Scientific Program

 

Invited Speakers
Professor Werner HACKE, MD Professor of Neurology, Department of Neurology, University of Heidelberg Medical School, Heidelberg, Germany.
Professor Andy MOLYNEUX, Consultant NeuroRadiologist, Racliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
Professor Akira OGAWA, MD Professor of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical College, Japan.
Professor Mark WAHLQAVIST, Director, Asian Pacific Health and Nutrition Centre, Monash University, Australia.
Saturday 17th April, 2004
9:00 to 9:30 Opening Ceremony
- EK YEOH, Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
Welcoming speech
- Chen-ya HUANG, President of Hong Kong Stroke Society

0930 – 1040


09:30 – 09:50

09:50 – 10:10

10:10 – 10:30

10:30 – 10:40

Symposium I: Frontiers in Severe Stroke Management
Moderators: Chen-ya HUANG (HK), Byung Woo YOON (Korea)

Clinicopathological Aspects Of Massive Ischemic Stroke
– Wolf Dieter HEISS (Germany)
Management of Massive Ischemic Stroke
- Werner HACKE (Germany)
Neurocritical Care of Patients with Acute Stroke
- Ivan NG (Singapore)

Discussion
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break

11:00 to 12:30

 

11:10 – 11:20

11:20 – 11:30

11:30 –11:40

11:40 –11:50

11:50 –12:00

12:00 – 12:10

12:10 – 12:20

12:20 - 12:30

 Free Paper Presentations Session I (10 minutes for each paper)
Moderators: Xin-qin LIU (Beijing), Patrick LI (HK)

Treated Acute Ischemic Cerebral Stroke 630 Cases with Defibras Made in China - Jing-hua YANG (Kunming)
Efficacy and Safety of Anticoagulation in Chinese with Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention - Chun-ming CHEUNG (HK)
Silent Cerebral Infarction (SCI) in Elderly Subjects with No Neurological Symptoms and Its Significant in First Onset Ischemic Stroke
- Chuan-zhen LU (Shanghai)
Small Subcortical Infarct and Intracranial Large Artery Disease in Chinese
- Vincent CT MOK (HK)
High Yield of TCD Examinations in a Multi-racial Population
- KS TAN (Malaysia)
Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke - How and to What Extent?
- Tak-sun TSE (HK)
Pneumonia and Mortality in Acute Stroke Patients with Dysphagia
- Ada WS CHU (HK)
Intracranial Arterial Stenosis in Atherothrombotic Middle Cerebral Artery Territory of Chinese Patients - Wing-chi FONG (HK)

Press conference – Stroke Management in Asian Countries

12:30 to 14:30

Lunch Symposium I
(Sponsored by Sanofi Synthelabo HK Limited)
Moderator: Lawrence KS Wong (HK)
Future Trend in Long –term Prevention of Ischemic Stroke- Werner HACKE (Germany)

14:00 to 15:30

14:00 –14:25

14:25 – 14:50

14:50 - 15:15

15:15 - 15:30

Symposium II: Frontiers in Cerebral Revascularization
Moderators: Joseph MK LAM (HK), Ji-zhong ZHAO (Beijing)

Japanese EC-IC Bypass Trial (The JET Study)- Akira OGAWA (Japan)
Controversies in the Treatment of Carotid Stenosis: Surgical Vs Stenting
– Kazuo YAMADA (Japan)
Optimized Management of Carotid Disease
– Peter KIRKPATRICK (UK)
Discussion
15:30 to 16:00 Coffee break
1600 –1700


16:00 –16:20

16:20 - 16:40

16:40 - 17:00


17:00 –18:00

Symposium III: Global View of Stroke Prevention
Moderators: Richard Kay (HK), WJ WONG (Taipei)

World Strategy on Stroke Prevention
– Shanthi MENDIS (Switzerland)
Nutritional and Metabolic Risk Factors for Stroke
– Mark WAHLQVIST (Australia)
Atherosclerosis and Stroke
– Frank M YATSU (USA)

Business Meeting

18:30 to 22:00

Dinner Symposium
(Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim HK Ltd)
New Development of Stroke Prevention Strategies
- Lawrence WONG
- Werner HACKE
- Wolf Dieter HEISS
- Wolfgang EISERT

Sunday 18th April, 2004

9:00 to 11:00

09:00 - 09:20

09:20 - 09:40

09:40 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:20

10:20 -10:40

10:40-11:00

Symposium IV: Frontiers in Stroke Management in Asia
Moderators: Raymond TF CHEUNG (HK), Ivan NG (Singapore)

Epidemiology of Stroke and Community-based Intervention Trial in China
- Wen-zhi WANG (Beijing)
Treatment of Small Intracerebral Bleedings
- Benjamin CHANDRA (Indonesia)
Thrombolytic Therapy in Taiwan
– Li-chi HSU (Taipei)
Acute Stroke Unit in Hong Kong
- Lawrence KS WONG (HK)
Reassessment of Defibrase in the Treatment of Cerebral Infarction
– Xin-qin LIU (Beijing)
Discussion


11:00 to 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 to 12:30

11:30 - 12:30

11:30 – 11:40

11:40 – 11:50

11:50 – 12:00

12:00 – 12:10

12:10 – 12:20

12:20 - 12:30

 Free Paper Presentations Session II
Moderators: John CK KWOK (HK), Ji-zhong ZHAO (Beijing)

Intracerebral Haematoma: Operative Versus Non-operative – Local Experience
- David TF Sun (HK)
Carotid Endarterectomy under Regional Anaesthesia (RACE)
- Joseph MK LAM (HK)
Clincial Relevancy of Severe Initial Hypertension in Acute Intracerebral Haemorrhage
- Tat-sun CHENG (HK)
Cerebral Revascularization for Moyamoya Disease: Encephaloduroarteriomyosynangiosis (EDAMS) Operation and the Results
- Xian-lun ZHU (HK)
Treatment of Ruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
- George KC WONG (HK)
Stroke Caused by Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Experience in Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hoi-tung WONG (HK)
12:30 to 14:00 Lunch Symposium II
(Sponsored by Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Ltd.)
Management of Risks in the Prevention of Stroke
– Frans HH LEENEN (Canada)

14:00 to 15:30

14:00 -14:25

14:25 - 14:50

14:50 - 15:15

15:15 -15:30

 Symposium V: Frontiers in Intracranial Hemorrhage Management
Moderators: Dawson FONG (HK), Kazuo YAMADA (Japan)

Clipping or Coiling for Aneurysmal SAH – Peter KIRKPATRICK (UK)
Therapeutic Strategy for Giant Intracranial Aneurysms
– Ji-zhong ZHAO (Beijing)
The results of ISAT and the Impact on the Future of Ruptured Aneurysm Management - Andrew MOLYNEUX (UK)
Discussion
15:30 to 15:50 Coffee break
1550 –1700

1550 – 1615

1615 – 1630

1630 – 1655

 

1655 – 1700

Symposium VI: Breaking News
Moderators: Pui-wai CHENG (HK); Benjamin CHANDRA (Indonesia)

The Latest/emerging Development in Endovascular therapy of aneurysm
– Andrew MOLYNEUX (UK)
Stem Cell Research in Stroke
– Byung Woo YOON (Korea)
Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Trial
- Peter KIRKPATRICK (UK)

Closing Remark
Satellite Symposium 19th April 2004, Monday

14:00 to 15:30

14:00 – 14:20

14:20 - 14:40

14:40 – 15:00

15:00 – 15:30

Stroke Prevention Strategies
Moderator: Ping-wing NG

Health Promotion in Stroke Prevention
- KC TANG (Switzerland)
The Role of a Psychologist in Stroke Prevention and Care
- Rhoda K YUEN (HK)
Secondary Stroke prevention
- (HK)
Discussion
15:30 to 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 to 17:30


16:00 – 16:15
16:15 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:00
17:00 – 17:15
17:15 – 17:30

Acute Stroke Service Delivery Models in Southeast Asia
Moderator: Patrick Li (HK)

Taiwan – Li-chi HSU (Taipei)
Singapore – Ivan NG (Singapore)
Hong Kong – Tak-hong TSOI (HK)
Indonesia – Benjamin CHANDRA (Indonesia)
Mainland China –
Discussion
17:30 to 18:00 Concluding Remarks
– Dr. Vivian Wong, Hospital Authority Director
 

Venue for Satellite symposium

will be held at the Lecture Theatre of the Hospital Authority Building, 147B Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong.