
CLOSING PLENARY & LATE BREAKING 03
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