XVI. European Stroke Conference
Glasgow, United Kingdom
29 May - 1 June 2007

Programme
Teaching Courses at the 2007 ESC in Glasgow

Teaching Courses
 

Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 13.00 – 15.00
Teaching Courses 1 – 3

1 How should I investigate my patient with suspected hereditary stroke?
Chairs: H. Chabriat, France, A. Rolfs, Germany and M. Dichgans, Germany

2 Stroke in the female
Chairs: H. Christensen, Denmark and B. Stegmayr, Sweden

• Stroke during pregnancy and puerperium
  N. Futrell, USA 

• Hormone use and stroke (Contraceptive pills and postmenopausal oestrogen therapy
  H. Christensen, Denmark

• Are there gender differences in management and prognosis after stroke?
  B. Stegmayr, Sweden

3 Intracerebral haemorrhage(ICH)
Chairs: H.C. Koennecke, Germany and T. Steiner, Germany

• Pathophysiological aspects of ICH
  N. Bornstein, Israel
• The significance of microbleeds on MRI
  H.C. Koennecke, Germany
• Underlying causes of ICH: do we know Who, When and How to investigate?”
  C. Cordonnier, France
• Management of warfarin-associated ICH
  T.Steiner, Germany

   

Coffee break 15.00 – 15.30
 

Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 15.30 – 17.30
Teaching Courses 4 – 6

4 Planning, conduction and analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Chairs: P. Sandercock, UK and M. Dennis, UK

• Systematic reviews as a tool for planning trials and interpreting 
  results of completed trials
  P. Bath, UK
• Managing clinical trials from start to finish
  P. Sandercock, UK
• Trials of treatments that aren't drugs
  M. Dennis, UK
• Do's and don'ts of analysing stroke trial results
  S. Lewis, UK

5 Infections and stroke
Chairs: A. Chamorro, Spain and A. Lindgren, Sweden

• Stroke-induced immunosuppression:from lab to clinics
  A. Chamorro, Spain

• Clinical trials of antibiotic therapy for acute stroke
  A. Meisel, Germany

• Infectious complications following stroke
  A. Lindgren, Sweden

• Infectious causes of stroke in different geographical areas
  O. del Brutto, Equador

6 Posterior circulation strokes: are they really different?
Chairs: K. Szabo, Germany  and W. Schonewille, The Netherlands

• Natural history of posterior vs anterior circulation stroke
  E. Flossmann, UK

• Stroke mechanisms in the posterior circulation
  K. Szabo, Germany

• The challenge of neuroimaging in posterior circulation stroke
  A. Gass, Switzerland

• Treatment perspectives for posterior circulation stroke
  W. Schonewille, The Netherlands

Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 13.00 – 15.00
Teaching Courses 7and 9

7 How to write a good abstract 
A. Alexandrov, USA and M.G. Hennerici, Germany        

9 IMT Ultrasound: Theory and practise
P.-J. Touboul France

Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 15.30 – 17.30
Teaching Courses 8 and 10

8 How to prepare a scientific manuscript 
A. Alexandrov, USA  and K. R. Lees, United Kingdom 

10 Neurosonology update: Theory and practise
S. Meairs, Germany and G. Seidel, Germany 

Please note:
Participation at the Teaching Courses is free of charge. As spaces are limited, registration is, however, mandatory.
For all Teaching Courses, CME accreditation has been applied for at EACCME.