Join the 9th Karolinska Stroke Update!
It is with great pleasure we invite you to Stockholm, November 11-13, 2012 for the 9th Karolinska Stroke Update meeting.
The Karolinska Stroke Update series of meetings started in 1996 to discuss recent results from clinical trials on stroke therapy and to consent on their implementation into clinical practice. The consensus statements from the 8th meeting in 2010 include several treatment strategies within stroke prevention, acute stroke therapy and rehabilitation.
Highlights of the Scientific programme 2012
- Results of International Stroke Trial 3 (IST-3) How do the new data add to current knowledge?
- Atrial fibrillation and stroke: New treatment agents providing alternative to Warfarin. Update on new trials. When to shift from Warfarin? Which agent to choose?
- Reperfusion after stroke – can thrombectomy add to thrombolysis?
- Update on carotid endarterectomy and stenting
- Results from extended time-window of thrombolysis treatment – Can it be extended?
- Can we shorten onset-to-door and door-to-needle?
- What about wake-up stroke?
- Best-practice nurse’s program. This paralell programme, will be held in Swedish and focus on a few important issues in relation to the care of stroke patient.
- Update on the SITS Network
The Karolinska Stroke Update conference also acts advisory to the revision of the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines. Through this, participation at the Update meeting becomes even more important.
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 "Vädersolstavlan" Depicting a halo display event in 1535 in Stockholm. Said to be the forst painting of Stockholm.
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