International Stroke Conference 2008 Preview

Annual conference once again features sessions at the forefront of research and clinical practice Welcome to the 2008 InternatIonal Stroke conference, which is a unique opportunity to gather with colleagues from around the world. The scope and quality of scientific exchange have made this conference the premier stroke research meeting in the world. We are confident that this tradition of excellence will continue in New Orleans. The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, and the Stroke Council Program Committee have again carefully selected content to provide a broad base of information at the forefront of research and clinical practice. We anticipate more than 5,000 attendees, including exhibitors displaying new stroke products and services. The program offers more than 850 posters and oral presentations and lectures focusing on recent advances and state-of-the-art technologies. Once again we are excited to announce the AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) have integrated their annual conference into ours. They have designed even more innovative, exciting sessions for ISC 2008 tailored to neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, and endovascular specialists. For the seventh year, the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing has planned another extraordinary pre-conference symposium. The State-of-the-Art Stroke Nursing Symposium will be held Feb. 19, 2008, at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. This year, the program will include topics in blood pressure management; advanced stroke concepts and transitional care challenges; and caregiver interventions in research and practice. The International Stroke Conference will feature special symposia on a number of topics, including: stroke in sickle cell disease; modern management of carotid atherosclerotic disease; ischemic penumbra; risks, management, and prevention of stroke during pregnancy; rehabilitation intervention effectiveness; legal issues in cerebrovascular disease; clinical approaches to brain repair after stroke; giant intracranial aneurysm; and other enlightening symposia. On Wednesday and Thursday, February 20 and 21, the Program Committee has planned plenary sessions titled “Blood To Save Brain: Endothelial Precursors, Stem Cells and Angiogenesis for Brain Repair” and “Cerebral Hemorrhage: An Overview.” In addition, the plenary sessions will highlight the Willis and Feinberg Award winners for 2008. This year, not only will you have the opportunity to experience exceptional education and cutting-edge technology, you will also have the chance to see how the New Orleans you love is back and ready to greet the International Stroke Conference with its worldrenowned southern hospitality. We are excited to return to New Orleans and show our support for this great city. See the beautiful sites and taste the wonderful food for which New Orleans is famous. Thank you for joining us for this uniquely excellent event. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for next year, Feb. 18 – 20, 2009, in San Diego. For the most current conference information, please visit the Web site at strokeconference.org. Sincerely, Philip B Gorelick, MD, MPH, FACP Chair, Stroke Council Program Committee ‘Chairs’ Choice I’ session will feature ‘best of best’ research On the final day Of the 2 0 0 8 I nte r n ati o n a l Stro ke Conference in a special session titled “Chairs’ Choice I: High Profile Research That You Want to Know,” seven abstracts specially selected by section chairs of the 2008 Program Committee will be presented. Moderated by Stroke Council Program Committee Chair Philip Gorelick, MD, MPH, FACP, the session will provide attendees with an opportunity to hear “the best of the best research selected for presentation at the conference,” said Dr. Gorelick, who is Professor and Head of the Department Neurology and Rehabilitation and Director of the Center for Stroke Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The session, which begins at 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 22 in La Louisiane A/B, complements the “Chairs’ Choice II” session that follows it. The second session, which begins at 9:50 a.m. in the same room, features more research selected by section chairs from top-ranking abstracts. (See “Second ‘Chairs’ Choice’ session highlights more cutting-edge abstracts,” page 6, for more information.) “The cutting-edge research presented in these sessions has been deemed the best research over the past year addressing both clinical and basic science topics,” Dr. Gorelick said. “Attendees will get a whole range of important research in the two sessions. This is the kind of information that will largely be published in substantial and important journals.” The 19 section chairs for the program oversee a wide variety of research categories, including diagnosis, acute management, in-hospital treatment, recovery, prevention, community risk factors, hemorrhage, experimental chOice continued on page 9 http://strokeconference.org

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