Co-Chairs:
V. Feigin, Director and Professor of the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at the AUT University of Auckland and Affiliate Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington
A. Hills, Professor of Neurology, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University
Invited speakers:
V. Feigin, Director and Professor of the National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at the AUT University of Auckland and Affiliate Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington
G. Ford, Professor of Stroke Medicine at Oxford University, Consultant Stroke Physician at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Academic Health Science Network
B. Norrving, Professor in Neurology at Lund University, Past President World Stroke Organisation
M. Owolabi, Professor Mayowa Owolabi, Lead Co-Chair, World Stroke Organization- World Health Organization- Lancet Neurology Commission on
Stroke
Topic: Stroke in needs and numbers
- Understanding current GBD estimates of stroke and risk factors burden (Prof. V. Feigin, New Zealand)
- Most promising strategies for adoption of innovations in stroke care (Prof. G. Ford, UK)
- What stroke related changes in ICD-11 mean for practice and research (Prof. B. Norrving, Sweden)
- Current deficiencies in stroke prevention, care and rehabilitation, with a particular focus on low and middle income countries (Prof O. Owolabi, Nigeria)
Date and time:
12:00 - 13:30 CET on 14 September, 2021