Last updated 8 August 2022
Programme may be subject to minor changes as we progress.
Time | Session |
9am - 12.30pm | ASTN workshop |
9am - 12.30pm | SSA NZ workshop: Cultural safety in stroke care |
9am - 12.30pm | Abbott: SSA ANZ TCD Workshop |
1.30pm - 5pm | ASA workshop: Acute stroke case discussions |
1.30pm - 5pm | Recovery workshop: Maintaining physical activity during recovery after stroke |
Time | Session | |||
8.30am | Mihi Whakatau and welcome | |||
Plenary 1 | ||||
9.00am | Spatial neglect: Insights from bedside clinical research Marianne Klinke | |||
9.30am | Big data neuroimaging for stroke recovery Sook-Lei Liew | |||
10.00am | Improving stroke outcomes for disparate populations in high income regions: prospects and priorities in the US Bruce Ovbiagele | |||
10.30am | Paramanawa | Morning tea | |||
Symposium 1A: Controversies and frontiers in acute stroke intervention | Symposium 1B: Rehabilitation and recovery: Diversity, equity, and inclusion | ASNEN Symposium 1C: Connections, excellence and equity | ||
11.00am | Intracerebral haemorrhage – Restarting antithrombotic treatment after ICH Claire Muller | Intersectionality in stroke rehabilitation Jenny Setchell | Reaching those hard to reach Amanda van Elswji, Lizzie Dodd | |
11.12am | Tenecteplase: Ready for prime time? Teddy Wu | Culturally responsive stroke rehabilitation Samantha Siyambalapitiya | ||
11.24am | Peri-thrombectomy medical management Ferdi Miteff | Reducing inequities related to ethnicity in stroke rehabilitation: A Pākeha response Rachelle Martin | Direct to ECR vs bridging therapy Skye Coote | |
11.36pm | Frontiers in endovascular intervention Emma Harrison | Consumer and community involvement in stroke research: considerations for including people with aphasia Ciara Shiggins | ||
11.48pm | Panel Discussion | Research approaches to explore systemic bias in rehabilitation and how can we address this? | What goes wrong with thrombolysis - short cases and panel discussion Tanya Frost, Kylie Tastula | |
12.00pm | Debate: Advanced imaging for selection of thrombectomy For: More pretty pictures the better! Felix Ng Against: Black and white pictures is all we need Helen Dewey | Panel discussion | Panel discussion | |
12.30pm | Te Kai o Te Rānui | Lunch | |||
12.30pm | Emerging Stroke Clinician and Scientist Special Interest Group, Stroke Society of Australasia Building Diversity in Research Bruce Obviagle, Sook Lei-Liew, Julia Slark | |||
Free papers 2A: Hyper-acute stroke and imaging
| Free papers 2B: Rehabilitation and recovery I
| Symposium 2C: Australian and New Zealand stroke guideline update session | ||
1.30pm | Automated clot detection for acute ischemic stroke Freda Werdiger | Meaningful evaluation of post-stroke aphasia services (MEASuRES): Development of a minimum set of process of care indicators Sarah Wallace | System update: streamlined systems, impact, funding status Kelvin Hill | |
1.40pm | Evaluating performance of deep learning stroke lesion segmentation on diffusion weighted imaging Freda Werdiger | Monitoring post-stroke fatigue, sleep quality and therapy participation during in -patient rehabilitation: a feasibility study Michael Pellegrini | Acute updates: approved changes and future directions Bruce Campbell | |
1.50pm | Net water uptake, a neuroimaging marker of early brain edema, as predictor of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage after acute ischemic stroke Tianqi Xu | “I’d hit brick wall, after brick wall”. The perspective of stroke survivors in managing post-stroke fatigue (NotFAST2-Aus) Dawn Simpson | Rehab updates: approved changes and future directions Coralie English | |
2.00pm | Optimal CT perfusion thresholds and accuracy vary by subregion in posterior circulation stroke Leon Edwards | Kiwi blokes with stroke illustrate and narrate their experiences of physical activity: A photovoice study Ally Calder | Introduction to knowledge translation / chosen priorities Liz Lynch | |
2.10pm | Clinical outcomes with delayed mechanical thrombectomy: Descriptive analysis and development of a screening tool Alexander Berry-noronha | People with stroke are most sedentary in the afternoon and evening. RISE longitudinal study Coralie English | Knowledge translation 1: Reperfusion pathway - DTN and DIDO Philip Choi, Tanya Frost | |
2.20pm | Tenecteplase improves reperfusion across the spectrum of thrombolytic to assessment times: A pooled analysis of EXTEND-IA, EXTEND-IA TNK, and the Royal Melbourne Stroke Registry Vignan Yogendrakumar | Beyond the pill box: The feasibility of supervised exercise delivered via telehealth to reduce secondary stroke risk Emily Ramage | Knowledge translation 1: Reperfusion pathway - pre-hospital care Anna Balabanski | |
2.30pm | Intravenous tirofiban increases rates of successful first-pass reperfusion and improves outcomes following endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke Christopher Blair | Psychosocial care within NZ stroke services: review of current service provision and recommendations John Davison | Knowledge Translation 2: Information provision - consumer perspective Kylie Head | |
2.40pm | Bridging thrombolysis in stroke patients with low ASPECT scores prior to endovascular thrombectomy Joseph Donnelly | The invisible outcomes after clot-retrieval for stroke: cognition, fatigue and mood Marie-claire Smith | Knowledge translation 2: Information provision - Stroke Foundation resources Lauren Pesavento | |
2.50pm | Antiplatelet therapy does not increase haemorrhage rates in thrombolysed patients undergoing carotid artery stenting at endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation tandem large vessel occlusion Timmy Pham | A systematic review of discrete choice experiments (DCE's) exploring patient preferences for stroke rehabilitation Lauren Christie | Panel discussion | |
3.00pm | Paramanawa | Afternoon tea | |||
Plenary 2 | ||||
3.30pm | REINVENT: A brain and muscle computer interface for stroke rehabilitation Sook-Lei Liew | |||
3.50pm | Stroke oration Alan Barber | |||
Symposium 3A: Neuroscience symposium | Symposium 3B: Rehabilitation and recovery: How do I implement best practice care? | Free papers 3C: Atrial fibrillation systems and recovery (10 minutes) | ||
4.15pm | Pericyte biology and implications for acute and long-term stroke therapy Brad Sutherland | How can we increase therapy time? Liz Lynch | Epidemiology of ischaemic stroke and atrial fibrillation in Māori patients: a population-based study in Auckland Claudia Zagreanu | |
4.30pm | Hypertension, reperfusion and functional recovery: what can rats tell us about humans post thrombectomy? Fiona McBride | Patient centered goal setting | P wave predictors of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review Alexander Berry-noronha | |
4.45pm | Nanoparticle delivery of selective collateral dilation Daniel Beard | Constraint induced movement therapy Lauren Christie | High rate of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in embolic stroke of undetermined source: Success using implantable loop recorders for prolonged cardiac monitoring Claire Muller | |
5.00pm | Impact of comorbidities, prediabetes and hyperuricemia, on recovery following stroke Andrew Clarkson | In the thick of it - evidence base for use of thickened drinks in stroke? Anna Miles | Predictive biomarkers of atrial fibrillation beyond the ECG Luke Bonavia | |
5.15pm | Linking neuroscience to clinical treatment: now and into the future Neil Spratt | Transferring rehab into community ambulation setting Felicity Bright | Codesigning resources to enhance codesign in stroke research Liz Lynch | |
Panel discussion | Panel discussion | Evaluating the National Stroke Audit program, a mixed methods study Liz Lynch | ||
The effects of pay-for-performance incentives on stroke unit access, 6-month mortality and regional disparities following acute stroke in Queensland, Australia Rohan Grimley | ||||
Longitudinal recovery of language, swallowing and cognition following endovascular clot retrieval Pamela D'Netto | ||||
Post-stroke fatigue correlates with perceived stress among stroke survivors Prajwal Gyawali | ||||
5.45pm | Welcome function and poster session amongst the exhibition | |||
7.00pm | Close |
Time | Session | ||
7.00am | Fun run - meet at the main entrance to the Museum (Rolleston Avenue) | ||
Plenary 3 | |||
8.00am | A story from Iceland: Nationwide hyper-acute and acute stroke services Marianne Klinke | ||
8.20am | Innovative stroke prevention solutions to address inequity: Lessons from Africa Bruce Obviagele | ||
8.40am | After reperfusion - medical and secondary prevention from ASU to home Rohan Grimley | ||
8.55am | The deteriorating ASU patient: Assessment and management Julia Slark | ||
9.10am | Connecting hyperacute to rehab and home – allied health in the acute stroke unit Natasha Lannin | ||
9.25am | Optimising rehabilitation Cathy Stinear | ||
9.40am | Healtheconomic aspects of stroke Dominique Cadilhac | ||
9.55am | Consumer perspective: Stroke clot retrieval & dignity | ||
10.10am | New investigator An international consensus study on post-stroke physical activity measurement Natalie Fini | ||
10.20am | New investigator Predictors of time to treatment following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage across two tertiary referral centres in Australia: an embedded mixed-methods study Thuy Nguyen | ||
10.30am | Paramanawa | Morning tea | ||
Free papers 4A: Rehabilitation and recovery II | Free papers 4B: Acute stroke care
| Free papers 4C: Prevention and epidemiology
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11.00am | Commencing early upper limb therapy in acute care: perspectives of clinicians Laura Jolliffe | Metaraminol improving CT cerebral perfusion in severe Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease Rudy Goh | Area-level and individual-level socio-economic differences in health-related quality of life trajectories: Results from a 10-year longitudinal study Yichao Alexandra Sun |
11.10am | Talking with patients about life after stroke: What happens in stroke services? Felicity Bright | Recurrent ischaemic stroke due to thrombus formation on a carotid web Susannah Gattas | Methodology of the 5th Auckland Regional Community Stroke (ARCOS V) study: Mapping the prehospital pathway of stroke/TIA 2020-2021 Bronwyn Tunnage |
11.20am | Understanding unmet needs after young stroke: A codesign project to develop a screening tool Karen Borschmann | Shear-activated nanotherapeutics to selectively enhance collateral cerebral blood flow during ischaemic stroke Magdalena Litman | Fighting a leading cause of stroke: High blood pressure Jo Lambert |
11.30am | Discussing sex and intimacy post stroke: Do patient preferences and clinician perspectives match up? Sian Mcgee | Malignant Stroke – the intersection between neurology and neurosurgery – A single center retrospective mortality study Nicola Guy | If we are what we eat, then we have some work to do: Diet quality of Australian stroke survivors Karly Zacharia |
11.40am | Meeting information needs: Stroke Foundation Young Stroke Project Sharon McGowan | Cerebral venous thrombosis in adults: a CCDHB audit Avanti Singhal | A rational clinical approach to the diagnosis of transient ischaemic attack and associated mimics: A retrospective cohort study Rudy Goh |
11.50am | "What am I, what am I doing?" A qualitative study about changing occupational identity and return-to-work experiences after stroke Julianne Johns | Stroke on DOAC – A proof of concept study using the point of care DOASENSE dipstick to guide thrombolysis decision making in patients prescribed a direct oral anticoagulant Shuangyue Tan | Evaluating the management of people with stroke/TIA in Australian general practice: linked registry and general practice data Monique Kilkenny |
12.00pm | Co-Designing aphasia services for regional and remote Queensland: Experiences and unmet needs of speech pathologists managing aphasia care Lisa Anemaat | Implementation of fever, sugar (hyperglycaemia) & swallow protocols in high income and middle income European countries: The QASC Europe Project Sandy Middleton | FAST-IT: Finding A Simple Test In TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack): A pilot study at the Royal Adelaide Hospital Deeksha Sharma |
12.10pm | EXTRAS: Experience of transfers to rehabilitation services Benjamin Scrivener | Transcranial Doppler in the detection of patent foramen ovale in stroke patients. A Melbourne Tertiary Hospital Experience Jan Ho | Digital solutions for primary stroke and cardiovascular disease prevention: a mass individual and public health approach Valery Feigin |
12.20pm | Predicting discharge destination in acute stroke patients using machine learning Tina Ahluwalia | Machine learning approach to arterial input function estimation in cerebral perfusion imaging Ravi Kumar Kushawaha | Guideline for management of incidentally found white matter hyperintensities Thomas Ottavi |
12.30pm | Te Kai o Te Rānui | Lunch | ||
12.45pm | SSA NZ AGM | ||
12.45pm | ASTN AGM | ||
Symposium 5A: How do we achieve health equity? | Symposium 5B: ASTN: Rapid fire trials | Free papers 5C: Rehabilitation and recovery III (10 minutes) | |
1.30pm | Diversifying the clinical and academic workforce in stroke medicine for the symposium Bruce Ovbiagele | Factors associated with walking and physical activity outcomes within six months after stroke: A systematic review Neelam Nayak | |
1.42pm | Equity issues in stroke: Australia Angela Dos Santos | Variability in treatment response and self-reported fatigue in participants from the COMPARE randomised controlled trial of intervention for chronic post-stroke aphasia Miranda Rose | |
1.54pm | Equity of access in stroke rehabilitation Stephanie Thompson | Device and programme requirements for effective upper-limb robotic rehabilitation following stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis Kate Charlesworth | |
2.06pm | Cultural aspects of stroke care Anna Ranta | Establishing reporting standards for participant characteristics in post-stroke aphasia research: An international e-Delphi exercise and consensus meeting Sarah Wallace | |
2.18pm | Secondary prevention delivered by Telehealth Coralie English | Inclusion of people with aphasia in stroke trials: a systematic search and review Ciara Shiggins | |
2.30pm | Practical solutions to achieving equitable basic stroke unit care Skye Coote | Development of a behaviour change intervention to support constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) delivery via telehealth Lauren Christie | |
2.42pm | Panel | Clinical practice recommendations determined by a Delphi Expert Panel for management of lateropulsion after stroke Jessica Nolan | |
The recovery of bimanual co-ordination after stroke Harry Jordan | |||
What does the AFFINITY trial of fluoxetine tell us about depression in the first year after stroke? Maree Hackett | |||
3.00pm | Paramanawa | Afternoon tea | ||
3.30pm | SSA AGM | ||
6.30pm | Gala dinner at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre | ||
11.00pm | Close |
Time | Session | ||
7.30am | Breakfast session (sponsored by W.L.Gore & Associates) Multidisciplinary approach in PFO closure and patient selection | ||
Plenary 4: Debates | |||
9.00am | Debate: The 'take charge' intervention is ready to be standard of care post-stroke For: John Gommans Against: Winston Byblow | ||
9.30am | Debate: It is unethical to randomise to large core trials For: Bruce Campbell Against: Vincent Thijs | ||
10.00am | Debate: Patients should generally not receive pre-EVT thrombolysis if presenting to a comprehensive stroke centre For: Tim Kleinig Against: Alice Ma | ||
10.30am | Paramanawa | Morning tea | ||
Symposium 6A: Acute stroke update symposium | Symposium 6B: Recovery & rehabilitation: Innovative tools | Free papers 6C: Delivery and access to reperfusion therapy (10 minutes) | |
11.00am | Acute stroke unit care: early nutrition Marianne Klinke | Innovative tools in preclinical assessment and monitoring Matilda Balbi | Evaluating pre-stroke functional status in acute stroke: Driving, shopping, banking (DSB) ability as a simple and rapid alternative to the modified ranking for stroke treatment decisions Christopher Bladin |
11.12am | Clinical update on TIA & stroke prevention Suzanne Busch | Engaging the public in stroke rehabilitation research Sook-Lei Liew | Ongoing implementation of TACTICS VR: virtual reality-based acute stroke care workflow training Chris Levi |
11.24am | Cardiology perspective: PFO, LAAO, and loop recorders Phil Adamson | Innovations in co-design intervention development and engagement Aaron Davis | Evaluating access to stroke reperfusion treatment in an Australian cohort from an acute stroke reperfusion therapy community of practice Chris Levi |
11.36am | What’s new in IV Thrombolysis? John Fink | Remote monitoring in stroke recovery Sandy Brauer | Sex differences in stroke reperfusion therapy in Aotearoa-New Zealand Michal Fridman |
11.48am | Stroke clot retrieval patient selection including imaging Fana Alemsegeld | Telerehab Kate Laver | South Australian Rural Telestroke Project Rudy Goh |
12.00pm | Acute management of ICH Candice Delcourt | What is next in prediction tools for stroke rehabilitation? MC Smith | Over a decade of ambulances, helicopters, and clots – the endovascular thrombectomy experience at Auckland City Hospital Vivien Yong |
12.12pm | Panel discussion | Panel discussion | The NSW Telestroke Service: a cross-agency collaboration to implement and sustain a virtual care hyperacute stroke service at 23 regional and rural hospitals Ken Butcher |
Rate of diagnostic accuracy: Telestroke vs In-person Fast-Track Stroke Assessments at Wellington Regional Hospital Alexander Calder | |||
Disparities in the prehospital management of stroke between women and men in New South Wales Craig Anderson | |||
12.40pm | Meeting awards and close | ||
1.00pm | Te Kai o Te Rānui | Lunch | ||
Optional afternoon activities: Wine tour Click here for more details. |