Programme
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Tuesday 22 August
| Time | Pre Meeting workshop: Hyper-acute therapies Chairs: Anna Ranta, Alan Barber |
Time | Pre Meeting workshop: Rehabilitation Chairs: Anna McRae, Erin Godecke |
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| 9.30am | Pre session tea and coffee | 9.00am | NZ stroke rehabilitation improvement initiatives Anna McRae |
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| 10.00am | Welcome Anna Ranta, Alan Barber |
10.00am | Rapid fire rehab trials 8 trials |
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| 10.05am | New Zealand national registry data Anna Ranta |
11.00am | Morning tea | ||
| 10.25am | Australian stroke clinical registry data Dominique Cadilhac |
11.30am |
Research in practice - How to get started: insights from early career researchers Liam Johnson |
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| 10.45am | New Zealand telestroke Anna Ranta |
12.30pm | Lunch | ||
| 11.00am | Victorian telestroke Chris Bladin |
1.15pm | Increasing physical activity and intensity of practice after stroke Nada Signal and the ACTivity to Improve Outcome after Stroke (ACTIOnS) collaboration (Coralie English, Suzanne Kuys, Sandy Brauer, Niru Mahendran, Lis Preston) |
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| 11.15am | New Zealand clot retrieval implementation Alan Barber |
2.45pm | Therapy dose, intensity and integrity: current challenges in stroke recovery Panel discussion: Nada Signal (lead), Catherine Lang, Coralie English, Erin Godecke |
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| 11.25am | South Australia clot retrieval implementation Timothy Kleinig | 3.15pm | Afternoon tea | ||
| 11.35am | Queensland clot retrieval implementation Andrew Wong |
3.30pm | Stroke rehabilitation CRE: network, goals and progress Erin Godecke |
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| 11.45am | Panel discussion Anna Ranta, Chris Bladin, Alan Barber, Timothy Kleinig, Andrew Wong |
4.30pm | Workshop close | ||
| 12.00pm | Lunch | ||||
| 1.00pm | Procedural aspects of clot retrieval Stefan Brew |
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| 1.30pm | Patient selection for clot retrieval Bruce Campbell |
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| 2.00pm | Cases 1 Bruce Campbell |
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| 2.45pm | Afternoon tea | ||||
| 3.15pm | DAWN trial Bernard Yan |
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| 3.30pm | Cases 2 Alan Barber |
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| 5.00pm | Workshop close |
Wednesday 23 August
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| 8.30am | Mihi Whakatau | ||||
| Plenary 1 Chairs: Anna Ranta, Helen Dewey |
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| 9.00am | Latest advances, opportunities, and challenges in acute stroke management Jeff Saver |
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| 9.30am | Bridging acute stroke to neurorehabilitation: molecular mechanisms of brain repair S. Thomas Carmichael |
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| 10.00am | Current evidence for stroke rehabilitation: what we know now and where we go next Catherine Lang |
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| 10.30am | Morning tea | ||||
| 1A ASNEN/Stroke nursing Chairs: Caleb Ferguson, Skye Coote |
1B Acute stroke update Chairs: Henry Ma, Clare Muller |
1C Increasing activity Chair: Erin Godecke, Naomi Hopwood |
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| 11.00am | The Melbourne stroke ambulance experience – a nursing perspective Skye Coote |
Advances in endovascular clot retrieval therapy and implications of the DAWN trial Bruce Campbell |
How much and how hard? Exploring intensity and dose in stroke rehabilitation Nada Signal |
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| 11.20am | Nurses' role in thrombolysis administration in Australia and UK Helen Hamilton |
Advances in thrombolytic therapy Helen Dewey |
Patient and clinician perspectives of intensity and dose in stroke rehabilitation Nada Signal |
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| 11.40am | The role of the stroke nurse practitioner in acute stroke Meaghan Osborne |
Advances in acute stroke imaging Thanh Phan |
Patient activity levels during rehabilitation: control cohort results from AREISSA - A phase II trial for Environmental Enrichment post-stroke Heidi Janssen |
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| 12.00pm | Acute Stroke Care (QASC) Europe Project Simeon Dale, Sandy Middelton |
Advances in intracranial haemorrhage management Steve Davis |
Patient and staff perceived barriers to activity during rehabilitation: control cohort results from AREISSA- A phase II trial for Environmental Enrichment post-stroke Heidi Janssen |
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| 12.20pm | Panel discussion | Panel discussion | Panel discussion | ||
| Lunch |
Early career stroke clinican/scientist luncheon | ||||
| 12.30pm | My key tips for establishing a career in stroke research Jeff Saver |
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| 12.40pm | My key tips for establishing a career in stroke research Catherine Lang |
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| 12.50pm | My key tips for writing successful papers and grants Helen Dewey |
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| 1.05pm | Emerging stroke clinician and scientist special interest group – a proposal Nawaf Yassi |
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| 1.15pm | Panel discussion Jeff, Saver, Catherine Lang, Helen Dewey, Alan Barber, Nawaf Yassi |
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| 2A Acute stroke, ICH and intervention (free papers) Chairs: Darshan Ghia, Craig Anderson |
2B Epidemiology and risk factors (free papers) Chairs: Teddy Wu, Suzanne Kuys |
2C Nursing, community care and public health (free papers) Chairs: Candice Delcourt, Julian Waller |
2D Rehabilitation 1 (free papers) Chairs: Liz Williams, Geoff Green |
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| 1.30pm | The association of penumbral imaging and outcome of endovascular stent thrombectomy: a pooled analysis of seven randomized trials Bruce Campbell |
Stroke awareness in the NZ community Rita Krishnamurthi |
An mHealth intervention to improve nurses' atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation knowledge and practice: the EVICOAG study Caleb Ferguson |
Increasing the amount of usual rehabilitation improves activity after stroke: a systematic review Louise Ada |
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| 1.40pm | Real-world outcomes of endovascular coiling and neurosurgical clipping for acute subarachnoid haemorrhage: a population-based data linkage study John Worthington |
Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in ischaemic stroke patients: a population-based study in Auckland, New Zealand Claudia Zagreanu |
Nursing on-board a mobile stroke unit Skye Coote |
Go home, sit less. The effect of home versus rehabilitation environment on activity levels of stroke survivors Dawn Simpson |
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| 1.50pm | Feasibility of transbrachial carotid cannulation of a particular long guide-sheath in emergency thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke in the anterior cerebral circulation Kazuhiro Yoshioka |
New-onset atrial fibrillation after CAGS and long-term risk of stroke Matthew Megens |
Health-related quality of life of working-age adults in the australian stroke clinical registry Joosup Kim |
Circuit class therapy improves walking ability and may reduce length of stay after stroke: an updated cochrane review Elizabeth Lynch |
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| 2.00pm | Endovascular thrombectomy in stroke of unknown onset, wake-up stroke and late presentations: outcomes in a "real world" study Khalid Alsahli |
Excessive stroke incidence in Aboriginal people in urban and rural South Australia: results from two population-based studies Anna Balabanski |
The Benefits of community drumming as a form of neurological rehabilitation for stroke survivors: the story of heart beat Abby Mathewson |
Are the effects of an enriched environment on patient activity sustained over time in an acute stroke unit? Ingrid Rosbergen |
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| 2.10pm | Identification of occult anterograde flow using dynamic CT angiography derived from CT perfusion Simon Li |
Does breaking up sitting time after stroke improve glucose control? (BUST-STROKE) Coralie English |
Addressing the recruitment barrier: the establishment of the Hunter stroke research volunteer register (HSRVR) Gillian Mason |
Staff perspective of working in an enriched environment embedded in the acute stroke unit Ingrid Rosbergen |
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| 2.20pm | Ischaemic stroke patients without a visible acute vessel occlusion may not benefit from alteplase therapy Huiqiao Tian |
Breaking up sitting time after stroke improves blood pressure (BUST-STROKE) Coralie English |
Reflection on stroke deaths – the need for advanced care directives to improve end-of-life stroke care Syed Quadri |
Stroke in-patient activity early after stroke: individual and environmental barriers and facilitators to communication Sarah D'souza |
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| 2.30pm | Clinical and radiological findings in ICH associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy Harrison McKenna |
Incident stroke epidemiology and outcomes in New South Wales: findings from the Home to Outcomes (H20) study reporting state-wide incidence, mortality and functional status Melina Gattellari |
Update of the clinical guidelines for stroke management highlighted numerous research gaps, so....?? Justine Watkins |
Therapy fidelity and trial progress in the Very Early Rehabilitation in SpEech (VERSE) trial Erin Godecke |
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| 2.40pm | Mismatch between disability scale and perception of well-being in intracerebral haemorrhage survivors: the INTERACT studies Danni Zheng |
Sex differences in survival, functional outcomes and health-related quality of life are mostly due to women's greater age, more severe stroke and pre-stroke health compared to men: the INternational STRoke oUtComes sTudy (INSTRUCT) Seana Gall |
Acute stroke patients not meeting their nutrition requirements: investigating the effect of an enriched environment on nutrition Samantha Robertson |
SENSe Implement: changing clinical practice in sensory rehabilitation of the arm after stroke Leeanne Carey |
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| 2.50pm | Cerebral microbleeds and their association with intracerebral haemorrhage volume and aetiology Olivia Galante |
Relationship between glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and acute stroke risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis John Mitsios |
Monumental effort! Updating the clinical guidelines for stroke management: what was involved Justine Watkins |
Assessment of fluoxetine in stroke recovery (AFFINITY) trial: rationale, design and progress Maree Hackett |
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| 3.00pm | Afternoon tea | ||||
| Plenary 2 Chair: Neil Spratt, Seana Gall |
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| 3.30pm | Stimulating recovery after stroke: smart mice to smarter humans S. Thomas Carmichael |
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| 4.10pm | Excitability changes post-stroke – optimal windows for therapeutic intervention Andrew Clarkson |
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| 4.27pm | Cellular and molecular therapies for neurorestoration post-stroke Simon Koblar |
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| 4.44pm | Motor recovery after stroke is better predicted by corticospinal tract integrity than therapy dose Cathy Stinear |
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| 5.00pm | Clinical Guidelines for Stroke Management 2017 – the new and improved version! Bruce Campbell, Coralie English, Justine Watkins |
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| 5.30 - 7.30pm | Welcome reception Venue: Copthorne Hotel |
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Thursday 24 August
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| 7.00am | Fun run (for the very tough) | ||||
| 8.00am | SSA AGM | ||||
| Plenary 3 Chairs: Julia Slark, Alan Barber |
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| 9.00am | Stroke outcome measures Jeff Saver |
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| 9.25am | Excellence in stroke oration Amanda Thrift |
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| 10.10am | TIPS trial Chris Levi |
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| 10.20am | T3 trial Sandy Middleton |
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| 10.30am | Morning tea | ||||
| 3A Health service delivery and telehealth (free papers) Chairs: Martin Krause, Dominique Cadilhac |
3B Acute stroke, TIA and secondary prevention (free papers) Chairs: Jeremy Lanford, Beata Bajorek |
3C Basic science and imaging (free papers) Chairs: Andrew Bivard, Neil Spratt |
3D Rehabilitation 2 (free papers) Chairs: Bronwen Pepperell, Shaloo Singhal |
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| 11.00am | Prestroke hospital admissions for ICH: linked AuSCR registry and national hospital data Dominique Cadilhac |
Differentiating central and peripheral causes of acute vertigo: importance of vestibular function test findings Zeljka Calic |
Does tonic inhibition in the sub-acute period after stroke alter the trajectory of upper limb recovery? Winston Byblow |
Adherence to the national rehabilitation framework influences quality of care and patient outcomes: the Australian experience Tara Purvis |
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| 11.10am | Stroke severity is an important covariate to explain variability in stroke risk adjusted mortality rates: linked AuSCR registry and national hospital data Monique Kilkenny |
NIHSS cut-off points to predict unfavourable outcome in NIHSS cut-off points for predicting poor outcome in supra- versus infra-tentorial ischaemic stroke in the ENCHANTED trial Sohei Yoshimura |
Exercise-induced neurogenesis improves recovery in learning after an endothelin-1-induced hippocampal stroke in adult mouse Lavinia Codd |
How is inpatient rehabilitation experienced by carers of people with stroke? A systematic review of qualitative studies Elizabeth Lynch |
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| 11.20am | Length of time in a stroke unit is associated with better outcomes for patients with stroke in Australia Tara Purvis |
Temporal trends in presentations to Victorian EDs for stroke and TIAs –the impact of public awareness campaigns Janet Bray |
Modulation of resting-state networks in stroke survivors with severe post-stroke fatigue Milanka Visser |
Determinants of rehabilitation assessment and referral following acute stroke: early results from Building Efficient and Effective Pathways to and through Rehabilitation after Stroke (BEEPRS) Rohan Grimley |
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| 11.30am | Failure to provide risk-factor modification advice to vulnerable patients after acute stroke: opportunities for improvement identified from a national audit Steven Mcphail |
Identifying the first medical contact in acute stroke and TIA - a population-based study Bronwyn Tunnage |
Correlated resting-state activity of frontostriatal and cerebellar brain regions differentiates stroke survivors with high compared to low depressive symptom scores Leeanne Carey |
Analysis of comprehensive stroke unit (CSU) treatment and outcomes at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Tai-Hsiang (Ted) Huang |
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| 11.40am | Off-site and in situ simulation to improve performance and process for "Code Stroke" Eva Windle |
Factors associated with completion of stroke-specific screening in emergency departments among people with acute stroke: which patients are missed? Steven Mcphail |
Altered functional connectivity differs in stroke survivors with tactile impairment following left and right hemisphere lesions Leeanne Carey |
Three days of monitoring is sufficient to accurately measure physical activity levels in stroke survivors: evidence based guidelines Coralie English |
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| 11.50am | Impact and implementation of a sustainable regional telestroke network Anna Ranta |
Transient ischemic attack results in delayed brain atrophy and cognitive change Andrew Bivard |
Is self-reported anxiety or depression between 90 -180 days post-stroke associated with patient factors or quality of acute care received? Tharshanah Thayabaranathan |
Is interactive, motion-capture rehabilitation effective on functional outcomes in an inpatient stroke population: a randomised control trial Emelyn Jovic |
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| 12.00pm | Emergency department staff attitudes to stroke thrombolysis and thrombectomy Skye Coote |
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing for Secondary Stroke Prevention Rita Krishnamurthi |
Impact and presence of persistent pain in stroke survivors: does region of pain affect overall impact? Brendon Haslam |
Investigating post-stroke fatigue: an individual participant data meta-analysis Coralie English |
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| 12.10pm | The influence of non-professional others on the help-seeking behaviours of people with TIA or minor stroke Gary Crowfoot |
The effect of including elevated CRP as a criterion on the diagnostic accuracy of algorithmic diagnosis of Stroke Associated Pneumonia Lalit Kalra |
Cognitive profiles of ischaemic stroke patients one year after stroke: findings from the Cognitive And Neocortical Volume After Stroke (CANVAS) study Emilio Werden |
The Wangi (talking) project: a feasibility study of a culturally sensitive rehabilitation model for Aboriginal people with acquired communication disorders after stroke Natalie Ciccone |
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| 12.20pm | Streamlining multi-disciplinary communication to improve acute stroke treatment times: Preliminary pilot results for Pulsara App Joosup Kim |
Hyperthermia and outcome from acute intracerebral haemorrhage: the INTERACT2 study Alejandra Malavera |
Proportional recovery from lower limb motor impairment after stroke Marie-Claire Smith |
Slow walking speed is associated with high sitting time in stroke survivors: a data pooling study Coralie English |
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| 12.30pm | Lunch | ||||
| 4A Implementation and evaluation in rehabilitation Chairs: Anna McRae, Heidi Janssen |
4B Embolic stroke Chairs: Caleb Ferguson, Timothy Kleinig |
4C New investigators 2 (free papers) Chairs: Andrew Wong, Ben Clissold |
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| 1.30pm | Implementation of the PREP algorithm for predicting upper limb outcome after stroke Cathy Stinear |
Controversies in antithrombotic decision-making John Fink |
Implementation of an acute care bundle for intracerebral haemorrhage: Experience at a UK Comprehensive Stroke Centre and associated reduction in 30-day case fatality BASP Warlow prize winner Adrian Parry-Jones |
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| 1.40pm | Mapping the Australian stroke research landscape: a scoping study for the new Australian stroke research network Karen Borschmann |
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| 1.45pm | Left atrial appendage occlusion and PFO closure: a cardiologist's perspective Alexander Sasse |
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| 1.50pm | Via therapy app Cathy Stinear, Clare Jamieson |
Sex differences in clinical characteristics and outcome after stroke: the HeadPoST trial Cheryl Carcel |
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| 2.00pm | Persistent hyperglycaemia is independently associated with increased mortality after intracerebral haemorrhage Teddy Wu |
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| 2.10pm | A clinical algorithm for predicting when patients will walk independently after stroke Marie-Claire Smith |
Mini debate - Loop recorders: to record or not record Pro: Vincent Thijs, Con: Timothy Kleinig |
Larger comorbidity and risk factor burden before stroke is associated with readmissions: linked AuSCR registry and national hospital data Monique Kilkenny |
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| 2.20pm | A CTA - triaged non-next day TIA and minor stroke clinic is safe and effective Edmund Cheong |
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| 2.30pm | Implementation science driving best practice in stroke rehabilitation - lessons learned and future opportunities Elizabeth Lynch |
Mini debate - LAAO: to occlude or not occlude Pro: Alexander Sasse, Con: Claire Muller |
Differences in stroke care and outcomes after stroke for women compared to men: Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) Seana Gall |
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| 2.40pm | Excessive stroke incidence in Aboriginal people in central Australia: a retrospective population-based study Anna Balabanski |
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| 2.50pm | Panel discussion | Panel discussion | ACT-FAST Algorithm: a paramedic validated clinical triage tool for cerebral large vessel occlusion Henry Zhao |
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| 5.00 - 10.00pm | Gala dinner and luging Venue: Skyline |
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Friday 25 August
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| 7.30am - 8.45am | Breakfast symposia | |
| Plenary 4 Chairs: Tim Kleining, Coralie English |
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| 9.00am | Where to next with thrombectomy? Jeff Saver |
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| 9.30am | Prescription of motor therapy: issues of dosing and timing Catherine Lang |
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| 10.00am | Debate: Stroke patients should be put to bed Pro: Candice Delcourt, Con: Rohan Grimley |
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| 10.30am | Morning tea | |
| 5A Australian stroke trial network Chairs: Henry Ma, Vincent Thijs |
5B Health delivery optimisation Chairs: Alan Davis, Teresa Cheetham |
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| 11.00am | Concurrent | Optimising primary prevention Valery Feigin |
| 11.10am | Concurrent | |
| 11.20am | Concurrent | Hyper-acute stroke management optimisation part 1: urban perspective Alan Davis |
| 11.30am | Concurrent | Hyper-acute stroke management optimisation part 2: regional perspective Anna Ranta |
| 11.40am | Concurrent | Rehab data to drive outcomes Catherine Lang |
| 11.50am | Concurrent | |
| 12.00pm | Concurrent | Maori considerations in stroke care Matire Harwood |
| 12.10pm | Concurrent | |
| 12.15pm | Achieving effective consumer engagement Kylie Head |
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| 12.20pm | Panel discussion | |
| 12.30pm | Move to plenary room | |
| 12.35pm | Meeting awards and close | |
| 12.45pm | Lunch | |
| From 1.30pm | Optional activities | |
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Social programme
Welcome reception & poster viewing
Your opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues and meet new faces in a relaxing atmosphere.
Date: Wednesday 23 August
Time: 5.30 - 7.30pm
Venue: Copthorne Hotel
Dress: business attire
Cost: One ticket is included with each delegate registration. Additional tickets can be purchased for $70
Meeting dinner and luging
Enjoy a short 1km walk to Skyline Queenstown, where you will experience awe-inspiring views of the region, take the journey on the iconic Gondola up Bob's Peak for panoramic views, luging, and the best local cuisine and wines.
Date: Thursday 24 August
Time: 5.00 - 10.00pm
Venue: Skyline Queenstown
Dress: casual, flat shoes and jacket recommended
Cost: One ticket is included with each delegate registration. Additional tickets can be purchased for $160
Wine tour
Enjoy an afternoon exploring the Central Otago wine region, including a visit to an underground wine cave, sampling Otago's award winning wines and cheese.
Date: Friday 25 August
Time: 2.00 - 5.00pm
Venue: Collected from the Millennium Hotel Queenstown lobby
Dress: smart casual, comfortable shoes recommended
Cost: $169 per person
Skiing
Spectacular roller coaster terrain makes Coronet Peak ski area one of New Zealand's most exciting ski resort destinations for snow lovers of any ability. You will be collected from the Millennium Hotel Queenstown Lobby, taken by coach to Coronet Peak (approximately 30 minutes drive), enjoy an afternoon at the snow and returned to the hotel.
Date: Friday 25 August
Time: 1.30pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Collected from the Millennium Hotel Queenstown lobby
Cost: Transport and lift pass $115
Browns Ski Shop will be available at the Meeting for all your hire needs (skis, boards, boots and clothes). Please advise if you will require to hire gear on your registration form.