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Agenda

Wednesday, June 10
All times in Eastern Time

7:15 AM
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
7:50 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Gabor Toth

SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM

Session I: AI Mini Symposium

8:00 AM
Introduction to AI Mini Symposium
Scott Raymond
8:05 AM
Present and Future of AI/ML in Healthcare
Samer Albahra
8:50 AM
Real-world Performance and Value Added by AI Stroke Detection Algorithms In A Large Neuroradiology Practice
Chintan Shah
9:10 AM
BREAK/EXHIBITS
9:25 AM
DSA Image Processing
Donald Cantrell
9:45 AM
Automation in the Angiosuite
Scott Raymond
10:05 AM
DEBATE: Should A Human Be Required to Verify Every AI Decision, Even If It Slows Down Care?
  • PRO: Anas Idris
  • CON: Ahmed Kashkoush
10:35 AM
BREAK/EXHIBITS
10:50 AM
AI in the Neuro ICU
Catherine Hassett
11:10 AM
Foundation Models and Agentic AI in Medicine
Fares Antaki
11:30 AM
Large Language Model for Stroke Thrombolysis
Bing Yu Chen
11:50 AM
Panel Q&A
Session Faculty
12:20 PM
LUNCH/EXHIBITS

Session II: The Latest in Carotid Disease Management

1:20 PM
The Changing Landscape of Carotid Artery Management: Overview of CREST 2 and Recent Landmark Carotid Trial Results
Mohammad Ahmad
1:30 PM
DEBATE: Asymptomatic Carotid Disease — Three Perspectives
  • Medical Management is Still Best for Asymptomatic Carotid Disease
    Jonathan Solomonow
  • Carotid Endarterectomy is Best for Asymptomatic Carotid Disease
    Jon Quatromoni
  • Carotid Artery Stenting is Best for Asymptomatic Carotid Disease
    Jenny Tsai
2:05 PM
Carotid Disease and Cognition
Hyeyoung Seol
2:20 PM
Panel Discussion: Interesting Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Cases
Session Faculty
3:00 PM
BREAK/EXHIBITS

Session III: The Future is Here - Novel Devices

3:20 PM
Sci-fi or Stroke Treatment: Spinner Thrombectomy, Ultrasound Clot Lysis, Magnetic Navigation and Others
Gabor Toth
3:30 PM
New Carotid Stent Designs
Ali Khalifeh
3:40 PM
Neurointervention in the CSF Space - Stenting of Cerebral Aqueduct
Michal Obrzut
3:50 PM
Endovascular Subdural Hematoma Drainage
Luis Savastano
4:00 PM
Is E-Shunt the Future of CSF Drainage?
Mohammad Abdulrazzak
4:10 PM
Panel Discussion
Session Faculty
5:00 PM
ADJOURN
5:00 PM
Welcome Rececption

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Thursday, June 11
All times in Eastern Time

7:15 AM
Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
8:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction

Session IV: The Brain-Heart Conundrum

8:10 AM
Cardiac Imaging in ESUS Patients
Neha Gupta
8:30 AM
DEBATE: Should We Anticoagulate Patients with Recurrent ESUS?
  • PRO: David Tirschwell
  • CON: A. Blake Buletko
9:00 AM
Panel Case Discussion: Challenging PFO Cases
A. Blake Buletko, Margaret Fuchs, Joanna Ghobrial, Hyeyoung Seol
9:40 AM
Panel Case Discussion: Managing Patients at High Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation
Mohamed Kanj, G. Abbas Kharal, David Tirschwell
10:20 AM
BREAK/EXHIBITS

Session V: The Global Face of Cerebrovascular Care

10:40 AM
Precision Cerebrovascular Medicine
Fahad Al-Ajlan
10:55 AM
Familial Brain Aneurysms and Aneurysm Genetics
Xiangling Wang
11:10 AM
Global Stroke Challenges
Ashfaq Shuaib
11:25 AM
“Stroke-Omics”: Molecular Innovation in Cerebrovascular Care
Glen Jickling
11:40 AM
Stroke Innovation Outside the United States
Shashvat Desai
11:55 AM
Panel Q&A
Session Faculty
12:10 PM
LUNCH/EXHIBITS

Session VI: The Next Frontier in Neurocritical Care

12:50 PM
High-Fidelity Simulation in Neurocritical Care: Bridging Theory and Standardize the Practice
Brittney Bolt
1:00 PM
Hemoglobin Target in Acute Brain - To transfuse or not to transfuse?
Carlos Villamizar Rosales
1:10 PM
Can Non-invasive Cerebral Monitoring Replace Invasive Monitoring?
Nils Petersen
1:20 PM
DEBATE: Early vs. Late Tracheostomy in Brain Injury
  • EARLY: Marc Babi
  • LATE: Shweta Goswami
1:50 PM
Panel Case Discussion
Session Faculty
2:30 PM
BREAK/EXHIBITS
Session VII: Stroke and Beyond
2:50 PM
Brain Health and Stroke
Ashfaq Shuaib
3:05 PM
Disparities in Stroke Care
Shumei Man
3:20 PM
Factor XI Inhibitors - What the Future Holds
Whitney Mayberry
3:35 PM
DEBATE: Hormone Replacement Therapy and Stroke Risk
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy is not directly related to stroke risk
    Rodica DiLorenzo
  • Hormone Replacement Therapy is high risk for stroke
    Pelin Batur
4:30 PM
ADJOURN

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All presentations include a 5-minute question and answer period.