Wednesday October 21, 2026
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 01 - ACUTE STROKE THERAPIES & REPERFUSION & AI
Auditorium
NEUROINTERVENTIONAL STRATEGIES: ICAD, REOCCLUSION AND ADJUNCTIVE THROMBOLYSIS
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: 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
FC01 - BASIC SCIENCE, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH & BIOMARKERS
Conference Room 201
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
09:35-09:55
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 01: REHABILITATION I
E-Poster Station 1
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 02: COGNITION & DEMENTIA
E-Poster Station 2
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 03: STROKE IN THE YOUNG I
E-Poster Station 3
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 04: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE
E-Poster Station 4
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 05: BIOMARKERS
E-Poster Station 5
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 06: NEUROIMAGING
E-Poster Station 6
10:00-11:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 02- ICH, VASCULAR RISK & PREVENTION
Auditorium
CARDIAC WORKUP AFTER STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
ICH: HEMOSTASIS, EVACUATION, SECONDARY INJURY AND MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Conference Room 202-203
WHO DECIDED RECOVERY WAS DONE? CHALLENGING THE RECOVERY CEILING IN STROKE REHABILITATION
Grand Ballroom 103
JOINT: WSO/ESO: THE NEXT FRONTIERS IN STROKE TREATMENT
Grand Ballroom 104
GENETICS, AI, AND INNOVATION IN STROKE CARE
Grand Ballroom 105
ACUTE REPERFUSION AND INDIVIDUALIZED HYPERACUTE TREATMENT
Conference Room 201
11:30-11:45
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Exhibition Area
11:45-12:45
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 01 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 101-102
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 02 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Conference Room 202-203
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 03 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 104
12:45-13:00
BREAK
Exhibition Area
13:00-14:30
DEBATE 1: BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT AND ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY FOR EVT
Auditorium
WHAT'S NEW IN CSVT 2026
Grand Ballroom 101-102
LOST IN TRANSITION: THE INVISIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE OF STROKE CARE
Conference Room 202-203
STANDARDIZING AND OPTIMIZING STROKE REHABILITATION WITH QUALITY METRICS AND GUIDELINES GLOBALLY
Grand Ballroom 103
THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR SECONDARY STROKE PREVENTION
Grand Ballroom 104
ADVANCES IN ACUTE REPERFUSION THERAPY
Grand Ballroom 105
14:30-15:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
15:00-16:30
CEREBRAL SMALL VESSEL DISEASE AND DEMENTIA: A PRACTICAL APPROACH
Auditorium
CANCER AND STROKE: RISING BURDENS AND CHALLENGES
Grand Ballroom 101-102
JOINT WSO/WFNR: ADVANCES IN STROKE REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY
Conference Room 202-203
FC02 - SVD, GENETICS & PRECISION STROKE BIOLOGY
Grand Ballroom 103
IMPROVING ACCESS TO MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY: ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, PATHWAY DELAYS AND STRATEGIES
Grand Ballroom 104
16:30-16:45
BREAK TO CHANGE HALLS
Exhibition Area
16:45-19:00
PLENARY, AWARDS & LATE BREAKING 01
Auditorium
19:00-20:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Exhibition Area
Thursday October 22, 2026
08:00-09:30
LATE BREAKING SCIENCE ABSTRACTS 03 - PREVENTION, REHABILITATION & RECOVERY
Auditorium
ISCHEMIC CORE AND THE LIMITS OF THROMBECTOMY
Grand Ballroom 101-102
REVOLUTIONIZING STROKE CARE WITH AI: NEW FRONTIERS AND APPLICATIONS
Conference Room 202-203
JOINT: WSO/AHA/ASA: BEYOND THE RECOMMENDATIONS: DEBATING CURRENT ACUTE STROKE GUIDELINES
Grand Ballroom 103
FC03 - THROMBECTOMY, REPERFUSION & ACUTE INTERVENTION
Grand Ballroom 104
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
09:35-09:55
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 01: REHABILITATION II & STROKE IN THE YOUNG II & BASIC SCIENCE
E-Poster Station 1
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 02: THROMBECTOMY
E-Poster Station 2
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 03: OUTCOMES
E-Poster Station 3
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 04: AWARENESS & IMPLEMENTATION
E-Poster Station 4
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 05: NEUROCRITICAL CARE & ACUTE STROKE
E-Poster Station 5
10:00-11:45
PLENARY, AWARDS & LATE BREAKING 02
Auditorium
11:45-12:00
BREAK
Exhibition Area
12:00-13:00
GENERAL ASSEMBLY (WSO MEMBERS ONLY)
Auditorium
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 04 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 101-102
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 05 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Conference Room 202-203
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 06 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 103
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 07 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 104
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 08 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 105
13:00-13:30
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Exhibition Area
13:30-15:00
WHAT CHANGED IN ACUTE STROKE? GUIDELINES, SIGNALS, AND SURPRISES FROM 2025–2026
Auditorium
IJS POSITION STATEMENTS: GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
INTRACRANIAL ARTERIAL DISEASE: ASIAN PERSPECTIVES
Conference Room 202-203
JOINT WSO/ASO: TRANSFORMING STROKE SYSTEMS IN AFRICA ACROSS THE STROKE QUADRANGLE
Grand Ballroom 103
DECISION NEUROSCIENCE & LEADERSHIP IN STROKE RESEARCH: TOOLS AND NUDGES
Grand Ballroom 104
15:00-15:15
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Exhibition Area
15:15-16:45
MASTERING CARDIAC CT IN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE
Auditorium
PERSONALIZED STROKE CARE: BIOMARKERS, GENETIC SVD AND CAA
Grand Ballroom 101-102
THE LATEST IN STROKE IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE
Conference Room 202-203
JOINT: WSO/APSO
Grand Ballroom 103
STROKE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Grand Ballroom 104
16:45-17:15
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
17:15-18:45
UPDATE ON FACTOR XI INHIBITORS: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Auditorium
THE FUTURE OF AF AND STROKE
Grand Ballroom 101-102
JOINT: WHO/WSO JOINT SESSION: FROM RESOLUTION TO ACTION: IMPLEMENTING THE WHO STROKE RESOLUTION ACROSS HEALTH SYSTEMS
Conference Room 202-203
FC05 -NEUROIMAGING, CEREBROVASCULAR MECHANISMS & RISK PREDICTION
Grand Ballroom 103
FC04 - AI, DIGITAL HEALTH & ADVANCED IMAGING
Grand Ballroom 104
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
POST-STROKE NEUROLOGICAL AND SLEEP-RELATED COMPLICATIONS
Grand Ballroom 103
WSO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND SUCCESS STORIES
Grand Ballroom 104
FC06 - PREVENTION, CARDIOEMBOLISM & LONG-TERM OUTCOMES
Grand Ballroom 105
09:30-10:00
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
09:35-09:55
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 01: REHABILITATION III & LIVED EXPERIENCE
E-Poster Station 1
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 02: EPIDEMIOLOGY
E-Poster Station 2
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 03: AI & DIGITAL HEALTH
E-Poster Station 3
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 04: PREVENTION, CARDIOEMBOLISM & NURSING
E-Poster Station 4
E-POSTER HIGHLIGHTS STATION 05: IMPLEMENTATION & HEALTH SERVICES
E-Poster Station 5
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
Grand Ballroom 101-102
VASCULAR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
Conference Room 202-203
JOINT: WSO/MENASO: STROKE IN THE MENA REGION: PROGRESS MADE, MILES TO GO
Grand Ballroom 103
FC07 - RECOVERY, REHABILITATION, EPIDEMIOLOGY & HEALTH SERVICES
Grand Ballroom 104
JOINT: WSO/WON STROKE ULTRASOUND LEARNING LAB: INTERACTIVE CASES AND HEMODYNAMIC DILEMMAS
Grand Ballroom 105
11:30-11:45
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Exhibition Area
11:45-13:15
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 09 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 103
11:45-12:15
PARALLEL INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM 10 (NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAIN EVENT CME/CPD CREDIT)
Grand Ballroom 105
13:15-13:30
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Exhibition Area
13:30-15:00
TRADITIONAL CULTURAL TREATMENTS FOR STROKE
Auditorium
LAUNCHING THE WSO REHABILITATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Grand Ballroom 101-102
TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA AND STROKE: REVISITING THE VASCULAR HYPOTHESIS
Conference Room 202-203
JOINT: WSO/SIECV: STROKE IN LATIN AMERICA
Grand Ballroom 103
DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR STROKE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Grand Ballroom 104
TRANSLATIONAL FRONTIERS IN STROKE: FROM AI TO CLINICAL INNOVATION
Grand Ballroom 105
15:00-15:30
COFFEE BREAK, E-POSTER VIEWING & VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition Area
15:30-17:15
PLENARY, AWARDS & LATE BREAKING 03
Auditorium