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Pre-Congress Workshop Tuesday, 21 October 2025
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Workshops and Courses: Friday, 24 October 2025
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Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Pre-Congress Workshop:
Stroke Code Simulation: Enhancing Acute Stroke Response Across the Continuum of Care – From Prehospital to Advanced In-Hospital Management
13:00 – 18:00
Friday, 24 October 2025
Workshops and Courses:
Neurocritical Care Workshop (WSO): SimCode Neuro: Simulation-Based Management of Neurocritical Stroke Emergencies
08:00-9:30
WSO/SSO: Unpacking Research Partnerships – What Helps and Hinders Along the Way?
08:00-9:30
Echoes of the Brain: Joint WSO/ESNCH-WON Hands-On Course in Stroke Neurosonology
08:00-09:30 & 10:00-11:30
Stroke Code Simulation: Enhancing Acute Stroke Response Across the Continuum of Care – From Prehospital to Advanced In-Hospital Management
Experience Acute Stroke and ICH codes – Hands-on, High-fidelity Simulations from the field to Reperfusion Therapy and INTERACT3 protocol. Learn, Lead, and Transform your Stroke System!
Who should attend
- Stroke Neurologists
- Emergency Physicians
- EMS Providers and Prehospital Leaders
- Neurology and Emergency Medicine Residents/Fellows
- Interventional Neurologists/Neurointerventionists
- Hospital Administrators involved in stroke pathway coordination
Educational Objectives
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Rapidly recognize and triage stroke patients in the prehospital setting, using validated stroke scales and optimizing hospital destination decisions.
- Understand the operational and clinical workflow of a Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU), including portable imaging, telemedicine consultation, and prehospital thrombolysis with Tenecteplase (TNK).
- Optimize in-hospital acute ischemic stroke management, including streamlined thrombolysis (with TNK) and patient selection for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).
- Implement best practices for acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) management, focusing on early blood pressure control and bundled care based on the INTERACT3 trial.
- Strengthen team communication, decision-making, and role clarity under time-sensitive stroke scenarios.
Methodology
- High-Fidelity Simulation: Use of realistic patient simulators, portable imaging devices, and stroke management equipment where possible.
- Standardized Patients: Neurology Residents and Fellows from Barcelona will act as trained stroke patient actors and family members, enhancing scenario realism.
- Debriefing: After each scenario, a structured debriefing session will be led by faculty focusing on key clinical decisions, errors, and teamwork dynamics.
- Multidisciplinary Teaching: Inclusion of EMS personnel, emergency physicians, neurologists, and neurointerventionalists as faculty/instructors to reflect the real-life multidisciplinary nature of acute stroke care.
- Alligning with the mission of the World Stroke Organization to promote knowledge translation, systems improvement, and capacity building for stroke care globally.
| Station | Theme | Scenario Focus | Learning Points |
| Station 1: Prehospital Stroke Recognition and EMS Triage | Stroke identification and EMS triage |
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| Station 2: Mobile Stroke Unit: Prehospital Diagnosis and TNK Treatment | Advanced prehospital management |
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| Station 3: Acute Ischemic Stroke: Bridging Therapy and EVT | In-hospital hyperacute stroke management |
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| Station 4: Intracerebral Hemorrhage Management: INTERACT3 Protocol | Acute ICH care bundle |
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Neurocritical Care Workshop
SimCode Neuro: Simulation-Based Management of Neurocritical Stroke Emergencies
Who should attend
- Neurointensivists
- Neurologists
- Intensivists
- Stroke Teams
- Neurosurgeons
About this Workshop
This simulation-based workshop will immerse participants in three clinical scenarios focused on the management of acute ischemic stroke—following thrombolysis and thrombectomy—and intracerebral hemorrhage in the neurocritical care setting.
Through interactive simulation, participants will engage in real-time clinical decision-making and manage evolving complications in a dynamic environment.
Each participant will assume a defined role within a multidisciplinary team, enhancing collaboration and critical thinking.
Simulations will be followed by structured debriefings focused on clinical reasoning and, evidence-based guideline application.
Educational Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Apply evidence-based critical care management strategies to patients with acute ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage.
- Identify indications for escalation of therapy, including surgical intervention and the use of advanced neuromonitoring techniques.
- Demonstrate effective interdisciplinary communication and integrate team-based decision-making to guide timely and appropriate interventions in neurocritical care scenarios.
Hands-on Training:
In Early Post-Stroke Loop Recorder Implantation
About this Workshop
This hands-on, skills-based workshop is designed to train early-career stroke neurologists and stroke nurses in the principles and practice of early atrial fibrillation (AF) detection after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). The program will combine didactic, visual, and practical components, progressing from the rationale for early monitoring to supervised practice with implantation techniques and device management.
Participants will gain foundational knowledge about the role of implantable loop recorders (ILRs) for AF detection early after stroke, learn step-by-step implantation techniques under expert guidance, and practice interacting with the CareLink monitoring platform using iPads.
Workshop Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Recognize the importance of early ILR implantation for detecting atrial fibrillation in
patients with ischemic stroke or TIA.
2. Demonstrate basic procedural skills in ILR implantation using artificial skin models under
supervision.
3. Navigate the CareLink platform to review and interpret remote monitoring data.
4. Integrate procedural and digital monitoring skills into stroke secondary prevention
workflows.
Program Structure:
Session 1 – Lecture (15 minutes)
Topic: The importance of early loop recorder implantation and early atrial fibrillation detection after ischemic stroke or TIA.
Session 2 – Instructional Video (5 minutes)
Content: Step-by-step demonstration of loop recorder implantation tailored for neurologists.
Session 3 – Hands-On Training: Loop Recorder Implantation (50 minutes)
Activity: Participants will practice loop recorder implantation on artificial skin models under the supervision of proctors.
Session 4 – Digital Monitoring: CareLink Platform presentation (10 minutes)
Activity: Interactive training on navigating the CareLink platform using iPads to review cases and simulate real-world monitoring scenarios.
Wrap-Up (10 minutes)
Summary of key concepts and Q&A.
Stroke 2025 Unlocked: The Latest Research, Tools & Mindset Shifts
About this Workshop
The aim of this workshop is:
- To provide an update on recent advances in stroke care
- To identify breakthroughs that reshape our practices
- To encourage interactive participation.
Topics
- Neurorestoration & Recovery
- Prevention & Risk Stratification
- Clinical Pearls
WSO/SSO: Unpacking Research Partnerships – What Helps and Hinders Along the Way?
About this Course
Unpacking Research Partnerships – What Helps and Hinders Along the Way
Overview: This session will focus on research partnerships between academics and people with lived experience. We will start by uncovering different motivations of research partners and then explore the research journey and the opportunities and implications of working in partnership along the way.
Echoes of the Brain: Joint WSO/ESNCH-WON Hands-On Course in Stroke Neurosonology
Fundamental concepts
- Fundamental Ultrasound Knowledge for Stroke Neurosonology
- Unraveling ESUS with Ultrasound
- Transcranial and Transorbital Sonography in Stroke Units and Neurointensive Care
- Right-left Shunt Detection
Hands-on stations
- Extracranial Assessment of Carotid and Vertebral Arteries
- Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler to Assess the Circle of Willis
- Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler to Assess the Vertebrobasilar Circulation
- Transcranial Doppler Monitoring
THE GLOBAL STROKE ACTION COALITION STROKE ADVOCACY WORKSHOP: DRIVING ACTION ON STROKE – HOW COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION CAN SHAPE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSES TO STROKE
About this Workshop
| 10:00 – 10:05 | WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO THE GLOBAL STROKE ACTION COALITION | |
| 10:05 – 10:15 | THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STROKE | |
| 10:15 – 10:55 | BEYOND 2025 – PERSPECTIVES ON POLICY AND ADVOCACY PRIORITIES | |
| 10:55 – 11:20 | OPEN DISCUSSION | |
| 11:20 – 11:25 | MEETING THE CHALLENGE – THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION | |
| 11:25 – 11:30 | CLOSING REMARKS AND NEXT STEPS | |
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