Agenda
The 14th ESO-ESMINT-ESNR Stroke Winter School will take place on 2th–5th Febraury 2027
Venue
The event will take place in the Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (SITEM) in Bern.
The Stroke Winter School 2026, Bern, Switzerland, 27/01/2026 - 30/01/2026 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 20.5 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Tuesday February 2nd 2027
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
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Welcome & Introduction |
Chair: Tomas Dobrocky, Thomas Meinel |
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13:30 |
Welcome to the 13th ESO, ESMINT, ESNR Welcome of the local organising committee |
Eike Piechowiak, Petra Cimflova, Jan Gralla, Bastian Volbers, Urs Fischer |
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13:55–14:00 |
Introduction, Prehospital and Stroke Imaging |
Chair: Espen Kristoffersen, Urs Fischer |
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14:00–14:20 |
Global burden of stroke and impact on brain health |
Urs Fischer, Switzerland |
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14:20–14:50 |
Pre-hospital management and LVO detection |
Silke Walter, Germany |
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14:50–15:20 |
Acute Stroke imaging: CT, MRI or direct to the angio |
Eike Piechowiak, Switzerland |
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15:20–15:50 |
Early outcome prediction, restriction of treatment |
Esmee Venema, Netherlands |
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15:50 |
Break |
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State of the Art: Thrombolysis |
Chair: Eike Piechowiak, Esmee Venema |
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16:20–16:50 |
On-label intravenous thrombolysis 2027 |
Thomas Meinel |
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16:50–17:10 |
Bridging thrombolysis |
Natalie LeCouffe, Netherlands |
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17:10–17:30 |
Stroke in patients with preceding anticoagulation |
Jan Purrucker, Germany |
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17:30–17:50 |
Is it cocktail time already? |
Espen Kristoffersen, Norway |
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17:50–18:00 |
Building a global community of stroke centres and stroke-ready hospitals – the ANGELS initiative |
Jan van der Merwe, Netherlands |
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18:00–18:30 |
Organizational topics |
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18:30 |
Get-Together Dinner |
Wednesday February 3rd 2027
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Time |
Programm |
Speaker |
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Topic: Acute stroke treatment |
Chair: Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Thomas Meinel |
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State of the Art: Thrombectomy |
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08:00–08:20 |
Evidence-based indications for mechanical thrombectomy 2027 |
Tomas Dobrocky, Switzerland |
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08:20–08:50 |
There are no limits to the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions - ubi clot, ibi thrombectomy!
Pro/con debate: 10 min each, then discussion 10 min |
Pro Franziska Dorn, Germany
Con Jonathan Coutinho, Netherlands |
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08:50–09:20 |
Hot topic: medium and distal vessel occlusion: Why did the trials fail? Are there potential subgroups with benefit? |
Marios Psychogios, Switzerland |
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09:20–09:50 |
New work-flow and adjunctive tools in the angiosuite |
Johannes Kaesmacher, Switzerland |
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09:50 |
Break |
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Roads less travelled |
Chair: Jonathan Coutinho, Franziska Dorn |
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10:20–10:50 |
Management of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease |
Johanna Ospel, Canada |
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10:50–11:15 |
Cerebral venous thrombosis: Acute medical management |
Diana Aguiar de Sousa, Portugal |
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11:15–11:35 |
Cerebral venous thrombosis: Is mechanical thrombectomy an option? For which patients? |
Philipp Bücke, Switzerland |
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11:35–11:55 |
Cervical artery dissections and carotid web |
Josefin Kaufmann, Switzerland |
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11:55–13:20 |
Lunch |
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Meeting of the Faculty of 13th ESO-ESMINT-ESNR CATR Auditorium O2 |
Neuroradiologist Faculty Neurologist Faculty |
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Afternoon |
separate program for neurologists and neuroradiologists |
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13:20 |
Meeting point for the workshops and skills training in front of the auditorium (SITEM) |
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13:30–15:30 |
Neurologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neurologist Faculty |
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13:30–15:30 |
Neuroragiologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neuroradiologist Faculty |
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15:30 |
Break |
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15:50 |
Meeting point for the Workshops and Skills Training in front of the auditorium (SITEM) |
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16:00–18:00 |
Neurologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neurologist Faculty |
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16:00–18:00 |
Neuroragiologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neuroradiologist Faculty |
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18:00 |
Way to dinner |
Thursday February 4th 2027
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Time |
Programm |
Speaker |
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Topic: Individualized treatment |
Chair: David Seiffge, Petra Cimflova |
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Difficult clinical settings |
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08:30–09:00 |
CEA and CAS: when to use what for symptomatic carotid stenosis |
Maarten Uyttenboogart, Netherlands |
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09:00–09:30 |
Stroke mimics and stroke chameleons: – view of the neurologist – view of the neuroradiologist |
Bastian Volbers, Switzerland Roland Wiest, Switzerland |
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09:30–10:00 |
TIA, TIA-mimics and mild stroke |
Maria Tuna, UK |
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10:00 |
Break |
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There will be blood – hemorrhagic stroke: don’t be afraid! |
Chair: Maria Tuna, Bastian Volbers |
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10:30–10:55 |
The Neuroradiologist’s view |
Petra Cimflova, Switzerland |
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10:55–11:20 |
The Neurologist’s view |
David Seiffge, Switzerland |
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11:20–11:45 |
The Neurosurgeon’s/Neurointensivist’s view |
David Bervini, Switzerland |
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11:45–12:15 |
MMA: the brutal truth (for neurosurgeons) |
Jildaz Caroff, France |
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12:15–13:20 |
Lunch |
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Afternoon |
separate program for neuroradiologists and neurologists |
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13:20 |
Meeting point for the workshops and skills training in front of the auditorium (SITEM) |
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13:30–15:30 |
Neurologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neurologist Faculty |
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13:30–15:30 |
Neuroragiologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neuroradiologist Faculty |
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15:30 |
Break |
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15:50 |
Meeting point for the workshops and skills training in front of the auditorium (SITEM) |
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16:00–18:00 |
Neurologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neurologist Faculty |
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16:00–18:00 |
Neuroragiologists: 4 groups → refer to the Workshops and Skills Training program for specific topics |
Neuroradiologist Faculty |
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18:00 |
Farewell aperitif at SITEM |
Friday February 5th 2027
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Time |
Programm |
Speaker |
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Topic: Comprehensive care for reperfusion |
Chair: Gordian Hubert, Johannes Kaesmacher |
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09:00–09:20 |
Minimising the risks of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage following reperfusion treatments |
Kilian Treurniet, Netherlands |
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09:20–09:40 |
Neuroanesthesiology during and after thrombectomy |
Silvia Schönenberger, Germany |
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09:40–10:10 |
Post reperfusion monitoring and stroke care according to recanalization status |
Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Germany |
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10:10–10:30 |
Stroke in late time window |
Wim van Zwam, Netherlands |
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10:30 |
Break |
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Morbimortality Corner |
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11:00–11:50 |
My worst memory! – Advice |
Eike Piechowiak, Thomas Dobrocky & Thomas Meinel, Simon Jung |
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11:50–12:15 |
Tips & Tricks in EVT |
Jan Gralla, Switzerland |
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12:15–13:15 |
Lunch |
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Topic: The crystal ball |
Chair: Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Charlotte Weyland |
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13:15–13:45 |
Neuroprotection |
Johannes Kaesmacher, France |
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13:45–14:15 |
Tele-Neurology and Stroke Network Organization |
Gordian Hubert, Germany |
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14:15 |
Farewell |
Tomas Dobrocky, Thomas Meinel, Switzerland |