XIII. European Stroke Conference
Mannheim, Germany
12 - 15 May 2004

Interactive Satellite Symposium

Friday May 14, 2004
17.30 – 19.00

New Directions in Stroke Care
Professional Recommendations for Practical Issues

Several of the lectures are controversial, therefore the symposium is planned to be interactive using the electronic voting system.
Chair: G. Ford, United Kingdom and H.-C. Diener , Germany

• Introduction               
   

• Improving outcome in acute stroke patients - speed up treatment workflow
  E. Jauch, USA

• Improving outcome in acute stroke patients - Thrombolysis – an interactive acute stroke case study
  J. Röther, Germany

• Antithrombotic properties of Dipyridamole - The way in a new class?
  S. Prescott, USA

•  What will we learn from new megatrials like PRoFESS and MATCH
  New insights in secondary prevention therapy - controversial discussion -
  S. Yusuf, Canada / H. - C. Diener, Germany

•  International guidelines such as ACCP or EUSI - Discrepancy between demand and reality
  W. Hacke, Germany

• Summary

Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim