WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme Update, 2022

06 Dec 2022

Cohort 1 - Graduation

Congratulations to the graduates of the first cohort of the Future Stroke Leaders Programme. Their achievements was commemorated during an on-stage ceremony of the World Stroke Congress 2022 in Singapore. The Future Stroke Leaders showed a remarkable ability to push themselves and the group, delivering real value and progress for global stroke care. Their graduation was a momentous occasion and a clear testament to their talent, excellence, hard work and dedication.

The World Stroke Congress 2022 was a special occasion for the FSLP participants of cohort 1 – they had a final conference at the National University of Singapore, where many important topics were covered ranging from international leadership, article review, train the trainer simulation and stroke debates. During the WSO Congress 2022 Future Leaders presented the tangible outcomes of their funded projects. We are proud to witness the further development of the WSO stroke community as Future Leaders came together to take collective action and generate concrete solutions to common stroke problems.

As they continue their journey, we wish them all the best and continued success in improving stroke care. In addition, the Future Stroke Leaders Programme wishes to thank everyone involved to help make the programme a success, and provide the foundation for cohort 2.

Cohort 2

In March 2022, the WSO invited applications to the Future Stroke Leaders Programme from individuals with the potential to lead the transformation of stroke prevention, treatment and support at national, regional and global levels. Within 3 weeks, the application page was closed due to a high number of applications – 100+ application were received. A total of 34 early career clinicians and researchers from 23 countries, evenly divided by gender and geography with a diversity of backgrounds, were admitted to the WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme, cohort 2 (2022-2024 intake). The two - year programme will equip them with an in-depth understanding of key challenges in stroke and how these can be addressed within diverse stroke care systems.

We are pleased to share the names of the participants of Cohort 2 of the WSO Future Stroke Leaders Programme. The selection was a highly competitive process with online questionnaire and several interview rounds, we would like to give a very warm welcome to the selected participants!

Australia Emily Ramage

Australia Jonathon Fanning

Argentina Matias Alet

Brazil Leonardo Carbonera

Canada Aristeidis Katsanos

China Xin Cheng

China Yunyun Xiong

Egypt Tamer Roushdy

Egypt Sahar Abdelaal

Ethiopia Selam Kifelew Melkamu

Germany Christine Tunkl

Germany Stefan Gerner