The programme is subject to change.
The Nordic Stroke Society is delighted to offer three scholarships (to be selected from abstract submitters) to cover the congress registration fee. Read more on the Abstracts page.
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
| Time | Mon, 15.09.2025 | Tue, 16.09.2025 | Wed, 17.09.2025 | ||
| Main hall | Main hall | Hurda hall | Main hall | Hurda hall | |
| 8:30 |
Primary and secondary prevention |
Early-onset stroke |
Stroke imaging: guiding diagnosis and treatment decisions |
Aiming for the best outcome of stroke |
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| 10:00 |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
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| 10:30 |
Opening session: Stroke management in Nordic and Baltic countries |
Modern Approaches to Managing Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
News from stroke rehabilitation |
Heart and stroke |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch/Industry session |
Lunch/Industry session |
Prizes, farewell and welcome to the next Nordic Stroke Congress |
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| 13:00 |
Hot topics in Stroke I: Advances in acute care |
Stroke biomarkers and genetics |
Teaching courses I-III |
City tour
Museum visit |
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| 14:30 |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
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| 15:00 |
Hot topics in Stroke II: Challenges and future visions |
Short communications I |
Short communications II |
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| 17:00 |
Welcome Reception |
Nordic Stroke General Assembly |
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| 19:00 |
Gala Dinner |
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FULL PROGRAMME
| Time | Mon, 15.09.2025 | Tue, 16.09.2025 | Wed, 17.09.2025 | |||
| Main hall | Main hall | Hurda hall | Main hall | Hurda hall | ||
| 8:30 |
Primary and secondary prevention of stroke |
Early-onset stroke |
Stroke imaging: guiding diagnosis and treatment decisions |
Aiming for the best outcome of stroke |
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| 8:30-8.50 |
Primary Prevention of Stroke: How Are We Doing? Thomas Truelsen (DEN) |
Stroke in Pregnancy: Clinical Challenges and Management Strategies Petra Ijäs (FIN) |
Acute imaging of ischemic stroke beyond plain CT Sami Curtze (FIN) |
Prevention of post-stroke complications Evija Miglane (LV) |
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| 8:50-9:10 |
Management Strategies for Stroke Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Microbleeds Christina Kruuse (DEN) |
Migraine and stroke: From pathophysiologic link to management considerations Siim Schneider (EST) |
Intracranial vessel-wall imaging MRI: new insights in stroke etiology? Juhan Reimand (EST) |
The Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) Update with a special focus on rehabilitation and life after stroke Melinda Roaldsen (NOR) |
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| 9:10-9.30 |
New Strategies for Lipid-Lowering Therapies in Secondary Stroke Prevention Jori Ruuskanen (FIN) |
New explanations for cryptogenic stroke in the young? Lessons learned from the SECRETO study Nicolas Martinez-Majander (FIN) |
Clinical impact of AI deployment for acute stroke detection Ain Neuhaus (UK) |
Management of neuropsychological consequences of stroke Anders Sode West (DEN) |
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| 9.30-9:50 |
Secondary Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease Jesper Petersson (SWE) |
Preventing Recurrences: Long-Term Outcomes of Young-Onset Stroke Katarina Jood (SWE) |
Small vessel disease: practical guidance for diagnosis and management Arne Lindgren (SWE) |
Care bundles to reinforce multidisciplinary competency in Stroke Units Marianne Elisabeth Klinke (ISL) |
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| 10:00 |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
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|
Opening session: Stroke management in Nordic and Baltic countries |
Modern Approaches to Managing Intracerebral Hemorrhage |
News from stroke rehabilitation |
Heart and stroke |
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| 10:30-10:50 |
Navigating Stroke Epidemiology: Managing Aging Populations, Young Stroke Trends, and More Ulrike Waje-Andreassen (NOR) |
11:00-11:15 |
Real-World Implementation of the ICH Care Atte Meteroja (FIN) |
Key Strategies in Early Poststroke Rehabilitation Guna Berzina (LV) |
PFO: treatment decisions across age groups Kristina Ryliskiene (LT) |
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| 10:50-11:10 |
SAP-E: Shaping the Future of Stroke Care in Nordic and Baltic Countries Hanne Christensen (DEN) |
11:15-11:30 |
Minimally invasive surgery ICH: how to implement in clinical practice? Andres Asser (EST) |
Post Stroke Aphasia – New Insights from the ESO Guideline on Aphasia Rehabilitation Hege Prag Øra (NOR) |
Screening for atrial fibrillation after stroke and TIA in practice Jukka Putaala (FIN) |
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| 11:10-11:30 |
Big Data in Healthcare Registries: Current Trends and Future Opportunities Bo Norrving (SWE) |
11:30-11:45 |
Acute bundle of care for intracerebral hemorrhage Kateriine Orav (EST) |
Motor Function Rehabilitation Today and In the Future Margit Alt Murphy (SWE) |
Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Current Practices and Future Directions in Stroke Prevention Ainars Rudzitis (LV) |
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| 11:30-11:50 |
Certification of Stroke Units: Is It Time for a Universal Standard? Bjorn Thorarinsson (ISL) |
11:45-12:00 |
Antithrombotic treatment following intracerebral hemorrhage Dorte Damgaard (DEN) |
Post stroke cognitive rehabilitation - current guidelines and new horizons Terry Quinn (UK) |
Cardiovascular risk reduction in heart disease and stroke: Challenges in multimorbidity and cardiovascular prevention Aleksandra Ekkert (LIT) |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch/Industry session |
Lunch/Industry session |
Prizes, farewell and welcome to the next Nordic Stroke Congress |
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| 13:00 |
Hot topics in Stroke I: Advances in acute care |
Stroke biomarkers and genetics |
Teaching courses I-III |
City tour
Museum visit |
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| 13:00-13:20 |
Transition from Alteplase to Tenecteplase: Implementation into Practice Anette Fromm (NOR) |
Biomarkers in Stroke: Pioneering the Next Generation of Care Liisa Kõrv (EST) |
13:00-14:30 Teaching course I: Practical aspects in post-stroke speech and cognitive rehabilitation Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen (SWE) Ann Björkdahl (SWE) |
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| 13:20-13:40 |
Thrombolysis in Patients Using Anticoagulation Therapy: To Treat or Not to Treat? Daniel Stribian (FIN) |
Hyperacute (in the field) differentiation between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke - paving the way to early personalized treatments? Perttu Lindsberg (FIN) |
13:00-14:30 Teaching course II: Practical aspects in post-stroke motor rehabilitation Margit Alt-Murphy (SWE) Geert Verheyden (BEL) |
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| 13:40-14:00 |
Severe Stroke Treatment: The Efficacy and Safety of Thrombectomy Claus Simonsen (DEN) |
Update on Stroke genetics Liisa Tomppo (FIN) |
13:00-14:30 Teaching course III: Challenging stroke cases Dalius Jatuzis (LT)
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| 14:00-14:20 |
Enhancing Stroke Care with AI: From Diagnosis to Treatment
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When to suspect a monogenic cause of stroke? Andreea Ilinca (SWE) |
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| 14:30 |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
Coffee break |
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| 15:00 |
Hot topics in Stroke II: Challenges and future visions |
Short communications I |
Short communications II |
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| 15:00-15:20 |
Improving Acute Stroke Care in Sparsely Populated Regions: How to Fit into the Treatment Time Window? Ellisiv Mathiesen (NOR) |
Session is composed from accepted abstracts by the scientific committee. | Session is composed from accepted abstracts by the scientific committee. | |||
| 15:20-15:40 |
Anti-inflammatory therapy for secondary prevention after stroke Peter Kelly (IE) |
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| 15:40-16:00 |
Stroke Rehabilitation: Navigating the Future of Recovery Katharina Stibrant Sunnerhagen (SWE) |
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| 16:00 | Nordic Stroke Society Prize Lecture | |||||
| 17:00 |
Welcome Reception |
Nordic Stroke General Assembly |
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| 19:00 |
Gala Dinner |
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