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Agenda

Saturday, November 8, 2025
All times in Eastern Time
Compass Rose West & South

6:30 am
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
7:30 am
Welcome and Introductions
Amre Nouh, MD
7:45 am
Keynote Speaker
Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, MD

Session 1: Novel and Emerging Risk Factor for Stroke

8:00 am
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Early Stroke Prediction – Beyond Framingham
David Z. Rose, MD
8:20 am
Unraveling the Genetic Underpinnings of Stroke
Sarah Lee, MD
8:40 am
The Silent Threat: How Environmental Factors Shape Stroke Risk
Jukka Putaala, MD
9:00 am
Expert Opinion Session Q&A
Moderator:
9:30 am
Coffee Break, Exhibits, and Poster Sessions

Session 2: Modern Approach to ICAD

10:00 am
Intracranial Stenting
Syed Irteza Hussain, MD
10:20 am
Medical ICAD
Jose Romano, MD
10:40 am
Imaging Techniques of Atherosclerosis Intracranial or Debate Session
TBD
11:00 am
Expert Opinion Session Q&A or Case Discussion
11:30 pm
Lunch, Exhibits, and Poster Sessions

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (3A & 3B)

Session 3A: Brain and Heart

12:40 pm
LAA Closure, What’s Now and What’s Next
Mauricio Cohen, MD
1:00 pm
PFO and Stroke Risk
David Thaler, MD, PhD
1:20 pm
Cardioembolic Stroke Prevention, beyond AFib and PFO
Jerry Estep, MD
1:40 pm
Expert Opinion Session Q&A

Session 3B: Beyond the Brain

12:40 pm
Gut Microbiome and Cerebrovascular Risk
TBD
1:00 pm
Glymphatic System, Trendy or Transformative?
TBD
1:20 pm
Hypercoagulability in the Brain
TBD
1:40 pm
Expert Opinion Session Q&A
2:10 pm
Coffee Break / Exhibits

Session 4: Breakthroughs in Stroke Care

2:40 pm
Thrombolysis in the Extended Window
Whitney Mayberry, MD
3:00 pm
2025 Year End Review: Guideline Changing Trials
Amre Nouh, MD
3:20 pm
Hematoma Evacuation: Then and Now
TBD
3:40 pm
Expert Opinion Session Q&A
4:10 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Welcome Reception

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Sunday, November 9, 2025
All times in Eastern Time
Compass Rose West & South

7:30 am
Continental Breakfast and Exhibits

Session 5: Advances in Neuroradiology

8:00 am
Cutting Edge Technologies in Stroke Diagnosis: Beyond CT and MRI
TBD
8:20 am
Neuroprotective Agents for Stroke Recovery
TBD
8:40 am
Redefining Stroke Imaging with Artificial Intelligence or Imaging Techniques
TBD
9:00 am
Expert Opinion Session Q&A
TBD
9:30 am
Coffee Break / Exhibits

CONCURRENT SESSIONS (6A & 6B)

Session 6A: Beyond the Bedside

10:00 am
EMS Management
TBD
10:20 am
Importance of Neuroscience Nursing in Stroke Care
TBD
10:40 am
Advances in Treating Dysphagia
TBD
11:00 am
Expert Opinion Session Q&A

Session 6B: Neurocritical Care in Cerebrovascular Disease

10:00 am
Complex Ethical Cases in Critically Ill Patients
TBD
10:20 am
Role of Neurologists in Organ Procurement
TBD
10:40 am
Expanding Neurocritical Care in Developing World
TBD
11:00 am
Expert Opinion Session Q&A
11:30 pm
Lunch, Exhibits, and Poster Sessions

Session 7: Surgical

12:40 pm
Delivering Stroke Care at the Doorstep: Opportunities and Challenges in Building a Mobile Stroke Program
TBD
1:00 pm
Acute Stroke Take 2: Tackling Intracerebral Hemorrhage
TBD
1:20 pm
Innovation in Nursing Care
TBD
1:40 pm
Panel Q&A
2:10 pm
Adjourn

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*Agenda subject to change without notice.