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World Stroke Day 2024
2024-10-12 - 2024-11-30 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Stroke Society commemorated World Stroke Day 2024 with a series of events in October and November of 2024.
Part 1 – 風show快活人
On 12 October 2024, the first World Stroke Day 2024 event was held at Shatin Town Hall in collaboration with the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation. Dr. Quentin Li and Ms Karin Chow delivered public health talks to the audience, and a physical trainer demonstrated exercises for participants. Stroke survivors shared their recovery journeys, and there were musical and singing performances by patient self-help groups.

Part 2 – Part Tram Tour
On 27 October 2024, the second World Stroke Day 2024 event was held in the form of a part tram tour. The event began with the HKMSS Prize presentation ceremony for Medical Students and Stroke Nurses at Whitty Street Tram Depot. Then 2-hour tour then began, starting from Whitty Street in the Western District, passed through Sheung Wan, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, and finally back to Whitty Street. Council members, sponsors, medical students and stroke nurses enthusiastrically shouted slogans while displaying props, banners, and handing out souvenirs to the public.

Part 3 – “Strike Out Stroke” Student Ambassador Scheme
The third and last World Stroke Day 2024 event was held in partnership with Tramplus. On 30 November 2024, the HKMSS selected a group of secondary school students to participant in a student ambassador scheme, which included a training course on stroke awareness, and the use of the latest AI technology and tools to create mascots and promotional videos to promote stroke awareness to the public. Students who completed the course were awarded the AI Course Certificate and became Stroke Ambassadors to help spread awareness within their communities.

International Conference Stroke Update (ICSU) 2024
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-30 | Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Date: 28-30 November 2024

Venue: Seoul Dragon City, Seoul, Korea

For further details, please visit https://strokeupdate-kss.org/

2024 AGM
2024-12-04

APSO 14th Webinar - Update of Mechanical Thrombectomy 2025
2025-02-12 18:30 - 19:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | online
APSO 14th Webinar

Theme: Update of Mechanical Thrombectomy 2025

Date: 12 February 2025 (Wednesday)

Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm (GMT+8)

Moderators:

Prof Sun Uck Kwon (Treasurer, APSO)
Dr Richard Li (HKSS, Councillor of APSO)

Speakers:

Welcome Message – Dr NV Ramani, President of APSO
Time window extension – Dr Kentaro Suzuki (Japan)
Vertebro-basilar endovascular therapy – Dr Huong Bich Thi Nyugen (Vietnam)
Targeting MeVO – Dr Takeshi Yoshimoto (Japan)

Format: Virtual Meeting

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For further information, please contact the Secretariat at apsosec@gmail.com, or visit the Asia Pacific Society Organization website at https://www.theapso.com

HKSS Dinner Symposium - Monitoring the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) after acute ischemic stroke and the possibilities for its stabilization using cytoprotective agents
2025-03-03 18:30 - 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tang Room I, 3/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, TST
Theme: Monitoring the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) after acute ischemic stroke and the possibilities for its stabilization using cytoprotective agents

Date: 3 March 2025 (Monday)

Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm (GMT+8)

Moderator:

Prof Gary Kui Kai Lau (Director of HKU Stroke, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU)

Speaker:

Prof Slawomir Michalak

Format: Physical Meeting

For further information, please contact Ms Wally Sou at event@mint5.co

2025 1st Quarterly Scientific Meeting
2025-04-26 14:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Lecture Room, G/F, Block M, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
Theme: Innovations and Recent Progress in Cognitive Impairment and Stroke Rehabilitation
Date: 26th Apr 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 14:00-17:00
Venue: Lecture Room, G/F, Block M, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Lectures

Update on the management of post-stroke cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (Dr Jonathan Chu, Private)
Post Stroke Dysphagia and Management (Dr Ivy Cheng, HKU)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Post-Stroke Upper Limb Motor Recovery (Ms Sharon Lam, UCH)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation & Rehabilitation Training for Post-Stroke Patients with fatigue (Dr Lily Ho, PolyU)

Chairperson & moderator

Dr. Siu-hung Li, NDH
Dr. Samuel Lam, PYNEH

Format: Physical meeting
For programme details, please refer to the attached poster.

HKSS Roundtable Invitation - Managing Atrial Fibrillation: Real World Experience of NOACs
2025-05-06 19:00 - 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Regent Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury Road, TST
Theme: Managing Atrial Fibrillation: Real World Experience of NOACs

Date: 6 May 2025 (Tuesday)

Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm (GMT+8)

Moderator:

Dr Quentin Siu-hung Li (President of Hong Kong Stroke Society)

Speaker:

Prof Lawrence Ka Sing Wong

Format: Physical Meeting

Webinar: Reducing Stroke Risk – the Role of Cholesterol Reduction
2025-05-07 19:30 - 2025-05-08 20:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Webinar (online)
ASPIRE Webinars
Theme: Reducing Stroke Risk – the Role of Cholesterol Reduction
Date: Public Sector: 7 May 2025 (Wednesday) ; Private Sector: 8 May 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 7:30pm – 8:30pm (GMT+8)
Format: Virtual Meeting
Moderators:

Prof Gary Lau (7 May 2025)
Dr Joyce Lo (8 May 2025)

Speakers:

Prof Stephen Davis (University of Melbourne)
Dr Mona Tse (7 May 2025)
Prof Lawrence Wong (8 May 2025)

Registration:

For HA specialists: click here
For private specialists: click here

APSO 15th Webinar - Trends in Thrombolytic Agents in Asia-Pacific
2025-06-04 18:30 - 19:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | online
APSO 15th Webinar

Theme: Trends in Thrombolytic Agents in Asia-Pacific

Date: 4 June 2025 (Wednesday)

Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm (GMT+8)

Moderators:

Prof Byung-Woo Yoon (Immediate Past President, APSO)
Dr Gamini Pathirana (President of National Stroke Association of Sri Lanka, Councillor of APSO)

Speakers:

Welcome Message – Dr NV Ramani, President of APSO
The New Kids in the leading role – Prof Mark Parsons (Australia)
Selection of thrombolytic agents – Prof Yunyun Xiong (China)

Format: Virtual Meeting

Click here for the registration

For further information, please contact the Secretariat at apsosec@gmail.com, or visit the Asia Pacific Society Organization website at https://www.theapso.com

APSO 16th Webinar - CADASIL in Asia
2025-08-06 18:30 - 19:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | online
APSO 16th Webinar

Theme: CADASIL in Asia

Date: 6 August 2025 (Wednesday)

Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm (GMT+8)

Moderators:

Prof Sun Uck Kwon (Treasurer, APSO)
Prof Terry Hirano (CME Chair, APSO)

Speakers:

Welcome Message – Dr NV Ramani, President of APSO
Asian cohort of CADASIL – Prof Jay-Chol Choi (Korea)
Variant Matters: How NOTCH3 p.R75P Challenges the CADASIL Paradigm – Prof Masafumi Ihara (Japan)
Cognitive Impairment in CADASIL – Prof Sung-Chun Tang (Taiwan)

Format: Virtual Meeting

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For further information, please contact the Secretariat at apsosec@gmail.com, or visit the Asia Pacific Society Organization website at https://www.theapso.com

Asia Pacific Stroke Conference 2025
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-15 | Kobe, Japan
Date: 23-25 September 2025

Venue: Kobe Campus, Hyogo Medical University, Japan

Format: Full physical meeting

For registration information and further details, please visit https://apsc2025.umin.jp/index.html

2025 2nd Quarterly Scientific Meeting
2025-09-20 14:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Lecture Room, G/F, Block M, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
Theme: From Hospital to Home: Enhancing Transitional Care for Stroke Survivors
Date: 20th Sep 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 14:00-17:00 Venue: Lecture Room, G/F, Block M, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Format: Physical meeting
Lectures

Social Entrepreneurship in Stroke Care (Prof Suzanne Lo, CUHK)
Sedentary Lifestyle Related to Stroke (Prof HY Cheng, CUHK)
Regain Intimacy After Stroke (Danny Poon, QEH)

For programme details, please refer to the attached poster.

HKSS Dinner Symposium - Recent Updates on Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Where Are We Now?
2025-10-01 19:00 - 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | 29/F, iSQUARE, 63 Nathan Road, TST, Hong Kong
Theme: Recent Updates on Intravenous Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Where Are We Now?
Date: 1 Oct 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:00pm – 09:50pm (GMT+8)
Format: Physical Meeting

World Congress of Neurology 2025
2025-10-12 - 2025-10-15 | COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, Korea, Republic of
Date: 12-15 October 2025

Venue: COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea

For further details, please visit https://wcn-neurology.com/

17th World Stroke Congress (2025)
2025-10-22 - 2025-10-24 | CCIB – Barcelona International Convention Centre, Spain
Date: 22-24 October 2025

Venue: CCIB – Barcelona International Convention Centre, Barcelona, Spain

For further details, please visit https://worldstrokecongress.org/

World Stroke Day 2025
2025-10-26 00:00 - 23:59 (Asia/Shanghai) | Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Stroke Society commemorated World Stroke Day 2025 with an encore of the successful 2024 Party Tram Tour, which took place on 26 October 2025. The event began again at Whitty Street Tram Depot in the Western District, passed through Sheung Wan, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, and reached North Point this year, before turning back to circle around Happy Valley and finally back to Whitty Street. Council members, stroke nurses, and medical students spread the word of Stroke Awareness to the public via slogans and props and banners.

International Conference of Stroke Update (ICSU) and IntraCranial AtheroSclerosis (2025)
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-29 | Paradise Hotel Busan, Korea, Republic of
Date: 27-28 November 2025

Venue: Paradise Hotel Busan, Korea

For further details, please visit https://strokeupdate-kss.org/

HKSS Annual Scientific Meeting 2025
2025-12-06 09:00 - 16:45 (Asia/Shanghai) | Sung Room, 4/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotels & Towers, Tsim Sha Tsui., 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Stroke Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 will be held on 6 December 2025 at the Sung Room (4/F) of Sheraton Hong Kong Hotels & Towers, Tsim Sha Tsui.

Date: 6 December 2025 (Sat) Time: 9am – 4:45pm
Venue: Sung Room, 4/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon
Format: Physical Meeting

Online Registration: https://forms.gle/zTAeSnJFEBPvU3pB8
Registration Fee:

HKSS member – Free of Charge
Non-member – $100

Please see the flyer below for details.:

2025 AGM
2025-12-09 00:00 - 23:59 (Asia/Hong_Kong)

Webinar: DOAC Dosing in Elderly with AF - Insights & Strategies
2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:45 (Asia/Shanghai) | Webinar (online)
On behalf of the Asia Pacific Stroke Organization, you are cordially invited to join the virtual symposium — “DOAC Dosing in Elderly with AF: Insights & Strategies” to be held on 20th Jan 2026, co-organized by the HKSS and the HK Geriatrics Society.
Theme: DOAC Dosing in Elderly with AF: Insights & Strategies
Date: 20 January 2026 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00pm – 8:45pm (GMT+8)
Format: Virtual Meeting
Moderators:

Dr. Siu-Hung Li (HKSS)
Dr. Ching-Yu Lam (HKGS)

Speakers:

Prof. Ken Okumura (Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital)
Prof. Yi-Hsin Chan (Chang Gung University)

Panelists:

Prof. Gary Lau (HKSS)
Dr. King-Son Lai (HKGS)

Click here for the registration

APSO 17th Webinar - Acute reperfusion: Controversies
2026-03-09 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | online
APSO 17th Webinar
Theme: Acute reperfusion: Controversies
Date: 9 March 2026 (Monday)
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm (GMT+8)
Format: Virtual Meeting
Moderators:

Prof Bernard Yan (CME Chair, APSO)
Prof Beom Joon Kim (Councillor, APSO)

Speakers:

Welcome Message – Prof Nijasri Suwanwela President of APSO
Extended-Window IV Thrombolysis: Must We Rely on Perfusion Imaging for Patient Selection – Prof Xin Cheng (China)
Mechanical Thrombectomy: is there no limit to ischemic core volume? – Dr Mikiya Beppu (Japan)

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HKSS Dinner Symposium - Cerebroprotective Treatment Perspectives in Stroke
2026-03-11 18:00 - 21:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tang Room, 3/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, TST
Theme: Cerebroprotective Treatment Perspectives in Stroke
Date: 11 Mar 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00pm – 09:30pm (GMT+8) Format:
Physical Meeting Register HERE

HKSAN x HKSS Stroke Workshop
2026-04-11 14:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Techmezz, Yu Chun Keung Medical Library, HKUMed Campus
Date: 11 April 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Techmezz, Yu Chun Keung Medical Library, HKUMed Campus
Format: Physical meeting
Theme: Stroke Workshop: Thrombectomy simulation + patient chat + interactive teaching

2026 1st Quarterly Scientific Meeting
2026-04-25 14:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Lecture Room, G/F, Block M, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
Theme: Secondary Stroke Prevention Strategies
Date: 25th Apr 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 14:00-17:30
Venue: Lecture Room, G/F, Block M, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Lectures

Carotid Artery Stenting for Stroke Prevention (Dr Chen-Pong Wong, Singapore General Hospital)
Optimizing DM Management for Stroke Prevention (Dr Edith Chow, CUHK)
Regressing & Stabilizing Plaques in the Head and Neck: The Evolocumab Evidence (Dr Yasuaki Kokubo, Yamagata University)
National Stroke Center Accreditation: experience and tips (Dr Mona Tse, Mr KK Leung, QMH / Dr. SL Chu, Dr. Justin Lam, Ms Karin Chow, TMH)

Chairperson & moderator

Dr Samuel Lam, PYNEH
Dr Edward Chu, QMH

Format: Physical meeting
For programme details, please refer to the attached poster.

HKSS Cheung Chau Bun Festival 2026
2026-05-24 00:00 - 23:59 (Asia/Shanghai) | Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Stroke Society will collaborate with McDull to take part in the annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival on 24 May 2026. There will be a Mcdull-themed cart during the Piu Sik parade, and the HKSS will be distributing souvenirs to educate the public on stroke awareness.

Please contact any of our council members if you are interested to join the event!

APSO 18th Webinar - Case-based Interactive Discussions with Expert Panel on Controversial Stroke Topics
2026-06-30 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | online
APSO 18th Webinar
Theme: Case-based Interactive Discussions with Expert Panel on Controversial Stroke Topics
Date: 30 June 2026 (Monday)
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm (GMT+8)
Format: Virtual Meeting
Moderators:

Prof Bernard Yan (CME Chair, APSO)
Prof Lung Chan (Councillor, Taiwan Stroke Society)

Speakers:

Welcome Message – Prof Nijasri Suwanwela President of APSO
Case 1: Medium vascular occlusion stroke. Can you afford NOT to treat – Prof Dato’ Dr Wan Asyraf Wan Zaidi (Malaysia)
Case 2: Large ischemic core stroke. Can you afford to treat ALL of them? – Dr Vikram Huded (India)
Case 3: Post reperfusion therapy intensive monitoring. How BEST to rapidly identify complications? – Ms Januaria B Canlas (Philippines)
Case 4: Vertebral Artery Dissection: How Long Should You KEEP LOOKING? – Dr JoonNyung Heo (Korea)

Click here for the registration

18th World Stroke Congress (2026)
2026-10-21 00:00 - 2026-10-23 23:59 (Asia/Shanghai) | COEX Convention & Exhibition Center 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Date: 21-23 October 2026
Venue: COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea
For further details, please visit https://worldstrokecongress.org/

Asia Pacific Stroke Conference 2026
2026-11-26 00:00 - 2026-11-28 23:59 (Asia/Shanghai) | Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date: 26-28 November 2026
Venue: BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Format: Full physical meeting
For registration information and further details, please visit https://apsc2026.lk/
