Workshops
Interactive pre-conference workshops will be held on Wednesday, 25 September. There will be morning and afternoon sessions broken with either a morning or afternoon tea included in the cost to attend excluding ‘Hands on Device-Assisted Rehabilitation Workshop’ which is offsite.
There will also be a hands-on Minimally Invasive ICH surgery post-conference workshop held on Saturday afternoon, September 28th, 13:15-15:15 at the Fusetec surgical simulation centre, Level 4, 21 North Terrace, roughly a ten minute walk from the Convention Centre.
Tickets to workshops can be purchased through the registration portal. Spots are limited so grab yours today to avoid disappointment!
*Please note that workshop details and pricing are subject to change.
Morning Pre-Conference Workshop Sessions
3rd KAJSC / Stroke Academy Workshop
Wednesday 25 September
9:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre - Riverbank Room 5
AUD$75 per person
Morning Tea provided
The third half-day (i.e. the 2nd morning) of the 3rd Korean Australian Joint Stroke Congress (KAJSC) - co-hosted by the Australasia Stroke Academy - will take place as a pre-conference on-site workshop at the Convention Centre.
The KAJSC will focus on several themes of interest including:
Thrombolysis and thrombectomy
ICAD and Moyamoya
Secondary prevention
In-hospital and neurointensive care
Stroke and Alzheimer's disease immunotherapy
Code stroke in Australia, New Zealand and Korea
We invite you to register for all three sessions (i.e. a full day September 24 as well as the 25th morning session) via www.kajsc24.com - if registering in this manner your registration fee for the KAJSC will cover the Convention Centre sessions September 25th. Alternately you can register via the APSC2024 website if only planning to attend the Wednesday morning.
Please see the Conference website www.kajsc24.com, for further details.
Combined Australasian Stroke Trials Network & NHMRC CRE in Stroke Trials Workshop
Wednesday 25 September
9:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre - Riverbank Room 8
AUD$40 per person
Morning Tea provided
Workshop schedule:
09:00-09:05 | Welcome and opening
09:05-10:00 | SESSION 1
Thinking out of the box: trial governance and recruitment strategy development
Confirmed speakers: Professor Natasha Lannin, Fiona Ellery, Associate Professor Seana Gall and Professor Avril Drummond
10:00-10:30 | Morning tea
10:30-11:25 | SESSION 2
Interim analysis in adaptive clinical trials: can we really get something for nothing by adopting Bayesian thinking?
Confirmed speakers: Professor Bruce Campbell, Dr Hannah Johns, Dr Freda Werdiger and Professor Michael Hill
11:25-11:30 | Stand and stretch break
11:30-12:25 | SESSION 3
Enabling more Australians to access clinical trials
Confirmed speakers: Professor Coralie English, Saran Chamberlain, Professor Jeyaraj Pandian and Professor Chris Levi
12:25-12:30 | Wrap up and session close
Neurosonology Workshop
Wednesday 25 September
9:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre - Riverbank Room 6
AUD$75 per person
Morning Tea provided
Neurosonology – Principles and Practice
Neurosonology refers to the use of ultrasound to insonate the cerebrovascular system. It provides real-time information on blood flow in the major extracranial and intracranial cerebral arteries in a safe, non-invasive and inexpensive way, and can be performed at the bedside, in contrast to CT , MR and conventional cerebral angiography. Indications include stroke and TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, cervical bruits, subclavian steal, and assessment of right-to-left shunting and cerebrovascular reserve. The expert speakers in this workshop will cover basic ultrasound physics and cerebrovascular anatomy, before using case studies to explore the use extracranial ultrasonography, transcranial Doppler, transcranial Triplex imagining in clinical practice. Hands-on sessions will be held if there is available equipment.
Chairs: Prof Nijasri Suwanwela and A/Prof Brian Chambers
Workshop schedule:
09:00-10:20 | Presentations
Prof Fabienne Perren | Back to basics - revision of ultrasound physics and cerebrovascular anatomy
Dr Yohanna Kusuma | Evaluating the patient with ischaemic stroke (to showcase use of extracranial Triplex imaging) - is there extracranial carotid or vertebral artery disease?
Dr Moamina, Ismail | Application of Transcranial color-coded duplex in patients with stroke and TIA (to showcase use of transcranial Triplex imaging)
Dr Carlos Garcia Esperon | Neurosonology in the ICU - does the patient have vasospasm? Is the evidence to support brain death?
10:20-10:50 | Break
10:50-11:30 | Presentations
A/Prof Brian Chambers | How best to detect right-to left shunting
Prof Yong-Jae Kim | Pitfalls and new developments in neurosonology | Open discussion with panel
11:30-12:30 | Discussion and hands-on demonstration
Hands on practice with different devices (including ‘blind’ TCD for PFO detection and Triplex machine)
Afternoon Pre-Conference Workshop Sessions
Endovascular Thrombectomy Workshop
Wednesday 25 September
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre - Riverbank Room 5
AUD$75 per person
Afternoon Tea provided
Endovascular Neurointervention in the Asia-Pacific: Learning through clinical cases.
This pre-conference workshop will be led by neurointerventionists from the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond, who will take you through interesting neurointerventional case studies in the field of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. The workshop aims to provide learning through real patient cases, and prompt discussion on technique, devices, patient selection and complication management. It should be of interest to anyone who works in the neurosciences field, especially those who care directly for stroke patients.
Workshop schedule:
13:00-13:10 | Introduction
13:10-14:55 | SESSION 1
Ischaemic Stroke
Cases and discussion includes: Large core thrombectomy, salvage stenting, treatment of intracranial atheromatous disease, and stroke thrombectomy in developing countries.
14:55-15:15 | Afternoon tea
15:55-16:30 | SESSION 2
Haemorrhagic Stroke
Cases and discussion includes: unique cerebral aneurysms, dural arteriovenous fistulae, arteriovenous malformations and middle meningeal artery embolization.
16:30-16:50 | SESSION 3
The weird and wonderful in neurointervention
16:50-17:00 | Final Discussions and Concluding Remarks
Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) Workshop
Wednesday 25 September
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre - Riverbank Room 8
Complimentary workshop, RSVP compulsory
Afternoon Tea provided
This half-day workshop is targeted at clinicians interested in national benchmarking for acute stroke working in public or private hospitals.
The workshop will include:
Presentations from top-performing hospitals sharing information on how they are able to achieve consistently outstanding stroke care
Progress towards achieving the 30/60/90 National Stroke Targets
Presentations from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (AuSCR) team on national interactive dashboards to identify areas of improvement to enable monitoring changes over time
Updates to the National Stroke Clinical Quality Registry Program including an updated data platform
Discussion on revisions to the AuSCR minimum dataset to best align with the Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standards and National Targets
This is a free workshop. We encourage in-person attendance, but an online option will be available for those unable to join in person. To attend virtually, please register your interest by emailing the AuSCR team at admin@auscr.com.au
Pre-Conference Early Career Researcher and Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) Networking Event
Join the ACvA, its members and your ECR peers in a networking event on Wednesday at 5:00pm - 6:30pm, which offers ECRs and ACvA members (and future members) with the opportunity to gain insights into the benefits of inter-institutional mentoring from mentor and mentee duo Professor Mark Parsons and Dr Lauren Christie. You will have the opportunity to meet members of the ACvA, and connect with one another over a pre-conference drink.
Hands on Device-Assisted Rehabilitation Workshop
Wednesday 25 September
1:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: UniSA City West Campus (approx 500m from the Convention Centre), in the heart of the Adelaide Biomed Precinct.
27-29 North Terrace, Adelaide
AUD$30 per person
This workshop will bring together a panel of clinicians and researchers well-versed in the use of device-assisted rehabilitation. We will meet in the University of South Australia clinic to provide an experiential opportunity to engage with devices for upper limb, balance and mobility rehabilitation.
We will start with some background presentations on current options, along with summaries of research findings to help clinical decision-making. This will be followed by opportunities to interact with key devices (arm robotics, leg exoskeletons) as well as innovative augmented feedback and virtual reality systems. We will then conclude with an open discussion about the pros and cons of device-assisted rehabilitation.
Presenters: tbc Dr Robbie Trott (Bioengineer); Prof Susan Hillier; Dr Brenton Hordacre and more.
Workshop schedule:
14:00-15:00 | Presentations (University of South Australia - GK4-30 (George Kingston Building, Level 4, Room 30 – off Liverpool St)
Prof Susan Hillier | Introduction
Dr Robbie Trott | Bioengineering perspective (including review of available devices and what to look for) 20 min
Angela Tully | How to set up a service from a Health Systems perspective (NDIS) 20 min
Dr Brenton Hordacre | How to use device-assisted technology to increase intensity and practice in a community setting 20 min
15:10-15:30 | Break
15:30-17:00 | Practical and discussion (UniSA Health and Medical Clinic, North Terrace)
Hands on practice with different devices
Open discussion with panel | Exploring the pro’s and con’s of implementing device-assisted rehabilitation in different contexts
ECR Networking Event
Post-Conference Workshop Session
Hands-on ICH Minimally Invasive Surgery Workshop
Saturday 28 September
1:15pm - 3:15pm (after the close of official proceedings)
Location: Fusetec surgical simulation centre, Level 4, 21 North Terrace, a roughly ten minute walk from the Convention Centre
Complimentary with registration, RSVP compulsory
This workshop will be led by our invited keynote speaker and MIS pioneer Professor Chris Kellner and will focus on MIS techniques and troubleshooting, especially with the Integra Life Sciences AURORA Surgiscope and Evacuator. It is aimed especially at colleagues participating in (or interested in) the EVACUATE trial of MIS for ICH, but is open to all Colleagues who would like to learn more about this new frontier in stroke treatment.
Invited International Presenter: Prof Chris Kellner
Local Convenors: Amal Abou Hamden and Tim Kleinig
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