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Sunday, October 29, 2006
08:30 –
10:15 PLENARY SESSION:
THE HEART AND THE BRAIN Hall A
Chairpersons:
K. Lees, UK
F. Hellig, South Africa
08:30 PHARMACOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR THE HEART & BRAIN
K. Lees, UK
08:50 ANTITHROMBOTIC TREATMENT FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN
THE REAL WORLD
B. Norrving, Sweden
09:10 NEW HORIZON IN TREATING ARTERIAL FIBRILLATION
M. Ezekowitz, USA
09:30 INTERVENTIONAL APPROACHES FOR THE SECONDARY PREVENTION
OF CARDIAC EMBOLISM
F. Hellig, South Africa
09:50 BETWEEN THE HEART AND CAROTID BIFURCATION: IS THERE A CASE
TO SCREEN?
P. Amarenco, France
10:10 EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY FOR DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PFO
IN EVERYDAY PRACTICE
H. Mattle, Switzerland
10:30–
11:00 Coffee Break
11:00–
12:45 PLENARY SESSION:
PRACTICAL LESSONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF
STROKE IN EMERGING COUNTRIES
Hall A
Chairpersons:
M. Connor, South Africa
(Tbe)
11:00 IMAGING IN STROKE: WHEN?
M. Connor, South Africa
11:20 WHICH ANTIPLATELET FOR WHICH PATIENT?
(Tbe)
11:40 WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM REGISTRIES?
N. Wahlgren, Sweden
12:00 THE COCHRANE LIBRARY AND ITS USE FOR TREATMENT DECISIONS
P. Sandercock, UK
12:20 E-LEARNING: USING THE VIRTUAL STROKE UNIVERSITY
M. Brainin, Austria
12:40 CLOSING REMARKS
W. Hacke, Germany